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Originally Posted by Dragonitti
I just had a curious thought. People have indicated they think having an Scion version of the FT would kill tC sales.
Wouldn't it sorta be equivalent to a Toyota Solara and a Toyota Camry. Solara is a two door Camry some could argue. But I don't think either hurts the others sales. I think there is a greater difference between a tC and an FT-86 then there is a Solara and a Camry.
The other thing I was thinking of, is that the FT should be above the price of the tC, with peoples opinion of the Scion brand (being for low budget college kids), how can the FT kill tC sales if low budget college kids can afford the FT? Seems a bit contradictory to think of the "image" as being a low budget persons car, but think a higher costing FT would steal sales. The college kids would be still in the tC and post grad young adults (30's and up) would be in the FT. Parents do buy their kids stuff they shouldn't have, but there aren't enough parents to buy their kids FT's to make any impact in tC sales or to make up a demographic % no more than there is a young kid with a 350z, STI etc...
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Which is why the Solara is the wonderful sales success and still in production?
Majority are going in looking for a two-door sporty coupe. They can only buy one. I see it the other way around. Few of the masses will pay the extra $$$ for the FT, and after an early ZOMGWTFBBQ! new car sales spurt, the numbers will fall rather quickly as the masses choose with their wallets, not the driving experience.