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Originally Posted by Remonster
Soooo no one here understands inflation? This past year the value of the US dollar went down 1.9% (2-3% per year is normal) so actually, the $2,000 increase on the M5/M6s means they cost exactly the same now as they did last year. The $2-300 bumps in all the other cars is way below the inflation rate so these cars are actually cheaper now than they were last year.
1.9% inflation on a $50,000 car would be over $900, but the prices only went up $2-300.
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Considering an average of 2.5% inflation annually, I'd say BMW is making an impressively conscious effort at not upsetting their increasingly price sensitive market, as indicated by all of the surprised sounding contributions to this thread, perhaps