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From: Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net>
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Subject: Re: $100 in 1952 is worth $1,060.94 today
Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2022 19:37:52 -0500
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On 3/4/2022 0:14, JAB wrote:
> On Thu, 03 Mar 2022 23:55:21 -0500, Michael Trew
> <michael.trew@att.net>  wrote:
>
>> I disagree on both accounts.  Vacuum cleaners and
>> Televisions back then were built to last,
>
> Had nothing to do with lasting...it was about the available tech.
>
> OEM vehicle manufactures never wanted their production vehicles to
> last a long time; its bad for future business.

Although old cars look a lot nicer, style-wise... they last way longer 
now.  That coincides with the higher price, I suppose.  It's rare to see 
a newer vehicle rusted out, but some old vehicles would rust through in 
less than 5 years, several decades ago.

> Even in 1960s when someone traded an older vehicle in, a dealership
> may have sent it to the scrap dealer.  Vacuum cleaner salespersons
> dumped their trade-ins at dumps for years.

Sure, just a sales-tactic to take a "trade in".