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Old Jan 31, 2006 | 04:36 AM
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Default SUPER WHITE TC'S RARITY

OKAY FOLKS IM GETTING MY 5 SPEED SUPER WHITE TC ON WEDS. FEB. 1ST
I HAVENT SEEN MANY SUPER WHITE TC'S AND I WAS WONDERING
HOW RARE ARE THERE?
IS IT NOT LIKE A POPULAR COLOR?
ARE THEY ONLY PRODUCING A CERTAIN AMOUNT?

AND ON THE SAME NOTE
ARE SCION TC'S A REALLY HIGH DEMAND AND ARE SELLING OUT? OR IS IT JUST BECUASE ONLY A CERTAIN AMOUNT ARE BEING MADE?
BECUASE IVE BEEN TO MANY DEALERSHIPS AND IVE HAVENT SEEN MANY.
Old Jan 31, 2006 | 05:15 AM
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Are there any dealers at all with TC's on the lot? Will I be waiting for a month plus on a SW TC order from the SGV, CA area?
Old Jan 31, 2006 | 05:20 AM
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no more cap locks man and to answer your question, IMO i dont think they are rare at all. I always see one and wish I got one. I think its a really popular color becasue white is a clean color to go with.
Old Jan 31, 2006 | 02:46 PM
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def not rare, i love having a white one but i see so many other white ones haha
Old Jan 31, 2006 | 03:04 PM
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I would say FM is the most common, but there are lots of whites around too. I see them everyday, and white is really easy to keep clean.
Old Jan 31, 2006 | 03:21 PM
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SW is deffinetly not rare. But yes FM is everywhere.
Old Jan 31, 2006 | 03:22 PM
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I have a SW tC and its not easier to keep clean than a darker colored car. IMO its the hardest to keep clean.

Darker colors hide dirt better. With white you can easily tell its dirty.
Old Jan 31, 2006 | 03:27 PM
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I have a black car and had a white car. I would take white over black for car color cleanliness anyday.

Dark cars show the dirt really bad. Most people will just assume your car is an ugly color. But wash it, and its amazing how much dark shows dirt. IMO of course.
Old Jan 31, 2006 | 03:36 PM
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yea, i can don't wash my car for 3 weeks and still look cleaner than my frd's black tC not washed for a week. Wash and do a quick wax and your car will stay and look cleaner longer. I have my car for almost a year and have barely any noticable swirl marks. Quick wax helps.. even if its only an extra 15 mins.
Old Jan 31, 2006 | 05:48 PM
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but isn't the super white tc the color that is least likely to show any scratches and stuff like that? if not, what is the best color for hiding scratches? i have a black sand pearl and you can see every single littlest scratch on it. hate it, but love the color.... when it's clean!!!! so bright and shiny but yet so dull and grey when it's dirty.
Old Jan 31, 2006 | 05:53 PM
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Ummm, Absolutely Red is pretty rare, so I have been told.
Old Jan 31, 2006 | 05:54 PM
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id say they are not rare like every other color out there, its like when you get a car, u specifically look out more for the same car....so i see sw's all the time, and others see all the other cars....know what i mean?
Old Jan 31, 2006 | 06:20 PM
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When I bought my SW tC last March, I specifically asked for a 5-speed SW. My VW crapped out on me, and I needed to by a car immediately. Didn't have time to order one and wait. I told them if they wanted my business, they would get me a SW within 3 days. They had to go to 3 diff dealers to trade another color tC for a SW one with 5-speed. The SW were hard to come by in 5-speed where I live. Auto SW were a dime a dozen, but the 5-speed were few and far between. After trying 3 or 4 surrounding dealers, they found one and delivered it to me right away. There were def more a/t SW than m/t SW. Don't see too many SW around MD/VA/DC area. Mostly SSM/CSM and FM around here.
Old Jan 31, 2006 | 06:39 PM
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when i was first looking at tcs last march it was going to take a month or two to get a sw 5 speed. then i got a dui and couldnt afford a tc and bought a truck. sold my truck last month, walked into power scion on dec 31st, and there were 7 or 8 tcs sitting there, 2 white ones. needless to say, i left in a 5speed sw now i see at least 2 a day in sw. def not a rare color
Old Jan 31, 2006 | 06:59 PM
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Originally Posted by THansenite
Ummm, Absolutely Red is pretty rare, so I have been told.


Old Jan 31, 2006 | 07:03 PM
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SSM MT is apparently super rare.
Old Jan 31, 2006 | 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by draven301
SSM MT is apparently super rare.
about as rare as a Lee in Chinatown
Old Jan 31, 2006 | 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Scion-ce
Originally Posted by draven301
SSM MT is apparently super rare.
about as rare as a Lee in Chinatown
Old Jan 31, 2006 | 07:28 PM
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i got mine from longo in elmonte.
i waited for about 2 weeks. a friend of mine got his from garden grove, he got it the day he went there
Old Jan 31, 2006 | 07:37 PM
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I've seen quite a few SW's on the road. They do look nice however. But the clean Black look is just crazy at night w/ tints and interior Blue LEDs. You cruise around the club areas w/ the description I mention and everyone starts turning heads towards the vehicle. I own that and when I cruise around Old City in Philly every woman has either complemented me or checked out my car. All I need is a body kit and I'm set.



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