Scion Is No More - Page 3

hrpiii · 02-05-2016, 10:34 AM

my co-worker has an FRS, and well, I barely fit in it. But then again, I don't fit in a lot of little cars.

xc_SS/RS · 02-05-2016, 10:35 AM

Yeah they targeted young people in their 20-30's and got people in their 40-50's I think. And they had pretty much the same exact cars on sale now as they did when they first started selling cars, minus the FRS.

Good riddance honestly. I rode in a TC once and immediately felt that my base line accord was a better built car with better materials throughout the interior

mar10 · 02-05-2016, 05:17 PM

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If I were to choose between a Prius or an xB, I would choose Prius because it is more reliable but I have no idea why Scions were less reliable than Toyotas. Speaking of Subarus, I know someone who has a '11 Outback and the dashboard is all scratched up. Subaru's quality back in the day was terrible and basic, but now they're not so basic and the quality seems to be better.

I would have bought another prius but I was new in my career and the price difference was at least 10k if I recall right. I didn't have any reliability issues with the XB I just ended up hating how cheap it was. I could deal with the crappy interior and the strange styling of the exterior because it was bought as a cheap commuter. But I didn't realize how bad of gas mileage we were going to get. That little 4cyl engine had to turn pretty fast to keep up with the 75 mph speed limit out here in the desert and having a crappy 4 speed auto transmission didn't help. I think the high speed limit is what wore down my 03 prius. It did great when I lived in the Midwest but once I moved down here it never seemed to get a full charge on the batteries. Both were reliable in my opinion is just that when I bought the xb I wanted a cheap car with good mileage but I got a cheap car with crappy mileage.

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EricTheCamaroGuy · 02-05-2016, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by vegas girl

Scions.....very ordinary.....forgettable.....my son is leasing one...asked if he's just gonna buy it out...he said probably NOT....his girlfriend ALWAYS gets car sick in it...LOL

Oh wow, a person who gets carsick in a Scion. When I was twelve, I got carsick in my dad's 2005 Toyota Matrix XR. It is having problem after problem now, and we are looking into new cars for him. Your son, if he likes his Scion, and when his lease is up, probably will but a used one, but who knows now

EricTheCamaroGuy · 02-05-2016, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by dontlift19

Scion-ara

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Ha, I like it

EricTheCamaroGuy · 02-05-2016, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by xc_SS/RS

Yeah they targeted young people in their 20-30's and got people in their 40-50's I think. And they had pretty much the same exact cars on sale now as they did when they first started selling cars, minus the FRS.

Good riddance honestly. I rode in a TC once and immediately felt that my base line accord was a better built car with better materials throughout the interior

It did seem to get people in their 40s and 50s, and I knew someone in that age range who had a first gen xB, but now she owns a Honda Insight. The xB was discontinued for the 2016 model year, but the tC seemed to last the longest.

motorhead · 02-05-2016, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by hrpiii

my co-worker has an FRS, and well, I barely fit in it. But then again, I don't fit in a lot of little cars.

Damn! I could use you to help put boilers in.

EricTheCamaroGuy · 02-05-2016, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by mar10

I would have bought another prius but I was new in my career and the price difference was at least 10k if I recall right. I didn't have any reliability issues with the XB I just ended up hating how cheap it was. I could deal with the crappy interior and the strange styling of the exterior because it was bought as a cheap commuter. But I didn't realize how bad of gas mileage we were going to get. That little 4cyl engine had to turn pretty fast to keep up with the 75 mph speed limit out here in the desert and having a crappy 4 speed auto transmission didn't help. I think the high speed limit is what wore down my 03 prius. It did great when I lived in the Midwest but once I moved down here it never seemed to get a full charge on the batteries. Both were reliable in my opinion is just that when I bought the xb I wanted a cheap car with good mileage but I got a cheap car with crappy mileage.

Toyota still uses the 4 speed in the Yaris! I saw on Scion's site a comparison between the xB, Nissan Cube and Kia Soul, and the xB had the 4 speed, the Cube had a CVT and the Soul has a 6 speed auto, and Scion acted as if the 4 speed is better, but now it's dated. Toyota also uses the 4 speed auto in the Corolla L.

EricTheCamaroGuy · 02-05-2016, 06:27 PM

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Damn! I could use you to help put boilers in.

Umm

i007spectre · 02-05-2016, 06:32 PM

My first brand new car was a 2004 Scion tC. I loved it at the time. Then I got older and wanted more. So my last three new cars have been Camaro's.

EricTheCamaroGuy · 02-05-2016, 07:08 PM

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My first brand new car was a 2004 Scion tC. I loved it at the time. Then I got older and wanted more. So my last three new cars have been Camaro's.

Interesting. I think the tC was supposed to replace the Toyota Celica.

dontlift19 · 02-05-2016, 07:16 PM

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Ha, I like it

Haha, I can't take credit for it but I though it was pretty funny.

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EricTheCamaroGuy · 02-05-2016, 09:20 PM

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Haha, I can't take credit for it but I though it was pretty funny.

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I thought it was pretty funny too

02-05-2016, 10:34 AM	#29
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xc_SS/RS Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: somewhere in MD Posts: 4,883	Yeah they targeted young people in their 20-30's and got people in their 40-50's I think. And they had pretty much the same exact cars on sale now as they did when they first started selling cars, minus the FRS. Good riddance honestly. I rode in a TC once and immediately felt that my base line accord was a better built car with better materials throughout the interior __________________ 2010 2SS/RS Z/28 intake, NW, FAST 102, speed engineering LT's, some exhaust, ATI -10% pulley, GM flex fuel injectors, DSX flex fuel sensor, MGW shifter, HP Tuners, some suspension work, stickers and a little weight loss. 12.63 @113.53

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i007spectre Drives: 2016 2SS, 2008 HHR ECTO-2H Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Springfield, Mo Posts: 1,935 View My Garage	My first brand new car was a 2004 Scion tC. I loved it at the time. Then I got older and wanted more. So my last three new cars have been Camaro's. __________________ 2016 Camaro 2SS. Hyper Blue, Ceramic White, Auto, MRC, and NPP. 1100 - 9/25 2000 - 9/28 3000 - 9/30 3100 - 10/27 3300 - 10/28 3400 - 10/29 TPW 11/09 3800 - 11/10 4300 - 11/24 4B00 - 11/25 4200 - 12/5 5000 - 12/7 6000 - 12/11