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Old 04-08-2004, 07:33 AM
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I think my 1995 Altima SE is probably on it's last leg. I'm now looking at another daily driver. My requirements being:

-Compact i.e High MPG
-Under $20,000
- can be New or Used

I think the Scion tc fits the bill.

I've also been looking at used GTI's and other VW's

Here is a link:
http://www.scionlife.com/tc/

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Old 04-08-2004, 07:57 AM
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I'm not yet sold on the looks of the car so let's hold that aside for now.

I think the Tc might be a good choice.

announced pricing is about $16K. You get a very well equipped car for that price with Toyota quality, a 160bhp motor, the convenience of a hatchback, and great gas mileage. I've sat in the xa and xb at my local Toytoa dealer and while I thought the central location of main instruments was a bit weird, I did think that the cars seemed very well put together and made with high quality (for the price point) materials.

I like the idea of the xb in particular because it looks different, holds a gang of stuff and would make a great daily driver for someone like me (who has a 50lb English Bulldog and needs some space).
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I think the Tc looks cool, and should be good. But maybe you might want to look into used SE-R Spec Vs, which are surely quicker and have a 6 speed and more power.

Or maybe a Civic SI (the current hatch version) or Mazda Protege 5...I personally think the Protege 5s are real nice, but so is the brand new Mazda3.
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IMHO..................its pretty much a celica..........
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i like it--- i think the price is VERY reasonable for a toyota. i prefer its looks to the celica. word is that TRD will be offering tons of mods for the car including FI.
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Look carefully at the link I provided in the initial post. TRD installed SUPERCHARGER is in it!
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200 hp... I can drive the TC to represent TC!!!!!
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That looks pretty sweet, I wouldn't mind having one. ESP with the SC.
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I like it, 200 hp supercharged!!
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How much with the SC'd one be? Plus, wouldn't it suck up too much gas?


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