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Old 05-16-2012, 02:06 PM   #4
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Hello,
As for the pricing, the FR-S is just a car, by the pound it requires no more or less machining, painting, etc... than any other Subaru. A fully equipped Toyota Avalon was on display in the same showroom. It would make at least 2 FR-S's, it was 23K, the FR-S is 25-7K with much less equipment. Seems this is what the market will bear pricing.
I think what you're paying for in the FR-S is the research and polish that went in to it. Not to mention RWD (now metioned :P). It's not fair to compare it to an Avalon, that recipe hasn't changed.
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