View Poll Results: Do people bug you about the tC replacing the Celica and all that Jazz?
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"...it replaced the Celica..."
10-13-2006, 11:32 PM
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"...it replaced the Celica..."
When being questioned what kind of car the tC is, do you find yourself explaining that the tC replaced the Celica and that Toyota no longer builds the Celica?
(can someone help me make a poll out of this with the answers being either yes or no please?)
(can someone help me make a poll out of this with the answers being either yes or no please?)
10-13-2006, 11:51 PM
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no, because I don't feel that it replaces the Celica. My mother has an '05 Celica (different front bumper cuts and taillights than the previous model years), and I have an '06 tC. The seats in the Celica are very low, and the shifter is high; it's almost like going into a plane cockpit. If you're six feet tall, you DON'T want to sit in the back of a Celica. Conversely, people who won't fit into the driver's seat of a tC have a better chance in a Celica. And of course that leaves out the 1.8L engine versus the tC's 2.4L.
They're different sport coupes, each good in their own respect. But I wouldn't consider the tC to be "the Celica's replacement". I hope they bring back the Celica, perhaps with body restyling.
They're different sport coupes, each good in their own respect. But I wouldn't consider the tC to be "the Celica's replacement". I hope they bring back the Celica, perhaps with body restyling.
10-13-2006, 11:54 PM
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toyota doesn't have any kind of sports car right now. if it replaced the celica... i think it would still be a toyota... they gave it a new marquee... or whatever you want to call it.. with the camry engine... i think it's more like a 2 door camry... yeah the solara is the 2 door camry... but... it's just smaller and more budget minde.d
10-13-2006, 11:55 PM
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no, because I don't feel that it replaces the Celica. My mother has an '05 Celica (different front bumper cuts and taillights than the previous model years), and I have an '06 tC. The seats in the Celica are very low, and the shifter is high; it's almost like going into a plane cockpit. If you're six feet tall, you DON'T want to sit in the back of a Celica. Conversely, people who won't fit into the driver's seat of a tC have a better chance in a Celica. And of course that leaves out the 1.8L engine versus the tC's 2.4L.
They're different sport coupes, each good in their own respect. But I wouldn't consider the tC to be "the Celica's replacement". I hope they bring back the Celica, perhaps with body restyling.
They're different sport coupes, each good in their own respect. But I wouldn't consider the tC to be "the Celica's replacement". I hope they bring back the Celica, perhaps with body restyling.
10-14-2006, 12:01 AM
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noooo. The Celica was a sports car, the tC is NOT! I really hate it when people try to act like the tC is a sports car, or "sports coupe," or sports anything, because its freakin not. It's a regular freakin car, for the younger demographic. That is all. Please move along folks.
Sorry had to just get that off my chest...
Sorry had to just get that off my chest...
10-14-2006, 12:15 AM
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Originally Posted by paul34
noooo. The Celica was a sports car, the tC is NOT! I really hate it when people try to act like the tC is a sports car, or "sports coupe," or sports anything, because its freakin not. It's a regular freakin car, for the younger demographic. That is all. Please move along folks.
Sorry had to just get that off my chest...
Sorry had to just get that off my chest...
The tC is not a sports car!!no argument there
The celica is NOT a sports car. At best the vvti is SPORTY but its not a sports car.
( exept the GT4 Celica rally rep which I dont think was released here )
The last SPORTS car Toyota made was the Supra.
10-14-2006, 02:23 AM
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yeah, the celica is not even close to a sports car. The supra version was closer, and the all trac was good, but not near a sports car. A sports car is built around performance with the creature comforts coming next. A celica, while handling well, is not even close. Niether is anything in its class.
The celica was cool. But still just a sporty coupe. As a matter of fact, most of them were fairly slow.
And no, no-one has ever asked me if the tC replaced it. But it was the car to fill the gap. The tC is faster than most models of celica, doesnt handle as well, but has more features and falls into the same basic market segment.
The celica was cool. But still just a sporty coupe. As a matter of fact, most of them were fairly slow.
And no, no-one has ever asked me if the tC replaced it. But it was the car to fill the gap. The tC is faster than most models of celica, doesnt handle as well, but has more features and falls into the same basic market segment.
10-14-2006, 05:20 AM
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My friend Tony drives a Celica GT-S. Very, very nice car. Definately out of the tC's price or option range.
Still, it's not a 'Sports Car.' It's a 'Sport Coupe' if anything.
With my full TRD suspension, my tC just begins to have the nice, firm, stable ride and handling of the Celica.
Plus, he has the autostick--which I wish the tC had--and a lot of other features that the tC can't compete with.
Still, it's not a 'Sports Car.' It's a 'Sport Coupe' if anything.
With my full TRD suspension, my tC just begins to have the nice, firm, stable ride and handling of the Celica.
Plus, he has the autostick--which I wish the tC had--and a lot of other features that the tC can't compete with.
10-14-2006, 05:33 AM
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Officially, it didn’t “replace” anything. It is just a new car to add to the Scion lineup.
A few years ago I was thinking about buying the newer design of Celica. Then put it off so I could run my then-current car to the ground. Last year when it died, was resuscitated, then started to keel over again, I went looking for that low mileage Celica. Being unsuccessful, I decided to go with something else. Ended up going with the tC. So I guess you could say the tC replaced my first choice of a Celica.
As far as the “sport car” references, neither the tC or the Celica is a sport car (even though they both look sporty). My definition of a sport car is a car with exceptional handling and power while still being stock. Not a car that can achieve this through modification. What we have here is a tuner-car. Nice cars, but still nowhere close to being an actual sports car.
A few years ago I was thinking about buying the newer design of Celica. Then put it off so I could run my then-current car to the ground. Last year when it died, was resuscitated, then started to keel over again, I went looking for that low mileage Celica. Being unsuccessful, I decided to go with something else. Ended up going with the tC. So I guess you could say the tC replaced my first choice of a Celica.
As far as the “sport car” references, neither the tC or the Celica is a sport car (even though they both look sporty). My definition of a sport car is a car with exceptional handling and power while still being stock. Not a car that can achieve this through modification. What we have here is a tuner-car. Nice cars, but still nowhere close to being an actual sports car.
10-14-2006, 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by yellowxboy
i sold my 94 celica for a brand new 06 scion tc :D haha
so yeah, I replaced the celica for the scion :D hahahaha
so yeah, I replaced the celica for the scion :D hahahaha
I think of the TC almost as a poor man's Lexus, at least in the way that the styling relates to the new 250 and 350 Lex coupes...And the TC was based largely on an established European Toyota model, called the Avensis-And in places like the UK, it is a 4-door sedan, that sells for about 25K and up...It even looks related to the new Lexus designs..
