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Originally Posted by Drftfan
It is overpriced. Simple as that. Agree or disagree I don't personally care. But after realizing the other vehicles I could have bought for the same amount, new and used I realized you don't get much for your dollar.
And yes I fully understand what I bought and what the car was designed for etc etc. Still overpriced.
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Someone pointed out that when they set the 2MM Yen price target, the exchange rate was nothing like it is now (the Yen having since appreciated significantly).
I personally don't think Toyota will be dumb enough to 86 the 86... I see lots of them in Toronto (even in the winter), mostly driven by high 20s/30s men (though one of my coworkers, a tiny 5-foot-none young lady also drives a M/T SWP BRZ).
They need this car to draw people* back into the dealerships.
It may not be profitable, but if the idea was to use this platform to spawn other lightweight, RWD, fun-to-drive cars, then the perceived sales success/failure of this particular iteration of the FT86 platform may become less critical.
*people who are not looking for automotive appliances, and who do not see driving as simply that waste of time between point A and B.