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Old 03-16-2014, 10:42 PM   #24
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I think most enthusiast are happy to see the FRS/BZR twins. There is nothing that comes close to what they have to offer in the new car market. The one sad fact is that they are not selling as well as the initial interest level would have indicated. Part of it is that the market for these type of cars is limited. Most of the older enthusiast that like that car tend to want to go for something higher up the ladder and younger generation does not have the interest in cars that young people once had. Heck few of them even know how to drive a manual transmission. If they drive the auto (I did) it leaves much to be desired in terms of forward thrust. Hope they sell more so that there are plenty of used ones to turn into cheap track day cars.
problem is that young people are broke. The recession/reset has left them behind because out of work older people are taking their hourly jobs. The other issue is that millenials, and this is from experience, simply do not believe in busting their humps largely for the benefit of others. Meanwhile they expect to be paid well and they expect a certain level of quality of life. Previous generations weren't nearly so ballsy or entitled.
If owning a nice car on their own dime and not one gifted to them means taking a part time job just to pay for it, they're not interested. They'd rather rely on their two feets, a hipster bicycle or take the family car whenever its available. They no longer see a car as freedom like previous generations. Fun stuff but between the insurance and the payments ...not worth it to them.
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