[Canadian]

I've had a series of mid 90s BMWs 318ti's for a while now, the process is pretty much the same every time. Gut the interior, a whole bunch of tweaks that bring the engine closer to about 200hp, a set of black BBS rims with a White paint job.

To most of my neighbors, it looks like I've had the same car for years but the formula for me is irresistible. The 318ti is lite, likes to play sideways and if you know how to play with a BMW engine, gives you all the rewards you'd ever need on a track day.

I've recently had a settlement due to a legal matter and went to talk to a friend in a local garage about maybe moving to something else, a bit more reliable, allot less of a headache to maintain, and 318tis are getting harder to find, they've been discontinued for a while

He brings up this car and I get curious ... contact my local Scion dealer, they explain that I can reserve the first car coming in, but that they have no real release date or firm pricing idea.

I'm looking for info as this is a cash deal, call Subaru, pretty much the same story, they don't really have specs or anything specific.

The Scion representative told me that here in Quebec ( all taxes in ) we should be looking for around 28 - 29K thousand which is in the ball park of the Genesis coupe at around 30K, the Mustang is around 26K but both these cars are heavier than what I'm looking for and to be honest, the reliability of both models scares me a bit.

For someone who doesn't know much about the FT-86, what are the main points of going for one instead of, lets say a used 2005 M3 ?

Any help is much appreciated