Mopar Mike's Midnight Repair and Build
2009 Toyota Scion tC
158,000 mi · White
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Inspection notes
With a new clutch being installed, this manual tC is mechanically promising, but the significant rocker rust will deter many retail buyers and is expensive to fix properly. It's a marginal flip candidate unless you can perform the bodywork yourself to keep costs down.
Rocker panel and lower door rusthigh
Cut out rusted sections, weld in patch panels, prep, and paint.
Heavily oxidized headlightslow
Wet sand, compound, polish, and apply UV clear coat.
Front bumper scuffs and paint wearlow
Sand, prep, and repaint front bumper cover.
Interior needs deep cleaninglow
Full interior detail, carpet extraction, and plastics conditioning.
Potential oil consumption (2AZ-FE engine)medium
Replace PCV valve, perform synthetic oil change, and advise future owner to monitor oil levels (full engine rebuild is uneconomical for a flip).