Longevity of the the Twins?

[GreenMonster]

They are going to be in the lineup for as long as Toyota/Subaru can make money off them :2cents:

If they continue to sell at the current sales numbers (26914 twin sales for FY13) [1], then they'll continue to be in the lineup. Sales can dip a little as time goes on, as the R&D costs will have already been paid off upfront during the original rollout, but I'm sure there's a minimum sales number that has to be met in order for the model to continue. Only the Bean Counters in Corporate know what those sales numbers are.

The coupe market is a fickle one, so who knows...



<---- Past 2 coupes I've owned were discontinued (Ford T-bird, Acura CL) due to low sales numbers.



[1] http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10766

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Pbrown

Maybe wifey will buy you one of these for your 90th birthday.

Well now, Pbrown, if my wifey had any say it it .... I would give up my driver's license RIGHT NOW!.......

My father drove until he was 94, then my sister borrowed his car and never returned it to him ..... after he drove away from a gas station .... before he took the filler hose out of the gas tank ......



humfrz

[FRSBRZGT86FAN]

Originally Posted by humfrz

My father drove until he was 94, then my sister borrowed his car and never returned it to him ..... after he drove away from a gas station .... before he took the filler hose out of the gas tank ...... :eyebulge

humfrz

Did this actually happen?

[Pbrown]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Well now, Pbrown, if my wifey had any say it it .... I would give up my driver's license RIGHT NOW!.......

My father drove until he was 94, then my sister borrowed his car and never returned it to him ..... after he drove away from a gas station .... before he took the filler hose out of the gas tank ......



humfrz

For as log as you can. You are one of the key contributors to this forum. Appreciate your positive contributions.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by FRSBRZGT86FAN

Did this actually happen?

Yep, sure did ..... true story ......

"The rest of the story" is that we bought him an electric golf cart, to drive his large, gated golf course community. Well, all was OK till he tried to drive it into town and got a ticket.....you just can't keep a humfrz from driving.....


humfrz

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Pbrown

For as log as you can. You are one of the key contributors to this forum. Appreciate your positive contributions.

Y thank ya, Pbrown.......


humfrz

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Model Citizen

The new buicks are pretty solid

I wouldn't complain

Thanks, ...... I've already got some mods in mind .....


humfrz

[Don Ivey]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Oh, until I'm ready for a Buick or my kids take my drivers license away from me ....


humfrz

Actually, the new Buick Regal GS is kind of nice.

[billwot]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Oh, until I'm ready for a Buick or my kids take my drivers license away from me ....


humfrz

Well, maybe one of these Buicks!

[regal]

Originally Posted by FRSBRZGT86FAN

The MR2 and the Supra, even though that was a different era and situation, lasted an average of 23.5 years I don't think this car will be any different

Toyota's last sports car the MR-2 lasted 5 years and it shared many parts with other cars.




This car is right now anyway a real on-off, more new parts even chassis. They have to pay for all that R&D. Or they may write it off. I don't think anyone knows. The joint venture complicates matters.


Whats the most successful joint venture vehicle the Geo Pism? Those cars (the Toyota version too) were extremely well built/designed for reliability appliances. I wish I had one just cause it would never break down.


Who knows but I think the best thing that could happen to this platform is for it to be made what it wants to be a: Subaru only car, get rid of the D4-S and the clock and let Subaru engineers take control.


Or Toyota get serious and put a modern slant I-4 in it. I don't know uut Toyota people and Subaru people have different expectations and it may not be sustainable like it is.

[FRSBRZGT86FAN]

Originally Posted by regal

Toyota's last sports car the MR-2 lasted 5 years and it shared many parts with other cars.

What? It was created in 1984 and they stopped making it in 2007. Is that time period wrong?

[billwot]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Well now, Pbrown, if my wifey had any say it it .... I would give up my driver's license RIGHT NOW!.......

My father drove until he was 94, then my sister borrowed his car and never returned it to him ..... after he drove away from a gas station .... before he took the filler hose out of the gas tank ......



humfrz

My dad died 2 months before his 94th b'day, when his current DL would expire. He had already had the optomotrist update his glasses, so he could pass the eye test, was studying the DMV study guide for the written test, and shopping for a NEW Camry!

[strat61caster]

Originally Posted by FRSBRZGT86FAN

What? It was created in 1984 and they stopped making it in 2007. Is that time period wrong?

Yes. The car was introduced in 1985 in the U.S. and they stopped selling the second generation MR2 in America in 1995.

http://mr2wiki.com/AllModels/History
http://www.edmunds.com/toyota/mr2/

So 10 years for the first run in the U.S. not accounting for the year long gap in between models.

The third generation was only available 2000-2005 (five years after the MK2 was discontinued here).

http://www.edmunds.com/toyota/mr2-sp...rtible&ps=used

[DylanFRS]

Originally Posted by strat61caster

Yes. The car was introduced in 1985 in the U.S. and they stopped selling the second generation MR2 in America in 1995.

http://mr2wiki.com/AllModels/History
http://www.edmunds.com/toyota/mr2/

So 10 years for the first run in the U.S. not accounting for the year long gap in between models.

The third generation was only available 2000-2005 (five years after the MK2 was discontinued here).

http://www.edmunds.com/toyota/mr2-sp...rtible&ps=used

So isn't that 15 years? Assuming you count the MR-S, which I was assuming we would.