[blueerica]

Hmm.... Ms Marketing Professor, as much as I like her, buys into things a bit too much. She loved a car she bought 10+ years ago. Bought it at 30K. It's now down to 18-20K, and she said 'with inflation, blah blah blah... now that's a good deal!"

Manufacturers know the value of their product. Chances are, said car comes with less features and may be of lesser quality, as well as a number of other points (good and bad) that may have lowered the cost. Not so much that it's a "good deal." It's a deal. Take it or leave it.