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Originally Posted by Maxim
Nope. Wont pay extra for RWD. Certainly won't pay extra for lightness in a TINY car.
The fact that RWD is rare at this price point is only due to small cars switching to FWD because it eliminates the center driveline tunnel, freeing up a lot of interior space in otherwise small cars - and this price point is dominated by utilitarian vehicles, where space is more important than dynamics.
The Miata is a convertible, which adds cost, and also has no competition, so it is not competitively priced.
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so you really think they can make a niche car and sell it at a regular price? i know you'd like to see it but lets get real here. the fact remains that this is an all new car with all new everything. it will NOT cost as much as a car whose chassis and main interior parts are shared with its more utilitarian version. the FT doesnt have a utilitarian version. and for it to exist to begin with, it will have to be priced higher. simple stuff. the fact that you dont want to pay extra for it is your own problem. but dont make that personal problem seem like its toyota/subaru's problem cuz it surely aint...
again. the miata is its own car. it will have to be priced higher than you think it should, to even exist. if it was a "special" version of a car that they already sell millions of, then i can see your point; BUT as it stands, that's simply not the case. and as such, the miata is not a "rip off" at its current price point. neither will the FT be. neither was the S2000 (35k for a 4 banger?), so on and so forth...