02-13-2012, 03:53 PM
Apoc Wrote:I think this pretty much sums up why cars like this don't succeed. There's a very thin slice of people who have enough money, aren't boy racers and don't have kids. Those are really the only people who would buy the car and they're in short supply.
Pretty much this. It needs to be either cheaper or bigger in order to succeed, and I honestly don't think it will. I mean, the reality is that I loooooooove the idea, but it just isn't practical in any sense of the word. Everyone I've talked to about this that could conceivably buy it is like 'yeah maybe.'
People forget that the Original AE86 GTS wasn't exactly a sales revolution. It was sold for 2 years in the US, and while the press thought it was a hoot to drive, nobody really bought it. And if you're looking for a successor for the AE86, toyota already made one, and it was pretty spectacular. I'm not sure exactly how the GT86/BRZ fits well into either of the company's offerings, but I guess we'll have to see.
I know I'm the original "New 86" hater, but I just don't see this going anywhere, as much as I would love for it to do so. Americans don't like small cars, they don't really like rear wheel drive cars and they aren't going to be blown away by it's specs. I predict a 4 year run, after which toyota abandons it and Subaru builds a new "sub compact" AWD hatch to it's lineup.
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