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Originally Posted by UltramarineLuck
I get that some people do want that - I'm not saying no one should do that, but that they should really consider their options. Many people that shop for cars like this don't really understand what they're getting themselves into and they come to forums like this to see what you can get out of a car that only costs $25,000. In reality, the $35k-$40k segment offers many better options that will run faster than a modified FR-S with better interiors and fewer headaches, because they were designed out of the factory that way. That's the point.
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I agree with the sentiment, but the issue to me is that the $35K - $45K segment is full of cars designed by companies that do not know how to build a sports car but rather build a car to hit some arbitrary goals like "under 5 seconds 0-60" and "over .9 G on the skidpad" and things like that.
I want a car like the BRZ, but with about 300 HP (basically, more than 1 hp per 10 lbs). There isn't one. So, I'm going to have to make it.
And yes I realize that's another arbitrary measure. I'm not saying those kinds of things aren't important, I'm saying there's more to it than that. The BRZ gets the "more to it" very nicely.