How much did the average car cost in 1982?

Answer 1

In February 1982, I purchased a new 1981 (leftover, mileage at 43) Chevy Malibu for $8000 with no trade-in. It was a basic model with no AC and no radio. I drove it for 13 years.

I will never forget an evening, in a blizzard, I was driving my elderly mother home from the hospital. The roads were horrible. About halfway home, there we were, two grey haired ladies in a beige box sitting at a stop light next to a tall, 4 wheel drive SUV. When the light turned green, I slowly rolled away from the light and left the SUV spinning his 4 wheels. We were waiting at the next light two blocks down when he finally caught up to us. Good car.

In the UK, around £4,000.