POINTER94
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I thought I might get in on the small car rage and appease my lovey bride by looking at trading one of my trucks for a smaller car. We test drove a Scion Tc.
I currently own three fords but have had it up to here with the quality issues that have plagued me with these vehicles.
Well out of the blue we ended up at a lot with one of these little numbers with 8K, used. Took her for a ride, and it gets up and moves. Nice performer. I am 6'3" and with the seat all the way back I can be more than comfortable for even longer trips, assuming I get the front seat. The hatch is huge. It's like a hard cover on a pickup. The trunk in cavernous and really easy to get things in and out of. Back seat is for people you really don't like. Pretty tight back there. But we are looking for a little commuter car, with good mileage and something that we could use for weekend trips not for hauling our friends around in. Got an SUV for that.
The moonroof is enormous and has little impact with regards to noise when it is open. Fit and finish is top notch. Door lines are perfect, and the dash comes together without binding and without any sign of a wave. The interior fabric is different, I don't know yet if I would like it. But if it is like the fabric in my new ford, it holds up well but is succeptable to staining. Controls are nicely placed and accented with chrome down the center. The radio takes up an inordinate amount of the dash but it doesn't cause any other control to be ackwardly placed. The list of standard features has everything you would expect and darn if it isn't kind of sporty lookin.
I was told the mileage was like 32 highway. I couldn't find any flaw with this little car. All this at around 17K. I might wait a while to see if they drop in price on the used market as they have only been out for about a year. If you are looking for a sporty little car, for a competitive price with a pedigree from Toyota, I don't think you can lose with this little sporty car.
I currently own three fords but have had it up to here with the quality issues that have plagued me with these vehicles.
Well out of the blue we ended up at a lot with one of these little numbers with 8K, used. Took her for a ride, and it gets up and moves. Nice performer. I am 6'3" and with the seat all the way back I can be more than comfortable for even longer trips, assuming I get the front seat. The hatch is huge. It's like a hard cover on a pickup. The trunk in cavernous and really easy to get things in and out of. Back seat is for people you really don't like. Pretty tight back there. But we are looking for a little commuter car, with good mileage and something that we could use for weekend trips not for hauling our friends around in. Got an SUV for that.
The moonroof is enormous and has little impact with regards to noise when it is open. Fit and finish is top notch. Door lines are perfect, and the dash comes together without binding and without any sign of a wave. The interior fabric is different, I don't know yet if I would like it. But if it is like the fabric in my new ford, it holds up well but is succeptable to staining. Controls are nicely placed and accented with chrome down the center. The radio takes up an inordinate amount of the dash but it doesn't cause any other control to be ackwardly placed. The list of standard features has everything you would expect and darn if it isn't kind of sporty lookin.
I was told the mileage was like 32 highway. I couldn't find any flaw with this little car. All this at around 17K. I might wait a while to see if they drop in price on the used market as they have only been out for about a year. If you are looking for a sporty little car, for a competitive price with a pedigree from Toyota, I don't think you can lose with this little sporty car.
