Its all about the TAX !!

BB

 

LuvmyXJS' I'd appreciate if you could look up the MSRP of a 94 v12 Coupe with CD and alarm.

 

The base MSRP on the 1994 V12 coupe was $70,530. The book does not say for sure how much if any the CD and alarm would have added but being a V12 the CD and alarm may have been included in that price. The book did state that the V12 was used in 18.4 percent of the XJS models in 1994 which would include both the coupe and convertible V-12 so not that many V12 coupes produced in 1994.

 

Guys, anybody know what would be the equivalent to buying an F-Type back in the 80's in the world of Jaguars?

 

Price of an F-Type is $106,425 today, so in 1980 $ that would have been about $34,763.11 according to DollarTimes.com | Inflation Calculator

 

Interesting. So maybe the equivalent would be a top of the range XJS back then?

 

The XJS was the most expensive car that Jaguar sold when it was being produced with the exception of a few years when the XJ6 Vanden Plas either had a higher base MSRP or could have been optioned to cost more then the XJS.

Though the XJS was not always produced in high numbers every year of production it was the flagship model and very important to Jaguar overall.

 

Thanks for the info bud.

 

i'll bet nobody can give a good logical answer for this; WHY DO THINGS COST MORE EVERY YEAR??

and we all except it as normal, boy, have we ever been programmed for silent slavery!

and TAXES be damned, we had a revolution war over taxes, and it was supposed to be better,HMM, HMM.

just a SIMPLE answer,please?

 

I was told my 89 convertible was $60-65000 Canadian back in the day. More than my parents house at about $46000.

 

There is a simple answer and here it is;

1. Humans natural desire to acquire. Survival.
2. "I want more".
3. Supply and demand

Humans have a natural desire to acquire things. And the more the better. Millions of years of hunting/gathering have programmed our brains to accumulate things for survival. The more you can acquire the more likely you are to survive.

Many people in the modern age do not recognize how the past has molded our brains. Despite our modern living styles the basic need for survival is strong. It controls how we do business, eat food and live our lives.

All it takes is for one person in the supply chain to want more. To acquire more.
Maybe they are just greedy.
Maybe they feel they are underpaid and deserve more.
Maybe they just want to have a better life for their family.
Maybe they want to take advantage of a supply and demand inequality.

No matter the reason someone is always going to ask for more. It only takes one person to set off the domino effect. No one wants to accept less than they had before so any price increase to them is passed down to the next person in the supply chain. Eventually it reaches the end user...you and me.

Of course there can be other reasons for price increases but when you get right down to it it is usually the same reason....someone says "I want more".

The other side of this is that there is usually someone who is willing to say..."I will pay more".

If someone says "I want more" and another says "I will pay" then the result is higher prices for all.

Mark

 

thanks Mark,but that is not a simple answer, the ones who will pay more are better equipped to gather more, and in time,every few hundred years, a
society has a revolution just to even things out again!

that seems dumb to me when all they are trying to do is survive. its like they are forced to revolt, when all else fails.

like there are only two kinds of free people, super rich and homeless poor!

best way to determine a slave,simple they work!

little off topic here.

 

So....to steer us back on topic....around the same vintage, what were XJ6 series 3 going for new in the mid 80's? The series 3 was actually my first Jaguar love.

What about earlier XJ6's in the 70's and late 60's?

 

Mine was about $52,000
Which in 1998 was equivalent to $102,728.35!!

So I get a 100,000 dollar car for $1,000. Not too much to complain about...

 

It is called inflation.


I can't stand when I hear old people make snide comments about "i remeber when gas was X cents and coffee was a nickel...

Yeah and you could buy a car for $2500, but you only got paid $200 a month.

 

My 1991 XJS sold for $60,495.00 according to the window sticker.


Actually I made $360 per month and I bought a house and had a car payment.

 

In 1985 the base MSRP XJ6 Series 3 was $ 32,550.00. The XJ6 Vanden Plas that year base MSRP was $ 35,550.00

In 1976 when the XJS was $ 19,000.00 the XJ6L series 2 sedan was $ 14,100.00 and the XJ12L was $ 16,100.00

In 1969 the E type roadster base MSRP was $ 5,534.00. That same year the XJ 4dr sedan was $ 6,270.00

 

Cool info mate. Cheers

 

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Neat, just as this thread is going on, the guy I bought my '89 XJS-C from a couple years ago found the original window sticker and sent it to me. $57,000 for car. $500 for delivery, and $890 for options including rust proofing, interior guard, paint sealing, wire wheels, hood ornament, alarm system, radar detector, and jaguar floor mats. Grand total $58,390 in 1989 or $110,000 in today's dollars.