Re:America’s Cars Are Getting Faster and More Efficient
by nradov on Thursday May 18, 2017 @04:27PM
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A new Fiat 500, Chevy Spark, or Mitsubishi Mirage have weight and performance similar to your old VW GTI. A new GTI is much bigger and despite the name has no real relation to the 1984 model.
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Re:America’s Cars Are Getting Faster and More Efficient
by jacquesm on Thursday May 18, 2017 @08:12PM
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> A new GTI is much bigger and despite the name has no real relation to the 1984 model.
Agreed, it's safer, considerably faster and much more luxurious. It is also priced a lot higher.
Re:America’s Cars Are Getting Faster and More Efficient
by justin66 on Friday May 19, 2017 @10:59AM
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> It is also priced a lot higher.
Taking into account inflation, it's only priced slightly higher. 8400 dollars from 1984 becomes something like $19500. Which would get you a Honda Fit, which is probably a lot more similar to that old GTI.