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Originally Posted by Dimman
...However it is too late for Scion. Its reputation is solidly planted as a majority (majority Dragonitti, not everybody, don't get your panties in a bunch...) of wannabe, douchey, posers that already think they are a performance brand. But Toyota NA has to give away Scions and PAY 'tuners' to mod the cars that the wannabes drool over. And that lack of authenticity and sincerity will prevent a lot people from going to a Scion dealer to buy the FT86. Toyota needs to rein in the idiots running the North American show.
No one gave me my Supra or paid me to tune it. I do it because the car is fucking awesome.
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I just want to make a side point that other car companies are doing that too. Enthusiasm for cars is generally low and it's more noticeable in Japan because their population is aging but we have a severe lack of enthusiasm in the US for anything with less than 8 cylinders. Big 4 banger companies like Honda are jumping on the Green movement and bleeding off enthusiasts as they go.
Giving away cars and money to bumpstart tuning shops isn't a bad thing. I believe it makes the aftermarket grow faster for a new car
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