Scion tc's?

[vermonster]

Was considering one of those if I didn't find a nice subaru, what does everyone here think about them?

[itsmy04wrx]

No.

[Gearhead Geek]

No.

+1, but if you REALLY want one my buddy just traded one in up at Patriot Subaru today... for an STI :lol:

[vermonster]

lol why, just a fancy word for toyota?

[vermonster]

+1, but if you REALLY want one my buddy just traded one in up at Patriot Subaru today... for an STI :lol:
no, i would prefer my subi, just saying i kind of liked there look

[DHGurs]

No.

x a million

OP have you driven one?

[vermonster]

nope, never..

[Antihero]

its little more than a 2 door corolla for people who dont want to rice out a civic, or guidos who want a chick car other than an eclipse.

[vermonster]

ill stick with a subie? lol, doesnt sound like the car of choice anymore...

[Antihero]

just stick with subies, you'll be a better person for it. lol

This is one of the few cars I've been into that the cool people to asshats out of the people who own them ratio isnt horribly skewed in the wrong direction.

240sx owners on the other hand....(no offense rckstr, you know I dont mean you ;) )

[DHGurs]

I've been in a TRD supercharged, full bolt-on tuned TC... Just under 200 whp or something stupid :unamused: He paid over $4000 for all those mods.


Then it got repo'd it was the best thing that could have happened. :lol:

[boxxer joe]

i work for toyota for 3 years and there not bad cars for dd'rs but other than that i dont like them there open diff cant launch them for **** they under and over steer easy and arnt to fun to work on depending on what you want to do

[98Wagoon]

I've been in a TRD supercharged, full bolt-on tuned TC... Just under 200 whp or something stupid :unamused: He paid over $4000 for all those mods.


Then it got repo'd it was the best thing that could have happened. :lol:



and I bet it torque steered like a neon..... :spin:

[-GWOOD-]

Calling Scion almost the same as a Toyota? Toyota isnt what it used to be...

[98Wagoon]

scion IS toyota.. its like chevy and saturn. its just a subdivision.. a ricey, bastard-child sub-division... :lol:

[squeethebee]

and I bet it torque steered like a neon..... :spin:

SRT4?

ed

[98Wagoon]

SRT4?

ed


yeah.. the neons.. :rofl:

[squeethebee]

I don't ever remember seeing "Neon" anywhere on the one I used to drive all the time... Maybe he debadged it? Also, equal length half shafts ftw.

ed

[98Wagoon]

still a neon. dont care if it said it or not. my cousin had one for a while. tq steered like a sonofa***** anytime you got on it hard. his was ~300whp

[squeethebee]

You may be misunderstanding torque steer as wheelspin... We are a spoiled bunch in our AWD car... we are.

Also, to stay relevant, I enjoy the styling of most Scion's, tC included, but the lack of awd or even rwd in their line up kills it for me :(

ed

[98Wagoon]

get on the gas hard and the wheel would damn near come out of your hand.. :iam:


scions are girls cars. and in that light, they're ok in my book. as long as a girls driving :lol:


and we're DEFINITELY spoiled.. I like it that way.. :rofl:

[squeethebee]

My truck was a rude awakening as to how fickle 2wd vehicles are, you actually NEED to pay attention to when you open it up.. WTF? :iam:

ed

[98Wagoon]

My truck was a rude awakening as to how fickle 2wd vehicles are, you actually NEED to pay attention to when you open it up.. WTF? :iam:

ed


truf. I had several RWD's before I got my 96, and a few FWD's. and when I first took off in my 96l couple, ej18/5mt I was like. whoa.. wait.. wtf?!

[Seraphinwolf]

get on the gas hard and the wheel would damn near come out of your hand.. :iam:


scions are girls cars. and in that light, they're ok in my book. as long as a girls driving :lol:


and we're DEFINITELY spoiled.. I like it that way.. :rofl:

Naw, that's as Ed described I'm sure. Torques steer would still leave the wheel in the same hold in your hands but have an unpredictable change in steering angle as the load shifts. Am I right in how indescribed it Ed?

[RCKSTR]

just stick with subies, you'll be a better person for it. lol

This is one of the few cars I've been into that the cool people to asshats out of the people who own them ratio isnt horribly skewed in the wrong direction.

240sx owners on the other hand....(no offense rckstr, you know I dont mean you ;) )


:lol: none taken :up:

TC's are girls cars IMO, I'm just going to leave it at that. and ya the whole FWD part... huge deal breaker right there...

[DHGurs]

and I bet it torque steered like a neon..... :spin:

You must have torque to have torque steer. :unamused:

Neons had a bunch of TQ steer, as any (non Focus RS) hi-power FWD car does. Worse was the wheel hop you get from the ****ty motor mounts.

[Oscar_Meyer]

I worked for toyota and was a Scion scales manager... I hate the things.. HATE EM HATE EM HATE EM...

Although I just had that opinion changed after watching Chris Duplessis thrump one at NEFR...

I have NEVER EVER seen a Scion move like dat...

[abenson100]

yeah the 0-60 mag scion xd was crazy

[Oscar_Meyer]

yeah it was.. my bad it was not TC, I think it was an Xa..

[skahttay]

ill stick with a subie? lol, doesnt sound like the car of choice anymore...

it never was the car of choice...i rammed a scion in a parking lot once because it was looking at me wrong.

[Mike]

My truck was a rude awakening as to how fickle 2wd vehicles are, you actually NEED to pay attention to when you open it up.. WTF? :iam:

ed
I absolutely love how well this car holds the road. Granted I came from a 4x4 Tacoma but I've driven plenty of "normal" sedans and this thing just sticks like glue to the 90 degree turns into my office complex, 2nd gear, gas pedal to the floor. :lol: It pisses off the jogger dweebs who use the roads during lunch but that's not my problem. :lol: And that is with a stock suspension and stock tires. I'd love to see how it would handle with a tighter suspension and better rubber.

[vermonster]

You may be misunderstanding torque steer as wheelspin... We are a spoiled bunch in our AWD car... we are.

Also, to stay relevant, I enjoy the styling of most Scion's, tC included, but the lack of awd or even rwd in their line up kills it for me :(

ed
this^ pretty much just like the look of the cars is all i was getting at..

[abenson100]

nope it was teh new Xd http://www.scion.com/#xD

[vermonster]

it never was the car of choice...i rammed a scion in a parking lot once because it was looking at me wrong.
:rofl: Good man, sounds like it deserved it.

[98Wagoon]

You must have torque to have torque steer. :unamused:

Neons had a bunch of TQ steer, as any (non Focus RS) hi-power FWD car does. Worse was the wheel hop you get from the ****ty motor mounts.


imagine that wheel hop with blown struts... :unamused:

I dont know how no one got hurt driving that thing..

[boxer3maine]

scion tc..
what is the big bad difference in that one.
toyota corolla, honda civic.. who cares.

I had to look up "scion tc".. I don't even keep track of the little eggshaped 20 gauge nightmares.

I have an old sube with torque steer... I learned the first generation of the chassis shipped the front right spring sitting backwards in its seat. 23 years later... I am gonna get to that chore. I mean it. One of these decades...:lol:

http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd255/soob87/scion_tc_3.jpg

I like to see the accidents.. if you are looking at a certain model, the net is good for this.