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[โ€“] bold_atlas@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

By the way:

Basic Model T price in 1909: $825 or $30,000 today.

Basic sedan price in 2025: $30,000

Average price of a car in 2025: $50,000

[โ€“] lepinkainen@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Cost of model T in 1913: $14,000

Cost of model T in 1916: $9,000

See how the price went down after its 1909 release ? ๐Ÿ˜

[โ€“] bold_atlas@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Find me a new car for $9,000 in the modern day.

[โ€“] FruitLips@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 days ago

Motorcycles can be around that price. Even new.