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Originally Posted by Tcoat
Apparently in the U.S. (mostly) there is some sort of stigma attached to the Scion name. I find it funny because around here Scion are fairly rare and to rebadge as a Toyota would be considered a down grade as they are everywhere.
The weird part is that you aren't fooling the people that know what the car is and the people that don't know probably just don't care.
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It's true, there is a negative stigma in US. I specifically bought a BRZ just so I wouldn't have to say "Scion" when people asked what kind of car it was.
If memory serves, they entered the market shortly after the original fast and furious and targeted high school kids that wanted to customize their cars but didn't have tons of money. They never made anything particularly cool or remotely fast though, so their reputation suffered. They were thought of as "wannabe street racer" cars when I was in high school. For me, this cheesy ass commercial was all it took to turn me off. This left a bad taste in my mouth that still lingers.
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEdSglFfooY"]Scion United Commercial - YouTube[/ame]
Not hating on the FRS at all, I almost bought one at a great deal but it turned out to be an automatic. Just confirming that from my experience, there is a negative stigma here.
Edit: Yep, Fast and Furious 1 released 2001, Scion founded 2002.