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I'll still probably buy another tC or a Toyota. Hey Mack! What about these? http://www.wheelmax.com/product.asp?ProdID=14795 or these http://www.wheelmax.com/product.asp?ProdId=15177 or... http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/MiniWheelSearchServlet?nonWinter=true&partNum=BA7- - 5835B33BMF&autoMake=Scion&autoModel=tC&autoYear=2007&autoModClar=&wIndex=122&gri- - d=true&sw=1024 http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/MiniWheelSearchServlet?nonWinter=true&partNum=W01- - 71020122MGS&autoMake=Scion&autoModel=tC&autoYear=2007&autoModClar=&wIndex=121&gr- - id=true&sw=1024 Plus, I know independent tire shop that sells at wholesale prices and they can order any wheel cheaper than anywhere else.
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Replying to: andeet (Aug 26, 2008 4:18 am) broder, ignore the comments you're hearing about engine sludge. Toyota did have a sludge problem with their V6 engines in the Toyota Sienna, Avalon, Lexus ES300, and Camry. This however, was on the 1997-2003 model years for some of the cars and it did not include all years. Also, you may like to know that a lot of these "affected sludged mobiles" were the fault of their owners. I personally saw quite a few sludged engines at our shop where the oil and filter had never been changed. Just imagine a 98 Toyota Avalon without the valve cover and instead of oil what you see is sludge that looks like chocolate pudding and has the consistency of hair gel. The oil filters are marked at the factory and some of these vehicles still had the same oil filters on them. A lot of owners denied their lack of maintenance and Toyota being the pro-active company that it is decided to repair and replace these engines at no cost to the consumer and extended their warranties. Any engine no matter who makes it will sludge if you don't change the oil at the recommended intervals. Make sure you use the right type and weight for your driving conditions. Andeet, since you live in very brutal cold weather I suggest you use a thin oil like the 5w-30 or even 5w-40. Look in your owner's manual and see what's the lowest temperature requirement. Mack |
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Make poor ole Bullitt in to a monster! By spending my bonus' at the end of the year and some put in turbo kit to haul all of his "butt" to 300 horses. Store those boxes somewhere in the house while I save up for updating parts. That's where most young kids are blowing their engines. They buy the turbo and fool around without proper gear. I promise to all mothers in the world; to drive the car typical way until I go to the local strip. That's when I can fool around too. |
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and only race at the racetrack! I can't believe we're still messing with street racing on the streets in America! Hello! Not a bright idea! 
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Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Aug 31, 2008 7:06 am) But I did have me share of troublemaking...like three weeks ago on my way to work. When some dumba$$ kept revving his Corolla only a exhaust header when were we're sitting at stoplight. He pi$$ed me off..to a point I raced him to shut his hole. Lets just say Bullitt didn't even break a sweat. I wouldn't stop shaking my nerves for good hour; that's when I knew it was stupid. I'm responsible, matured 24 year old girl with high paying entry-level warehouse position. I'm not going to ruin everything I have cause of some unresponsible immature dumba$$ wants to take on my car. My theory is...one less turbo away from the wrong hands. |
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Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Aug 31, 2008 7:06 am) 
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good reasoning there. I knew you weren't street-racing when I made my above comment, but, then you came out with this comment on racing the dork in the Corolla with only the exhaust header! Try to let these morons go when they want to race you. Just let 'em go ahead...seriously. I just don't feel the need to race people, never have. I did do my stupid thing when I was 16. My buddy and I were supposed to be at the high-school basketball game, instead, we took my Dad's '66 VW Fastback in baby blue and 4-speed tranny out to cruise around in. It started snowing and there was about an inch or two on the ground. I pulled in to a furniture lot that was empty. I remember saying to my friend, "Hey, watch this!" I floored it on the snow-surfaced parking lot. I was slipping and sliding all over...for only about a minute...then the VW Fastback started heading towards a landscaped area, with large boulders. Oh-oh....I hit the brakes of all the dumb things to do. Slam! Right in to and on to a huge boulder, the '66 Fastback tried to climb up one, only it smashed the VW's front end up pretty good. We hit our heads on the ceiling of the car and the tinny horn piece broke off of the steering wheel and cut my wrist. It was bleeding pretty good...my friend literally tore the shirt off his back and tied it around my bleeding wrist...stopped it right up. We were in pretty good shape. His house was about 3 or 4 blocks away so we walked to his house. Later at home I was expecting my Dad to tear in to me about it, but he never did. Just had it towed to a bodyshop and fixed. I never forgot doing that at 16, and that incident melded me in to a person who drives careful and..ummm...level-headed. Not slow per se, just level-headed. 
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Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Sep 07, 2008 12:40 pm) 
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Only takes one hit...life is over. I probably lost good business friend because she heard my mileage and thinks I race the poor car every minute. Or she lectured me about putting mileage on my old xA and now I put 100k on my tC so I didn't listen. See Bullitt's sale consultant treated me differently. I made mistake telling her I lost my mother at the age of 13. She took it upon herself to lecture the crap out of me life if she was my mother. Might of gotten her in trouble. I don't know. Here's a person who works in a field, its hard to trust anyone. And we respected each other which I gave her trust. I really don't know. lol Couple times we seen each other at the dealer; we kind of don't say a word, just stare. I don't race the car. I put million miles on my poor tC because I live difficult life: I work nights, I barely go out and hang out with people my age. All I do is sleep, eat, work, and enjoy owning a Scion tC. I've been going through some hard stuff (Personal Finances) within the past year and my poor tC has been my freedom. What I really would like to do is...go back working days. Play on my old women's softball teams; then hit the bar with them after. Take my dog out to places. Sleep nights. Go to a job that I can't wait to wake up again and do it all over again. |
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Thinking about getting an 06 tC. I know they have Side Curtains as options. Does anyone know how to tell if the car has them or not just in case the dealer starts BSing? Also, on the 06, the Aux Jack is standard right? -Cj 
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