I took delivery of my NBM '07 tC yesterday at 2pm and after much highway and country road driving these are my impressions.

For being a heavy car its quite nimble, (im used to a '93 NX 2000) though it might be going from 15's to 17's. It sticks tight to the corners, im still learning the gears so im not too sure about over/understeer (i forget which one fwd's have ), havent felt it yet.

The 5spd feels very solid, im still haveing some trouble geting into 3rd gear quickly, but ill get it, I sill plan on getting a short throw shifter, the height feels really good to me so I will prolly get the CC or the TRD one. It takes time to get used to a new clutch

The headlights have great range on low and high beams, the gauges are nice and easy to read at night.

I can already see the stupid amount of stuff i want to do to this car. There are soo many mods that i want. I'm trying to start out cheap, i ordered blue led's to replace the interior lights (quick and easy),

Mods I have planned:
Eyelids (Blue to match the paint) - $20
Shortthrow shifter - CC - $100 TRD - @cost
Rear sway bar - TRD - @cost
Alpine deck (maybe) and 10" sub - Havent decided on models yet (suggestions welcome)
Tint - Once i find a decent price, 220 is a bit excessive

Does anyone have any sugestions to relatively cheap DIY mods? (Kinda like the led's, jsut easy things that make the car that much funner!)

 

looks like you're getting some help from toyota to get your parts. i work over at a lexus dealership...but the only thing im getting through trd is the strut set (which is dam expensive..even with my discount)

im glad to hear you're pretty happy with your car!

 

Yea I am extremely happy with it, no regrets at all!

 

i say shifter cable bushings, makes the shifter feel so much more solid
also, look into getting the speedsource motor mounts, when they come out....or maybe an ingellis stiffy engine damper, wheel hop is a problem with our cars.

but if it was up to me, i would invest in detailing supplies because i'm freak about that, good luck

 

I do need those too, i was just about to search to see what good wax and such is to keep it shiny, i have the liquid turtle wax and shammies and all that stuff. But im sure that isnt ideal to keep it like new.

 

this guy is selling his cf taillight overlays.
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...137&highlight=

quick little things...
smaller antenna
leds for the turn signals

congrats on the new car man, welcome!

 

220 for tint is way to much!!!!

i got my tint done---all limo except front windshield---for $110


witelite, where can i get a smaller antenna from?

 

you get what you pay for. when I finally get my windows tinted, I'm having the glass taken out and the job done right.

 

yea, well this guys has done a prv car of mine and and nothin went wrong with that.

and if something were to occur, i jus take it back to him and he'll redo for free

 

glad your happy!

 

I'm not a fan of CF trim like that, i dont mind CF hoods (on light colored cars for contrast)

With the antenna I'd need a decent one, because where i live its quite hilly i do listen to the radio alot.

i thought the led's dont blink for turn signals (somthing about current and the flash relay) i woulnt mind changing my mirror lights to a blue led tho

 

for a antenna just go to the nearest Honda dealership and get one for a S2000 it fits perfectly and its only 30 bucks....

 

Nice car! For driving fun, I'd actually prefer a mint or restored one over the tC.

 

taking the glass out is silly, it will cause more problems than it will fix

 

if you have it done cheaply. I would NEVER waste the money on a $100 tint job.

 

Understeer is the worst feeling in the world .. I hope you never experience that.

 

I recenltly are at about your same mileage... I think everything is great, except once in a while I hear a rattle somewhere in the steering column that goes away eventually and today I even heard some type of squeaking... couldn't figure out where it was coming from, somewhere on the passenger side? It went away after a while.

Unfortunately though, when trying to make a turn today, I didn't realize how ridiculously narrow roads Boston Market has in their parking lots, and scratched/rashed my wheel right at the rim of it... ugh! At first I just hoped I had run over it with my tire.. but got out, and great jagged narrow rash at the rim... took off a small part of the tiny really thin rubber ribbon that goes on the tire as well(didn't get the actual tire I believe) Probably about two inches... my car hasn't even hit a month

 

I agree!!!!


Oversteer is fun, manageable, safe, enjoyable, and intuitive, whether intentional or not.


Unintentional understeer makes the bottom drop out of my stomach. I usually manage to muck my way out of it though.

 

Wow, you really shouldn't be having those sorts of noises this early in the game. I didn't have a single squeek or rattle until about 6k miles, and that seems to be right about on schedule judging from all the other testimony I hear around here.

 

wat year s2000?