juss get a new one...obviously if u took the time out to research it u want the damn car.....im on my second tc and i bought both of them brand new.......before i got the one i juss got i was lookin to get a used 2003 infiniti g35coupe....which after taxes and interest rates was gonna come out to close to 40 grand.....for a used car....granted its an infiniti but hell no i rather go wit something that hasnt been used by a complete stranger before and dat if i have any complaints i can take it back to the dealer and say "i payed for a new car....gimmie a damn new car".....when u buy a used car dats wat ur buyin a used car.....for dat juss put 3000 dollars into a 98 honda accord, civic, corolla or camry and wait until u can finally afford that extra 3grand...lol....put it like this....unless ur buyin the used car cash ur gonna pay a pretty high interest rate no matter the credit juss cuz is a used car......lets say u find a 13 grand 05 tc mind u we in 07.......the interest rates are gonna shoot the car well over 20 or at least close to 20 grand, get a tc brand new wit no extra stuff from the dealer and wit a good downpayment u can keep the total gross cost of the car at around dat same price range.....go new go new go new!!!!!!

 

The tC really holds their value. I bought an RS 2.0 about 6 weeks ago. Since then, I've put on about 1,300 miles. I went to KBB.com and checked a retail price for a used one. I chose what applied to it:
Release Series
Special edition
Premium sound
Leather/Suede seats
F&R side airbags

and to my surprise, the retail for a used one is:

$26,385

No

 

You should sell the RS 2.0, make some profit. Buy another tC and there you go, free upgrades =D

 

That's an idea. But I do love this one. Where I live, So Cali, there are alot of tC's and I'm glad that the color I got isn't that common. During the past 6 weeks I've had it, I've only seen 1 other one.

I was actually deciding between the RS and a regular one with upgrades. The RS comes standard with the suede seats, iPod XM radio, F&R curtain airbags, sub woofer and the kick ___ color, all for $18,880.

My other choice was a blue regular tC but I was thinking of adding a ground effects, pedestal spoiler and the iPod radio. But I just had to have the Blue Blitz Mica and the seats. I love the seats.

If Toyota could improve on the tC, I would say the gears. They're TOO LOW. They need a 6th gear or make the final drive taller. I'm buzzing at 3,700rpm going 80mph in the freeway. My wife with her 4 cyl Solara is humming at 3,000rpm at 80 in the freeway. I'm getting like 22mpg on my tC while she gets about 25mpg with a HEAVIER car.

 

22mpg on the freeway?!!

 

You guys make good points.......If people actually bought cars at KBB. NOBODY BUYS CARS AT KBB VALUE!

Not even carmax can sell their car at kbb price, thats why they now sell about $800 under kbb and they are a dealer.

 

I think you all are forgetting that the tC base price already has the haggling built into it...

Essentially, you're getting the car for perhaps $2000 less than what would be a retail price... $18,500.

When you look at a Honda or a Ford or whatever, you see their retail prices referred to all the time... who the hell actually walks out the door and pays that? Probably no one!

So it's kind of the opposite with a Scion, everyone pays that price... but if you account for the fact that the car would sell for more if they allowed haggling, then the resale value of a used car should make perfect sense.