Off topic, car tires

[Gotesh]

You didn't get a discount on the new tires, you sold the old ones.  That's a scam if I've ever seen one.  Thanks for the heads-up.

[Rosscoe]

80K Tom? Holy smokes. Can't complain about that. I've had Bridgestones before and they were ok but they change all the time and different "models" etc. Some are good and some are not. Like David said. The best way is looking at reviews and talking to people you trust.

Uh yea I would agree, you sold your old tires. That is not a discount. Maybe it was the way it was writtten up.

Shipping and all the extras do add up but one of the main reasons I am considering on line is because they list the country of manufacture. I tried to specify that at Discount Tire with the Continentals I had and they said they cant guarantee what I would get and got Mexican tires. Now nothing personal, heck, my car was assembled there, but these tires were lame compared to the originals which were made in France, like most Michelins.

Just to date myself some more..I remember gas at 22.9 cents. I wasnt driving yet however, I just remember it.
I worked at Monkey Wards during high school and you could get alternators (40.00) mufflers, shocks, ball joints, tie rod ends...all kinds of car parts cheap, even in 70's dollars and there werent 10,000 different alternators to choose from. Ah the good old days....

[David CVX-16]

And a new Mercury power trim for my 80 HP Merc (purchased without) was $75, a bronze prop about $29, my new 1969 Dodge Charger $3,400, the 1971 Glastron V-153 new was $1,400, a new 1961 Mercury 22 HP for the racing runabout $318, and new houses were advertised for $15,000. My first house, a prefab was $38,000.

[WetRaider]

David - move out here to southern Iowa (actually, DON'T) ... houses in the paper are advertised for under $30,000 all the time.  If I could pick up my current home and move it to San Antonio where we came from, put it in a neighborhood dated similarly with the same tree growth, etc. (not like a new subdivision where everyone got the same 7' stick in the grass at arms length from the sidewalk), the house would be worth $425,00 + (and we never would have been able to buy it)  ...
Given the price variance over 40 years from 1971-2011, you're looking at a ten-fold increase.  Do we think that today's $18,000 boats are going to be selling for $180,000 in 40 years?