04-04-2012, 06:11 PM
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Originally Posted by vividracing
The biggest reason that the FR-S is seeing such support this early on is because it's been anticipated for a while. Also, the FR-S is cheap enough for kids to be able to pick one up. People that can afford the 370Z are generally older, and many don't have any experience or desire to mod a car. The FR-S is marketed at an entirely different demographic.
Like others have said, the 370Z hasn't been left out in the cold. Plenty of stuff available.
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FR-S marketed at an entirely different demographic? I don't so... The 370Z isn't all that much more than the 26K or so the FR-S / BR-Z are going to start at. We're not talking an M3 vs. MX-5 here.
Plus younger people are typically far more concerned with a cars #'s so many wouldn't even consider an FR-S out of ignorance. They want the cars with the most HP, fastest 0-60; 1/4 times, etc and hence why you don't see so many 17-25 year olds driving MX-5's.
Older people with more experience understand that test track numbers a lone don't dictate how much a car should be worth and hence will be more interested in cars like the FR-S/BR-Z; MX-5; S2K; etc.
So the demographics of who buys what kind of car goes far beyond price a lone. Plus you may be surprised how many kids get their parents to pay, pay 1/2 and or live at home with no other expenses who can afford cars they otherwise couldn't on their own.
Last edited by vo2max99; 04-04-2012 at 06:15 PM.
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