09-05-2024, 10:14 PM | #1 |
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Inflation considered, it is now less expensive to buy a BMW in 2024 vs 2000
2000 BMW 328I MSRP- $33,400
If in 2000 (enter year) I purchased an item for $ 33,400.00 then in 2024 (enter year) that same item would cost: $61,008.34 Cumulative rate of inflation: 82.7% 2024 BMW 330I Base MSRP- $44,500 |
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You have to use an M340i for comparison, because the 2000 328i had an inline six and was the top of the line model. It’s still less expensive. I used to post these comparisons fairly regularly at the beginning of new model years when everyone would lose their mind over the price increase. The reality is BMW has held the line on prices very well over the years and the cars of yesteryear were not nearly as well equipped as they are today.
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Ah yes.... this is classic. People start losing their minds about how expensive cars are but fail to consider inflation. Adjusted for inflation the cars these days are no more expensive than they were 20+ years ago.
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Under the M3, BMW USA always had two engine options in the 3 series with a lineage like this: E46 328i/330i > E90 330i/E90 335i > F30 335i/340i > G20 M340i E46 323i/325i > E90 325i/E90 328i > F30 328i/330i > G20 330i Occasionally, they would import a more entry level option for three lines such as the E36 318i, F30 320i, etc. Come to think of it, they often imported 2 petrol engine options for each series, sometimes 3. Again, US-centric, but the range topper (under the M3) would mostly be the same worldwise.
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What turbocharged E46 did you have in Australia? We didn't see a turbo'd 3-series until the E90 335i. I think I get what you're getting at though, comparing MSRP on a current 340i might be a better apples to apples comparison. We'd still come to the same conclusion though, BMWs pricing isn't as insane as some people make it out to be, at least here in the US.
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Where are you getting a 82.7% inflation increase in 4 years?
Also different items have different inflation rates. New and used cars have different inflation rates. As others have said, cars have more content/features every year, it is not apples-to-apples.
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Separate from the issue of trying to effectively compare generally equivalent BMW models across the years, this is where you go to get inflation-adjusted data: https://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl.
Note: it's been decades since I dove in so deeply, but back then bls.gov allowed you to do comparative evaluations by fairly discrete sub-regions of the country. So, for example, overall inflation in Iowa City might be different enough from, say, San Jose, CA, during the period being examined to make a difference to the person querying the data. I found this breakdown very useful for my specific need when I was last in there.
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Compare BMW models of similar size. A circa 2000s 3-series would be comparable to the current 2-series. 5-series would be comparable to the current 3-series.
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