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Old 12-20-2011, 03:00 PM
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Everyone and their sisters had a tC1...do you guys think the tC became a more masculine car with its more agressive styling?
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Old 12-20-2011, 03:18 PM
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i like to think so.. these are deff a bit more on the aggressive side!
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Pretty annoying. I always try to find other tC drivers on the road and just hope they are enthusiasts like we are. Just to drive up and there is a damn girl in the driver's seat. What a waste of time trying to drive up next to them.
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its not as long as there hott =) great ice breaker!
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Heh I'm past the point of chasing girls. Does me no good now.
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Old 12-20-2011, 03:45 PM
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I think it is more of a masculine car. I have only seen one other tC2 with a girl in it. I saw an RS6 on the highway and was really excited to go drive by it. I looked in and it's just some middle aged lady that could care less about an RS6 and an RS7 together.
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what would make it a chicks car in the first place,yea it does attract alot of chicks,but so does alot of other cars,im seeing more and more chicks drive sti and evos,not to get off subject,by me,too many stock scions besides me,and mostly gies drive it
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what made it a girl car was all those morons ricing it out and putting a bagillion stickers and leds etc etc... if they haden't done that in the begining no one would have that girl card poser car image.

and IMO no one cares about the tc2 because its ugly. thats why no ones talking about it. it has no hype.
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Originally Posted by TCpete
what made it a girl car was all those morons ricing it out and putting a bagillion stickers and leds etc etc... if they haden't done that in the begining no one would have that girl card poser car image.

and IMO no one cares about the tc2 because its ugly. thats why no ones talking about it. it has no hype.
Or... IMO its only been out 1.5 years.. And the tc1 has been out forever... I've driven one.. It felt like it was gonna fall apart any min very cheap feeling .. IMO
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LOL, the ever lasting 1st gen vs 2nd gen debate...
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TCs with automatic transmissions are still chick cars.
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Old 12-20-2011, 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by ralph9983
Or... IMO its only been out 1.5 years.. And the tc1 has been out forever... I've driven one.. It felt like it was gonna fall apart any min very cheap feeling .. IMO
Lol have you not read all the threads about quality control issues with the tC2? Still rattles, cheap rip-prone seat fabric, etc. The only thing I can say is better than the tC1 is the 6-speed. And even that has a retrofit kit now.
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Old 12-20-2011, 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by WellesleyScion
LOL, the ever lasting 1st gen vs 2nd gen debate...
Every time someone makes a thread like this all I can think is here we go again.
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Originally Posted by ralph9983
Or... IMO its only been out 1.5 years.. And the tc1 has been out forever... I've driven one.. It felt like it was gonna fall apart any min very cheap feeling .. IMO
have you ever looked at your interior? or driven a tc2 other than yours. those things are just as worse. the only nice thing is the 6spd. and even then ive raced a few of those mega uber tc2s and i kill them worse then the tc1's.
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Originally Posted by Jon
Every time someone makes a thread like this all I can think is here we go again.
just wait till the FR-S threads come out!!
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Originally Posted by TCpete
just wait till the FR-S threads come out!!
I'm hoping their price point will keep some of the younger crowd from getting them. The FR-S section will be like a SL oasis for the mature enthusiast lol.
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Originally Posted by Jon
I'm hoping their price point will keep some of the younger crowd from getting them. The FR-S section will be like a SL oasis for the mature enthusiast lol.

HAHA, you are just plain wrong on that... There will always be haters, regardless of age.

I can see it now "only 200hp?! your car sucks donkey ____! my v6 mustang is waaaaaaaaaay better cause I said it is!"
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Old 12-20-2011, 07:02 PM
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I'm talking about within SL. I know there are people hating on it already just because it's being badged as a Scion.
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Originally Posted by VVTinme
TCs with automatic transmissions are still chick cars.
^^^THIS!
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idk...my bff jill?
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