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Old Oct 15, 2006 | 05:40 AM
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That must have been you. LOL!
Old Oct 15, 2006 | 07:11 AM
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i found out that the more i drive it, the more i love it.
Old Oct 15, 2006 | 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by ehj
Originally Posted by Tito_Cruz
I found the text button on my headunit...didn't know it was there...till after 6 months of owning it...
Is there a way to make it scroll or continue to the next line? I have the one that has iPod and XM.
hold the button down and it goes to the next line briefly. its only a 32 character display (16 per screen)
Old Oct 15, 2006 | 09:27 AM
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that's it's slower than my 15 year old car with 150k miles and a smaller motor
Old Oct 15, 2006 | 03:57 PM
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It sucks, but it's now becoming the new civic for everyone to have. At least around here, almost all new drivers have a tC. In my neighborhood, there are 7 tCs. Fun though, when they drive by and give me a rev or honk when I'm working on mine.
Old Oct 15, 2006 | 04:29 PM
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that after a few years of being out, they should discountinue the model because idiots start to buy it and give it a bad name...
Old Oct 15, 2006 | 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by L4rry_B1rd
that after a few years of being out, they should discountinue the model because idiots start to buy it and give it a bad name...
yeah, like the thread starter.
Old Oct 15, 2006 | 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by gottea

with the radio on, press and hold the SSP button for 5 seconds, you'll hear a beep and the screen should say "Car Type tC" use the volume button/**** to change it to "Car Type xA" or "Car Type xB"
does this work on the 07's? i'll check it out in a few minutes. i already did the "customize the welcome message"...it took me a few times to get it to work, but nonetheless i figured it out.
Old Oct 15, 2006 | 06:17 PM
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There's a protective film layer over the clock.
There's inner handles to pull down the hatch.
There's shopping bag hooks in the backseat and trunk.
Old Oct 15, 2006 | 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by web
It sucks, but it's now becoming the new civic for everyone to have. At least around here, almost all new drivers have a tC. In my neighborhood, there are 7 tCs. Fun though, when they drive by and give me a rev or honk when I'm working on mine.
Yep! Its definately the new civic. Everytime i see one it tries to race me, and i will never race another tC.

When i bought mine 2 years ago, i never even saw a single one on the road. Now i can't make it 2 miles to the gas station without passing 4 of them.

Another thing i noticed is that no matter what liquid hits the fabric seats, they will stain, and never come out. Even if its just water.
Old Oct 15, 2006 | 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by lowelcam
There's a protective film layer over the clock.
There's inner handles to pull down the hatch.
What? Well, I guess that makes sense, given the strange reflectivity... but now I'll never want to take them off!

Did you know that if you give a good tug to the inner handle, the hatch door will close on its own? Yup, no extra pushing the top of it from the outside! I usually push it anyways, though, because I don't like to pull the handle like that


Oh yea hey! I figured out something yesterday... when you turn the HVAC ****, the little indicator square ("arrow") on the **** changes colors according to the temperature setting you have... it was pretty cool, never knew that before either
Old Oct 15, 2006 | 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by beedee
Originally Posted by gottea

with the radio on, press and hold the SSP button for 5 seconds, you'll hear a beep and the screen should say "Car Type tC" use the volume button/**** to change it to "Car Type xA" or "Car Type xB"
does this work on the 07's? i'll check it out in a few minutes. i already did the "customize the welcome message"...it took me a few times to get it to work, but nonetheless i figured it out.
Yes it does.

So does the easter egg for the word 'Scion' in Japanese.

-Aaron
Old Oct 15, 2006 | 08:52 PM
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the FIRST thing I found was how ____ty and dangerous the Potenza RE92 tires were.
Old Oct 16, 2006 | 02:52 PM
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the first thing i found out was how desparately this car needs a rear window wiper.
Old Oct 16, 2006 | 03:20 PM
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This is the first car I've driven that the intake whistles.
Old Oct 16, 2006 | 03:45 PM
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No way!!! I did not know about the mode button on the steering wheel being able to turn off the stereo.

And I just recently discovered the changing light on the temp dial. Hey, I live in Florida - the temperature has been set on cold since I bought it!
Old Oct 16, 2006 | 04:00 PM
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Yeah found out all this things the first week i got it...mine came with Yokohama tires, really nice...
Old Oct 16, 2006 | 04:34 PM
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i wanna change my welcome message! HOW DO I DO THAT!!!???
Old Oct 16, 2006 | 04:49 PM
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I found out that the A Pillars were bigger than I was used to, and caused me to 2nd guess my turns (I end up taking right turns real wide)
I have the self dimming mirror and it took me 6 months and a friend to show me there are decorative lighting effects with it.
Old Oct 16, 2006 | 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by missjobuq
i wanna change my welcome message! HOW DO I DO THAT!!!???
Ditto... I know its in the effin manual, but i lost my stereo manual, and i can't get it to work with the explainations i have searched for and found.

It seems like everyone has posted a way to do it but it never works when i try it...

I wish i could find the manual



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