Things you found about the tC AFTER you bought it

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03-04-2007, 02:06 AM

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Things I learned after I got the car:
-ABS engages immediately if your tires touch something that isn't asphalt, even if your not jamming on the brake.
-The little light on the air temp thing changes from Blue to Red.
- It's fairly quick through the first 2, very short, gears but then it's GG.
- Stiffer sway bar is a must. I believe my sway saved my life when some guy decided to get onto the highway from a mall exit roughly 20 feet from me while I was doing 60 and he was doing about 5. Riced out Audi non-the less.
-It makes you feel more bad ___ then you actually are.- might just be me.

03-04-2007, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by a_german_named_hans

Riced out Audi non-the less.

Yeah... whats with all the riced out Audi's on the island lately.

03-04-2007, 02:35 PM

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I had 1 pregant girl and my best friend in my tC yesterday...DAMN I still had Power to get on the Freeway and get around w/ No problems!!...Pretty Schweet!

03-05-2007, 03:32 AM

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yeah lol but try havin three other people in there all over 200 pounds...aka three of UK's football team players lol you'll notice the difference big time lol

03-05-2007, 03:38 AM

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that these rims bend easily

03-05-2007, 10:55 AM

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I didn't know that the rear seats recline after owning the car for nearly four months.

03-05-2007, 11:42 AM

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^^ It's ok it took me almost two years!!! LOL

03-05-2007, 01:25 PM

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Found out that you can't access the right rear taillights from inside with the factory subwoofer option. Also makes it hard to access the spare tire.

03-06-2007, 04:44 AM

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After having the car for a month, my girlfriend discovered that the sunroof will go back another inch or so if you hit the button again. I felt dumb.
Oh and I discovered that I really can't find a comfortable driving position; either my legs are fine and I feel like I'm reaching for the steering wheel or my arms are fine and my legs are too cramped - or my head hits the headliner (I'm 6'3")

I'm 5'10" and I sitll have a hard time finding a comfertable seat possition. the distance from the stering wheel to the pedals is to close, so you are either to far from the wheel, or to close to the pedals. gets reall annoying after driving 2 hours every day

but i still LOVE the car

03-06-2007, 08:17 AM

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I found this...

I hope that doesnt say 428 miles. Man I would NOT buy a used one of these things. You guys BEAT on them.

PS Havent you heard of a break-in period before you start driving like Mario Andretti?

according to the scion website, the tc doesnt have an initial "break-in period" once you drive it off the lot you can drive howevr you want

03-07-2007, 04:12 AM

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Originally Posted by acelesson

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Originally Posted by S1lent

I found this...

I hope that doesnt say 428 miles. Man I would NOT buy a used one of these things. You guys BEAT on them.

PS Havent you heard of a break-in period before you start driving like Mario Andretti?

according to the scion website, the tc doesnt have an initial "break-in period" once you drive it off the lot you can drive howevr you want

Can you see nuts lol

03-07-2007, 04:49 AM

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^^i think that says 4237, or 9237, but definitively passed the "break-in" period...Oh and i pretty much knew all about the car before i got it, because i was always visiting SL...lol..lol

03-07-2007, 04:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Racersky

I didn't know that the rear seats recline after owning the car for nearly four months.

Took me bout 5-6 months

03-07-2007, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by draxcaliber

finding the little semi secret storage compartments next to the sparetire on the passenger side. i put stuff there and feel like a smuggler

i found out the cargo cover comes off wtihout a screw driver

and it is fairly heavy, but its still lighter than all of my friends cars (evo 8, Supra MK3, Supra 2jzgte)

i found out to keep the highbeams on you push the lever forward.... haha

03-07-2007, 02:35 PM

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i found out to keep the highbeams on you push the lever forward.... haha

If you've ever driven a Ford, that would have been common knowledge....haha......I like how both high AND low stay on though.

03-07-2007, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by tC-Collin

and it is fairly heavy, but its still lighter than all of my friends cars (evo 8, Supra MK3, Supra 2jzgte)

Wow with cars like that, How did you end up with a tC?! LoL!

j/k

03-07-2007, 03:00 PM

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Lol 1 1/2 later, I just realized there was a trunk light on the left-hand wall. Don't think I'll ever really use it though...

03-07-2007, 09:03 PM

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Lol 1 1/2 later, I just realized there was a trunk light on the left-hand wall. Don't think I'll ever really use it though...

I used mine for the first time the other night when hooking up my sub's... I was so excited that I finally had a single use for it, that I forgot to post about it till now.