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[Kuroi-Tsubasa]

I WANT MY UTE!

Wasn't the Subara Baja a ute and it didn't sell well here in the States?

[Tsunade_Hime]

At least you guys got the MKIV Supra and the new GT-R in the States... I WANT MY UTE!

Ya we got the GT-R but....in Japan, it is like 53k...and by the time it gets to America it is 93k. It's cheaper than an E92 M3 in Japan and smokes it, heck the Japanese MSRP is 1/4 of a GT2 and it smokes that too...

[booboo12]

Wasn't the Subara Baja a ute and it didn't sell well here in the States?

Yeah it was, but due to ambitious pricing (you could get a Ranger, Tacoma or Sonoma/S-10 for cheaper), higher tow ratings from the other small pickups and a lack of marketing, it just didn't take off.

As far as the G8 goes, a dealer in Maryland took advantage of a loophole to sell the very closely related Chevy Caprice to regular people (GM insists on limiting the car sales to police only) and Motor Trend interviewed someone who got one.

Chevy Caprice Reports for Civic Duty - Motor Trend

Very cool read.

[grimreefer1967]

Wasn't the Subara Baja a ute and it didn't sell well here in the States?

It was a weak, slow, scooby ugly four door that they tried to pass off as a "sport utility". It wasn't much more than a sedan without the deck lid. MUCH better options for real sport utilities were available from almost every other manufacturer on the planet.


I guess I originally should've said, "I WANT MY PERFORMANCE UTE!" A big V8, 2 door, rear wheel drive monster... Aussie style, like the Maloo.

[Sphinx]

2002 Jeep grand Cherokee limitd 4.7l quadradrive

[KLF]

Ya we got the GT-R but....in Japan, it is like 53k...and by the time it gets to America it is 93k. It's cheaper than an E92 M3 in Japan and smokes it, heck the Japanese MSRP is 1/4 of a GT2 and it smokes that too...

Bleh. It's 148k here. In euros. Still, I've heard all units that were allocated for sale here, were sold in advance.

[Datamonger]

I just got a new car, a 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix GT. For a car that weighs almost as much as my old Grand Marquis, it has quite a bit of get up and go.

[Tsunade_Hime]

Bleh. It's 148k here. In euros. Still, I've heard all units that were allocated for sale here, were sold in advance.

Dang 148k lol. Sounds like R34 GT-R V-Spec NUR II prices here in America (floats around 100-140k for a used one too!)

I just got a new car, a 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix GT. For a car that weighs almost as much as my old Grand Marquis, it has quite a bit of get up and go.

I thought you were gonna get an Altima... :S

[Datamonger]

I thought you were gonna get an Altima... :S

I was going to get one, but I found out that it requires premium gasoline. As it is right now, I'll barely be able to afford my Grand Prix. With having to get premium gas, I'd definitely not be able to afford anything.

[Tsunade_Hime]

What? The Altima definitely does NOT require premium gas. No N/A motor unless it's a Porsche needs premium gas. They "recommend" premium gas for optimum performance, but again for N/A motors it makes no difference. Turbocharged/supercharged motors are completely different, even modern ECU for those will retard the timing so you "could" run such cars on regular (highly not recommended).