[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by JDMlove

i think that the price of the FT-86 will have a big affect on sales. if the car will be sold for 25K$ people will have the choice for either a used 2009/2010 370z or the ft-86!!

The ONLY 370Z worth considering is the Nismo Z. The rest are crap IMO (for what I want). For those that select the Z, the FT likely wasn't the best choice anyways.

from where i come (middle east) we care allot about quarter mile speed and do allot green light drag races!! (people here dont appreciate or care about low center of gravity or light weighted cars) so there is no game for the FT-86 in the middle east!! plus boxer engines are still new to people here!! people love the Impreza STI but they afraid to buy it because of the boxer engine!! so they go for the EVO!! even though the EVO is more expansive in Bahrain!!

Do people in the middle east stop maturing at 16 or something (street racing)? I can't believe that is an accurate description of all enthusiasts over there. There's a race track in Bahrain, one in Qatar and two in the UAE. There's nothing wrong with drag racing if you are into that sort of thing but keep it on the track.

so, if they will sell the FT-86 here for 25K or higher!! some will prefer to get a used fully loaded 370z Manual which will include a syncro rev match!!

Which is fine. Different people have different needs, wants, etc out of their vehicles.

Make events and autoX competitions just for the FT-86

Maybe in Japan, but in the US at least SCCA or NASA may eventually have a Spec FR-S type class, Toyota won't (they can't have the liability, just as Honda can't sponsor the track portion of NSX Expo or ITR Expo, but can (and does) help with other parts). The closest you'll come in the US to a spec autocross would be the Subaru Challenge but that's not really spec and would require a BRZ I guess :P

produce allot of after market parts specially SC or turbo kits!!

I can see turbo kits happening. I don't see SC kits happening as much. Not by Toyota either, but someone will.

This car will succeed, or fail, on it's own merits, nothing else. If Toyota/Subaru screw up the driving experience, it will fail. If they pull it off, it'll be a huge success (but it will NEVER sell in Camry numbers and I guarantee that Subaru/Toyota does not plan on it selling like that either)