Let’s go further. Yesterday, I also had my car’s 90,000 mile service, which is pretty involved stuff. I paid $592 for it. Using that same 40% factor, I might have paid around $423 in 2021.
New and used car prices too. My mechanic sold me a 2005 Ford Escape V8 for $1300. Ugly but runs OK with 4 good tires. I could have paid a lot more. He was doing me a favor.