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Originally Posted by Dark
@Dragonitti
I know what you're trying to put out, but is FT-86 really the car Scion should embrace? I don't think so. You can buy number from anywhere if I'm not mistaken about what you have said, but there are more important factors than a mere 1000hp.
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This is the way I see it. After watching this months DSport DVD and listening to the President of Scion talk about having a RWD car in the Scion lineup....it makes ALL the sense to have the FT-86 in the Scion Lineup. He was expressing that they are trying to listen to the "enthusiast" as well, and this is what the enthusiast side really wants. There are very few RWD 2-door coupes on the market. The Scion brand (unlike the Toyota brand) has a cult following of "Tuner enthusiast" already built up in it (i.e. Scion tC enthusiast). He has a hunch that the Scion enthusiast have the tenacity and urge to want to step up a little more in the price bracket (as he discussed and recognized that the Scion brand has always had a sub $20k price point). He feels that even though they have had this price point, there are the Scion enthusiast that wouldn't mind stepping up a couple of $K to get that RWD coupe.
I think he's right. tC owners spends $k's of dollars on mods to make their tC's go fast or ride low and slow. Since they are more than likely phasing out the tC, the FT-86 would make a great replacement and there would be tC owners trading up to the FT-86.
Except for me, mine will be paid off next year and I'll have both cars...LOL. That is if they don't screw up the design between now and release. If they screw up the design then I'll just go get me another 350z. That's still an option for me right now. FT-86 targeted price is $25k. I can get a Built motor and Twin turbo 350z making 600+whp for $25k private party sales. Decisions....Decisions...