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Originally Posted by CyberFormula
I honestly dont' think we should talk alot about after market parts too much until we at least know what this car can do.
You know those individuals who put a bunch of name brand aftermarket parts on their cars, but end up "making it worst" than stock performance and lessen the longevity of their cars?
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Well, there will be rapid aftermarket response for this car, guaranteed. This is what TRD is for. Aftermarket bits that the dealers can get in on the action with. For those not afraid of the threat of voiding an entire warranty over a set of coilovers for example, there are a whole lot of good companies that will make product for this car.
Secondly, it will need it. This is supposed to be an inexpensive, entry level sports car. This means a couple of things, compromise on cost of parts, and trading off some handling in the name of comfort (and wider market for increased sales). It WILL need improvement. Even the wonderfully stock handling Miata can be made MUCH better.
As for the brand-name whores, well what can you do? They likely fall into the 'E' category I put above. They don't care if the car is faster, only if it looks and sounds faster. You know the ones, the 'sponsor' collectors. They buy one part from every single aftermarket company so they can throw a bunch of stickers on the cars. No help for them. Let them pose.
However if someone is putting on a bunch of track caliber (real brands like Bilstein, Koni, EBC, Goodridge, etc... not Megan and K-Sport) parts and tries to track the car and has trouble with the setup, there is a good chance that they will have someone help them and learn some things.
On a side note, I kind of foresee this car garnering a bit of a 'chick-car' reputation like the Miata and Celica. Probably what Toyota is hoping for from a sales perspective too. 80:20 Show to Go ratio maybe?