View Full Version : Tanabe USA: Looking for 2008 XD's to R&D
Tanabe_USA 08-30-2007, 11:03 PM Tanabe USA is currently looking to R&D the new 2008 Scion xD for the following parts:
-Chassis
-Suspension (springs)
-Exhaust
We are looking for a few Scionlife members who would be interested in donating their cars for this R&D proccess. If you are interested please read below to see if you are qualified and follow the directions. Donaters will recieve compensation for their time in the form of parts.
Requirements:
1. Car must be completely stock with no prior accidents.
2. Must be a Southern California resident (Sorry guys)
3. Must be able to leave vehicle at Tanabe USA, in Torrance CA for 2 days.
4. Must be avalible to drop of the car in September (exact date has not yet been determined)
Instructions: Email us at info@tanabe-usa.com (Please no phone calls)
1. Title: Tanabe R&D Request for 2008 Scion XD
2. List your Name, Address, and Phone #.
3. From there we will contact you if we are able to use your vehicle.
Red_xD 08-31-2007, 12:15 AM Oh man!!! I hope someone jumps on this quick!!! I wanna see some modding options for our cars!!!
bbcxb2 08-31-2007, 03:27 PM You need to relocate to the south sooooooo many of us would jump on this......
tCTaco 08-31-2007, 03:35 PM This was posted yesterday and no one jumped on it????
Tanabe_USA 08-31-2007, 04:02 PM Yeah Im supprised. This is a great opportunity to get some free parts and also pave the way for some modding options for the XD crowd.
Chibi_Knight 08-31-2007, 04:35 PM If I lived in CA I would be all over this...unfortunately I'm all the way over in GA :(
katchkillah 08-31-2007, 04:46 PM same here. but i sorta stuck with that option being in hawaii.
Red_xD 08-31-2007, 09:45 PM yeah...and I'm up in Nor-cal...plus, the xD is my g/f's daily driver...
Red_xD 08-31-2007, 09:46 PM You need to relocate to the south sooooooo many of us would jump on this......
What do you mean, when you say south??? Isn't Torrance in the LA area???
ChelsDS 08-31-2007, 09:55 PM LA and lower is in Southern California. Torrance therefore is in SoCal.
It might be fun to do this actually but I don't know if I could live without my car for two days. Plus what if you don't like what they do..?
Red_xD 08-31-2007, 10:14 PM LA and lower is in Southern California. Torrance therefore is in SoCal.
It might be fun to do this actually but I don't know if I could live without my car for two days. Plus what if you don't like what they do..?
I know the definition of "Southern California" :eyebrow:
I'm just not sure who bbcxb2 was referring to...from his post, it sounds like it was directed towards Tanabe...
Tanabe_USA 08-31-2007, 11:13 PM LA and lower is in Southern California. Torrance therefore is in SoCal.
It might be fun to do this actually but I don't know if I could live without my car for two days. Plus what if you don't like what they do..?
Two days for Free parts isnt such a bad deal. And there is no harm that is done to the vehicle. The vehicle is simply used to take data and test fit for R&D purposes.
bbcxb2 09-01-2007, 01:12 AM sorry I mean south as in TX LA MS GA FL
Tanabe_USA 09-04-2007, 04:28 PM Still looking for someone!!! :nails:
Bennyboy 09-04-2007, 07:56 PM You guys should have really posted this a couple weeks ago when the car first came out. I had an xD sitting at my house for 2 weeks not doing anything. Just a couple weeks ago i took it up to Seattle and now it is doing nothing up there. I guess i missed out.
XLR8R 09-04-2007, 10:58 PM why the hell was it in ur driveway doin nothin?
get ur ___ back up there and give it to them. :P
Bennyboy 09-05-2007, 05:27 AM It was sitting in my garage because i have an IS300 for Southern California which i use 5 months of the year and then the other 7 i have the xD for Seattle. Now the car is in Seattle till the end of this month
bennyboy
Tanabe_USA 09-05-2007, 03:56 PM It was sitting in my garage because i have an IS300 for Southern California which i use 5 months of the year and then the other 7 i have the xD for Seattle. Now the car is in Seattle till the end of this month
bennyboy
If you find the chance to bring it down then let us know.
krispies13 09-05-2007, 05:13 PM willing to trade xB badges for xD badges. anyone??????? :rofl:
katchkillah 09-06-2007, 07:43 PM hey any chance of making some 5x100 vienna's and i may just have to buy one and ship it up there. hehehehe. how can no one jump on this!!!! shoot's i'd buy the car already just for this opportunity. tanabe you folks need to set up a shop down in hawaii and then i'll run out and buy an xd just for you folks to R&D.
Tanabe_USA 09-07-2007, 03:57 PM Hey that wouldnt be too bad!!!
katchkillah 09-07-2007, 05:01 PM the part on coming to hawaii? hehehehe.
Tanabe_USA 09-10-2007, 06:50 PM the part on coming to hawaii? hehehehe.
Hey I wish! Definately a place that I wouldnt mind being!
Tanabe_USA 09-10-2007, 10:53 PM Any XD's please contact us.
katchkillah 09-11-2007, 03:37 AM no takers???? (i still pray a hawaii person might have a chance, hehehhee)
ChelsDS 09-11-2007, 06:10 AM Do you guys have a date for when you'd want the car to be at your shop? If it was a Mon-Tues I would definitely do it.
Tanabe_USA 09-11-2007, 05:50 PM Do you guys have a date for when you'd want the car to be at your shop? If it was a Mon-Tues I would definitely do it.
The date is set for Monday the 17th and Tuesday the 18th next week. I PM'ed you.
ogerdgonz 09-13-2007, 05:36 PM Do what the big three do for their reverse engineering and competition bench marking...... rent one.
Tanabe_USA 09-21-2007, 04:08 PM Do what the big three do for their reverse engineering and competition bench marking...... rent one.
We found one, and everything went really well. 2008 xD parts are on their way!!!
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