Old/New Audi comparisons?

[Andrew Duane USG]

Hairy green toads from Mars made Mark L. Chang say:

> On Wed, 14 Nov 2001, Alexander van Gerbig wrote:
>
> >     I was just wondering what a 90q20v went for new back in the day.
> > I was thinking $27k fully loaded, but I guess not, yikes is right!
>
> I'll scan and post it. It's good for laughs. Remember, them's 1990/1991
> dollars. 2xYikes. Plus, my car isn't "fully loaded". You could have added
> ski-pass through, trip computer, power seats, and the 15" Speedlines, I
> think. Mine has the Pearlescent paint and the cold weather package.
>
> I'm thinking fully loaded, $33k.

An interesting thing I've noted is the "stability" of Audi prices.
In 1991, a 90Q20V went for $33K. Today, the equivalent A4Q2.8 goes
for about $33k. My old '89 100Q was about $38K. My new '00 A6Q was
about $39K.

Compare that with something like a Honda Accord. In 1989, they went
for $10K. Today, they are $23K. (Note: numbers pulled out of thin air)

All things considered, Audis have become something of a bargain.
10 years ago, they were "high priced luxury cars". Now, they are
not much more expensive than many other cars which offer (IMHO)
far less.

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