Seriously!!! I would've called that bitch back and been like 'you said the AC didn't work, what about all this other shit?? You buy it back or send me $500 and we good.'
I can just imagine Hoovie is sitting at home laughing like Mr Burns thinking _"JR made a loss on a car? He is becoming... one of us... one of us... muhahahahahaha"_ 😛
The Scion brand was certainly really cool when it came out. it was kind of interesting though that they marketed it towards younger crowd which they did sell a lot to, but they ended up selling a lot of them to older people also, especially the XA and xB, because they were small and easy to drive and they had an easy step in height, and had a nice open interior with lots of glass making it easy to see around you.
Not sure being a “single parent” should illicit sympathy unless the other parent has passed. If not then there are TWO people out there claiming to be a single parent.
How many single female parents are there that never got married to the father? I agree, no sympathy for someone just because they are a single parent. How come NO male single parents getting free work? Women up and leave men to raise the kids too.
@@trvman1 unfortunately I have heard guys saying they are a single parent in an effort to illicit sympathy. Likely not a guy raising a kid by themselves but rather a absentee father.
Not going to lie that tc is still way nicer than my current daily I have like 7 projects that I give all my attention then my daily is an 03 accord with no ac a broken door ruined suspension half a bumper and a screwdriver for a key A stuck power seat ... And peeling paint from a bad repair years ago Oh and the brakes make an absurd amount of noise But it's the v6 and it runs great Anybody want to trade? Lol
My daily is an 06 ford five hundred with 257k miles, rust and dents. This thing is a beauty compared to mine. On the bright side the leather seats don't have one crack in then.
@@christopherlinfors2607 A dry heat is maybe Arizona....come to HTX in summer and call this a dry heat lol. Just like south Florida we can't walk outside without glasses fogging up either.
Oh yes. I loved my tC. Bought it new in 2006 and sold it about a year and a half ago after the clutch went out at around 180k miles. I loved the auto up and down windows and the panoramic roof. You should clean the rails for the sunroof. Mine used to close like that. Or you can hold down the deflector with your left hand out the driver's side window while pressing the close button with your right. My remote buttons fell apart in the same way as this car. I tried to buy a replacement fob, but that didn't work. Ah well. Sold that car and they crushed the front bumper when loading it on the dolly. It was lowered on TRD springs. It was really reliable though.
I got one and I absolutely love it. I just wish toyota put the 5 speed auto in from the camry instead of the 4spd they put in it. Would have helped with mileage and performance. Of course, you could just buy the manual but I couldn't find one ANYWHERE lol
Little known fact TC= The Celica. It was actually originally designed as the replacement for the Toyota celica, that was badged a Scion last min to help fill out that brand.
Something that surprised me about the tC is the fact it was built in Japan; I really would've thought Toyota built it in the U.S, like they do with most other US-specific models they sell. Perhaps even more interesting is the fact that the tC shares the platform with a car called the 'Avensis'; Toyota's mid-size (to us Europeans) saloon car built in England, primarily for the European market. Small world, eh?
Thanks now I have that Kenny Rogers song stuck in my head! “You gotta know when to roll ‘em, know when to fold ‘em, know when to walk away...when the deal is done”. 🤣😂
Well sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you. I've had a few cars like that. I had a early attempt at buying a cheap to drive work car back in the early 80s and ended up with a tired 74 Dodge Colt for 300 bucks. It was loud with a blown muffler but it seemed to run OK and had a automatic that shifted fine which was rare for any Japanese car of similar vintage. I drove it 5 miles home and found out why the muffler was never fixed, it had developed a very noticeable rod knock once it was warm. I sold it almost immediately for what I paid for it and it was just a bad deal all around and taught me a bunch about looking for red flags on any cheap used car I looked at after that.
I was really puzzled how you could miss all problems even in the dark...Then the answer..’ the girl I bought it off said’. Never get distracted by the pretty seat covers when looking over a car😂
I bought a 2006 Scion xA with a 5 speed manual new, and poor 200000 miles on it and the sold it to a neighbor kid who took it with him into the navy. Great car. Replaced spark plugs, brakes, shocks/struts, and one wheel bearing over 12 years. OEM battery lasted 6 years.
unlock the hatch (either by pressing unlock twice on the keyfob or using the power unlock toggle on the driver's door), then step up behind the car, place your hand underneath the lip above the license plate, and when you feel underneath, you will hit a plastic/rubber bar. Push upward on it to engage the electronic latch release. Once it is released, the hatch will lift open a few inches and you can then lift it completely open.
Funny you did an ad for a shaving company on this video!! I'm planning on shaving today 😆 the scion brand was pretty decent. Fun fact: the prior scion IA was rebadged as the new Toyota Yaris
I just bought a used 2008 tC for $1200. 205,457 miles, new clutch, new brakes, new valve cover gasket, it burns oil. Should be fun once I get it registered and on the road
The 2az was alright until they screwed up the rings and they drank oil. I had one and it failed the consumption test by 150 miles - 1200 miles per quart burned qualified Toyota to rebuild
I know a few people who had 1st gen tC, & most had engine problems, something about engine oil pressure. One of those people being my cousin who did a lot of cosmetic mods to his tC with me.
Bought a tC for 800, that rear quarter damage is common, had to go cut out that section of a wrecked tC and attach with panel adhesive. Also, on mine rear wheel subframe was bent and that assembly was $120 out the door at a junkyard that removes the parts for you. The drive in that until repaired was squirrelly especially in the snow.
I had a 2008 Scion tC , had 350k miles when the water pump went out. Traded it in for $2,500.00 at a dealership still! Still ran amazing and reliability was its main thing
Jon, the car is indeed somewhat beat, but from what is in your video that car can be made safe/reliable for not a lot of $, the rims are dinged but you can balance them out.. AC is not a huge expensive part, the body panels as long as they are solid can be as is..., it won't be pretty, but it would be reliable. Then maybe give it away to a family in need. Just a thought
The problem with used Scions is that the stereotypical Scion owner tend to not treat their cars very well. A lot of them took some beatings. Thanks to the Toyota guts, they will generally keep driving for a good long while. Good throwback though, Scions remind me of the time when "The Facebook" was still new.
Those 2.4 engine burn too much oil.I have a 2007 Scion tC and I was burning a quart around 1k miles but another that they really strong engine but they do have a tsb for the piston rings
We can all make mistooks, but the golden rule is never buy a car in the dark. Even a good car in the dark can look bad in the daylight especially when panel respray has not been matched correctly. Still no doubt it will make a nice little runner for someone on a low budget who is not fussy about looks. Some of the rough looking cars really can be excellent runners!
My 2006 tC has 254000 miles and still going strong... Honestly like styling better than Camry and Corolla. Only problem with even cool cars this reliable is you get tired of them long before they wear out. You might try hitting door unlock button on driver door and then trying the rear hatch.. Sometimes works if the remote doesn't. That hatch handle is a weak link. It will break off in your hand shortly after the rear hatch struts wear out. Maybe the only part of that car subject to a recall. Agree with your decision to let this one go.. It is just too beat.. Makes me a little sad.. Find a factory supercharged 1st gen and do a project series on that one.. That would be sweet!
3rd big fan of your videos flipping a Volvo S60 awd turbo at the moment watched your video on the timing belt to do it on my car thanks a lot for the good videos
Joel Brinkman definitely is I’m still on the process on flipping it but also tempted to keep it did some fixing of the curb rash and put new winter tire on it now it needs a windshield which I have paid 60$ for it and also needs new front struts
Moral of the story: Only buy old rebult-title cars (e.g. 2005, etc.) because they can become Total Loss Salvage by just a getting a small cosmetic scratch, but everything else including engine are in excellent shape 👌
What JR calls a "J" turn, we call a "bootleg 180." Bootleg because that is the maneuver bootleggers used to escape from the Revenuer and 180 because it is a 180 degree rotation.
That car would be good for a daily driver to get to work with, but there's too many exterior body issues to make sense fixing any of it. I'd fix the a/c for the summer, and keep the mechanicals in good shape. But not worth fixing the cosmetics trying to bring it back to any stage of being aesthetically nice. It's hard to believe they'd build it with no way other than the electronic trunk release to get that open. There's probably a cable somewhere that the end broke off of and it's not visible.
I've been considering a tC1 for a daily. Had one back in 2010 - loved it. Ended up with another one which was my first brand spanking new car back in 2014. Bought a 2.5 monogram 6spd. should have not of sold that car as soon as I did. Was a good ride.
The sunroof work. Just clean the liners where it drives in and grease it. Thats a safty fubktion why it goes back because it thinks theres something stuck in it
Yeah this Scion why when looking for a cheap car you avoid anything "that them kids like". IE Civics, Scions, Prelude, Acura RSX/Integra, Hyundia Tiburon/Genesis coupe, Nissan 350Z/Infiniti G35. They're all going to be beat to death junk. You gotta get into the mind set "okay what was Grandma's last car" IE any Buick with a 3.8 V6, 4 cylinder Accord, Camry, Avalon, Town Car, Grand Maruqis, basically any Lexus except the IS300(the one them damn kids like)
Respect. After the last video I expected the title be misleading and JR made a winner out of this Scion. But I understand the car was too far gone to be un-hooptied. Not a total loss. But not a win either.
I work for Toyota as a master tech and own a 2009 Scion tC I bought for 300$ about 2 and a half years ago it’s been a great daily driver. Light blue paint is ugly but it doesn’t leak hasn’t given me a check engine or left me stranded and I’ve been beating on it for the time I’ve had it but it won’t quit. They are great little cars they don’t ride nicely but that’s what you get for 300$ reliable daily with ac which you need in south Florida
@Polymer Tools whenever mine needs shocks I’ll give the KYB a try the front left is slightly bent but I’ll do them when it comes sadly though I just put some Walmart west lakes on the TC so it’ll have to go with those for the time being
i still remember sitting in one these brand new that my friend got when they first came out. Seemed like such a cool car. I remember the stock head unit being pretty cool actually which color changing screen or something.
"It's kinda fun without the rubber."
Famous last words 😂🤣😭
Hope he didn't say that to Cash after the brake job.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
That's what she said
@@drewwilliams1337 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I was thinking the same thing
“Can you imagine replacing nearly every body panel on a car!” Does a “67 Camaro come to mind? 🤔
Single mom gets free brake job and Scion girl gets a thousand dollar donation towards her Camary. JR is a sucker for a pretty face.
LOL...we pretty much all are
reelreeler guilty
Seriously!!! I would've called that bitch back and been like 'you said the AC didn't work, what about all this other shit?? You buy it back or send me $500 and we good.'
Where is Amberghinni??
The brake job was really just a cheap pad slap. Not much$ there.
I can just imagine Hoovie is sitting at home laughing like Mr Burns thinking _"JR made a loss on a car? He is becoming... one of us... one of us... muhahahahahaha"_ 😛
Did you see him replace the trans on the Silverado? 🤣
He said exactly that 2 videos ago 😏
Bickety Bam . Hehehe ... funny !
ROAST!!!
He seems to be following in Hooves foot steps. When he bought a Quest, that told me everything. Crap vehicles.
Never ever buy a car at night. Been there, done that!
i know I did the same with the 2004 nissan sentra ser
my cousin did that with a RX8 huge mistake
Did that yesterday day huge mistake 😔 lol
My cousin did that to buy a Toyota pickup bed cause his was dented. Gave the guy $400 for a bed that was dented and rusted way worse than his lol.
11094DEREK buying an rx8 in broad daylight would also be a mistake.
The Scion brand was certainly really cool when it came out. it was kind of interesting though that they marketed it towards younger crowd which they did sell a lot to, but they ended up selling a lot of them to older people also, especially the XA and xB, because they were small and easy to drive and they had an easy step in height, and had a nice open interior with lots of glass making it easy to see around you.
I owned an 06 tC from 2006-2012. From high school to college. Loved it
Not only did he buy it in the dark but he forgot to take his guide dog with him-hilarious😂😂😂😂😂😂
We love you JRGo, even when you don't make money on a flip. 😂😂😂
as a current tc owner, i would love to see a series on one of these but i understand why you chose not to on this one.
Unwrecked did one he bought at a salvage auction.
Whoever drove that car gave it all of the neglect possible
Not sure being a “single parent” should illicit sympathy unless the other parent has passed. If not then there are TWO people out there claiming to be a single parent.
underrated post
How many single female parents are there that never got married to the father? I agree, no sympathy for someone just because they are a single parent. How come NO male single parents getting free work? Women up and leave men to raise the kids too.
@@trvman1 unfortunately I have heard guys saying they are a single parent in an effort to illicit sympathy. Likely not a guy raising a kid by themselves but rather a absentee father.
and WOMEN don't do the same thing? I think a couple of his video's prove the point they do.
@@trvman1 no doubt. I feel for kids that are brought into a single parent situation but not for the parents that’s screwed things up so bad.
I had an xA. It was a fantastic little car. Had over 300,000 miles on it when I sold it.
Calling this 'rough' is an understatment.
Not going to lie that tc is still way nicer than my current daily
I have like 7 projects that I give all my attention
then my daily is an 03 accord with no ac a broken door ruined suspension half a bumper and a screwdriver for a key
A stuck power seat
... And peeling paint from a bad repair years ago
Oh and the brakes make an absurd amount of noise
But it's the v6 and it runs great
Anybody want to trade? Lol
Jr you give up too easy ! Randy@Auto Auctions Rebuild would have loved to fix that tc...just saying....love your content btw!!!
My daily is an 06 ford five hundred with 257k miles, rust and dents. This thing is a beauty compared to mine. On the bright side the leather seats don't have one crack in then.
@@Notoproject2025 yeah I had a 274k mile bmw and it seats still looked great
This accord... Not so much
Haha sounds like famers car
GEORGE HERNANDEZ you’re crazy, all he would have done is change the fluids and send it to Matco.
"Kansas Summers".....lol...hello from Houston Texas where literally the trim melts off of our cars. AC is a human necessity here.
Phoenix AZ here, most days over 100 ever this year.
You get dry heat though, try South Florida heat my guy.
@@christopherlinfors2607 houston is on the coast. Pretty much the same weather as south florida. Like living in a tropical rain forest.
Yes Sir you will die on the beltway 8 and 45 in Houston in Summer with no A/C especially if there's a crash and that's often! :(
@@christopherlinfors2607 A dry heat is maybe Arizona....come to HTX in summer and call this a dry heat lol. Just like south Florida we can't walk outside without glasses fogging up either.
Oh yes. I loved my tC. Bought it new in 2006 and sold it about a year and a half ago after the clutch went out at around 180k miles. I loved the auto up and down windows and the panoramic roof. You should clean the rails for the sunroof. Mine used to close like that. Or you can hold down the deflector with your left hand out the driver's side window while pressing the close button with your right. My remote buttons fell apart in the same way as this car. I tried to buy a replacement fob, but that didn't work. Ah well. Sold that car and they crushed the front bumper when loading it on the dolly. It was lowered on TRD springs. It was really reliable though.
I miss the tc. I wanted one sooo bad as a first car.
I got one and I absolutely love it. I just wish toyota put the 5 speed auto in from the camry instead of the 4spd they put in it. Would have helped with mileage and performance. Of course, you could just buy the manual but I couldn't find one ANYWHERE lol
your consistency is addicting man. way to go grinding out video after video. great content too.
Little known fact TC= The Celica. It was actually originally designed as the replacement for the Toyota celica, that was badged a Scion last min to help fill out that brand.
Or touring coupe..
This car is so ugly compared to a last-gen Celica...
Something that surprised me about the tC is the fact it was built in Japan; I really would've thought Toyota built it in the U.S, like they do with most other US-specific models they sell. Perhaps even more interesting is the fact that the tC shares the platform with a car called the 'Avensis'; Toyota's mid-size (to us Europeans) saloon car built in England, primarily for the European market. Small world, eh?
It’s ALWAYS more fun without the [antenna] rubber lol
We have the same color 2006 TC and it has been a wonderful car.110 K miles and going !
Thanks now I have that Kenny Rogers song stuck in my head! “You gotta know when to roll ‘em, know when to fold ‘em, know when to walk away...when the deal is done”. 🤣😂
Well sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you. I've had a few cars like that. I had a early attempt at buying a cheap to drive work car back in the early 80s and ended up with a tired 74 Dodge Colt for 300 bucks. It was loud with a blown muffler but it seemed to run OK and had a automatic that shifted fine which was rare for any Japanese car of similar vintage. I drove it 5 miles home and found out why the muffler was never fixed, it had developed a very noticeable rod knock once it was warm. I sold it almost immediately for what I paid for it and it was just a bad deal all around and taught me a bunch about looking for red flags on any cheap used car I looked at after that.
I like the older cars you do like the civics and Buick
I was really puzzled how you could miss all problems even in the dark...Then the answer..’ the girl I bought it off said’. Never get distracted by the pretty seat covers when looking over a car😂
I bought a 2006 Scion xA with a 5 speed manual new, and poor 200000 miles on it and the sold it to a neighbor kid who took it with him into the navy. Great car. Replaced spark plugs, brakes, shocks/struts, and one wheel bearing over 12 years. OEM battery lasted 6 years.
" Can you imagine someone replacing every body panel on a car?"....well yes, somebody is doing it on a 1967 Camaro.
But on a 1967 Camaro it's worth the time, effort and money.
@@ddfred2u its arguable
@@ddfred2u yeah, shoveling money into a 50+ year old car is always a sound choice.
@@ekw555 Depends on the car.
Damn, my friend has one in that color too! It’s been passed down by three generations of brothers. It’s lasted forever and continues to go! 2008 TC.
unlock the hatch (either by pressing unlock twice on the keyfob or using the power unlock toggle on the driver's door), then step up behind the car, place your hand underneath the lip above the license plate, and when you feel underneath, you will hit a plastic/rubber bar. Push upward on it to engage the electronic latch release. Once it is released, the hatch will lift open a few inches and you can then lift it completely open.
20 years I have never curbed a rim ever or ever worn out a clutch.
If I could work on the Scion tc with Watch JR Goes I would drink the cold Bartle Skeets and pack up the Hash Pipe with Rocky and get all schmoked up.
As the late great Kenny Rogers said " you got to know when to hold them and know when to fold them "
Plus know when to walk away and to run the man sure was right
The transition into the AD. It was so smooth (no pun intended)
Careful banging around that antenna you might scratch the paint
It could break the window
Thanks for showing that side of what you do, helps keep you grounded. Nothing better than a humble wholesome channel. 🤩
Thanks for being honest with us! Humble pie tonight.
I had one they are good cars bro
Last year I bought a 06 tc moonroof worked perfect upon checking it out once bought got home it no longer work
If you’re gonna buy cars for $1000 and sell them for $1000
You’re gonna need a bigger garage to make a profit!!🤪
He can make it up on volume
Sounds like aar 🤣
@@kevinbarry71 You give us a quarter, we'll give you two dimes and a nickel. How do we do it? Volume.
Fix the TC!! I have a salvage TC and love it. We use it for our family car over my wife's 4 door. So reliable and cheap to fix and run.
Funny you did an ad for a shaving company on this video!! I'm planning on shaving today 😆 the scion brand was pretty decent. Fun fact: the prior scion IA was rebadged as the new Toyota Yaris
When the valve cover seal on a tC goes they start to burn oil. Also, they'll spin a bearing before the low oil light comes on. Ask me how I know...
Fix it up to help a single mom out
Hell yeah! That's what I would do with it
I'm surprised nobody has joked to JR support single moms 1 dollar at a time.
An old radio add slogan from 96.9 FM "The Fox" here in Wisconsin.
That's what I thought. He doesn't have to replace every body panel to do that.
Single moms should fix themselves to help us
On Toyota's it's usually a little cover that you put a flat blade screwdriver in and I think you turn it left or right open the hatch
It's impressing how someone can mess up a car EVERYWHERE 🤣👍
Yeah it is so impressive 😂 some people amase me how they can destroy something good so badly
I just bought a used 2008 tC for $1200. 205,457 miles, new clutch, new brakes, new valve cover gasket, it burns oil. Should be fun once I get it registered and on the road
I had a 2007 Scion tC. It was such a great car. I miss mine.
If you climb into the trunk and pull up the spare tire cover, there should be a little cover at the latch that will let you get the hatch open.
My wife had a grey mica 2008 tC. Hers had the hatch problem to. Something about the weather seal or the striker. Now she has a 2014 iQ 10 Series.
You aint wrong.... the Pilot G2 is an AWESOME Pen, nice find!
13:02 The G2 used to be my favorite pen. Now it's the Acroball from Pilot. You should try it out. I get the Acroball Pro version.
Part it out or sell it to J&J
I had an ‘08 XD from ‘16 to ‘19. Great little car!
my wife has a 2013 TC we love it.
The 2az was alright until they screwed up the rings and they drank oil. I had one and it failed the consumption test by 150 miles - 1200 miles per quart burned qualified Toyota to rebuild
I know a few people who had 1st gen tC, & most had engine problems, something about engine oil pressure. One of those people being my cousin who did a lot of cosmetic mods to his tC with me.
Bought a tC for 800, that rear quarter damage is common, had to go cut out that section of a wrecked tC and attach with panel adhesive. Also, on mine rear wheel subframe was bent and that assembly was $120 out the door at a junkyard that removes the parts for you. The drive in that until repaired was squirrelly especially in the snow.
That Razor plug was hilarious
Congrats, JR, on having the maturity to walk away quickly. I usually sink 2-3 days into a bad project before moving on.
Like you said if the oil is changed it's bullet proof. I've seen many TCs and camrys that drink oil since they were not maintained.
I have a salvage Scion tC and it’s great
I had a 2008 Scion tC , had 350k miles when the water pump went out. Traded it in for $2,500.00 at a dealership still! Still ran amazing and reliability was its main thing
If you put those back seats down and open the panel near the middle of the back hatch panel, you can open the hatch
Same engine from the Camry
I have a Corolla with same engine...essentially the four door version of this tC, and it burns oil.
Yeah these engines like to burn oil
"It's kind of fun without the rubber..." I just spit coffee out.
Jon, the car is indeed somewhat beat, but from what is in your video that car can be made safe/reliable for not a lot of $, the rims are dinged but you can balance them out.. AC is not a huge expensive part, the body panels as long as they are solid can be as is..., it won't be pretty, but it would be reliable. Then maybe give it away to a family in need. Just a thought
i own an 09 and love it! I know the trunk pop has to be relearned if the battery was disconnected. its pretty easy.
The problem with used Scions is that the stereotypical Scion owner tend to not treat their cars very well. A lot of them took some beatings. Thanks to the Toyota guts, they will generally keep driving for a good long while. Good throwback though, Scions remind me of the time when "The Facebook" was still new.
My xB has been poorly maintained and is currently trying to die at 174,000
Those 2.4 engine burn too much oil.I have a 2007 Scion tC and I was burning a quart around 1k miles but another that they really strong engine but they do have a tsb for the piston rings
It's always soul crushing to see a car owned by a person that treats it like a tool to be used as a means to an end, not as the art it actually is.
I have a 2013 tC and I love it. It's perfect for me.
We can all make mistooks, but the golden rule is never buy a car in the dark. Even a good car in the dark can look bad in the daylight especially when panel respray has not been matched correctly. Still no doubt it will make a nice little runner for someone on a low budget who is not fussy about looks. Some of the rough looking cars really can be excellent runners!
On the sunroof try holding down the air deflector and see if it will close without stoppping
My 2006 tC has 254000 miles and still going strong... Honestly like styling better than Camry and Corolla. Only problem with even cool cars this reliable is you get tired of them long before they wear out. You might try hitting door unlock button on driver door and then trying the rear hatch.. Sometimes works if the remote doesn't. That hatch handle is a weak link. It will break off in your hand shortly after the rear hatch struts wear out. Maybe the only part of that car subject to a recall. Agree with your decision to let this one go.. It is just too beat.. Makes me a little sad.. Find a factory supercharged 1st gen and do a project series on that one.. That would be sweet!
3rd big fan of your videos flipping a Volvo S60 awd turbo at the moment watched your video on the timing belt to do it on my car thanks a lot for the good videos
I flipped an s80 T6 once. Wanted to keep it until I did some research on em. They basically told me it was junk. Fun car!
Joel Brinkman definitely is I’m still on the process on flipping it but also tempted to keep it did some fixing of the curb rash and put new winter tire on it now it needs a windshield which I have paid 60$ for it and also needs new front struts
Moral of the story: Only buy old rebult-title cars (e.g. 2005, etc.) because they can become Total Loss Salvage by just a getting a small cosmetic scratch, but everything else including engine are in excellent shape 👌
What JR calls a "J" turn, we call a "bootleg 180." Bootleg because that is the maneuver bootleggers used to escape from the Revenuer and 180 because it is a 180 degree rotation.
I highly doubt JR has ever needed to shave.
That car would be good for a daily driver to get to work with, but there's too many exterior body issues to make sense fixing any of it. I'd fix the a/c for the summer, and keep the mechanicals in good shape. But not worth fixing the cosmetics trying to bring it back to any stage of being aesthetically nice. It's hard to believe they'd build it with no way other than the electronic trunk release to get that open. There's probably a cable somewhere that the end broke off of and it's not visible.
When the sunroof jolted back i said "fuck." Lmao glad you got it closed.
I've been considering a tC1 for a daily. Had one back in 2010 - loved it. Ended up with another one which was my first brand spanking new car back in 2014. Bought a 2.5 monogram 6spd. should have not of sold that car as soon as I did. Was a good ride.
I loved my tC 🥺
drive a tC everyday, such a good daily/beater
The sunroof work. Just clean the liners where it drives in and grease it. Thats a safty fubktion why it goes back because it thinks theres something stuck in it
Only JR could make a salvage sticker sound cool. Gosh, wish I had a cool white salvage sticker! Keep up the great vids!!
i was really hoping there would be a update on the silverado
Working on it right now, that’ll be tomorrow 🍻
WatchJRGo as i finish the video i seen your comment looking forward to it I like the longer projects personally
I always loved the tc. I also love the dark purple colour. Reminds me of the purple civic colour and Bam Margera Lamborghini colour.
Yeah this Scion why when looking for a cheap car you avoid anything "that them kids like". IE Civics, Scions, Prelude, Acura RSX/Integra, Hyundia Tiburon/Genesis coupe, Nissan 350Z/Infiniti G35. They're all going to be beat to death junk.
You gotta get into the mind set "okay what was Grandma's last car" IE any Buick with a 3.8 V6, 4 cylinder Accord, Camry, Avalon, Town Car, Grand Maruqis, basically any Lexus except the IS300(the one them damn kids like)
Great way to end the day! Thanks for the great content
Hey, it's the cost of doing business. You're fine. Nice of you to share, this is a Big reality of any business.
The HOOD struts work ! its not all bad.
Respect. After the last video I expected the title be misleading and JR made a winner out of this Scion. But I understand the car was too far gone to be un-hooptied. Not a total loss. But not a win either.
I had the faulty sunroof sensor and tapping the close button was the move 😂
I love my 06 scion tc...
I work for Toyota as a master tech and own a 2009 Scion tC I bought for 300$ about 2 and a half years ago it’s been a great daily driver. Light blue paint is ugly but it doesn’t leak hasn’t given me a check engine or left me stranded and I’ve been beating on it for the time I’ve had it but it won’t quit. They are great little cars they don’t ride nicely but that’s what you get for 300$ reliable daily with ac which you need in south Florida
@Polymer Tools whenever mine needs shocks I’ll give the KYB a try the front left is slightly bent but I’ll do them when it comes sadly though I just put some Walmart west lakes on the TC so it’ll have to go with those for the time being
i still remember sitting in one these brand new that my friend got when they first came out. Seemed like such a cool car. I remember the stock head unit being pretty cool actually which color changing screen or something.
Stick with 2011+ tC with the 2.5l 2ARFE engine! You can tweak it to 260hp at the crank relatively cheap
Worth it... Pilot G2 is the best pen ever.