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Old 10-28-2011, 08:32 PM   #99
Sabastian
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Originally Posted by t88 View Post
So can you or can you not force induce the engine? Because as soon as I get that car I will turbocharge it, also this type R version... Does Subaru have it? Or is it only for the Toyota version? Also isn't 25,000 British pound is a tad too much for what this car has to offer? It seems like to me that this is a FR Scion with a Subaru engine in it. Throw in some brakes, LSD, a close gear ratio gearbox and slap the Toyota/Scion/Subaru name on it. Since 25,000 GBP is almost equal to $40,342 USD, that's like a high end 370z model! This is just my view and my opinion/speculation.

Nevertheless I am waiting to see the real thing as well as some in depth specs. I still have high hope from the Subaru version and if all goes well, I will buy it.
You can't simply translate the price from pounds to dollars and expect that to be the selling price in the states. Cars cost a lot more in the UK than they do in the US. For instance, a VW GTI in the UK is also right around 25k GPB, but in the states it starts around 24k USD.

I'm expecting Edmunds.com's estimate of ~$24,500 to be close to what we'll see.
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