Volvo and a Toyota Corona, IIRC (not counting the lemons that my dad bought in grad school...one of them cost only $99). They wanted to be safe, which I think is still a concern among young people today.
And yeah, it seems like the cost of a car as a fraction of median income has remained remarkably stable since 1918 or so. The Model-T's price dropped by about 35% in the first couple years after it was introduced, so it should also have been about 20-25% of a year's salary by then.
And yeah, it seems like the cost of a car as a fraction of median income has remained remarkably stable since 1918 or so. The Model-T's price dropped by about 35% in the first couple years after it was introduced, so it should also have been about 20-25% of a year's salary by then.