That doesn&#x27;t seem so bad though, right? Just looked up the MSRPs:<p>2016 Civic Sedan:  $18,640
1996 Civic Sedan:  $10,350<p>So average increase has been 3.0% per year over the period (CAGR). Inflation over the same period has been 2.2%, so it&#x27;s a somewhat more expensive in constant dollars than it was 20 years ago (~$2500) but also comes with much better features.<p>There also are cheaper cars today than the Civic (i.e. 2016 Nissan Versa MSRP is $11,990, and you almost certainly negotiate down past MSRP).