Well, the price + a small target market (how many people are looking for an essentially 2 seat sports coupe) + relatively high insurance rates = not very many buyers
practically impossible to enjoy an s15 silvia without a right arm.<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Jspec81:
I'd give my right arm for a s15 silvia, the finest overall Japanese car ever built. 247 hp, sr20det engine, .95 lateral G's, 13 sec quarter mile stock all for 20K. Why does America have to be so crappy?</font>![]()
Well not sure about the amputation issue<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Jspec81:
I'd give my right arm for a s15 silvia, the finest overall Japanese car ever built. 247 hp, sr20det engine, .95 lateral G's, 13 sec quarter mile stock all for 20K. Why does America have to be so crappy?</font>![]()
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by andrewdelvard:
Well not sure about the amputation issueI'd need to see a picture first! Have you one mate?![]()
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I've thought this for the last two years...they should NOT have dropped the cheaper variants....if they'd kept them around, they could have offered leather on the upscale versions....<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Carisear:
i think alot of things killed it.
1.) in north america, only the type sh and base vtec model were offered. if they had released a larger model line (MAINLY the lower end models -- like the 135hp and 160 hp models ... but to a lesser degree, the type-s and sir-spec models) and had more in showrooms, it would appeal more to the mass market.
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