Catalina , sorry I dont know HOW I did that... I was going to copy and quote, got your reply edited instead! really sorry...
heres my post, removed / moved: Catalina, I `m not agreeing... "back then" , I had to have insurance ,but of course I financed my car....even though they migt "only" have been $3500-4000 new , that was more in those days (1968)for a car than a $20,000 car today.....not so sure about "many people paid cash"....lots did finance...I remember most doing so, I and a few others were appalled when a 30 yr old "widow" came in and wrote a check for a 68 M-B 250 SL, $7500.....( I was hanging around my dads dealership) actually there was so much financing going on that when my Swedish friend (mechanic ,just got here ,and was used to pay cash from living in Sweden)bought a very nice stereo system , about $200 worth ,at K-Mart , they asked for ID (to pay cash) thats how unususal it was..... Bjorn
