Well it didn't take long...

[OriginalWheelman]

^I actually have to disagree with that to an extent. I feel this FRS and BRZ is somewhat aimed at the kids who want to drift but dont know ther first thing about it. Scion has always been a youth targeted market. Throw a couple vids around like the one I posted above, all of a sudden a bunch of young inexperienced drivers get their dream when they graduate high school. "Mommy, Daddy! Look at this cool car, its inexpensive, yet daring enough to get me some play! Can I have it?!?!"

Also keep in mind that drifting kids like you stated above are not normally doing it on public roads. They know better, just like they know not to purchase a brand new car to drift since chances are they are going to bash it into a wall a few times.

I have to agree. Current drifters would not buy it for a drift car. Maybe a DD that they can play with, because for the money, you could build a serious, serious drift car. Who is going to buy it? Those who buy "cool" cars. The kind of kids that are "car guys" but are more into body kits, neons, and big wings. Now obviously, this is not true of everyone who buys one, but I assure you, it it going to be true of a lot of people who buy the Scion version. Guarantee you see a lot of college kids, with 4.5 years worth of payments left, wrecking them because they decided to "get loose" for the first time. Furthermore, anyone who buys any new car to learn to drift in, is an idiot. I mean, imagine if 50% of the idiots you see driving a TC all the sudden switched to a FR-S.

On a side note, I look forward to owning one in 5 years and swapping in an STI engine.

[Bubba1]

^I actually have to disagree with that to an extent. I feel this FRS and BRZ is somewhat aimed at the kids who want to drift but dont know ther first thing about it. Scion has always been a youth targeted market. Throw a couple vids around like the one I posted above, all of a sudden a bunch of young inexperienced drivers get their dream when they graduate high school. "Mommy, Daddy! Look at this cool car, its inexpensive, yet daring enough to get me some play! Can I have it?!?!"

Also keep in mind that drifting kids like you stated above are not normally doing it on public roads. They know better, just like they know not to purchase a brand new car to drift since chances are they are going to bash it into a wall a few times.

On the contrary, kids into drifting ARE the most likely ones to doing it on public roads because it's free. The main reason the RWD 240sx has been so popular among drifting kids is because you can get one for 1500 bucks and it costs comparatively little to insure as its not considered a sports car. Heck, look at the NICO boards, the 240sx group trends younger, and in many cases, those old 240's are their first car.

I'm sure there will be some spoiled brats getting new FRS/BRZ as presents, but the overwhelming majority of the new ones will be purchased by non drifting adults, just like the Miata or 240sx were when they were new. The drifting kids will become interested in them once they become affordable (about 10 yrs from now) I'm confident I will be proved right when someone analyzes the age demographics of FRS/BRZ buyers after it's been on the market for awhile.

[themadscientist]

So it's the modern equivalent of a Camaro or Mustang then. That's what the non-driving rich kids drove when I was a tot. Meanwhile the Mad one was hanging the tail on a 72 Opel Manta.

[Bubba1]

So it's the modern equivalent of a Camaro or Mustang then. That's what the non-driving rich kids drove when I was a tot. Meanwhile the Mad one was hanging the tail on a 72 Opel Manta.

I had a 74 manta as a company car loooong time ago. fastback with a 4 speed. Fun little car.

[nissangirl74]

^LOL

"Japanese Trucks Exporter". Great, now there are going to be yards of young'ns bashing them into poles.

Before we all panic about kids drifting new FRZ/BRZ into poles. Keep in mind, drifting kids don't normally buy brand new cars. So I kinda doubt you're gonna see many beat looking FRZ/BRZ with mismatched wheels and zip ties holding the bumpers on for several years.

We'll be the first to see them. They'll show up in Carlisle, begging us to let them on the track, swearing that their battery secured with a bungee cord is safe.