Reportedly, the first VW beetle sold in the States back in 1949 went for $800. I can recall buying a bug for something in the neighbourhood of $1600 a few decades later. I needed a dependable car for my first job as a photographer at a daily paper.
Today the bug is out of production. The last cars sold at the London dealerships for something in order of $35,000 Canadian. Yes, today a set of tires with rims can cost more than an entire car once cost. A great example of the power of inflation, yes?
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An unfortunate truth about life.
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