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Originally Posted by Jordo!
Yeah, there's such an overwhelming demand that Nissan canned it's plans to bring it back on the market -- the fools!  |
go try and buy a used 240sx for a reasonable price and see what i'm talking about. the 240sx IS underpowered stock and yet they're impossible to find at a reasonable price. and i guarantee you when the ft-86 sells well nissan will look like a fool for canning it's plans for a new 2 liter coupe.
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Originally Posted by Jordo!
Anyway, the FT-86 will be a 2+2 sports coupe -- it is not poised to steal business from Miata.
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of course not, but there are many, MANY people who like the miata but want a 2+2 coupe. those are the people who will buy this car.
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Originally Posted by Jordo!
The Elise can do the 1/4 mile in like 13.x seconds -- that's not under powered. Everyone's getting excited at the prospect of a 14-15 second car because it will turn and brake -- that's not going to get a lot of kids excited in America.
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the idea that any sports car with a 14-15 quarter mile won't sell is ridiculous, imo. the elise R actually does the 1/4 mile in 14 flat, and it obviously has a strong fanbase. the s2000 had a 14+ quarter mile and sold well for it's first 6+ years in the US, even though it was imo seriously overpriced. if they had actually done a model change after 6 years and it wasn't so overpriced i'm positive sales would have remained strong to this day.