A year ago, around here in Eastern PA, xB's turned heads. You might see one a week, and nobody knew what they were.

Saturday I was running some errands and in the course of a couple of hours I saw five different xB's, just in my little local suburban area. And downtown where I work, I usually see several during rush hour as I leave the city.

So is your xB still getting reactions from people on the street? Do you live somewhere that xB's are common, or is yours still the only one around? And if you're no longer unique, do you miss it?

RichC

well since i have a yellow xb it stands out even more i see a few around where i live not too many.... but i've only seen 2 yellow ones so my does stand out still

Don't get as much reaction as I used too, but there is still no other car even close to the xB - so it is still unique in that sense.

Like any car its going to lose its popularity with time. Although I still get many a look but modding always helps your car stand out from the normal xBs. Also debagging I find to be fun cause then some people are really lost :)

It also depends a little on where you live. I live in South-Central PA and around here, Scions are everywhere. I could probably drive to the local Wal-Mart right now and find at least 6 in the parking lot at this moment. Last week however, we were in Chicago. What was really strange was there we were, in a major metropolitan area, and I bet I didn't see 5 Scions ALL WEEK! City or suburbs! It was weird.

Bought my XB last Aug. and it was the only one in my area, in fact I had to drive 2 hours to get it. Now ther are 2 dealers within 1/2 hour from where I live (Bloomsburg, PA) there are only about 5 XBs and 2 XAs in my area that i see often so I still get the looks when people see it, but I have a feeling that there will be many more in my area now that the dealers ae so close.

forshizzle ive always wanted to say that

I still get looks and questions, but I've found they are from older people or kids. The frequency of the stares has definitely dropped from a year ago.

i see over 20 xB's/day here in LA. very common in this area and i see even more tC's then xB's around... 90% of the time they're chick drivers.

it may seem like that, but yeah, the xB's/Scions are unique enough.
just keep it alive and you'll be cool.

no matter what, you'll still turn heads.

Does it matter?

as a matter of fact, I saw a couple on their 60's looking around and inside my xB as I went inside my local kmart. It's my lucas mirrors that caught their attention, saw the old man touch it.

yes

yes

still unique...
i got asked what it was just two days ago...just like new.

I went to Ikea one day, and put a leather love seat into the back of my XB. Immediately someone ask me about the car. He said he is always wondering about how much the car can handle and how far I can drive. I met at least two guys asking me how it is felt at 80mph. It seems a lot of people still have little idea about the car. Maybe they won't stare at the car like before, but that doesn't mean it's no longer unique.

It's like anything new At first it turns heads then it does'nt ..............
When my wife got her P.T. everybody looked then there were thousands of them,then she traded that in for a Magnum it was the only one around Tucson for about 3 mos. now they are evryhwere !!!!!
Make your XB stand out with MODS and people will still notice,maybe not strain their necks as much as they used too .................

wingsaseagleshttp://scionetics.com/scions/wingsaseaglescar1_pic1.jpg

Still unique here in Tulsa OK but more common than they were even four months ago when I got mine. But I get more smiles from this than anything else....
http://images9.fotki.com/v190/photos/2/224343/2103885/DSC00257-vi.jpg

still turning heads in Southwest Missouri.

I think so a little there are so many in LA!!

If I had $1 for everytime I saw an xB I'd be filthy stinking.....broke actually, I see 1 or 2 every 2 or 3 months(no seriously, the last box I saw was a TCM a few weeks ago, and the last one before that was an RS2 in mid June)

Now, if I had $1 for every tC I'd be richer than Bill Gates

If I had $1 for everytime I saw an xB I'd be filthy stinking.....broke actually, I see 1 or 2 every 2 or 3 months(no seriously, the last box I saw was a TCM a few weeks ago, and the last one before that was an RS2 in mid June)

Now, if I had $1 for every tC I'd be richer than Bill GatesI second that!! The tC part

I'd just repeat most of what was already said. I was the 1st one in my town. Heads turned (alot). Now 1 yr later there's more, not a lot but more. No so much head turning.

I do still have people asking me about it. In parking lots, gas stations etc. They ask me how I like it etc. To me, that translates to, "Hey, I've SEEN these things around and they're <insert: funny looking, cool, weird, neat, awesome etc.> but I haven't ever TALKED to an owner so tell me, how do you like it?"

I see about as many M3s as xBs.

Ditto here, there is only 1 other xB near me (whatever the orange color is) and one other Camo from NJ that I see in this area on some weekends. But lots of people still see it and I see a lot of pointing usually from little kids...

...but my other car is huge yellow caddy so I'm used to the looks and the haters

oh and i'm glad to see someone with the beat by a toaster tag on the back, still tempted to get one of those :)

Didn't bought the Box for it's uniqueness. Bought for it's practicality, economy, utility, and it's ability to Karve Korners. To me, it is still unique like the day I first test drove one.

Keep the uniqueness from fading. Mod, Mod, Mod. And enjoy doing it. If this is the last year for the xB, it will remain very unique. Enjoy it.

i see more tCs than anything around here. not so many xAs and xBs

I see a bunch of boxes especially hot lavas

I went to northern Idaho and into Montana for the Huckle Berry Fest. I saw about 6 xB's within four days, and this was in the sticks.

Yeah, I agree some of the uniqueness is wearing off on the xB, but hey if you want unique get an xA. Why at most of the scion get togethers there is one other xA, and usually it is just one of the two that shows up.

xB uniqueness isn't wearing off wherever I go...

maybe somewhat see more and more in the DC area. I have the RS 2.0. Have seen about 3 of these in the DC area. Drive to Philly almost every weekend see about 5 xb's on the road then.

yes

Three xB's live in my apartment's parking lot. That's out of maybe 300 or so OTHER cars.

That makes them fairly common in this limited area - 1 percent of the vehicle population. :)

The xB is still very unique in this market; There is nothing else like it.

Now that there are more of them, though, the "startle factor" when someone sees one is less - they have probably seen at least one other, so they don't do the double take and stare as much.

Some still stare, some still point, but I think that is less because they don't know what the heck it is, but because there are honestly interested in the vehicle. :)

I especially like the reactions of pre-teen and young teen boys with their parents as they point and gesture and jabber trying to explain to their parents what they are looking at. They are obviously excited.

We are becoming more common, but are still unique.

The FACT that you can go to Parking Lot and PICK OUT 20 OTHER SCIONS ? If you can do that in ANY good size Parking Lot with a Couple of Hundred Different Cars , says that they ARE STILL UNIQUE ! :clap:
And to KEEP it UNIQUE with YOU , DO THE MODZ . It can be a Work in Progress , OR a TOTALLY NEW xB to YOU with Different MODZ .
Mine :pray: 1 DAY will be a WOODY , and before , during or after I might get MOONS and/or WHITE WALLS . TO START WITH .
I just did a WAX , and that brought more looks . So this car wont take much to make it NEW and a LOOKER :eyes:
PLUS , there will ALWAYS be people who LOVE or HATE the BOX , so people WILL ALWAYS LOOK for 1 reason or another .

Here in ATL I really dont see that many. In my apartment complex for example there are 5 Scions including mine... 2 xAs, a tC, and 2 xBs-- my camo, and some RS 2.0 with PA tags. When I see an xB around these parts, its either a delivery vehicle, or someone I know from the club.:) I went to pep boys yesterday for some RainX, and came out to see a family in the minivan parked next to me standing outside talking about my ride.

I get a lot of curious onlookers wherever I go... I very rarely ever see another xB in this part of the country.

Last week, a couple from NYC came up to Maine to visit my wife and I. He also has a yellow xB, and he & I started exchanging PM's and emails on the forum about a month ago. He had a vacation coming up and he and his wife decided to visit us... we had a great time visiting & touring the Maine coast.

One evening they were behind my wife & I, as they followed us to our house. We had to stop at a red light, and on the corner there was an outdoor cafe, and we got stares from all the customers. I heard one of the customers say, "That's it....I am gonna quit drinkin', now I'm seeing double."

http://home.gwi.net/~jbossie/Seeing%20Double.JPG


Jim

Jim, I like that story.

Even more I like the mod of having a flower pot on top of an RS2.



heh heh heh I joke.

All is see are TCM!!! I like the color and all but are there any other colors out there??

Its popular yes! but still unique. not all cars out there are lucky to have toys made by companies like tomica,jada, hotwheels and matchbox. lol!! I just got my tcm matchbox!
still no luck on hotwheels though.

My parents live up the white mountains of arizona near Show Low. The population where they live is about 5000 people. Almost everyone drives big trucks or small cars. I parked at the Bashas' in town and layed it out, when I had bags on it. When i came back outside, there were about 6 gomers walking around it sayin, "this damn car is on the ground, how does it drive? The glass says it is made by Toyota, but what the hell is it?" I explained what it was and they were amazed by the interior and the overall looks of the car. I actually had someone ask if I was going to lift it for the snow and such. Anyway, in smaller areas they aren't as common, most people have never even heard of scion or seen the commercials, but that's why you need to change stuff up a bit. I've already changed my taillights a few times by now.

I didn't buy it to turn heads. I bought it cause it was looked so different and akward. I had to have it. I was tired of my me-too Civic and wanted something else. I fear in a few years I'll have to do it again... :(

I just got mine a few weeks ago, but i get questions from family, friends, coworkers. I see a couple a day here in DFW, TX. but, then, they stand out more. if i try to look for, say, a hyndai tiburon or something, i see several of them in a day too, but i wouldn't notice if i weren't looking. The box kinda forces you to notice it.
this is a good thing, because people will percieve a saturation before there actually is a high volume glut.

In a way its good that the box is no longer turning heads. Automotive companies will look at the xB and think to themselves "since the xB is acceptable in America perhaps we can take risks and stop with all the boring designs".

In a way its good that the box is no longer turning heads. Automotive companies will look at the xB and think to themselves "since the xB is acceptable in America perhaps we can take risks and stop with all the boring designs".

I hope so! ::cough::cube/fit/march/mira::/cough::

My box with no mods except my wheels still turns heads. Just keeping it clean I guess.

Slightly off-topic, but I was in downtown Seattle yesterday and had 2 people ask me what kind of car a Scion is?!?

Geeze...Stop staring at me. If you bought the car for its economy, price, roomyness and fun to drive characteristics you wouln't care. Who cares? My other vehicle sucks gas and the xB is great around this traffic jam of a city. That's another thing, people that live in large cities and complain about the traffic. Move to the deep country.



FitzBox
05 Camo xB
auto - air and who cares

Still unique here in Tulsa OK but more common than they were even four months ago when I got mine. But I get more smiles from this than anything else....
http://images9.fotki.com/v190/photos/2/224343/2103885/DSC00257-vi.jpg

You're not beating anything in a xb. Sorry.

go to canada!

Still unique here in Tulsa OK but more common than they were even four months ago when I got mine. But I get more smiles from this than anything else....
http://images9.fotki.com/v190/photos/2/224343/2103885/DSC00257-vi.jpg

You're not beating anything in a xb. Sorry.That's a crappy attitude! :doh: Keep it to yourself :loser:
Anyhow, back to the subject at hand...
In my area there is only one new xA and xB. It took a year for those to show up so I am still loving the exclusiveness :clap:
Since I found out that Nissan has no plans of importing the Cube. The hoopla should last at least another year or so. :tap:

Its popular yes! but still unique. not all cars out there are lucky to have toys made by companies like tomica,jada, hotwheels and matchbox. lol!! I just got my tcm matchbox!
still no luck on hotwheels though.Go to eBay I got a blue Hot Wheels xB for $0.10!!! And I got a red one too. And they both came on the same day!! I was at Target eariler and I couldn't find the Matchbox xB but I found the H3, Silverado SS, MB SL55 and a Hot Wheels STi but I didn't get em. :cry: :cry:

There are two xB's in my town.
One RS2 and mine.
They turn heads.

Especially with the hardcore music I listen to :P

I know there are alot of xb's in the DFW area but i sometimes go days without seeing another one,I admit it doesn't get the amount of "whats that?' stares it used to but i still get lots of looks. nothing else compares to the look on the road yet.

sorry, i didnt buy my xB to be unique

hell no it hasnt faded!


I still get asked still to this day "is that one of those electric cars?" - this is while i am filling it with gas, at a gas station........

I sit in my xB on my lunch break at work at people still stare and point......

I have a Solar Yellow 2.0 release and I've got it decked out with some of the symbols of my generation, "Yellow Submarine" including having license plates with the word "Submarine" on it. Even though I live in an area where there are plenty of Scions including other xBs (and might I add two other yellow xBs) but the Yellow Submarine theme still gets questions, many thumbs-ups on thehighway and lots of smiles. Between the unusual profile, the bright unique shade of yellow and the Beatles theme througout, it does get much reaction to the tune of 2 - 5 times a day that I notice.

Let's face it kids! The under 30 set can't have all the fun.

Alan

Even the smililng faces are Solar Yellow

^ I like the Yellow Submarine theme on your xB. You should do some kind of stripes with the Yellow Submarine at the beginning of the car and have the stripes come from behind it and go all the way to the back.

I still get a lot of looks from young and old. Although strangely enough it's the older people that approach me in the parking lot asking questions. When I open the back hatch they realize how much room is in the box. Modding is a definite way to be unique....with debadged emblems, I love seeing people turning their heads on the highways.

People Still admiring my box too!

i see a little bit of all 3 cars a handful of xB's one week and few weeks pass and don't see any scions at all and then spot a few xA's and another few weeks pass then i see a handful of tC's not in that order but thats how it normaly goes but then again i don't get out of the house much :roll: i see all the scions when i'm at work driving my work truck

I don't think the uniqueness will ever go away, no matter what other companies come out with, it will never be like our xb's. I also have seen more tc's than anything lately but we do have quite a few xb's around.

The xB has no uniqueness here, there are tons of them on the roads everywhere. This place is just about crawling with them, as is most of SoCal. That said, still a totally awesome little car, fun to drive, and super value for the money. Those attributes don't change regardless of what other people think of it! :)

Steve

Xb's are everywhere.

The sales lady called me today. My xB will be here in ten days. Tomorrow I'm going over to talk to them about some Bling Bling for it. Fog lights, rear spoiler, cool tail lights, carbon fiber trim, FR-7 Piaa wheels, custom aluminum grill. You know silly stuff.

For some reason I can't explain it on no less than ten, yes I said ten, test drives, for something with little power and that looks like a toaster on wheels
I had a grin from ear to ear every time.

So it looks like I'll be yet another face in the crowd!

Ciao,
Timothy

ive seen 1 in 2 weeks driving to my home from college. and i drive through Atlanta

Xb's are everywhere.

The sales lady called me today. My xB will be here in ten days. Tomorrow I'm going over to talk to them about some Bling Bling for it. Fog lights, rear spoiler, cool tail lights, carbon fiber trim, FR-7 Piaa wheels, custom aluminum grill. You know silly stuff.

For some reason I can't explain it on no less than ten, yes I said ten, test drives, for something with little power and that looks like a toaster on wheels
I had a grin from ear to ear every time.

So it looks like I'll be yet another face in the crowd!

Ciao,
TimothyNot to change the subject... All that stuff you want to get from the dealer is available and much cheaper online. Plus the money you save you could pay someone to install it. JMO

Xb's are everywhere.

The sales lady called me today. My xB will be here in ten days. Tomorrow I'm going over to talk to them about some Bling Bling for it. Fog lights, rear spoiler, cool tail lights, carbon fiber trim, FR-7 Piaa wheels, custom aluminum grill. You know silly stuff.

For some reason I can't explain it on no less than ten, yes I said ten, test drives, for something with little power and that looks like a toaster on wheels
I had a grin from ear to ear every time.

So it looks like I'll be yet another face in the crowd!

Ciao,
TimothyNot to change the subject... All that stuff you want to get from the dealer is available and much cheaper online. Plus the money you save you could pay someone to install it. JMOWhy jethro b? Because I can!! And this dealer needs to stay in business. They were the only ones to answer all my silly questions and put up with me on all the test drives. Yes I could get all the stuff cheaper on line and install them myself but WTF, their is something said for good customer service.
Ciao,
Timothy

Xb's are everywhere.

The sales lady called me today. My xB will be here in ten days. Tomorrow I'm going over to talk to them about some Bling Bling for it. Fog lights, rear spoiler, cool tail lights, carbon fiber trim, FR-7 Piaa wheels, custom aluminum grill. You know silly stuff.

For some reason I can't explain it on no less than ten, yes I said ten, test drives, for something with little power and that looks like a toaster on wheels
I had a grin from ear to ear every time.

So it looks like I'll be yet another face in the crowd!

Ciao,
TimothyNot to change the subject... All that stuff you want to get from the dealer is available and much cheaper online. Plus the money you save you could pay someone to install it. JMOWhy jethro b? Because I can!! And this dealer needs to stay in business. They were the only ones to answer all my silly questions and put up with me on all the test drives. Yes I could get all the stuff cheaper on line and install them myself but WTF, their is something said for good customer service.
Ciao,
Timothy
any plans of moving to CA?
in a year or two, i might be a salesman, and you're the kind of customer i'm looking for.
Trust me, I will answer all your silly question, and give you the best customer service, just to get your money, errr I mean your business.

Parts sale scenario: the wheels, we give discount. from $2000 we let it go for $1,600. anyway we only got that for $700.

Just when i thought my car stopped turning heads a man stopped to peek in while i was in the middle of doing something...private per say. It was pretty funny. I jumped up and tried my best to not look guilty...Anyway he went so far as to ask if he could take a peek inside. I let him in.

Just when i thought my car stopped turning heads a man stopped to peek in while i was in the middle of doing something...private per say. It was pretty funny. I jumped up and tried my best to not look guilty...Anyway he went so far as to ask if he could take a peek inside. I let him in.

Just when i thought my car stopped turning heads a man stopped to peek in while i was in the middle of doing something...private per say. It was pretty funny. I jumped up and tried my best to not look guilty...Anyway he went so far as to ask if he could take a peek inside. I let him in.

Xb's are everywhere.

The sales lady called me today. My xB will be here in ten days. Tomorrow I'm going over to talk to them about some Bling Bling for it. Fog lights, rear spoiler, cool tail lights, carbon fiber trim, FR-7 Piaa wheels, custom aluminum grill. You know silly stuff.

For some reason I can't explain it on no less than ten, yes I said ten, test drives, for something with little power and that looks like a toaster on wheels
I had a grin from ear to ear every time.

So it looks like I'll be yet another face in the crowd!

Ciao,
TimothyNot to change the subject... All that stuff you want to get from the dealer is available and much cheaper online. Plus the money you save you could pay someone to install it. JMOWhy jethro b? Because I can!! And this dealer needs to stay in business. They were the only ones to answer all my silly questions and put up with me on all the test drives. Yes I could get all the stuff cheaper on line and install them myself but WTF, their is something said for good customer service.
Ciao,
Timothy :ttth: WHATEVER See if I ever try to help you save some money. It's only MONEY Right :rofl: Thats Crazy :crazy: You sounded so naive, now you just proved it. :doh: WTF back at Ya
With customers like you they will never go out of business. Cha Ching!!!!

Xb's are everywhere.

The sales lady called me today. My xB will be here in ten days. Tomorrow I'm going over to talk to them about some Bling Bling for it. Fog lights, rear spoiler, cool tail lights, carbon fiber trim, FR-7 Piaa wheels, custom aluminum grill. You know silly stuff.

For some reason I can't explain it on no less than ten, yes I said ten, test drives, for something with little power and that looks like a toaster on wheels
I had a grin from ear to ear every time.

So it looks like I'll be yet another face in the crowd!

Ciao,
TimothyNot to change the subject... All that stuff you want to get from the dealer is available and much cheaper online. Plus the money you save you could pay someone to install it. JMOWhy jethro b? Because I can!! And this dealer needs to stay in business. They were the only ones to answer all my silly questions and put up with me on all the test drives. Yes I could get all the stuff cheaper on line and install them myself but WTF, their is something said for good customer service.
Ciao,
Timothy :ttth: WHATEVER See if I ever try to help you save some money. It's only MONEY Right :rofl: Thats Crazy :crazy: You sounded so naive, now you just proved it. :doh: WTF back at Ya
With customers like you they will never go out of business. Cha Ching!!!!Yes, the world is full of A$$ holes and I just met two on this form right off the bat. Obvious this is just another redneck board. Thank you for showing me the light.

Xb's are everywhere.

The sales lady called me today. My xB will be here in ten days. Tomorrow I'm going over to talk to them about some Bling Bling for it. Fog lights, rear spoiler, cool tail lights, carbon fiber trim, FR-7 Piaa wheels, custom aluminum grill. You know silly stuff.

For some reason I can't explain it on no less than ten, yes I said ten, test drives, for something with little power and that looks like a toaster on wheels
I had a grin from ear to ear every time.

So it looks like I'll be yet another face in the crowd!

Ciao,
TimothyNot to change the subject... All that stuff you want to get from the dealer is available and much cheaper online. Plus the money you save you could pay someone to install it. JMOWhy jethro b? Because I can!! And this dealer needs to stay in business. They were the only ones to answer all my silly questions and put up with me on all the test drives. Yes I could get all the stuff cheaper on line and install them myself but WTF, their is something said for good customer service.
Ciao,
Timothy :ttth: WHATEVER See if I ever try to help you save some money. It's only MONEY Right :rofl: Thats Crazy :crazy: You sounded so naive, now you just proved it. :doh: WTF back at Ya
With customers like you they will never go out of business. Cha Ching!!!!Yes, the world is full of A$$ holes and I just met two on this form right off the bat. Obvious this is just another redneck board. Thank you for showing me the light.

I just wanted to see another nested quote. So many boxes. Mmmm... boxes.

RichC

Xb's are everywhere.

The sales lady called me today. My xB will be here in ten days. Tomorrow I'm going over to talk to them about some Bling Bling for it. Fog lights, rear spoiler, cool tail lights, carbon fiber trim, FR-7 Piaa wheels, custom aluminum grill. You know silly stuff.

For some reason I can't explain it on no less than ten, yes I said ten, test drives, for something with little power and that looks like a toaster on wheels
I had a grin from ear to ear every time.

So it looks like I'll be yet another face in the crowd!

Ciao,
TimothyNot to change the subject... All that stuff you want to get from the dealer is available and much cheaper online. Plus the money you save you could pay someone to install it. JMOWhy jethro b? Because I can!! And this dealer needs to stay in business. They were the only ones to answer all my silly questions and put up with me on all the test drives. Yes I could get all the stuff cheaper on line and install them myself but WTF, their is something said for good customer service.
Ciao,
Timothy :ttth: WHATEVER See if I ever try to help you save some money. It's only MONEY Right :rofl: Thats Crazy :crazy: You sounded so naive, now you just proved it. :doh: WTF back at Ya
With customers like you they will never go out of business. Cha Ching!!!!Yes, the world is full of A$$ holes and I just met two on this form right off the bat. Obvious this is just another redneck board. Thank you for showing me the light.Before YOU start calling people names, YOU need to go back and read what was written. All I did was try to help YOU and you jumped Down my throat. If this is the type of person YOU are, maybe YOU should go find a site that condones that type of behavior. We really don't need it on here. For the most part this is a very friendly community of people that LOVE SCIONS and also like to SAVE MONEY. If you had bothered to hang out a while you would see what this site is all about and would not go shooting off YOUR MOUTH. GOOD DAY :clap:

NO MORE YELLING! Ok, back to the topic. I have an xB and the Element down the street is feelin the heat. No, thats not a song. For real, the xB is the modern day VW bus, even today, people still see them as unique and our xB's are no different. xB's are the front edge of present day icons.

I see a couple xB's every day.
That's nothing compared to the glut of Elements, MINIs, and Beetles.
I think there are more tC's than xB's in town.

It will always be s super practical fun vehicle at a good price that says I don't care what you think!

I’m either ambivalent or apathetic. I don’t know which and I don’t care!

holy old threads.....