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Old 02-14-2012, 03:26 PM   #1236
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Originally Posted by Dimman View Post
Toyota/Subaru should take a play from Hyundai's book, and just sell the damn thing for cheap. Toyota's done that in the past (lost money deliberately on their pricing) when they wanted to aggressively promote a new product (LS400 on launch and Prius).

If they know that people will be numbers comparing the GenCoupe to the FR-S/BRZ, they shouldn't sit back assuming that a test drive and superior dynamics will sway most buyers. It probably won't. What they should do is just undercut the base GenCoupe by like ~$2.5k. The dynamics are there for those of us who want it, pricing takes care of the rest of the buyers.
You know Dimman I like talking with you because you understand how things are. Hyundai was the first car manufacturer to sell a turbo/RWD coupe for so cheap(I can't really think of any other company?). Most people in N.America will say the GC is more bang for buck than the FRS/BRZ and it is also more practical to boot. I still don't like the new front end but I won't say that this car is overpriced either.
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