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Originally Posted by SVTSHC
I sort of understand where you're coming from. I mean, I REALLY REALLY wanted this car from the moment I started doing research on it a few years back. Problem is, what's starting to bother me about the community following it are the select few that treat the car like the worlds holy grail, and argue/insult people that don't have their mentality. As if nothing on gods green earth could hold a candle to it.
It's like the civic fanboys that would swear on the graves of all their dead relatives that their D15 on Rota's runs 4 second quarters, traps at over 300, could lap the nurburgring in 30 seconds and would eat a veyron for breakfast all while making them pancakes and eggs for lunch.
People seriously need to take a step back on the fanaticism.
I agree, this car is something the automotive world needed, we needed to pump the brakes on the horsepower race and go create a few platforms whose sole purpose is driving feel and personal enjoyment. That SHOULD NOT be confused with this being the end-all be-all for performance because it's not; every single review says that it's not. It's far from fast, but it's not entirely slow; the car does well what it was designed to do. .93g's on econo-slippers, if you said that to me a few years back I'd drug test you; put some sticky rubber on there and you'll look like you just shot out of a cartoon. That's it though, that's what you're getting for the price you're paying. GREAT HANDLING, AMAZING FEEL, DECENT interior, and OKAY power (And if you really think this thing is overpriced, you're stoned. You have ZERO concept of how much time and financial backing R&D requires.) You won't be chasing down and wrecking any of the big boys or coming first on track day without a little work. But why do you care? Fucking enjoy yourselves, period.
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I disagree on the price issue. Every car has a tremendous amount of R&D, and this car has a tremendous amount of it shared through various existing models of both companies. Compare manufacturing costs to either a tC or an Impreza and it shows that there is definately some hype that we are paying for.
However they could also be protecting themselves against unfavourable future Dollar to Yen exchanges...
(Is it just me or is it more the newer fans that are getting crazy and us old guys are more subdued?)