Brand discussion: If x is less than the cost of a recall, we don't do one.

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Human Grand Prix: Jan 24, 2013; by FactsAreUseless

Personally, I feel the 86 and BRZ should have been a turbodiesel manual sportswagons. Y'know the ones that everyone buys.

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Human Grand Prix: Jan 24, 2013; by FactsAreUseless

InitialDave posted:

I do think a RWD hot hatch at a 20k-ish pricepoint would be awesome.

But no-one will build it nowadays, and if they did, they wouldn't make much, if any, profit.

The Lotus Talbot Sunbeam was pretty cool. I think that might have been the last one (unless you include the Starlet) But like you said, it's no longer feasible.

# ¿ Sep 28, 2014 21:05

Human Grand Prix: Jan 24, 2013; by FactsAreUseless

InitialDave posted:

It's probably the car I mentioned earlier, and the reason I specified a 20k price point for a RWD hot hatch. I'm talking about something to compete in the same arena as the Fiesta ST.

More like 2100lbs.

Just find the extra �5k for the M135i if you're going down that path.

Let me clarify I meant that the Sunbeam was probably the last RWD "economy" hot hatch. The 1 series is more of a premium higher class offering, and I think it's going FWD eventually.

# ¿ Sep 28, 2014 23:23

Human Grand Prix: Jan 24, 2013; by FactsAreUseless

Ideally, all cars should be exactly like the 1989 Nissan Skyline GT-R.

# ¿ Sep 30, 2014 02:20

Human Grand Prix: Jan 24, 2013; by FactsAreUseless

I have no desire to own a BMW newer than an E28.

# ¿ Sep 30, 2014 02:33

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