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❯ Are used Scions generally reliable?
❯ Are used Scions generally reliable?
| 06-06-2015, 12:43 AM | #1 |
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Are used Scions generally reliable?
I'm thinking about buying a 2006 Scion XA with 57K miles. How reliable are these cars generally?
I know Scion is owned by Toyota but are the cars as reliable as Toyota branded cars? Just give me a sense like what other brand you would compare these to in terms or reliability for eg. would you say Honda/Toyota are comparable, or are they closer to Nissan/Mazda/Hyundai or... Ford/Chevy or do they rank lower and compare with say VW? Just trying to get a sense of it I'm not really familiar with Scions. Any other pros and cons I should know about the brand & model before going for it? (of course other than checking out the basics with the car itself) Thanks in advance.
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| 06-06-2015, 07:33 AM | #3 |
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Nitrousbird is right
a Toyota is still a Toyota, be it a Scion or Lexus.. You should be fine the pro and con are still the same.. Its a Toyota, to answer your question... Toyota is Honda Reliable if not among some of the best in the business. |
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| 06-06-2015, 08:20 AM | #4 |
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I used to have a 2006 xA that I bought new and put about 65k miles on and never had one problem with it. Those things are bulletproof
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| 06-07-2015, 12:01 PM | #6 |
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I had a 2007 Scion tC, drove it up to 153K miles then sold it. It's a very reliable car and easy to upgrade. I installed fog lights (with on-off switch), spoiler, light bulbs, reverse light bar, etc
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| 06-07-2015, 01:58 PM | #7 |
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| 06-07-2015, 02:15 PM | #8 |
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The FRS doesn't have a Toyota engine. It has a poorly engineered boxer courtesy of Subaru.
I don't have any experience with Scion, but Toyotas in general are extremely reliable and well engineered. |
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| 06-07-2015, 02:22 PM | #10 |
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not everything is engine related as the problem areas.
Subarus are generally decent when its comes to the NA engine reliabilty they say 95% of their cars are still on the road ej20/EJ25T not included lol ringlands and lowcomp cyl 4s |
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| 06-14-2015, 03:09 AM | #11 |
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pikkagtr HAHAH dont forget blown headgaskets
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