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I think there is enough difference between the brands to avoid any negative sales effects, no? Even if they are parent-child companies. I mean, sure, young kids would look at the FT and think it's a cool car, but they may just fall for the whole "Toyota is for old people and Scion is cooler" imaging (which is not the reason I have a tC, by the way...). Basically, leaving the kids to the Scions and mature drivers (enthusiasts included) to the Toyotas. This would also help keep insurance costs down if fewer young drivers (under 25) were driving the FT. I also think if Scion were to lower the price of the tC slightly, it would be that much easier. I say Scion lower the price because the alternative would be for Toyota to raise the price of the FT, which is a no no.
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