Hi, i am wishing to get a scion xB for my first car, so there is the problem. i have only about 13k to spend, give or take, on it. how much did everyone pay for theirs (stock, no extras!) and any good ideas to find one cheap? Thanks!

p.s. looken for used scioin xb, not new

 

You pay what the sticker says. If dealers sell new ones for less than that - they can get in some trouble with corporate.

And most used ones are going for more than new.

 

Would you also pay the destination charge? I hear it's already included in the price, yet dealers still claim it trying to get $500 more into their pockets.

 

im more or less talkin used

 

I bought mine used, a 2004, and I got a decent price. If I could have bought a new one, I would have. From the research I did (which was extensive) the used prices vary a lot depending on how popular the car is where you live.

 

Unless you find one that is salvage or with 100,000 miles on it you will not get a better deal then buying a new one. I have read about people finding them at around what you are saying you have--but they have really had to look hard and get lucky. They have found them at dealers that did not know what they were. Good luck!!

 

I believe the destination charges vary and are not necessarily included in to the sticker price.

When I bought my tC... I paid almost exactly what was listed on the scion website when you use the "build your scion" thing.

 

if you have 13k why not just fiance the last ~$3000?

 

The xB depreciates so slowly that it is not usually worth it to buy used, at least not yet.

 

Also, order it bone stock, w/o all the goofy dealer options on there, so you'll get the lowest possible price. I just had cruise control on mine with a manual under $15k

 

You can get a manual stock for about $14k ++ with tax tag, other junk you are clear 16k++ though

 

Your title reminds me of that saying, "How much wood could a woodchuck wood...". Don't buy a used one. Dealers are marking the $%^& out of them. (I don't know about your area, but over here they are.) Since you've saved up that much $cratch, you might as well save up the rest of the $3K and get a new one. Plus, there's nothing like that new car smell!

 

Best smell in the world. They need to make a women's perfume that smells like new car. That would be awesome.

 

as stated above, if you put 13k down on a 15k car there should not be any problems financing the rest no matter what your credit score is.

 

yeah what they said. i paid 15.3k for mine pretty much bone stock. that 3k u finance will be VERY cheap monthly so it shouldnt take too big of a hit on your wallet

 

I paid 15550 out the door on mine. Bone stock manual. and KBB rates it now at about $10500 cause I drive too much

 

I seen a used 2005 TCM at a dealer by me last weekend for 12,995, and now it is no longer there.

 

That was a decent price!!

 

i paid right around 16,000 total for mine stock but that is with the warranty, no down payment. i pay 319/ mo.

 

I only had 13k to spend also....I found a manual 2004 w/16,000 miles for $12,800 on ebay. This one had "extras" tint, door sills, mats, wheels, leather steering wheel, blue interior lighting and was in mint condition. I did not want to buy new, and I am very happy with my car. Paying cash is much better than any car payment. Search the internet. there is bound to be something in that price range.

2005 under $13,000http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SCION-XB-35K-LOADED-CUSTOM-WHEELS-MINT-COND-WHOLESALE_W0QQitemZ4646514754QQcategoryZ116486QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem