Today I ventured down south of where I live to Oregon.

One of the dealerships had a used 04 BCP. So I stopped to have a look.

Bone stock except for some cheesy scratched 18" rims with missing centercaps. 26K on it and looking like it need some new tread already.

I asked the price expecting 14-15 is

20K!!!!!!!! YEAH more than I paid for mine new! I couldnt help but bursting out with a chuckle as I walked off.

The salesman asked if I was wanting to trade mine in on it. I said noooooooooooo


He tried to defend his outrageous price as "retail" and I said yeah retail for a loaded 06

I cant believe that they would even ask that much for it!

I think Ill sell mine for 25K............

 

Was it an actual Scion dealership? Did they have any new ones on the lot? Or was it some cheesy used car lot?

They're probably just trying to make some $$ on the wheels.

 

I need to put mine up on Ebay and get $30k for it

 

Used car lot but they had a lot of newer cars 04 and up

There is a scion dealer down the road. I didnt have time to go to see what they had but Im sure it was a WHOLE lot less!

 

Yeah, down here is southern Ore, dealers like Lithia Scion are asking $17999. Thats for an 05' xB MT with 7K miles, NO OPTIONS!!

 

here in md the same thing i was at a nissan dealership (wanted to test drive a 350z wouldnt let me) but anyway they had an 05 used xb 15k on it the only upgrade was the 6 disc changer and it was a stick they wanted 17 for it and when i told the dealer that they are under 15k new he said there in hi demand right now and alot of scion dealerships dont have them and we do so suply and demand

 

The local Toyota dealer, no new Scion's, has two used boxes. One with crap scratch up rims and graphics for $19,000, the other, stock was around $16,000. If they can't get that............. .................... ....................

They said the same thing.

 

when I was looking for my box a year ago there was a PW at a honda dealership that had 15000 on it and a few options and they wanted 19000 for it.

I told them I could get a new one for 15, they said go ahead....I did

 

Don't laugh about that. If, and when gas prices go way above $3.00, I bet you COULD get 30K on E-Bay. Heck, some idiots pay $500 for a coffee mug or $1000 for a stamp worth $.05.

I might do it too !!!

 

It just goes to show you what a little bit of patience and research does for the wallet when you go to buy one of these things.

Also, it's kind of comforting to know that my box was actually worth more as opposed to less when I signed the title!

I am fond of the 60's-70's Muscle cars and British rides. I always have to laugh when I find some rusted out dilapadated piece of crap with a salesman trying to convince me it's a "Classic".

Take heart fellow xB types, you made a good, no wait.... a great choice when buying a car. If nothing else you are beating some very long odds. when it comes to car values.

 

When I was at the dealer the sales guy actually showed me that on KBB.com private party used value was HIGHER than the price I was paying. And they've always said that a new car loses 20% of its value the minute you dirve it off the lot. NOT THIS ONE!

 

Ya, I hear you, Family Toyota (absolute scammers) tried to sell me an (used?) 05 xB w/ leather for 19k OTD. I was like frick that, I'll just buy a new one, and I plan to, but not from them.

 

It is crazy! I just did a search on cars.com and there is a 05 AUTO with 9300 miles in Pensacola and it is 22K!! Stock as a rock!

That is so nutty

 

 

Only a dealer would attempt to sell it for that. They're hoping some sucker will come along wanting one RIGHT NOW and not want to wait a few weeks to get it off the dock... pathetic.

 

Man' I'm glad I got mine for sticker and not a penny more.

 

Man' I'm glad I got mine for sticker and not a penny more.

SAME HERE

 

We sell used boxes here for numbers that would make you cry its so much. People want them and they dont want to wait. They are willing to pay crazy prices. Now other people are the same as the people in this thread and they laugh at me when I tell them the price and the explination. But then I send to them to kbb.com and justify my statement. So yeah, its robbery...

 

You can answer this if you want or not, but about how much does a dealer make off the sticker price of a Scion? I know anything above sticker is in your pocket, but just curious about the sticker price of a base model as your profit goes up with options. No flames from me nor am I trying to start trouble, just curious.

 

All I can say is that is great news for us Scion owners. I bout my 05 xB for 16,500, it was a demo with only 1,300 and upgrades (all mats, pillar appliques, 6-disc changer, spoiler, sport pedals, fog lights) maybe I could get about a good 25K for mine now.