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Re: '89 Corolla SR5 major woes today...
"Hachiroku ????" <Trueno@AE86.gts> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 25 Feb 2007 21:49:17 -0500, Dave L wrote:
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>>> I almost bought a Civic V-TEC instead of the Scion tC. I wish I had...I
>>> like the seating position better. Can't really get comfortable in the
>>> Scion, and I feel like I'm sitting at the kitchen table...[/color]
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>> I've driven the older Civic Si but not the new generation. The Scion tC
>> has a few blind spots and for me, a high door sill. I'm short to begin
>> with so it's not comfortable trying to rest my elbow on the door sill.[/color]
>
> With me it's the leg position. I like being stretched out, like in my
> Supra, Celica and GTS. The Scion is too upright for me![/color]
Can't remember much about the seating position, just the door sill being
high. I used to stretch out in the Celica and a bit in the Prelude. The
Accord I'm a little in between. I sometimes see people crunched up to the
wheel, and looks like they only have a couple inches between their body and
wheel. Wonder how they do that?!
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>> It's a sportier car with a sweet panoramic sun roof. Feel the torque
>> pulling, when taking off. I believe it shares the same engine as the
>> Camry with sportier gearing?[/color]
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> Yeah, and I wish they had toned the gearing down just a little!!! The
> engine tops out too quickly. A little more rev and a lower final gear
> would be cool, or a 6-speed! In 5th at 75, you just press the gas and 100
> comes up QUICK![/color]
I'm sure it does! I didn't take it up there during the test drive but
definately went on the highway for a short trip.
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>> Car would tempt me to have a spirited
>> driving style[/color]
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> LOL!...TEMPT!!! You can't avoid it! 40 comes up in second gear in no time
> flat![/color]
So you know what I mean! Sounds like the older Sentra SE-Rs, around '92.
THOSE were pocket rockets! Less horses but lighter car. Also not the same
build quality as the Toyotas and Scions.
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>> and I would go through those Z rated tires quicker than
>> normal, and snow/ice would be a pain![/color]
>
> What mean...drive in snow? I bought an '89 Mazda 626 from a friend for
> $150 for winter driving...I've had the Scion out 3 times since Christmas!
> It sits in the back yard covered up.
>
> And the tires are actually firly durable...this is a major comaplaint
> among tC owners, that they're too hard and not quite grippy enough. Fine
> for me...I'm sure I could get a raft of tickets in No Time Flat if I
> didn't pay enough attention! It's so smooth 60 in a 40 is not difficult at
> all...you FEEL like you're doing 40.[/color]
Really? Hmm.... Wonder if it could be the weight of the tC contributing to
that. It's around 3000 lbs right? I know what you mean about feeling how
fast a car is going, vs. reality. First time I drove my brother's Acura
TL-S - hit over 90mph and it felt more like 55!
Also think I made the salesman sitting in the car nervous when I test drove
the '05 Civic Si. lol
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> I like EVERYTHING about the car except the driving position and the
> too-tall gearing![/color]
Much to like about the car - I didn't care for the blind spot and high
window sill (I'm short - 5'4"). Still would have been much more "fun" to
drive than the Accord. Sometimes I still wish I went for the tC instead of
the Accord, but so sense trying to over analyze the decision. I'll just
have to pick up a tC in the future for a fun car!
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