Hello everyone. I'm Roxlo, I've been a long time e46 BMW 3-series owner, this afternoon I traded in my BMW for a 2012 Scion TC and couldn't be happier. I'll have pics up here tomorrow after I detail it (refused to let the dealer scratch it up).

Anyways, I was wondering what to expect generally with maintenance on this car? Obviously coming from a BMW I expect to have less maintenance and more reliability, but as an avid DIYer it would be great to know what I need to do to keep the TC in top shape.

Also, I had the dealer keep the standard radio in so I can see what other options I have regarding the radio. What do you guys suggest on that front? What are some common things done to these cars to upgrade the looks/experience?

Pics coming tomo!

 

Thats the best part, with fully synthetic oil, oil changes come every 10,000 miles. Not much to do but give it the weekly bath. Congrats on your purchase and hopefully you enjoy.

By the way, this is the DIY site of your dreams with feedback and reviews from many DIYers...

 

Welcome to the Scion family. Enjoy your new obsession!

 

Welcome........post some pics of your old ride and now your new ride...auto or stick

 

Welcome!

The best thing to do is check out people's build threads for ideas and DIY...just a few
WellesleyScion
jtk2
Scion202
Backinblacktc
MightyP
Superpickel
jayjay89 (number might be wrong...forgot)
Oh and mine of course lol

 

Awesome, sounds good. Will do

 

welcome welcome. yes maintenance on these cars are very simple compared to a higher end vehicle. with the oil it says every 10k but some (like myself) always do it every 5k because thats just the way its always been done.

overall appearance.. just look around see what you like and see if it works for you. IMO..first thing.. drop it..lol. even if its just a inch. it looks a whole lot better with less of that awful wheel gap

 

Picked it up this morning

 

And mine.....

 

O my.. Wish my paint was that pretty again.

 

Welcome to the dysfunctional family. What camera did you use to take those great shots of your car?

 

sorry ur still new to me haha. nothing bad about that...clearly one of the most innovate minds moding an RS, just i thought of the first few build threads when i made the list

 

No build thread here (should've started one!) but check out some of my posts with pics. I too have the MGM tC. Good luck and welcome!!!

 

It's kool I'm still new here . Alls forgiven!

 

Welcome Rox! This is a great site for ideas on what to do. Plenty of build threads with how to, reviews and pics. Plus there's a wide variety of builds, so you should be able to find something for you.

Lowering springs and HIDs seem to be the top 2 mods, but there are plenty of options.

 

You picked the best color imo..welcome to the site.

 

We are the OG's. LOL

I think we should all add this to our sigs:

OG tC2 Owner


Welcome Rox!! Love the HDR shots!

 

lol...or ur a moderator now...start a group! then we can have it under "SL Member"

much more exclusive haha

 

^ +1

@ralph: He also forgot 1stOne, who is the original OG, so don't feel too bad.

 

Virginia?