SMS wrote:
> johngdole@hotmail.com wrote:
>> I hope nobody is paying full sticker for the average ride:
>>
>> http://www.freep.com/article/2008102...810280376/1014
>>
>> New vehicle transaction prices in the United States declined for the
>> 10th consecutive month in October -- after 44 months of increases from
>> May 2004 to December 2007.
>
> It's rather amazing how cheap new Toyotas have become. We paid a bit
> under $17K for a Camry LE 12 years ago. Now I can buy a 2009 Camry LE
> for $17.5K, and the new vehicle has a bigger engine, better fuel
> economy, and a lot more safety features like ABS, TPMS, and a bunch of
> air bags as standard equipment.


It should console you that your Camry was better built and probably
longer-lived.

We have a '95 Camry wagon that cost $24k new. Yikes. We bought if
for $3995 a couple of years ago.