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Old 01-14-2015, 04:51 PM   #93
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Originally Posted by Tcoat View Post
This line made me think of something that I don't remember seeing anybody mention before!
Toyota/Subaru made a big deal about sharing the cars specs with the aftermarket before the car even was released. They even went so far as providing technical drawings to the major parts producers. Their statement at the time was that they wanted to encourage the aftermarket industry to fully support this platform! This is why the aftermarket was ready so quickly after the cars first release.
Now in hind sight that would have been a suicidal business plan if they had ever intended to do upgrades now wouldn't it?
Excellent point.

I know they made a point more than once to mention that they expected a portion of owners to modify the cars, and that they were designed with that in mind.
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