New Car company: Scion
http://www.scion.com/
Not much info on their site. I looked at the specs of the car and realized it offers nothing new. The design is mediocre, not hybrid, not electric. So what's the big deal? Who asked for Yet Another Car Company?
Not much info on their site. I looked at the specs of the car and realized it offers nothing new. The design is mediocre, not hybrid, not electric. So what's the big deal? Who asked for Yet Another Car Company?
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Originally posted by BR
They are low end Toyotas.
Odd that the badge looks like that of Nissan.
(from a distance)
I just noticed on the website theres an section on Haze.
eitherway, it was a bunch of music reviews and stuff with the sales packet information snuck in there from time to time.
but i love the one that looks like a boot. it reminds me of the element, which i also love
....yes, we understand some people don't care for bold element-type styling, so don't bother posting how f*ing ugly they are
I was apprehensive about it at first, but once we took our first long trip in it, that car is like...perfect.
I'm 6'4" and I had massive leg room in the front and back, in addition to a lot of head room. not too mention the built in digital input for the iPod, it's a great car.
I saw the "curvy" Scion while on the freeway today and really liked the lines...but it looks tiny. I'm sure younger people will like them.
I haven't looked through the site yet... but the first link I clicked it showed a car priced at $12,965. That's cheap ass for new cars these days. Are they any good?
oh well. i give it two years before it's discontinued...
The prices are great, too. Hybrids have always been dogged by unrealistic price tags. This actually makes them practical. They seem to have struck a nerve in California, and I imagine they'll be snapped up by other urban commuters (outside of Detroit). I wouldn't mind one myself, especially after hearing that a fellow big guy fit easily inside.
Originally posted by progmac
i love these scion cars... hopefully those 16 year old goons don't get ahold of these cars and turn them into nonsense (associated with phrases such as 'bling' or large rims, or flames on the car), thus demotivating a normal 22 year old like myself from buying one
What are you saying, you don't like the look of a Honda Civic with the purple glow on the undercarriage, giant chrome muffler and bitchin mags? And let's not forget the massive spoiler wing on back and the "Fear THIS" sticker emblazoned on the windshield. Bad A-S-S! I know I tremble with fear every time I see one. Those things are almost as fast as my Subaru wagon, man!
Word: those kids are true gangsta-playaz, foo! Betta watch yoself o ya might get bling-blinged in yo ling-ling....
You like concept of a rectangle on wheels? That thing makes Volvo's designs look avant guard.
The new, Fordified Volvos I'm no so sure about. They strike me as overdesigned. But the old '70s and '80s wagons rule.
It seems like having a car company bring out a model pre-labled as "hip", with the accessorizing coming from a catalogue, runs against that whole vibe.
But then again, maybe I'm underestimating the collapse of independent imagination outside target demographics and brand loyality.
Originally posted by addabox
Maybe I'm wrong about this, but I always thought that the cars adopted by kids were cheap regular cars that they could trick out. So that it was really a scene generated by the kids themselves, without the taint of being marketed to.
It seems like having a car company bring out a model pre-labled as "hip", with the accessorizing coming from a catalogue, runs against that whole vibe.
that is 100% correct. just look at the honda element for more evidence of this topic...
it is crashing and burning on its target audience of "young people." the only elements i see around are by middle aged guys.
what was toyota thinking...
Originally posted by Amorph
I actually like the old Volvo wagons. There is something utilitarian - in the best sense - about the box on wheels.
The new, Fordified Volvos I'm no so sure about. They strike me as overdesigned. But the old '70s and '80s wagons rule.
My Dad's got an '88 240 wagon. I'm not sure if it's for sale or not, but PM me if you're interested.