100 bucks in 2000 is now 188!

[Cranky]

One of the reasons I quit taking in rear end jobs is too many wanted to pay 1990 prices!

 

[davek]

Everyone wants a deal. I dont mind paying for a service as long as I dont get screwed. Its hard to find honest people to work on anything.

 

[dadsbee]

I think we're in the wrong forum.. lol

 

[Cranky]

I think we're in the wrong forum.. lol

What do ya suggest?

 

[kiwigtx]

One of the reasons I quit taking in rear end jobs is everyone wants to pay 1990 prices!

Are we talking diffs?

 

[Cranky]

Are we talking diffs?

 

[luvabbody]

You need to remember that you are building a piece of MACHINERY - not just and engine/transmission.
/rear end. Yes - they had all the tools to do it efficiently on an ASSEMBLY LINE - everyone that can rebuild one of these has spent hours upon hours figuring out what took 42 seconds on the line. Kudos to all of you for being so meticulous. I rebuilt automatic transmissions in the 80's-90's. 904, 727, th350, th 400. Each is different but it is a MACHINE! Thinking that way made it easier to build

 

[kiwigtx]

You need to remember that you are building a piece of MACHINERY - not just and engine/transmission.
/rear end. Yes - they had all the tools to do it efficiently on an ASSEMBLY LINE - everyone that can rebuild one of these has spent hours upon hours figuring out what took 42 seconds on the line. Kudos to all of you for being so meticulous. I rebuilt automatic transmissions in the 80's-90's. 904, 727, th350, th 400. Each is different but it is a MACHINE! Thinking that way made it easier to build

I doubt the guys in the day in the factory spent anywhere near the amount of time assembling that you guys do today.

 

[Budnicks]

Everything cost about 'twice as much now', progressively up since Nov. 2008,
near doubled in Jan. 2021, while most honest working peoples income,
also didn't keep up with the costs/service price change increases...

 

[luvabbody]

They didn't have to. The jigs, fixtures, assembly process was almost foolproof so mistakes were minimal. Now we try and duplicate the process. And therein is the quality of the rebuild.

 

[Cranky]

They didn't have to. The jigs, fixtures, assembly process was almost foolproof so mistakes were minimal. Now we try and duplicate the process. And therein is the quality of the rebuild.

Automated machines was the ticket but in a one on one assembly, the time cost is up there and more so with the China made parts. I found that out the hard way and as I got older it got to be a pita.

 

[1967coronet]

I was watching this one from the cheap seats.

 

[Fran Blacker]

Automated machines was the ticket but in a one on one assembly, the time cost is up there and more so with the China made parts. I found that out the hard way and as I got older it got to be a pita.

The wording of the title sounds funny.

 

[Ron H]

I’ve used this cost comparison a few times: I went to a tech-school in the late 70’s, the cost per-credit was three-bucks. The books were a lot more expensive. I had to get one of those fancy Texas Instruments calculators, as one of the required math courses ended teaching the slide rule. Recall that was around $100. Lot a cash back then. Anyway, if accounting for inflation over the decades, today that per/credit cost should be around $25.00. But, the cost is about $150.00 per credit. The credit cost for the 2-year degree was all of $216. Now it is close to 11-grand. Peanuts considering universities, but their cost increases mirror this.

 

[Tony Tee]

I seems more like $188 in 2000 is only worth $100 nowadays. Like in 2000 a $100 oil pan now costs $188 ???? Or am I on drugs? I do feel dizzy when I pull out my wallet sometimes. LOL!

 

[RR Fan Dan]

Are we talking diffs?

I was thinking the same thing.

I seems more like $188 in 2000 is only worth $100 nowadays. Like in 2000 a $100 oil pan now costs $188 ???? Or am I on drugs? I do feel dizzy when I pull out my wallet sometimes. LOL!

I agree. Seems like today’s value is way less. 2x4 lumber was less than a dollar, for example.

 

[Cranky]

I seems more like $188 in 2000 is only worth $100 nowadays. Like in 2000 a $100 oil pan now costs $188 ???? Or am I on drugs? I do feel dizzy when I pull out my wallet sometimes. LOL!

Yup.....takes almost twice the money today to buy the same thing in 2000.

 

[Richard Cranium]

25% of that escalation has happened since 2020.

 

[#41]

2000 was not yesterday. Even at the Feds target inflation rate of 2% $100 is equal to $160 25 years later.....

But yea, old guys expect old prices. I'm still looking to buy 69 Chargers for hundred and fifty bucks.

 

[Don selleck]

I used to drywall a standard 8ft ceiling ranch in 1990 for .50ct a ft. labor, material, ready to prime. now It's $2.00 minimum. 35 years is a long time, but 400% is stupid, keep printin money, that will fix it.