Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 16:02:41 +0100 From: "cp" <christian.bailliesnopsamorld.com> Subject: Re: How Much Did My 900 Cost In Todays Money?
£9995 bought you a base 2-dr sedan 900, this had power locks and a single carb. A more comparable model would be the 3-dr turbo - £14495 in 1987. "Bob" <robert.mauri.NOSPAMnopsam.net> wrote in message news:Ud7N6.5915$3x.2729521nopsamoon.snet.net... > This is interesting data, because now the successor to the 900, the 9-3, > costs significantly more than this (the 15,130). > > "marc" <*nopsam wrote in message news:tg9fhdakhuka05nopsam.supernews.com... > > according to the "Inflation Calculator" http://www.westegg.com/inflation/, > > 9,995 in 1987 money is equivalent to 15,130 in 2000 money. > > > > The data used for the calculation is US inflation figures, which differs > > from UK, but is probably quite similar. > > > > So, if you were to sell your car for 1,500 in 2000 money, it would be as > if > > you had sold it for 990 in 1987 money, a loss of 90%! > > > > > > > > "Jonathan McCormack" <McCormackJnopsamastCity.Gov.UK> wrote in message > > news:VA.00000018.0007e867nopsamastcity.gov.uk... > > > I found the original sales reciept for my 1987 SAAB 900 which was > > > £9995. > > > > > > How do you work out what that is in todays money, do you just add the > > > average rate of inflation to the price, or is it more complicated that > > > that? > > > > > > Cheers > > > > > > Jonathan > > > > > > > > >