Originally Posted by Brayden_23 (Post 2535333)

Fun fact: it was named the GT86 because it was supposed to be a combination of the Toyota 2000GT and the AE86. People are all about paying homage with these cars, so this naming convention seems pretty fitting.

Originally Posted by Uplink (Post 2535107)

Apparently you've never seen Yahoo Answers. :sigh:

Originally Posted by ZZT86 (Post 2534926)

As an outsider who doesn't live in the Americas I never quite understood why on earth Toyota re-branded some of their own cars which to many in the world are perceived as class leading, highly reliable & bombproof. Almost everyone on this forum knows that the FRS is really an 86/BRZ designed, engineered & built by Toyota/Subaru !

Originally Posted by Brayden_23 (Post 2535024)

If they follow through with naming it the Toyota FRS, we are still going to have people switching emblems. Now it'll just be swapping the FRS for a GT86 badge!

Originally Posted by Guru Woodman (Post 2535404)

Just remember that when this all pans out, you have heard it from me first. :D

Originally Posted by MrDinkleman (Post 2535463)

Except Toyota has already announced that killing Scion had nothing to do with their plans for Daihatsu... :iono:

Originally Posted by gily25 (Post 2535466)

Ultra-niche product, expense of re-branding, re-training staff, etc etc. I wouldn't be surprised if this is the end of the road. I wouldn't be surprised if they let Subaru push them for another 2 years or however long the manufacturing contracts are committed.

Wonder how it will effect resale values; traded my nearly mint BRZ (seasonally driven), mostly stock (bolt-ons, not noticeable to other brands), last month and I had to push the dealer hard to give me what I knew was fair. Granted I was trading it in on a Mercedes, but I had already gotten an offer from Subaru as a gauge (2013 limited, manual, 28k, $16,500). I was so incredibly disgusted by the lack of value retention in this platform, when Foresters of the same vintage dropped by a smaller percentage. I figure in 2 years, I can grab an FR-S as a weekender for $10-12k.

I will say that while I'd rather have a sports car, the GLA250 does quite well for it's weight and size. The turbo really punches it, which is what the 86 was dying for.

Originally Posted by gily25 (Post 2535466)

m, when Foresters of the same vintage dropped by a smaller percentage. I figure in 2 years, I can grab an FR-S as a weekender for $10-12k.

Originally Posted by Uplink (Post 2535312)

They haven't announced the recall yet. :D

Originally Posted by NyC Zn6 (Post 2535003)

So when they are released from Toyota will people be switching the Toyota badges for Scion badges lol

Originally Posted by Turbo95eg6 (Post 2535524)

Highly doubt it. American owners have wanted the Japanese branding for a long time (think Honda and Acura). Although starting next year it won't be a true GT-86, I don't see anyone wanting to defacing a Toyota badge for a Scion one. I'm sure there will always be fanboys that will do it for novelty purposes, but I think true enthusiasts have been waiting to see these things branded as a Toyota from the factory... I know I have, I would've even taken it over the BRZ.

I do however see current FRS owners trading their cars in once the newer/better model comes out, and switching them to Scion badges since they once had them on the car.

Originally Posted by sgoldberg01 (Post 2535616)

Lol now the frs will be a collector's item in the future

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