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Old Oct 23, 2012 | 06:20 PM
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Just reminiscing about my old Scion days. Here was my matte grey tc paint job. damn those days were fun. Let's see some of the oldschoolers!


















Old Oct 23, 2012 | 07:13 PM
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Daaamn, that is old school. I've been around since '04 but car was never anything much to look at.

Yours was one of my favorites Diesel. 5:AD, TRD SC, matte gray. Does the other owner still have it?
Old Oct 23, 2012 | 08:32 PM
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Stroll down memory lane...cant wait to see who else will post up
Old Oct 23, 2012 | 09:00 PM
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most people have moved on and rarely (if ever) log on here anymore.

Jon I feel bad for that car, it suffered a horrible fate, lol. I wonder where it is now.
Old Oct 23, 2012 | 10:39 PM
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Originally Posted by dieselstation
Just reminiscing about my old Scion days. Here was my matte grey tc paint job. damn those days were fun. Let's see some of the oldschoolers!
post current pics of your new ride. i read you moved on to a 1st gen tsx. what ever happened to your old tC?
Old Oct 23, 2012 | 10:51 PM
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Originally Posted by HKSpeed
post current pics of your new ride. i read you moved on to a 1st gen tsx. what ever happened to your old tC?
Last i heard some dude here bought it and was trying to put an xb motor in it cuz the tC one blew up. I think it changed owners more than once.
Old Oct 23, 2012 | 10:53 PM
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https://www.scionlife.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=153330

followed by this

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=204977

and

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=216020

wonder where its at now
Old Oct 24, 2012 | 10:38 PM
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OMG that hurts to read. damn that made me sad but anyways.. i'm in a TSX and a Miata now.

my TSX


my first Miata




my current Miata

Old Oct 25, 2012 | 09:34 PM
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I wasn't terribly active, but I spent a lot of time here.
When I sold it, it looked like this:


And of course it had my $50 RS1 seats:


With my (now) wife's:


I have since moved on, but I still think fondly of my car and I still think one day I'll own another one.

Today:
Old Oct 26, 2012 | 10:50 PM
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I'll play....


Joined the Scion community with my '06 RS 2.0
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Car was totaled eight months later
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Waited a few months for my '07 RS 3.0 to come off the truck

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I have barely driven it since '08. I drive it maybe 300 miles at most in a year. I've dailied a couple cars in the mean time:

'05 350Z
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Old Oct 26, 2012 | 10:52 PM
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And yes... I have a thing for blue cars... Too bad the RS 3.0 wasn't blue. =\ lol
Old Oct 27, 2012 | 05:05 AM
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I still log on for some laughs.

Sold my tC after it had 10 gallons of water in it from rain after the street flooded. 2 "deep cleans" by GEICO, and a huge run around later and barely fixing it, It was the last straw. I was tired/bored/disliking the car and scene.

Now, driving my 2nd WRX. Love the car to death, and wish I never got rid of my 04 that I sold for the tC.


Annnddddd already built a motor. 2012 block, STI crank, stock rods, acl bearings, cp pistons, tgv deletes, PnP'd intake manifold, throttle body. Blouch 18G turbo, Turboxs TMIC and TBE. Put down 323 whp on a conservative tune.

Old Oct 27, 2012 | 06:26 PM
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I guess Im old school?

First tC 2005



2nd tC back in 2007



and then 2008 Scion xD



and then 2009 Scion tC



and that snow prompted me to buy this
2011 WRX



and i hated that car. Transmission felt like crap, radio sucked, and was numb.

Traded her in for my favorite car of them all

2013 Scion FR-S Argento 6sped Manual

Old Oct 28, 2012 | 07:44 AM
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07 tC
It was nothing much. Think the only thing I really liked about it was the TSX retro I did, but pretty much stock just your basic mods.
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BUT I'm still in the Scion family have a 05 xB as well. Still treating me just as well as the tC did.

Also, have a 05 Grand Prix White S2000.
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Now:
Old Oct 29, 2012 | 02:12 AM
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old schooler in the since ive lurked around on this website for a grip n seen alotta kool builds an progress of rides but here's a few pics I had saved of some of the old school rides which got me motivated watching there builds (some still here n rides sold n off to other rides but ive since alotta stuff on this site none the less. but enjoy!

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just a few pics lol
Old Nov 1, 2012 | 07:53 PM
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Had mine since the summer 05... just sadly finished putting her back to stock. I lowered it so much it broke my axles lol...
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AND NOWWWW I DRIVE THIS THINGY
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Old Nov 7, 2012 | 07:12 AM
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Here was my tc:


Then the motor randomly blew and I sold everything off it and it became really gross and dumb.

Then I bought this missile car

And as fun as it was 2nd blew in a shift lock initiation and I went straight into a wall at 50mph. Totaled.

Then I bought another one


And now I am sick of the tc being ____ty, so it'll be back up as a "cool" hipster car.


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Was never really an active poster but I have been reading for years now

I had on 05 tC but the car was never anything special.
I remember most of these old scions.

Still log on every now and then

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Originally Posted by Hayseed
Here was my tc:


Then the motor randomly blew and I sold everything off it and it became really gross and dumb.

Then I bought this missile car

And as fun as it was 2nd blew in a shift lock initiation and I went straight into a wall at 50mph. Totaled.

Then I bought another one


And now I am sick of the tc being ____ty, so it'll be back up as a "cool" hipster car.


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"Randomly"

How was all that "super performance" turd? Aside from putting you in a wall at 50.



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