Date: 23 Sep 2007 11:37:16 GMT
From: Adrian <toomany2cvsnospaml.com>
Subject: Re: Have Saab reintroduced hatchback yet?
Eeyore (rabbitsfriendsandrelationsnospamail.com) gurgled happily,
sounding much like they were saying :
>> > In 1988 I was offered a new Rover 820e for under £10k. So
>> > something's amiss with those numbers.
>> Which ones? Shall we put them in context? List for a base-spec Rover
>> 414i was £9,975. A Metro GTi was £9,500. A Cavalier 1.4L was £10,065.
>> List for the 820e was £15,665 for both 4 and 5dr. A 5dr 900S 16v was
>> £14,995.
>> Yes, that was 1990 rather than 1988, but any inflation would have
>> affected the Saab price equally. Anyway, 50% inflation in two years?
> Well, I got a Cavalier 2.0i GLS For under £10k in April '88. I could
> have had the top-of-the-range CD model too for under 10k as it
> happens.
List price in Sept '90? Well, there wasn't a GLS in the range. GL was
£12,225, SRi £13,305, CD £14,725, GSi £16,730.