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https://youtu.be/DyukOF3xOa0

 

[SiM]

Can't recall when last i've seen a Scion tC

Seems like they're going to let the tC's current gen run its course till it hits the chopping block.

 

[ToddMS]

We have one of the Release Series tC's here at the dealership. Black on top and Hot Lava below with a slew of interior Orange accents.

 

[Patrick.S]

Has it at least been getting a lot of eyes on it from those walking in to see whats available?

I know the month during halloween it would do well with that

 

[iMTaylor]

Can't recall when last i've seen a Scion tC

Seems like they're going to let the tC's current gen run its course till it hits the chopping block.

I see at least two a day...

 

[DBB]

I see at least two a day...

curiosity, do you ever see what kind of people are driving them? I presume in phoenix most people have dark tint...

 

[SiM]

Never knew he lived in Phoenix, I noticed that with vehicles like this, the further south you go the more common they are. I bet down in Cali they're just as common.

 

[iMTaylor]

curiosity, do you ever see what kind of people are driving them? I presume in phoenix most people have dark tint...

Mostly younger folks, like Scion's marketing depicts. I think the smaller size keeps away the older crowd -- they're buying the roomy xB.

Never knew he lived in Phoenix, I noticed that with vehicles like this, the further south you go the more common they are. I bet down in Cali they're just as common.

Lots of tC in Cali. I think Scion originally launched in California first, so they have a strong dealer network there. And Toyota products have always sold very well in California.

In fact, I want to say that California is Scion's #1 selling state...anyone have figures on that?

 

[ToddMS]

Has it at least been getting a lot of eyes on it from those walking in to see whats available?

I know the month during halloween it would do well with that

Already sold - lasted about a week on the lot.

Lots of tC in Cali. I think Scion originally launched in California first, so they have a strong dealer network there. And Toyota products have always sold very well in California.

That's true, the xB was only available in CA in 2003 then nationwide in 2004.

 

[SiM]

Already sold - lasted about a week on the lot.



That's true, the xB was only available in CA in 2003 then nationwide in 2004.

In Canada they were a bit hesitant from what I can remember, and I can see why since now you still don't spot many of them in even the biggest most populated Canadian cities.

 

[ToddMS]

I think it really comes down to dealer presence. I didn't see a whole lot of them when I was living in Oklahoma. The dealers down there are more interested in Toyota than Scion. I recently moved back to Iowa and see a bunch of them here, but the local dealer has some very Scion-esque sales people.

 

[iMTaylor]

I think it really comes down to dealer presence. I didn't see a whole lot of them when I was living in Oklahoma. The dealers down there are more interested in Toyota than Scion. I recently moved back to Iowa and see a bunch of them here, but the local dealer has some very Scion-esque sales people.

Makes sense.

Phoenix is very Scion friendly.

 

[Patrick.S]

That's what I figured.
For the most part I see a lot of Lexus/Toyota/Scion vehicles in the south, the more uncommon ones are always their, from old to new.

 

[DBB]

they still sell a good chunk of tC's too each year...

 

[Patrick.S]

good to know
didn't realize that
but going off of what i've seen on the street i wouldn't have thought that be the case.

 

[SiM]

they still sell a good chunk of tC's too each year...

back when they refreshed it, little was accomplished, if they did more things to get a sustained response from the market, things could have been better.

same can be said for other scion vehicles.

car and driver was right:

Scion’s 2003 launch was propelled to unexpected (even within Toyota) heights by the original xB, the car that made cubes cool. The little xB was a fantastic value and far outsold its initial estimates. But since the xB’s bloat into a small minivan and a “redesign” of the tC coupe that barely distinguishes it from the original, Scion’s numbers have deflated.

Aaron Robinson: It's Time For Toyota To Kill Scion - Column - Car and Driver

 

[Patrick.S]

back when they refreshed it, little was accomplished, if they did more things to get a sustained response from the market, things could have been better.

same can be said for other scion vehicles.

car and driver was right:



Aaron Robinson: It's Time For Toyota To Kill Scion - Column - Car and Driver

if they keep going with their new strategy there shouldn't be much to worry about, iA and iM sets them up well.