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[QUOTE=Tomodachi;775150]That sounds like one scary @ss ride!! :eek:[/QUOTE]
Naw, I put on racing slicks. It's pretty damn fun out-powering Corvettes at full throttle.
In other words, I blew past a C5 at 200 m.p.h. on the Osaka highway course. Damn, that game was awesome.!!1:D
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[QUOTE=Blue Supra;774860]The voice of reason speaks again...
Oath, should be rebadged a Toyota and sold as the Supra.[/QUOTE]
Yes, and watch no one buy it.
No one will fall for a $170,000 Toyota.
[QUOTE=kingofthering;774868]1. Strip down most of the expensive amenities
2. Rebadge as Toyota Supra
3. Sell for 20K
4. Sit back and watch the profits roll in. :cool:[/QUOTE]
So, basically, offer the customer a chassis and Toyota/Supra badges.
This is a $170K expected car. You'd have to make a sitting bare-bones chassis to get $20K for it.
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I wish Toyota...or anyone...would produce an "economy" 2 door RWD car.
Hyundai...lets see.
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[QUOTE=-What-;775485]I wish Toyota...or anyone...would produce an "economy" 2 door RWD car.
Hyundai...lets see.[/QUOTE]
Well there's always the rumoured new Sprinter Trueno. We'll see if those rumous will come to anything.
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[QUOTE=Ferrer;775491]Well there's always the rumoured new Sprinter Trueno. We'll see if those rumous will come to anything.[/QUOTE]
I hope it does. The market is missing a cheap, small RWD car.
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[QUOTE=-What-;775495]I hope it does. The market is missing a cheap, small RWD car.[/QUOTE]
Same with our market - the cheapest RWD sports car is the Mazda MX-5, and that's $35,000 USD here! For the 1.8!:mad:
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[QUOTE=-What-;775495]I hope it does. The market is missing a cheap, small RWD car.[/QUOTE]
In europe the BMW 1 and 3 series have some of that market.
I don't think that they offer them cheap enough in USA though...
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[QUOTE=hightower99;775503]In europe the BMW 1 and 3 series have some of that market.
I don't think that they offer them cheap enough in USA though...[/QUOTE]
Cheap?
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[QUOTE=hightower99;775503]In europe the BMW 1 and 3 series have some of that market.
I don't think that they offer them cheap enough in USA though...[/QUOTE]
I think the 1 series starts at around 30k. Not cheap.
How difficult is it to make a RWD economy car...really. If the Scion Tc were RWD...hotness. RWD Eclipse? Hotness.
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[QUOTE=Wouter Melissen;775504]Cheap?[/QUOTE]
The 1-series is the third "least expensive" rear wheel drive car currently on sale (the first is the Smart and the second the MX-5) and the cheapest four seater RWD car in Europe.
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[QUOTE=Ferrer;775506]The 1-series is the third "least expensive" rear wheel drive car currently on sale (the first is the Smart and the second the MX-5) and the cheapest four seater RWD car in Europe.[/QUOTE]
Calling the 1-Series a four seater is a little optimistic. Unless we are talking about oompa-loompas.
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[QUOTE=Wouter Melissen;775507]Calling the 1-Series a four seater is a little optimistic. Unless we are talking about oompa-loompas.[/QUOTE]
Well compared to the Mini it's like a limousine... :p
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[QUOTE=-What-;775505]How difficult is it to make a RWD economy car...really. If the Scion Tc were RWD...hotness. RWD Eclipse? Hotness.[/QUOTE]
Problem is, economy cars don't need to be RWD. When you've just gotta get to work or the shops, FWD is fine. What is needed is a small, cheap, RWD sports car.
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[QUOTE=2ndclasscitizen;775510]Problem is, economy cars don't need...[/QUOTE]
[B]Problem No. 1[/B]: You don't tell the consumers what they don't need. They tell you. First company to offer RWD small economy cars gets a high five. Where I'm from economy cars get the most modifications. FWD + performance modifications eventually approaches "pointless".
If the Civic were RWD I'd never have sold mine years ago and I'd probably own a "project Del Sol". And just think...
A ton of kids today are anti-domestic. If these kids actually had a cheap RWD platform to build on for the rest of their lives...OMG!!!! CUSTOMERS FOR LIFE!!!
I wouldn't have my Mustang today if I had had a RWD Civic with my hard earned money wasted/invested into it.
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[quote=-What-;775533][B]Problem No. 1[/B]: You don't tell the consumers what they don't need. They tell you.[/quote]
Think you missed out Problem 1a :)
The largest NUMBER of consumers determine the choices.
Guys hoping to buy cheap cars so they can mod them are in a very small minority