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Originally Posted by MatadorRacing_F1
Scion = One spec, no options, no trim levels.
Kiss goodbye to a;
Toyota ft-86 turbo
Toyota ft-86 track spec
Toyota ft-86 targa/drop top
... and hello to;
"LSD is a dealer installed option, you'll have to pay extra for that"
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This hold's little ground Matador, as the 'better trim options' it would have as a Toyota would drive the MSRP up anyways. I look at it like this.
Salesman: "Well, we have the FT-86 GT-S trim, it comes with features over the base such as LSD, leather shift knob / steering wheel, foglights, aero ground effects body kit, stiffer suspension, heated power driver and passenger seats-"
"Wait, I just want the LSD and the stiffer suspension, everything else can be taken off and lower the price right?"
Salesman: "...."
In that sense that's what makes Scion more of a 'tuners' brand...you can pick what you want on the car off the lot, and save the rest for your eventual swapping. In this case, my FT-86 wouldn't need the leather wheel/ shift knob because I plan on using the shift knob out of a 1980 Celica I picked up (its so ballla) and probably a Nardi wheel, and I definitely don't want the power seats because in the long run more suitable bucket's will be put in...all the extra "features" in the higher trim model that I don't want to pay for but HAVE to. In my example this is pretty similar to how Toyota does its trim models...even one higher than base will have extra shit I honestly don't want to pay for.
As much as it pains me to be defending Scion, it does have -some- bonuses for how it does it's business.