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Old Aug 23, 2010 | 06:38 AM
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Exclamation RIP DEATHSCYTHE (My RS3)/ REVIVED!!

Just recently, I got in a car accident with the tC..it rolled down a hill with myself and my cousins in it. Luckily, just the driver's whole side was hit instead of my cousins. I would die if anything happened to them..
Right now, I really miss my tC. It was totaled, but my parents do want to get it fix. It's going to cost thousands and it may not be worth it to a lot of people to fix, but it means the world to me. I love my car and I love the things I've done with it.. It's been great to me in autocrossing, taking me everywhere, and being my first project car.
Seeing my tC like this brings me to tears.

I love the Scion community and just want to let y'all know: Thanks for being so kind to me :] I just got another project car, but I won't be letting the tC go. -Tiffany

Here are pictures of my then ride and now:
My 2007 Scion tC



My 2005 Infiniti G35




REVIVED AFTER THREE WEEKS!!!!

Check it out:
(Photoshoot with both my cars together :])




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Old Aug 23, 2010 | 06:42 AM
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true tC enthusiast
Old Aug 23, 2010 | 07:12 AM
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wow, that's going to be a lot of work, but props for sticking it out

deathscythe, eh? gundam fan? hahah
Old Aug 23, 2010 | 07:18 AM
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Thanks, Domo.
A lot of people think it's crazy that I love my tC this much, but I can't let it go.

Ro_Ja, yes! The G35's name is Epyon. Hahaha, I will be naming all my cars after gundams!
Old Aug 23, 2010 | 08:31 AM
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ahhhh!! are the tail lights and lip kit okay?!!
Old Aug 23, 2010 | 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by ParadoxTC
Thanks, Domo.
A lot of people think it's crazy that I love my tC this much, but I can't let it go.

Ro_Ja, yes! The G35's name is Epyon. Hahaha, I will be naming all my cars after gundams!

Glad everyone's OK! MMM Woot Gundam Wing FTW!!! Good Ole' Times!
Old Aug 23, 2010 | 01:35 PM
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wow its good no one was hurt bad, but sorry for the loss.. female+autox= win hope you'll get running again soon
Old Aug 23, 2010 | 01:41 PM
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Good no one was severely injured. Props for rebuilding it.

Oh and seems like the wheels are ok. They didn't shatter into a million pieces. Guess Rotas aren't too bad after all.
Old Aug 23, 2010 | 01:52 PM
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WoW!

Glad your OK!...What Happend?

Looks like the ROTA's survived ehh???

Yea the "fixing" part looks quite Extensive!
Old Aug 23, 2010 | 02:22 PM
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I'm glad to be in one piece! No physical damage to myself happened and I'm VERY lucky to be alive. I should've been dead (as scary as that sounds). A lot of people died where I crashed at so it's amazing how I lived and walked out.

It was crazy hanging off of that hill, I kept my foot on brake and had the E-brake pulled up. They couldn't move me because the car might roll forward and down the hill more. My cousins were already out. They said if the car kept rolling, I would've been gone for sure since there was a cable line..

Haha, yup, the Rotas are in one piece! ALL 4 of them. One looks a little too bad so I want to go ahead and replace that! Now, no more jokes about them haha

Gotta keep doing what I love and being apart of the car scene means having my tC back with me.
Old Aug 23, 2010 | 02:40 PM
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I'm sure if the rotas were balanced, they would probably be bent.

Glad you're OK. That is a lot of work to do on the car. I would replace it because I wouldn't want a bent up frame from a crash like that. To each their own.
Old Aug 23, 2010 | 02:42 PM
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Wow! Thats epic!! The last part of the story sounds like an action movie lol. I'm glad everyone is okay! Keep in mind, cars can be raplaced/repaired/rebuilt..... People, on the other hand, not so much.
Old Aug 23, 2010 | 04:51 PM
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Version 2 of the tC is gonna be deathscythe custom hell? :D
Old Aug 23, 2010 | 08:46 PM
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glad to hear everyone is ok...but like said above the wheels and tails look fine lol
Old Aug 23, 2010 | 09:15 PM
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marcial was telling me about this. glad everyone is ok
Old Aug 24, 2010 | 01:54 AM
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Glad you all are okay that's whats most important! ...would have thought with the white you would have gone Sandrock...Gundam FTW!
Old Aug 24, 2010 | 03:02 AM
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im glad youre ok but i weep for the RS3, im in DFW and frequent the yards and know where a few tc's are if you need any help finding any parts
Old Aug 24, 2010 | 03:07 AM
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its okay tiff. when your in town you spend time with Ayla and i. it'd be fun =)
Old Aug 24, 2010 | 04:14 AM
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Thanks y'all!!!

Yes please! Let me drive AYLA!
Old Sep 18, 2010 | 03:54 PM
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Three weeks later after getting it totaled, it's rebuilt and it looks like nothing ever happened :] The shop here in Austin did an amazing job!

Check it out:
(Photoshoot with both my cars together :])






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