FT-86 to be named FR-S...

[smellytofu]

I don't get you... The point of that post was to?

[<---cop]

Why the fuck would you buy one at all to do that?

98% of these will be daily drivers.

[rollin7]

dont be a pussy, who gives a fuck about driving a manual car in traffic

[Captiva Fan]

But here is the rub. A Subaru Forester manual X is $29000 drive away. A Subaru Impreza is $2k less drive away. So an Impreza with AWD is $27,000 and could be had for less if you really haggle.

Yeah, but the Impreza doesn't handle, and gerlytrux are the absolute opposite of automotive enjoyment.
I can probably buy a Hyundai Accent for less than the Forester, and it'd be less unfun to be stuck in.

[rj_astra]

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But here is the rub. A Subaru Forester manual X is $29000 drive away. A Subaru Impreza is $2k less drive away. So an Impreza with AWD is $27,000 and could be had for less if you really haggle.
AWD and 2.5 litre for $28,990

Here's another rub, the actual ORC of a Forester X is $34900 with no discount. Just because Subaru needs to slash $6K off the price to sell the old clunkers means nothing with regards the price of a FT86.

On a side note:
Hyundai have just released the price of the Turbo Veloster in the USA. About USD2500 (10%) less then the Scion FRS.
It will be interesting to see how they price it here after Toyota's $29,990 FT86 bombshell.

[oioioioioi]

You can also fit 3 kids and a dog in the back of a Forester, so it wins the competition as the better car hands down. Therefore no FT86s will be sold.

[TonyJZX]

veloster turbo is coming and should be under $30k


wrong wheel drive of course but we are comparing apples to oranges

[Rona]

Teh fuck you talking about tony, the NA shitter is like $23K before on road costs are added so I can't see it getting close to $30k. That and Hyundai still have no idea how to tune suspension so it will handle like shit.

[tremolo]

So I call into a Toyota dealer to look at the 86 as the full page add in the Herald Sun says -

"The Toyota 86 has arrived."

Well I could not see one as it will really be there on the 18th.

So how much I ask?
Advertised price is $29,990 + on roads.
The real price is $34,990

So not a good way to sell a car with at best false hopes or could it be a deliberately misleading advertisement?

Now I spoke to some good people. 70% of pre sales are white. Orange is least liked. If it is Falcon orange I am not a fan as it looks dirty in just off blisteringly bright sun.
I was keen to buy one then and there. I could pay cash. But there are no cars to physically see. Advertisement gives you the impression there is.

But here is the rub. A Subaru Forester manual X is $29000 drive away. A Subaru Impreza is $2k less drive away. So an Impreza with AWD is $27,000 and could be had for less if you really haggle.

AWD and 2.5 litre for $28,990


RWD and 2.0 litre for $34,990


Hard to justify the $6k difference.

[<---cop]

dont be a pussy, who gives a fuck about driving a manual car in traffic

Fuck that. I'm too lazy.

[itsnotagsr]

Hard to justify the $6k difference.

One might get you laid, the other is for the aftermath.

[spiller]

70% of presales are in white? I figured it would be popular but that sounds like bullshit to me.

[[SPESHAL]]

So I call into a Toyota dealer to look at the 86 as the full page add in the Herald Sun says -

"The Toyota 86 has arrived."

Well I could not see one as it will really be there on the 18th.

So how much I ask?
Advertised price is $29,990 + on roads.
The real price is $34,990

So not a good way to sell a car with at best false hopes or could it be a deliberately misleading advertisement?

Now I spoke to some good people. 70% of pre sales are white. Orange is least liked. If it is Falcon orange I am not a fan as it looks dirty in just off blisteringly bright sun.
I was keen to buy one then and there. I could pay cash. But there are no cars to physically see. Advertisement gives you the impression there is.

But here is the rub. A Subaru Forester manual X is $29000 drive away. A Subaru Impreza is $2k less drive away. So an Impreza with AWD is $27,000 and could be had for less if you really haggle.

AWD and 2.5 litre for $28,990


RWD and 2.0 litre for $34,990


Hard to justify the $6k difference.

I don't think I've ever seen anyone miss the point quite so much in my life.

[rollin7]

[lysdexia]

+1 to that, what the actual fuck sort of a comparison is that?