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Originally Posted by abraxis
It also has 15 years of emissions, mileage and safety standards to comply with along with the increased material costs and declining currency values.
Most issues people have with the 86 platform can be blamed on these factors and yet I think Subaru and Toyota deserve great credit for putting out the platform they did under those circumstances. No small feat and few if any other manufacturers seem keen on the idea on making a direct competitor. Nissan is on again, off again with no clear direction, Kia killed theirs, Hyundai is abandoning the segment and pushing upscale (fatter), Ford went all in on the lead sled concept, Honda who knows (rumors of a mid-engined S2K replacement someday). Mazda is pushing ahead but the Miata isn't a direct competitor.
Just enjoy your car people or get something else if you don't.
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They did a good job. Its actually shocking they made the 86.
Sure it lacks in areas but no one else had the balls to do it.
For all the nice talk we did about the Honda. That's past Honda, they don't exist anymore.