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Originally Posted by bootlegapparel
Hatch is a deal breaker? Seriously? Why?
I love the $25K price, being in Australia, I estimate we'll see the car priced at $36-$37K + (or $40K+ USD). Man we get ripped off  |
I very much like RWD, fun-to-drive cars. This wouldn't have been my first. But as a daily driver, it needs a little bit more to win me over.
One way would be practicality. For example, my current car has four doors however it doesn't have a hatch which is seriously annoying. I used to drive a Celica hatch, and it was amazing what you could put in there.
Another way to win me over is a nice interior since that where I'll be spending much of my time. I'm not expecting the world in a Scion, but I was hoping for consistent design (FR-S looks a bit jumbled on the inside) and soft touch materials. Something like a 6th gen Celica.
Now, because I have so much nostalgia for Toyota, I could have even overlooked the messy interior and the utter lack of practicality, but then it at least has to be cheap to buy and/or run. I rarely get on the highway, so city MPG matters most to me. $25K and 22 MPG city. That's just not good enough
for me.
Obviously for others it may be just right. But honestly, at those specs, I'd rather have whatever new Miata is going to come out, although I'm not going to get one of those either. For the same price, it's just as sporty, impractical, has a nicer interior, and you at least get a convertible out of it.
Oh well. I applaud Toyota for making a car like this. I hope they sell a whole bunch of them. Maybe the next generation of the car will hit the right spot for me. I really wanted to like it.