Have you made your purchase decision?
 

Given how hard it will be to find this car (possibly purchasing from dealers far away) and not having much time to make a decision, what would you do? All assuming the cost is within your range:

1. Purchase after just looking\touching\sitting in the car.
2. Purchase after DEALER takes you around for a test drive.
3. Purchase only after YOU test drive.
4. Purchase decision already made.

#1 & #3 for me. I gotta do every little things before actually buying it. Even thou it looks good as is, THAT doesn't mean anything. Gotta look around again, touch exterior & interior, sit to feel comfy, and test drive to make sure I like em... before buying it

#3 for me (which I consider implies #1)

I looked/touched/sat in the car and it felt cheap.
Replace my actual car with it? No. Build a track car? Yes.
I think we won't see any new Honda S2000, Mazda RX-7 or Nissan Silvia that soon, so I may end up getting it later.
So get a 30.000 € daily driver? No. I'll wait longer and get a 60.000 € Porsche Cayman.

Neither. I'm going to continue pestering Toyota, daily, until they release a Toyota version along side the Scion and Subaru. If not, I'll stick with my Celica until Toyota releases a sports/performance car under their brand name and not an off-shoot. Sorry, my brand loyalty is too strong. Can't do the brother/sister/partner company, for a number of reasons.

My purchase decision will be dependent upon price.

In before someone tells you Scion is Toyota. :)

My decision includes most of the above and most importantly price. not just MSRP but what the final OTD price can be negotiated at.

As I said they're a brother/sister company, well more of a child company. They do not have the same operation as Toyota or vision. (Pure pricing garbage with one model and they go cheap/affordable instead of quality at slight extra cost which is huge to me.) I will not argue that they are the same family, but they are different.

Edit: Actually, by your logic, you're saying Subaru is Toyota because Toyota owns majority shares in Fuji Heavy Industries, which owns Subaru.

Done deal.

+1. So for folks who want it to be a toyota, i am sure you can re-badge it (undo what toyota is doing in Japan before they ship it stateside). Officially i am sure the manufacturer will be listed as toyota motor corp.
I think you can even take it to a toyota dealer for Oil change\regular maintenance and they might not say no. In most cases the scion and toyota delalers share the same building\lot, atleast the one i am talking to does.

In general they do not have the same operation\vision, but for the FR-S they do.

Not good enough for me, I want a GT 86 equivalent, not a G 86 equivalent. Don't say Subaru, the styling differences and suspension differences I do not want.

How do you feel about the Lexus SC300/400?