Hi everyone,
I've been doing my research for the last year or so and stumbled upon the iA a couple of weeks ago.
Background: I have a 100 mile round-trip commute everyday for work. So my priorities are MPG & price. I'm going to put a ton of miles and a ton of gas into my new car. After looking at the field of high-MPG/low-cost cars I found the Ford Fiesta. After continuing my research, I came to the Nissan Versa. Lastly, I found the Scion iA. The features and style of the iA blew away the Versa. I'm hoping my search is over, but I have some questions maybe this forum can answer.
iA QUESTIONS
#1. How good is the Navigation? I currently use the Waze App on my phone. I'm assuming the Scion Navigation doesn't have traffic or any other special features that a phone app would have, correct?
#2. I read somewhere that the tires/wheels are a weird size and may be hard to replace. What is the general consensus on this?
#3. Are there any fellow highway drivers that can comment on a daily long commute? Noise, feel, etc.
PURCHASING QUESTIONS
#1. Has anyone taken advantage of the College Grad Rebate? My wife graduated from Graduate School last May so I may take the opportunity to get an additional $250 cash back and a better shot at 0% APR financing. Just wanted any input on it.
#2. A local Scion Dealer has multiple automatic iA's for $14,755 internet pricing. Is this some kind of bait & switch? It's my understanding that the automatic iA's MSRP for around $17k. I just want to know what to expect when I go in.
#3. Maybe kind of tied to #2...Is there any leverage to be used with the recent Scion discontinuation announcement? Perhaps that's why the lower price in #2, but could you get them to go even lower?
Sorry for the long write-up but I plan to go test drive this weekend. I have a 2006 Mitsubishi Galant GTS that I want to trade toward the new car. If everything goes well, I may be an iA owner come next week!
I've been doing my research for the last year or so and stumbled upon the iA a couple of weeks ago.
Background: I have a 100 mile round-trip commute everyday for work. So my priorities are MPG & price. I'm going to put a ton of miles and a ton of gas into my new car. After looking at the field of high-MPG/low-cost cars I found the Ford Fiesta. After continuing my research, I came to the Nissan Versa. Lastly, I found the Scion iA. The features and style of the iA blew away the Versa. I'm hoping my search is over, but I have some questions maybe this forum can answer.
iA QUESTIONS
#1. How good is the Navigation? I currently use the Waze App on my phone. I'm assuming the Scion Navigation doesn't have traffic or any other special features that a phone app would have, correct?
#2. I read somewhere that the tires/wheels are a weird size and may be hard to replace. What is the general consensus on this?
#3. Are there any fellow highway drivers that can comment on a daily long commute? Noise, feel, etc.
PURCHASING QUESTIONS
#1. Has anyone taken advantage of the College Grad Rebate? My wife graduated from Graduate School last May so I may take the opportunity to get an additional $250 cash back and a better shot at 0% APR financing. Just wanted any input on it.
#2. A local Scion Dealer has multiple automatic iA's for $14,755 internet pricing. Is this some kind of bait & switch? It's my understanding that the automatic iA's MSRP for around $17k. I just want to know what to expect when I go in.
#3. Maybe kind of tied to #2...Is there any leverage to be used with the recent Scion discontinuation announcement? Perhaps that's why the lower price in #2, but could you get them to go even lower?
Sorry for the long write-up but I plan to go test drive this weekend. I have a 2006 Mitsubishi Galant GTS that I want to trade toward the new car. If everything goes well, I may be an iA owner come next week!