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Old 06-13-2008, 07:45 AM
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Is there anything new with the 2009 Scion tC? Looks like it is exactly the same as the '08.
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Old 06-13-2008, 07:55 AM
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different seat cover design.
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Originally Posted by dencio83
different seat cover design.
x4
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Old 06-13-2008, 08:21 AM
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not that you'll even notice it between 08 to 09...
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Old 06-13-2008, 08:35 AM
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one less year of 'age' when you resell it?
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seats are different... that's it.
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Old 06-13-2008, 02:28 PM
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Here's a pic of the 2009 seats:



The difference is in the middle part of the seat. It is now all black instead of the silverish it was in 06-07. I still haven't discovered any other changes myself after looking pretty closely over my car (although this is the only tC I've looked at closely). I think the stock antennae on the 2009 might be shorter as well, although it's still about a foot long.
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Originally Posted by datdude1119
Originally Posted by dencio83
different seat cover design.
x4
x5
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Old 06-13-2008, 04:26 PM
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aren't the wheels different too?

not sure how accurate this pic is.

http://autos.yahoo.com/scion_tc_sport_coupe/
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no, they have some sort of rims on that. I never trust yahoo pictures because it's never accurate. Just go to scion.com I'd think that's the easiest place to find answers....
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Originally Posted by Wutachampion
no, they have some sort of rims on that. I never trust yahoo pictures because it's never accurate. Just go to scion.com I'd think that's the easiest place to find answers....
X2
same rims
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Old 06-13-2008, 04:53 PM
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^^^ the wheels on that yahoo autos pic was the EMX i think by enkei. Yeah you have to pay extra moola for those.
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Salbahe ako, Ikaw salbahe karin ba?

dencio im trying to figure that out
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I have a pretty comprehensive photo album of a 1-week old 2009 tC here:

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v295/rcf22/tC/

If you have any questions about the 2009 model that you can't find in those pictures, let me know and I'll try and figure it out for you
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Originally Posted by SchaumburgScionJT3
Salbahe ako, Ikaw salbahe karin ba?

dencio im trying to figure that out
Means " I'm bad, are you bad too?"
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I dunno if it was the same way on the 08 but the radio now has XB TC and XD modes instead of XA XB and TC.

And while I actually like the black seats more than the silver, they get friggin hot. On hot days like lately I find my back sweating after just a few minutes of sitting in them if I don't put my windshield sun blockers up.
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^^ thats in filipino right, becuz im filipino and i was trying to sound it out like a fob
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Originally Posted by SchaumburgScionJT3
^^ thats in filipino right, becuz im filipino and i was trying to sound it out like a fob
Yea its Tagalog
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the leather on the steering wheel is different too. Instead of the wrinkle kind that the 05-08 has, the 09s are smoother like that on the new corolla and matrix.
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Huh... hadn't noticed that... although I had noticed that I liked it more than I would have thought.
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