Personally I don't think they really care about "alienating" anyone, and I don't think many customers will even care that much. Did people get all pissy when Ford debuted the Coyote engine for the Mustang GT, or when BMW replaced the 330i with the 335i? Not too bad from what I saw.
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Originally Posted by thill
Yeah, I am with you. Anything over $34K or so would be too much. With a $5K markup over the Limited, it would be right at $34K with destination.
That said, Subaru and Toyota may just skip supercharger/turbo and keep it around $31K and you get things like better tires, air intake, better exhaust, better suspension (sway bars), tuned ECU, etc. Maybe a 20-30hp increase at most. But still "faster".
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I will agree that this scenario is much more likely to happen. However that is all stuff that anyone can do easily on their own, even without voiding the warranty. No real point to trading in for that unless you're the ultimate fanboi IMO.
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