There was some good debate in another thread, although unrelated to the thread being closed, about the marketing and cost of the XR6T and XR8.
People (XR8 owners only I might add) say jack up the price of the XR6T. Obviously working on the theory that performance is the guide for price.
If the XR6T was ½ a second slower over the quarter, but still had the same goodies, would those same people be complaining about the cost and looming depreciation? I suggest not.
My point is;
1)I’d suggest that the XR6T was marketed to the people who are considered the turbo/WRX generation
2)If that being the case, the price of the car should meet the marketing price expectations. Ie below $50K, otherwise I’d buy a WRX. (And I would of.)
3)XR8 owners are not drawn from that demographic
4)I’d suggest that XR8 owners have grown up with the V8 marketing that says ‘performance only comes in an 8’ and would never look at buying the 6T anyway.
5)Therefore the BA XR8 was always going to be inline with price growth over the AUIII XR8.
6)No one made anyone buy an XR8. You knew what you were buying, so stop your whining.
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People (XR8 owners only I might add) say jack up the price of the XR6T. Obviously working on the theory that performance is the guide for price.
If the XR6T was ½ a second slower over the quarter, but still had the same goodies, would those same people be complaining about the cost and looming depreciation? I suggest not.
My point is;
1)I’d suggest that the XR6T was marketed to the people who are considered the turbo/WRX generation
2)If that being the case, the price of the car should meet the marketing price expectations. Ie below $50K, otherwise I’d buy a WRX. (And I would of.)
3)XR8 owners are not drawn from that demographic
4)I’d suggest that XR8 owners have grown up with the V8 marketing that says ‘performance only comes in an 8’ and would never look at buying the 6T anyway.
5)Therefore the BA XR8 was always going to be inline with price growth over the AUIII XR8.
6)No one made anyone buy an XR8. You knew what you were buying, so stop your whining.
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