The average cars seems to cost $40,000 any more.
I’ve railed at the cost of new cars for quite some time. Unfortunately, I have to admit, they don’t make them like they used to do and that is a good thing.
Aside from costs for material and labor, the major increase in costs for vehicles is the forced equipment inclusion and the environment and fuel requirements IMO. Thirty years ago when cars probably averaged around 15K, there were few airbags, multiport fuel injection, turbos and the like along with back up cameras, night vision, lane alerts, paddle shifters, plus a host of entertainment equipment.