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Originally Posted by Tcoat
So where do the used ones come from if nobody ever buys new?
This insistence that everybody buy used has always baffled me.
I will continue to sacrifice myself and buy new ones for the betterment of car guy kind.
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Agreed. If we want companies to continue to build cars like this for enthusiasts, enthusiasts need to buy them new whenever possible. Buying new encourages manufacturers to continue to look into R&D for these models, as well as create a replacement for them when the time comes.
However, enthusiasts tend not to buy new, somehow thinking they're beating the system by buying used. You know what happened last time enthusiasts stopped buying new sports cars? Manufacturers stopped making them, and that's why for much of the 2000's the sports car market dried up, and there were fewer and fewer sports cars to buy, and the ones that were available kept getting older and older.
Manufacturers are focusing on crossovers right now because the people who buy them often buy new. Toyota and Subaru went through a lot of effort to bring a car directly aimed at enthusiasts to the market, and one reason it starts at such a low price is that it was meant to be an alternative to buying something else used. I can't find the link right now, but Akio Toyoda said that the 86 needed to built because enthusiasts needed a new choice since their only options for something great handling and affordable was getting something used or buying a Miata.
For those saying the 86 twins are too expensive, the car starts at a much lower price than the new car average, and adjusted for inflation actually costs less than the original AE86.
If you're in the market and deciding between new and used, please get a new one and help keep the 86 going, while also enjoying all the little upgrades (like the reinforced unibody of the 2018) that get added to the car year after year.