My Scion Graveyard

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by 2much

who cares? I don't get it. It's the same car whether the badges say scion or toyota.

Stick the badges back on inside out because BALLER.

[_______]

Originally Posted by AustinG

^^ the truth.

I take it back, the one visible scion logo is during HU startup. I just look away and pretend it's not there.

I've removed the scion silkscreen from the HU, and covered up the steering wheel badge for now. (That $800 airbag is hard to pull the trigger on.)

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And my registration actually says Toyota Scion. So that's something.

I thought about going BRZ so I wouldn't have to worry about the Scion Stigma, but I just liked the front end on the FR...eh hem...86 too much.

Close enough on the airbag cover! In the FRS HU you can't customize the start up screen like the BRZ?

[MikeM7]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

WTF does that mean?

It means that we drive cheap, slow, modder cars. Kind of hard to deny that. They also happen to be ridiculously fun and amazing to look at, so who really cares?

[AustinG]

Originally Posted by _______

Close enough on the airbag cover! In the FRS HU you can't customize the start up screen like the BRZ?

No, unfortunately.

[Quentin]

I like the Scion steering wheel badge. It has a satin finish instead of the chrome finish on the Toyota badges. It looks and feels nice. I'm not a fan of the 86 cover to be honest. It is too obviously covering a badge. The only Subaru steering wheel badges I've liked have said MOMO or STI on them. Aesthetically, I really don't like the Subaru badge. My Imprezas had pink "i" badges on the nose.


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[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by MikeM7

It means that we drive cheap, slow, modder cars. Kind of hard to deny that. They also happen to be ridiculously fun and amazing to look at, so who really cares?

$25K is cheap? Accidentally breaking 100 MPH is slow? Ok, if you say so. I consider it the best of all worlds.

It ain't no Scion. That's for sure. DGAF what the badge says. I'll rock it all day long.

Best go kart ever!

[xuimod]

Originally Posted by MikeM7

It's true, there is a negative stigma in US. I specifically bought a BRZ just so I wouldn't have to say "Scion" when people asked what kind of car it was.

If memory serves, they entered the market shortly after the original fast and furious and targeted high school kids that wanted to customize their cars but didn't have tons of money. They never made anything particularly cool or remotely fast though, so their reputation suffered. They were thought of as "wannabe street racer" cars when I was in high school. For me, this cheesy ass commercial was all it took to turn me off. This left a bad taste in my mouth that still lingers.

Not hating on the FRS at all, I almost bought one at a great deal but it turned out to be an automatic. Just confirming that from my experience, there is a negative stigma here.

Edit: Yep, Fast and Furious 1 released 2001, Scion founded 2002.

I don't think that negative 'stigma' is widely held. Scion makes solid vehicles that are affordable and pretty interesting. And the whole brand is predicated on having a base car that is very modifiable (but admittingly most of the modifications are cosmetic). That was the angle Toyota had with the brand from day 1 (buy our car and you will be able to mod the crap out of it easily because that's what they are designed for). I think a lot of people appreciate that. I know I do.

[funwheeldrive]

But do you have the Official Toyota Owner's Manual?

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by funwheeldrive

But do you have the Official Toyota Owner's Manual?

Oooo, snap

[IgnitionGundam]

Originally Posted by AustinG

^^ the truth.

I take it back, the one visible scion logo is during HU startup. I just look away and pretend it's not there.

I've removed the scion silkscreen from the HU, and covered up the steering wheel badge for now. (That $800 airbag is hard to pull the trigger on.)

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And my registration actually says Toyota Scion. So that's something.

I thought about going BRZ so I wouldn't have to worry about the Scion Stigma, but I just liked the front end on the FR...eh hem...86 too much.

How did you remove scion silkscreen?

[carma143]

Scions are known to be cheap (lots of plastic), boxy, and unreliable in general. It doesn't help that they try to aim towards the teenager crowd and instead intrest the 65+ crowd because of the cars' boxy frames. If you reaply want a Scion-like car, you might as well go for the Civic. At the very least it's known to be reliable.

[2much]

Originally Posted by carma143

Scions are known to be cheap (lots of plastic), boxy, and unreliable in general. It doesn't help that they try to aim towards the teenager crowd and instead intrest the 65+ crowd because of the cars' boxy frames. If you reaply want a Scion-like car, you might as well go for the Civic. At the very least it's known to be reliable.

if someone doesnt know the difference between an fr-s and a xb or tc than you probably are already aware that there is nothing you can learn from them in the realm of cars

[quasi86]

Originally Posted by carma143

Scions are known to be cheap (lots of plastic), boxy, and unreliable in general. It doesn't help that they try to aim towards the teenager crowd and instead intrest the 65+ crowd because of the cars' boxy frames. If you reaply want a Scion-like car, you might as well go for the Civic. At the very least it's known to be reliable.

Average age of a tC owner is about 25, FR-S owners average age 34. Not sure where your getting this 65+ crap from. Also the xB has proven year in and out to be one of the most reliable cars on the road. The tC has the Camry engine not Corolla. so your statement is just all around wrong. Thanks for trying to sound informed and intelligent. Maybe next time.

You are awarded no points and may good have mercy on your soul.

[Mr_YUzU_FRS]

Why so much hate on scion brand. I don't care what people think. When they ask I just tell em what it is. It is a Toyota scion FRS as it states on my papers. No shame of the scion badge and no intentions of removing it. Scion badges are cool in Japan, it is true.