How mad would you be? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

denverizzles · 08-08-2012, 08:55 AM

considering that most everyone is upset that the FR-S came to the U.S. as a Scion and not a Toyota; and most everyone is going to swap out their Scion emblems for Toyota. How mad would you be if Toyota realizes their error and decides to bring next years model as a toyota 86?

I dunno about you and i understand it's still going to be the same car, but i'd be pretty damn pissed.

whtchocla7e · 08-08-2012, 09:01 AM

If Toyota did that, the Scion models would become instant collector items just like for example misprinted money. I'm all for it.

encity5 · 08-08-2012, 09:01 AM

not that mad.

n2oinferno · 08-08-2012, 09:02 AM

Not at all, assuming I bought the Scion, that is. It's just a badge. If people get that up in arms over it, I'd hate to see them when a real crisis hits. At the end of the day I care far more about the car than the badge it wears.

sho220 · 08-08-2012, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by denverizzles

considering that most everyone is upset that the FR-S came to the U.S. as a Scion and not a Toyota; and most everyone is going to swap out their Scion emblems for Toyota. How mad would you be if Toyota realizes their error and decides to bring next years model as a toyota 86?

I dunno about you and i understand it's still going to be the same car, but i'd be pretty damn pissed.

People who are overly bent out of shape about this car being sold as a Scion really need to find something more meaningful to be concerned about...no wonder Scion has the reputation it does...and this reputation is purely because of the owners, not the cars...I've never seen a group of people so worried about what other people think...

os86 · 08-08-2012, 09:08 AM

I think at the end of the day its the same bloody car just re badged .

I couldn't care less to be honest...

phillip · 08-08-2012, 09:11 AM

I mean let's be real here, either way it's still a Subaru.

MVJ1975 · 08-08-2012, 09:22 AM

I wouldn't care. Of course, I drove a Scion before this, too.

I have no hate for the Scion brand. In the end, it's still just Toyota.

ETA: Bring it on. I already have the original "error manual" and the "error Scion Boost packet", let's make it even more collectible.

wbradley · 08-08-2012, 09:37 AM

OP states that "most" people are swapping badges. Really?

YukiHachiRoku · 08-08-2012, 10:11 AM

you guys really can't really get over your identity crisis's? get over it...

at the end of the day, in the eyes of the American society, you drive a Scion. Deal with it.

Chewie4299 · 08-08-2012, 10:20 AM

I'm part of American society. I've never owned a Scion before this. To me it, and all Scions, are just Toyotas with a different marketing department behind them. There is no other deeper meaning.

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sho220 · 08-08-2012, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by MVJ1975

I have no hate for the Scion brand. In the end, it's still just Toyota.

But it's manufactured by Subaru...so I would think, if anything, a switch to Subaru badges would be the most appropriate. But then again, a Subaru wasn't the star of that anime show...

pr086 · 08-08-2012, 11:01 AM

how real of a possiblity do you think this is?

i mean it kind of makes sense. release the first model year under scion to drum up all this excitment with the review coverage and hype and get everyone looking at scion again. then move it over to toyota.

think it could happen?

sho220 · 08-08-2012, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by pr086

how real of a possiblity do you think this is?

i mean it kind of makes sense. release the first model year under scion to drum up all this excitment with the review coverage and hype and get everyone looking at scion again. then move it over to toyota.

think it could happen?

I don't see why they would ever do that. Toyota = beige Mommy grocery getter, not rwd Sport coupe...this car is everything Toyota isn't...

08-08-2012, 08:55 AM	#1
denverizzles Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2013 FR-S Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 206 Thanks: 32 Thanked 77 Times in 37 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	How mad would you be? considering that most everyone is upset that the FR-S came to the U.S. as a Scion and not a Toyota; and most everyone is going to swap out their Scion emblems for Toyota. How mad would you be if Toyota realizes their error and decides to bring next years model as a toyota 86? I dunno about you and i understand it's still going to be the same car, but i'd be pretty damn pissed.

08-08-2012, 09:01 AM	#2
whtchocla7e Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2013 FR-S Hot Lava Location: CT Posts: 424 Thanks: 30 Thanked 222 Times in 81 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	If Toyota did that, the Scion models would become instant collector items just like for example misprinted money. I'm all for it. __________________ Live to drive another day

08-08-2012, 10:20 AM	#11
Chewie4299 Spaceman Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2013 Firestorm Scion FR-S Location: Wallingford, CT Posts: 1,581 Thanks: 854 Thanked 860 Times in 468 Posts Mentioned: 26 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I'm part of American society. I've never owned a Scion before this. To me it, and all Scions, are just Toyotas with a different marketing department behind them. There is no other deeper meaning. Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2 __________________ 2013 Firestorm Scion FR-S - Car Journal

08-08-2012, 09:02 AM	#4
n2oinferno Praise Helix! Join Date: Jan 2011 Drives: Accord 2.0T, Silverado Location: Upstate SC Posts: 2,859 Thanks: 428 Thanked 2,208 Times in 1,072 Posts Mentioned: 11 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Not at all, assuming I bought the Scion, that is. It's just a badge. If people get that up in arms over it, I'd hate to see them when a real crisis hits. At the end of the day I care far more about the car than the badge it wears.

08-08-2012, 09:08 AM	#6
os86 Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2jz Location: Australia Posts: 396 Thanks: 79 Thanked 117 Times in 63 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I think at the end of the day its the same bloody car just re badged . I couldn't care less to be honest...

08-08-2012, 09:11 AM	#7
phillip Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2011 135i Location: Atlanta Posts: 52 Thanks: 9 Thanked 24 Times in 14 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I mean let's be real here, either way it's still a Subaru.

08-08-2012, 10:11 AM	#10
YukiHachiRoku Lex Luger Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2004 GS430 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 929 Thanks: 2,054 Thanked 754 Times in 316 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	you guys really can't really get over your identity crisis's? get over it... at the end of the day, in the eyes of the American society, you drive a Scion. Deal with it.

08-08-2012, 11:01 AM	#13
pr086 Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: fast Location: US Posts: 325 Thanks: 1 Thanked 26 Times in 21 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	how real of a possiblity do you think this is? i mean it kind of makes sense. release the first model year under scion to drum up all this excitment with the review coverage and hype and get everyone looking at scion again. then move it over to toyota. think it could happen?

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