Re: Why *I* drive an Audi (no more urQ)

[William J Murin <murin@uwp.edu>]

On Mon, 13 Apr 1998, Derek Daily wrote:

> 
> The urQ was what...~$35k+ when new in the early 80's (U.S. of course).  Adjust that puppy 
for inflation, current "supercar" pricing.   How much would you figure it for in today's 
dollars?  $65k?  $85k?

My handy, dandy CPI cost calculator tells me that an '83 UrQ costing $35k
would now cost $56,700.  Add in product improvements, safety changes, USD
vs DM factors, and who knows what else and it certainly is a $70k machine,
probably more.

Bill Murin
89 100q