$20,000 in 1995 is equivalent to $34,000 in 2020 due to inflation. So the prices haven’t actually changed at all. https://www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/1995?amount=20000
I don’t know where you are getting those numbers from but they are not correct. I bought a new 1996 Explorer Sport (the 2 door) in fall of 1995, it was far from fully loaded, and it cost $27,000. V6 engine, 4WD. I did spring for the moon roof. I couldn’t afford the 4 door XLT.
Well, I’ve owned a 2005, 2014, and now 2020 Mustang and each has been light years better than the last. That’s in 15 years, and I loved all 3 cars. Did Ford not develop the Coyote and EcoBoost engines in the past 15 years? This obsession with “platform” makes no sense. There are close to zero...
No idea- I guess the dealer hooked me up! Apparently it can only be done by a regional manager so maybe the dealer is buddies with them. I went through a tiny dealer in the middle of nowhere.