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Inexpensive new cars are becoming tougher and tougher to find

By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — Car salesman Bob Kain recalls the first time he saw a luxury car with a $25,000 sticker price at his family dealership. "I remember thinking, 'My goodness gracious, this is going to be really hard to sell,'" he

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By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — Car salesman Bob Kain recalls the first time he saw a luxury car with a $25,000 sticker price at his family dealership.

"I remember thinking, 'My goodness gracious, this is going to be really hard to sell,'" he

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By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — Car salesman Bob Kain recalls the first time he saw a luxury car with a $25,000 sticker price at his family dealership. "I remember thinking, 'My goodness gracious, this is going to be really hard to sell,'" he It was 1989, and the car was a Ford Crown Victoria.

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It was 1989, and the car was a Ford Crown Victoria.

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