before u say anything...just know im not usually this stupid...ok..
After driving around my 2 day old tC, i smelled something burning which seemed to be the brakes(which i hope is normal)...come to think of it...the tC is very hot...like the engine and the brake rotors...anyways...when i parked the car...i knelt down to sniff at my brakes...nothing...then i felt the heat with my hand and it was warm.....heres where my stupid ___ does the stupidest thing....with my middle finger...i slightly touch the rotor....that things dayam HOT!!....i quickly pulled my finger away and look around to see if anyone was looking....good thing i was alone....yeah yeah yeah...im a dumbass....screw u!....haha....just felt like sharing...
peace...

 

well........<shakes head> maybe you should sue scion.....that lady sued mcdonalds for hot coffee, right?

i'm just joking don't try it or i'll hunt you down :twisted:

Jeff

 

yeah the smell is normal, part of the break-in for brakes. It'll go away.

 

Maybe I'm weird but I actually liked the smell, reassured me that I in fact got a brand new car

 

I bet when a waiter brings you a plate of food and tells you "Sir this is Hot" you are the one who taps the plate to make make sure it is!
Hope your finger is ok

 

that was on seinfield yesterday

 

nothing wrong with it as long as you learned. after driving 6 hours from atlanta to tampa i got out of the car was pulling stuff outta the trunk and noticed that the inside of the muffler tips was a lil blackish stuff. so i bent down. with my fingers tried to clean it out.. OUCH!

 

ah yes. the break in days..i had that smell..i like the interior smell of a brand new box

 

Smell of brakes during break in is not something i was aware of, but quite possible.

However, i do know that most brake component manufacturers coat their rotors with a special substance to keep the metal from rusting or corroding during storage and shipment. That is why its common to see a little bit of white smoke from your brakes after putting on new rotors, even without hard braking.

 

:oops: I do that. They place the plate in the wrong area, so I need to move it. As for touching the brakes, thats not something I have done.

 

first day of its break in period, i drove it on the freeway, and i could smell burning plastic somewhere. i guess there were some parts in plastic covers in the engine bay.

went away after a while but it was kinda odd and scary at the same time. :

 

Yeah, ANY burning smell freaks me out! Reminds me of 8 years ago, when I did my first stereo install, and the power wire burned up and melted... after that, all burning smells freaked me out.

 

*****CAUTION******

If you smell something and it isn't running quite right.........check you handbrake!!!! :twisted:

I bet we have all done that for a block or two!!! :D

 

I am very sure I will agree when I get mine...

 

Does Toyota has any smell stuff for our cars to make them smell like new again?

 

You know, that reminds me of how humans in general are. You could have something that smells like total s**t, and say to your friend, "Dude, this smells like ____"

Your friend says, "Really? Let me smell!" *sniff* "Eugh, DUDE it DOES smell like ____!"

Same thing with anything that tastes bad too