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Old Jun 28, 2005 | 02:57 PM
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Having decided on the CSM (previously the SSM) I saw a Flint Mica up close today at the Dealership and now I'm torn. The FM is beautiful. Something about that color makes you stare at it.

Now I have to decide, CSM or FM. I hate decisions. I am horrible at making them.
Old Jun 28, 2005 | 03:00 PM
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The Flint Mica has you. Resistance is futile!
Old Jun 28, 2005 | 03:05 PM
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The Flint Mica has you. Resistance is futile!
I shall soon be assimilated.
Old Jun 28, 2005 | 03:12 PM
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I almost went with white when I bought my tC, but I just couldn't once I saw the sun hit the FM. I just love the depth.

Old Jun 28, 2005 | 03:13 PM
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i wish i went SW.... the hood chips will change your mind
Old Jun 28, 2005 | 03:16 PM
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ssm was my only choice, that or wait a month.
Old Jun 28, 2005 | 03:55 PM
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FM, I think silver is bland and forgettable. I like white but already have a white celica at home.
Old Jun 28, 2005 | 03:58 PM
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FM!!!! you know what it really stand for right.. its not flint mica.... its F***ing Magic!!! cuz that what it works with the ladies!!!!
Old Jun 28, 2005 | 04:00 PM
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Worked on me.
Old Jun 28, 2005 | 04:04 PM
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I usually do not like white but on the tC, the white with the glass top really looks good. But I went with the FM and still love the color.

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Old Jun 28, 2005 | 04:22 PM
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I know the feeling, I'm fm on and off.

I might get bcp though, decisions decisions.
Old Jun 28, 2005 | 04:33 PM
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i have 3 white cars at home, one more would just kill it

soon itll be 2 Flint Micas, an LS and TC
Old Jun 28, 2005 | 05:00 PM
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sorry FM looks too much like a freaken bass boat color for me...all it needs is little more crome and a red perl stripe on the side that says "King fisher 3000"...

http://nationalvehicles.com/image.php?image_id=30874
Old Jun 28, 2005 | 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by jaydub
I almost went with white when I bought my tC, but I just couldn't once I saw the sun hit the FM. I just love the depth.

What graphic is that on the side of your hood?
Old Jun 28, 2005 | 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Six3
Originally Posted by jaydub
I almost went with white when I bought my tC, but I just couldn't once I saw the sun hit the FM. I just love the depth.

What graphic is that on the side of your hood?
Looks like a reflection to me
Old Jun 28, 2005 | 05:18 PM
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ok yea i see now... on different monitor now. It appears to be a poster.
Old Jun 28, 2005 | 05:46 PM
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I ordered an NB b/c i saw a dirty FM in a lot one day and it looked like crap. But then i saw a clean one hte other day and it looks sweet. Now i cant decide!
Old Jun 28, 2005 | 05:51 PM
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Judge by the dirty-- because black cars are never clean for more than 15 minutes... though my IIP isn't much better. My wife's silver car can be filthy as hell before it starts to show. On a windy day, a black car is dirty before you finish washing it.
Old Jun 28, 2005 | 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by jmiller20874
The Flint Mica has you. Resistance is futile!
This is true.
Old Jun 28, 2005 | 05:54 PM
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Originally Posted by scratchtc
I ordered an NB b/c i saw a dirty FM in a lot one day and it looked like crap. But then i saw a clean one hte other day and it looks sweet. Now i cant decide!
Really? A dirty cars looks like crap? Hmm... There's probably a TSB for it... That's odd... And then you say a clean one looked good? Hmm... Wow I just don't know what to say... I'd call Scion corporate and let them know... Dirty car looks like crap, wow...

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