1983 and 2013 Wrangler Window Sticker Comparison!!

$10k vs $30k.

Nah, no such thing as inflation, right? LOL

Metonymy said:

$10k vs $30k.

Nah, no such thing as inflation, right? LOL

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Yeah but you also have to add traction control, ABS, hill start, and a lot of other things that were not around then!

yeah, basicalyl the price of a Jeep has tripled in 30 years. However, there is a LOT more to a Jeep now than there was in 1983. ABS, AC, hill start, electornics, better interior, map lights!, airbags, so it isn't a direct compare. Its nice the see MPGs have improved about 15% even with, what I can imagine, is a much heavier vehicle with a lot more HP.

sounds about right... average household made roughly 21K in '83 and roughly 55K in 2013...

At the bottom of the sticker it shows $1.65 for a gallon of gas, those were the days.

Sorry, I'm still chucking at the 18 MPG for a CJ.

I was curious about some other cars as well so I checked. MSRP on a 1983 Porsche 911SC was $30,500. Today a base 991 Carrera is $85,000. Pretty much the same multiplier as the Jeep!

Jeep commercials have really changed since '83 too...


1983 Jeep CJ Commercial - YouTube

David M said:

Jeep commercials have really changed since '83 too...

1983 Jeep CJ Commercial - YouTube

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ROFL. I live the jingle at the end. Old car ads always crack me up.

18MPG back then. Not much better now

Try to find a vehicle brand new for under $10,000 can't get one in the USA. And motorcycles ect don't count. Closest is like $11,000 and dealers don't even stock them.

^^ That is an epic commercial. Being born in '83 this is very cool to see. I mean if I saw that commercial today I would have to get one.

So if a CJ is like riding a buffalo, what is a JK?

If you use an inflation calculator it shows that $10,000 in 1983 is equivalent to $23,444.18 in 2013. So the price difference is significant, but not as large as it seems.

1manWolfpack said:

^^ That is an epic commercial. Being born in '83 this is very cool to see. I mean if I saw that commercial today I would have to get one.

So if a CJ is like riding a buffalo, what is a JK?

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The saga of Buffalo-Man rode on into '84 also...

Jeep Commercial (1984) - YouTube

Great post! I love seeing carpet and a rear seat as options

I think its funny, mpg 18 back then. Same now.

Thanks for the trip down memory lane. I've only had two jeeps...an '83 CJ-7 and now a 2013 JKUR. Loved/love them both!

David M said:

Jeep commercials have really changed since '83 too...


1983 Jeep CJ Commercial - YouTube

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Is that guy riding a real f'ing Buffalo?!!????

That commercial is epic!

Didn't know buffalo riding was something people actually did...

Guy On A Buffalo - Episode 1 (Bears, Indians & Such) - YouTube