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Originally Posted by 86'd
I'm sorry but, anybody who thought this car would be 20k has no understanding on how money works in the world.
There are at least tens of known variables known to me (and I suck at math and all that).
And then there is all of the hundreds of variables that I don't have a clue about that can determine price.
Just to name a few:
Supply/Initial demand
Class Competition Costs
R&D costs
Parts cost
Specific Market Costs
Exchange Rates
Taxes/Tariffs
Safety Costs
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As far as the OP goes, the most I'd pay for a BRZ is: 27OTD for Premium and 29OTD for the Limited. I don't need more power but the Limited's price to me isn't worth it; it would have to have more power IMO to justify anything over 30k. Mid 20's is what I'm comfortable with...
So I'm most likely going with the FRS because IMO it's the better value because I don't need/want the NAV. Plus the new halogen projectors (at least on my wife's Prius) are decent. And I like the look of the FRS more, both in the interior and exterior.
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You guys are way over thinking this. The fact of the matter is, the statements were made that 3 years ago when they said the car will "sell for a little above $20,000" they weren't saying "If the car goes on sale this year, it will be $20,000, but if it goes on sale in 2012, simply factor inflation and other market variables".
That is just nonsense.
When a car is in concept form, they are PROJECTING a price for the era in which it will be sold. At the time this press release came out, they were not projecting the car to go on sale until At Least 2011, so saying that we have to factor inflation, etc.. is just foolish.
Anytime i've ever read about a car that is to be released 2 years from now, they project the 2 years from now price. Not a hypothetical price in the current market. Why would I care what the price of a car could be in 2012 if the car isn't being released until 2015? That's just dumb. I would only care about what WILL THE PRICE BE WHEN IT GOES ON SALE.
Making sense anyone?