02-03-2016, 12:01 PM | #141 |
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Sales never bounced back after '08 regardless of how many they built. This was a cheap appliance brand. When your profits flow from volume and that volume isnt there then you get a failing brand. Sales success is not based on a built to sold ratio. My guess is by '11 they knew they needed to give it the axe. Curious that they launched in Canada though, so maybe they realized it even later than '11. And since they are keeping the lineup they only need to change badging and paperwork.
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Aw man. Now everyone who has Toyota badges on their toyobaruion won't confuse the general public anymore.
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This actually makes me like the FRS even more. Scion was already limited to North America and now the FRS is limited to the 5(?) production years... I doubt it will be the case, but it makes me think maybe 20 years down the road a stock FRS will be desirable to someone outside of NA like the 90's JDM cars are to us.
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02-03-2016, 12:10 PM | #144 |
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I like 86. IMO "GT" is used too much by pretty much every automaker.
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02-03-2016, 12:12 PM | #145 |
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I honestly do not recall ever saying any such thing. Unless I was just ragging on somebody as a joke. I could not care less what people badged their car.
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The Scion exposed and the scion VIP events were awesome.
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Yay, in August I can put a Toyota badge on my FR-S and not feel like I'm cheating.
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Now if they plan for 100 and only sell 2 year over year they are going to can it but we have no idea how many they planned to sell. They were never after Corolla volumes on this car. Going by just by sales volumes there should be no Super Cars made and everybody should be driving a minivan or SUV.
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I don't care what Toyota wants to call the 86 I have a "Banana RaceCar" RS 1.0....
I'm good.
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This makes me think that the MY17 revision is going to be a lot more upscale, especially on the inside.
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