Toyota(scion) bribed Super Street... - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

Talisman · 07-30-2004, 02:29 AM

Has anybody else picked up the lastest issue of Super Street? It has a $hitload of xB coverage, a ton of tC info including a review, some xA stuff and a complete aftermarket Scion parts section. What really got me is how Bias the review of the tC is. I guess they flew these guys out to test it and they have nothing but praise for it. They actually say that they could not find a single fault with the car and that "It's a tricky machine, that tC, offering the driving characteristics of an exotic sports car".

Okay, seriously, get the f*ck out of here with that bull$hit. I have driven the damn car hard myself. Great value, yes. Decent power, okay. Good ride with a little bit of sportiness, sure. The driving characteristics of an exotic? HELL NO!

Seriously, you guys need to read this article. They are on the tC's nuts HARD. Some of the stuff they put, I know they can't even believe themselves.

If you have or are interested in a scion though, you will probbaly love this issue of Super Street. Lots on nice Scions in it. They have this new look for the magazine also which is pretty cool and some of the other articles and cars (like this one STI) are bretty bad@ss.

Edward_H · 07-30-2004, 09:23 AM

im lazy to go buy a copy so why not just do a scan of it

CorollaKen · 07-30-2004, 09:28 AM

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Originally posted by Edward_H
im lazy to go buy a copy so why not just do a scan of it

Hang out in a Chapters for 5 min and read the mag there for free

Edward_H · 07-30-2004, 09:52 AM

you really dont know how lazy i can be.. o well if i go to the eastend meet will stop by the chapters thats across the street

Talisman · 07-30-2004, 11:48 AM

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Originally posted by Edward_H
im lazy to go buy a copy so why not just do a scan of it

A scan of what? The entire magazine? At least half the content in the book is on Scion/Toyota and it's a 300+ page issue.

***EKam*** · 07-30-2004, 02:30 PM

Shit! You mean car companies actually finance all these car review magazines?????

***BLUEMEANIE*** · 07-30-2004, 05:13 PM

everybody's got their price, I guess Toyota just out bid Honda for this issue.

***Ratko*** · 07-30-2004, 06:05 PM

Toyota's a pimp. They throw cash around like Rockafeller

DrewsCam · 07-30-2004, 07:56 PM

toyafella yall lol

damn they beat out the new civic spread, go toyota

Alpha · 07-30-2004, 11:06 PM

Super Street isn't worthy.

famous182 · 07-30-2004, 11:45 PM

hey at least toyota/scion are getting coverage.

CorollaKen · 07-31-2004, 10:24 PM

I take it back about reading it in the store - it's sealed in a bag cuz it has NOPI info in it - sorry.

However, because of this thread - I picked the mag up, and then put it down - I am so NOT interested in reading page after page of Scion info when we can't ever get them up here.

Now don't get me wrong - I'd love to buy a tC over a Civic coupe say (if I was looking to buy a 2 door that is), and I read SS, SCC when the have parts guides for other cars - but I feel SS went too far to dedicate so much space to Scion.

Maybe I'll borrow a copy from a friend sometime....

Sportivo Concepts · 07-31-2004, 10:54 PM

I haven't read the current one, but will be getting it soon since I have a 4yrs subscription that I got for free.

I personally have not driven the tC, but will get to on a track in two weekends when Millenium Toyota get there turn to product test it at the track in Joisey.

I'm not saying that you didn't push the car, and that the tC does not have faults with it cause I found some myself.

But to the way it drives and handles... you really didn't get the chance to open it up since you had it for such a period of time, plus you didn't get a chance to drive it on a open road.

Maybe they had the chance to have it on a closed circuit track or road course, and really opened it up.... after all some mags like Motor Trend , got to test drive it with the TRD S/C on a track plus on the street.

Yes I will admit that the exotic comparision is a far stretch, but give them a chance, and be happy that we are getting this much exposure.

LonelyDriver · 07-31-2004, 11:44 PM

all the car magazines get free rental cars from the car companies. In exchange the car magazines write favorable reviews. it's a common practice

Voodoo.Priest · 08-01-2004, 05:32 AM

All I can say is that it is Super Street. Not exactly a great car magazine. I used to get it and thought it was ok, but the guys who write it are morons. Not in a way that they have no knowledge about cars but that are dicks. The magazine has an angry ricer feel to it that I out grew some time ago. I got sick of the magazine and stoped buying it.