Hello, new to this forum and new to Scions. I'm in the market for a new car after driving a Nissan Cube for the past 12 years. I've done my research and I really like Scion, and considering that I'm old enough to want to reclaim my youth a little bit (little sporty, not too crazy), I'm thinking about a Scion tC. I like the look of the tC and I like the reviews its gotten. I'm currently looking at a 2015 release series 9.0 with a 116,000 miles on, with an automatic transmission. The price is good; and I took a look at it and, a few little dings on the body but nothing beyond what you would expect on a 7 year old car. Otherwise, good outside, clean engine, good interior and a good drive and road feel. I have a mechanic scheduled to look at it, but I'd also like the opinion of current owners. Is it true that it's a worthy buy even at 100,000 miles? Also, anything to look out for on the 2016 with the auto trans, or anything to expect at this mileage?

(and yes, I know, a standard would be way more fun, but I live in a very hilly, urban area. I've done the manual trans before and it's fun on the open road, not as much for the day to day driving unfortunately where I live).

 

Yes if the car has been maintained you should not have any issues for the most part. Bonus if it comes with service history. They're simple cars built by Toyota with 2.5l Camry engines, they don't require much to keep going.

93k and ton of upgrades on my 2014 and I've ever had AN issue and I drive the snot out of this thing.

 

I have 190k on my 2013 Scion tC. no issues with the engine, doesnt burn any oil and I do 15k mile intervals using synthetic.
I did switch from stock oem plugs to ruthenium HX ngk's which I would recommend for anyone, runs great. purrs at idle and is smooth

 

I bought my 2015 TC with 89,000 miles on it but it's a manual transmission and has hardly many maintainence records but is still mint. Engine, transmission and all. I've only had it for about 2 months but I'm loving the sleek sporty feel of it and don't think I would get rid of it for atleast 6 years.

The mileage on it isn't terrible. It's not a Corolla or Camry in terms of economy but for a powerful 2.5 L 4 cylinder engine on a sports hatchback, it's not bad.

WIth mine bein on a stick too, it gets maybe 2 mpg higher combined than the automatic.

With the Tc, or any Scion pretty much, you're not gonna get the best interior like you may with a Toyota and definitely will in a Lexus but hey, these cars were after all marketed towards money concerned youth with little interest in luxury.

I would say if you can drive stick or wouldn't mind learning, look around a little bit and buy the standard Tc. Scion is a great car to learn stick on and they build them with care, plus your maintainence costs on a standard are less and you should be able to push out 200k miles before costly repairs start showing up.

 

Scion, Toyota, Lexus interior qualities......I concur, Lexus>>>>Toyota>>>>>>>>>Scion.

I own one of each of these vehicles.

Scion xB-Lots of plastic inside, minimal upholstery fabric. Carpet is almost like a sheet of fuzzy plastic. Lots of "road noise" when driving at 75mph.

Toyota Rav4-Same amount of plastic as Scion, but more plastics are covered with upholstery. Carpet is thicker than Scion which keeps interior noise pretty low when driving at 75mph.

Lexus IS350-This car (pretty much) doesn't have anything in common with the two previously mentioned cars. All interior is soft and comfy. You can't even "feel" when the engine is idling. Interior noise is almost non existent when driving at 140mph.

What they do have in common is Toyota reliability. All three of my cars have over 200,000 miles on them and have had ABSOLUTELY no major mechanical problems. In fact, they've not even had minor mechanical problems......just basic routine maintenance.