Are you happy with your xB purchase?

What did you trade in for your xB?

this has been discuss many times but the answer is simply....YES! You would have to take my box from my cold dead fingers! :twisted:

Yes I am happy with my xB purchase.

But I would under absolutely NO circumstance purchase it again...





... I've already paid for it.

Yes. And would consider another one, especially if they make available here the 4WD and sunroof models which are available in Japan.

I bought my XB for the fun of it. I have two other cars.
After having it for two months and having put 700 miles on it, I would like to get another one to daily drive and leave the one I have now as my low mileage Xb.

For some reason I really dislike the orange Xb's out there. They look like toys to me.

Yes, i would buy it again, but i would get a lighter color, like white or silver :wink:

I traded in a Durango for my Hot Lava Box...I would do it again in a heartbeat. I get 3 times the gas mileage and have 3 times the style 8)

love my box :D i would defintely trade it in for another xb after a couple of years :wink:

My wife has a 2000 Corolla. Now that I have the Camo xB, she wants one too. We are looking to sell her Corolla and get a BCP xB for her.

I'd get an xA before I get another xB. I want one of each!

Really enjoying the xB requires a certain attitude about cars and maybe even about life. With all your questions, I wonder if you wouldn't be happier with something else.

Or are you trying to justify an xB to someone else?

Nope,

I'm not trying to justify my purchase to anyone else. I'll be footing the bill.

Thought this was the place to ask questions.

Nope,

I'm not trying to justify my purchase to anyone else. I'll be footing the bill.

Thought this was the place to ask questions.

I think he was just trying to figure out why all the questions. All you will get from here is opinions. The main thing to recall is if you want the car & like it. If you ask any driver out there if they would suggest you get there car I would say 80% would say yes.

I would for sure buy a Scion again, no doubt about that..

one xb is enough for me.........but i wish i had more money for mods......but the time will come.......

HELL YEH!!!

already own 2 xB's. would but another in a heartbeat. would love to have an xA and a tC also! waiting for the release series 2.0 xB ,then i'll get my 4th one.
already had an 04 blue onyx pearl.got rid of it due to the underhood paint problem (engine bay).




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I'd hit it again for sure.

As for being satisfied with my purchase, i definitely am...however, if i was in the car market RIGHT NOW, i would most likely look for something with more ground clearance and maybe 4 wheel drive.

I drive in the dirt TOO much for my poor xb to handle.

I love my Hot Lava, but I wouldn't buy another xB...My Lava let me down already with problems, and I'm already looking to possible trade it in for another lease...Maybe a tC...

DAN

this is a good question, and it is helpful can we make it a poll?

I am definitely happy with my xB purchase...........I would purchase one again. I traded in a 2001 4-Runner and haven't looked back since. The xB gives me more passenger space and it is costing me $300/month less!!!

I love my xB an my wife loves it too. We are getting another new car next summer to replace hers we will either get another xB or I will give her the xB and I will get a tC, don't know yet since I have not done anything to my xB. It depends how much I decide to modify it over the winter.

I bought my BCP xB yesterday and love it! Needed a change...wanted something different . I traded in a Mazda MPV mini-van. Had 2 in the last 10 years. My kids also love it and yes I would buy one again even though I've only had it 24 hours!

I'd buy another xB in a heart beat. The only problem I've had in 32k miles is the tranny letting go at 31,764 miles! I seem to be the only one that has had this problem. Its properly maintained at the prescribed intervals, and is a Toyota. In case you're wondering, I don't race my xB, nor is it dragged or driven hard. I commute every day 160 miles round trip.

before i had my xb i had a 2001 chevy silverado reg cab that was bagged buti dont miss it. i love my xb but i would definately buy it over again but in white. the car i do miss and will always miss is my 68 impala which was my first car and the new owner lives down the street so i can see it everyday(how sad) :cry: .

Traded in my 2001 Honda Civic for the xB, and I'd do it again. I miss the 'power' and delivery of said 'power' of the Honda. But that'll have to be rectified... :twisted:

dont get me wrong i love my hot lava xb, but i did consider trading in my 3 month old xb on a tc until the told me how much money id loose in the switch.

I do miss my safari.
I don't miss my contour.

I've had mine for about 6 months, I went an looked at the tc but won't trade it in for one. The tc is diffrent but cookie cutter at the same time the xb is just diffrent. So, yes I would buy another one if I didn't have this one. :D

I have a hot lava, and am about to trade in my second vehicle for a Polar white. and probably will but release 2.0. So Abesolutely!~!

Only if they offer a larger engine and better suited transmissions. Gotta feeling the B will shapeshift before that happens, though.

I'd get an xA before I get another xB. I want one of each!
i agree completely with them, but if i were to get an xa i would make sure to have a set of lowering spring at my house ready to put on because the wheel well gap is HUGE.

I'd like to get an xA next.. bring my roof rack from my xB onto the xA. Starting to really like it the more i look at it in person but that's just me. Also i should have gotten a silver xB or white. A lighter color would have been better.

I've got a Hot Lava and I've got a deposit down on a XA rs1.0 for my wife. If I could I would buy my two sons XB's.

I don't really care for the TC. It looks to much like everything else on the road.

I'd get an xA before I get another xB. I want one of each!
i agree completely with them, but if i were to get an xa i would make sure to have a set of lowering spring at my house ready to put on because the wheel well gap is HUGE.
I would get a xA also so I could have both. It would be either Phatom Grey or the RS 1.0 Red. I have a PW xB now and it makes me wonder if I shouldve got BOP when it turns black sometimes.

sure, i would purchase the xb again, but in a different trim
only if they offered the OPEN DECK, trd sports or evo here in the states!! :wink:

I just today traded in my accord for an xb. (check my signature for the car) I got an even trade plus 600 bucks to boot.

I just today traded in my accord for an xb. (check my signature for the car) I got an even trade plus 600 bucks to boot.

Why did you trade the Accord? Did you want more room, or do you just like the looks of the xB?

We bought our Black Cherry Pearl six weeks ago and just ordered a Polar White last Thursday. I guess that would be a yes.

Love my xb .... would definitely buy another. Right now, I have my eye set on a Black Cherry Pearl tc when January / February rolls around.

I just today traded in my accord for an xb. (check my signature for the car) I got an even trade plus 600 bucks to boot.

Why did you trade the Accord? Did you want more room, or do you just like the looks of the xB?


More cargo room and a new and different look.

I'd buy one again in a second.

After a test drive and hearing the pure pricing scheme, it was the easiest car buying decsion I ever made. It was $5000 less than everything else I was considering, it was as fun to drive as anything else I tried except maybe the Mazda3, it had more room than anything else and it had every feature I was looking for included as standard equipment.

Once I experienced the drive, I knew I would buy it that day.

In total, it took me about 1.5 hours from going to the lot just to test drive an xB for fun, all the way to financing, insurance and driving off the lot in my new car.

The car alone would make me do it all again, the superb buying experience (quick, no hassle, no pressure) is just icing on the cake.

I traded a Honda Accord for my xB, and I would do it again :!: I just won't get black again, (hard to keep clean) . I will be getting a tC or another xB for my wife next year.

It Depends on time..... I love the box, it's comfortable, roomy and functional with a healthy dose of style. I average 30-35,000 miles per year. If it holds up without major repair and the body doesn't rot I'd consider another one. But by then Scion would have pulled the plug on the xB so the real question is would I consider another Toyota product? This is my first Toyota and so far I've been satisfied except for the RATTLE HELL I've experienced from the stereo and dashboard that I've had to take apart and fix.

I got 243,000 miles out of a Chevy Corsica with a 6 cyl motor. No major repairs, no rattles and no rust at all. A real shocker for a Chevy, for once I had gotten lucky. Hope I'm lucky with the box.

Are you happy with your xB purchase?

What did you trade in for your xB?

I would do it again, I might wait until the new color came out BUT I would do it again.

for it's interior size, great gas mileage and price I don't think it can be beat.

[if I did think it could be beat I would have bought THAT car instead :wink: ]

I'm already thinking about my next Xb. As soon as they add more power, I'm buying a new one!

It Depends on time..... I love the box, it's comfortable, roomy and functional with a healthy dose of style. I average 30-35,000 miles per year. If it holds up without major repair and the body doesn't rot I'd consider another one. But by then Scion would have pulled the plug on the xB so the real question is would I consider another Toyota product? This is my first Toyota and so far I've been satisfied except for the RATTLE HELL I've experienced from the stereo and dashboard that I've had to take apart and fix.

I got 243,000 miles out of a Chevy Corsica with a 6 cyl motor. No major repairs, no rattles and no rust at all. A real shocker for a Chevy, for once I had gotten lucky. Hope I'm lucky with the box.

Just about any car will last if you take care of it. Routine oil changes, routine repairs, washing waxing, etc... My XB will be my first Toyota as well but I bought it based on it being a Toyota and being made in Japan and i've heard great things about Toyota quality so we'll see how it goes. As far as power goes, I don't want more power... I have a 5.0 mustang for that.

Although I love the car, I would have waited to buy a used one.

I love both my XB's, thought the 5 speed is more fun. I would definatly buy another.
I traded in a 2002 honda civic ex for my bsp auto
and i traded a 2002 ford focus zx3 for the camo 5 speed

My first car (82 Buick Regal) was my first love.... after having my xB now for almost 3 months, my heart has discovered true love once again.... hahahaha...

Good thing my girlfriend doesn't come on this forum! 8)

I would buy another xB in a heartbeat...

I've gotten eveything as expected from my Lava.

-Looks from people (stares rather)
-Great gas mileage
-A unique and different styled car

However, considering how "cheap" the car is, including the paint, AC, carpet, and all the plastics, I will not be purchasing another xB, even if I were to total the one I am driving. There are just tooo many good looking cars coming out that I would love to get my hands on. But hey, that doesn't mean I wouldn't own a future (different) Scion model.

So no, I would NOT buy another xB.

I am very happy with mine and if another RS came out I would definately try to buy 1, other than that...hmmm...I would more than likely buy again in a few years, but seeing as the box style xB will not be around in a few years I would have to say no...but only due to non production.

Hells yeah, specially if the RS2.0 is lime green.

I've gotten eveything as expected from my Lava.

-Looks from people (stares rather)
-Great gas mileage
-A unique and different styled car

However, considering how "cheap" the car is, including the paint, AC, carpet, and all the plastics, I will not be purchasing another xB, even if I were to total the one I am driving. There are just tooo many good looking cars coming out that I would love to get my hands on. But hey, that doesn't mean I wouldn't own a future (different) Scion model.

So no, I would NOT buy another xB.

How can you fault a vehicle that costs 14,000 dollars on the quality of the paint, capet and plastics? I think the quality exceeds many cars that cost much more.

I found this post from Jun 01, 2004 while looking for another post.
http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=15550&highlight=changes
Its almost like this one. :roll:

I got an black xB lowered with intake an exhaust and sounds! Its a great car/wagon! I will buy next years model for sure as soon as this one is paid, even though I have a couple of issues! Overall the car is great performance wise, the only complaint I have is that I wish they would replace the cheap metal an cheap paint job. Just touch the metal on the door an see how it is so pliable unlike VW or BMW cars. Not trying to compare it to more expensive class cars but the sheet metal is cheap an I have dents that shouldnt be there! The paint on the front chips pretty easy. These complaints are inexpensive improvements that scion can address without spending alot of money to fix in the new models that Im sure alot of you can agree with! I will purchase a new XB anyway becouse Im so happy with the purchase all around but these are improvements that are needed and wont cost scion alot. Hopefully we all can look forward to these improvements in new models!

I found this post from Jun 01, 2004 while looking for another post.
http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=15550&highlight=changes
Its almost like this one. :roll:

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Seems like much of the dissatisfaction with the xB isn't warranted for a vehicle that cost less than $15k. The initial JD Power poor assessments weren't based on actual problems, but on expectations.

Many people are looking for a vehicle that demonstrates the economy of a Toyota Echo and the capacity of a 3/4 ton cargo van for less than $15k.

I'd buy another in every color. I've bought a few cars in my lifetime. But this is the first one that I chose. This is the first one that says something about me. This is the one. Enough said.

I'm really happy with the one I just bought my wife, a Camo 05 XB. We traded in a 01 Focus we had on a lease. While considering the Xb vs the Honda Element, we chose the Scion for the room, gas mileage and overall feel of the car (did'nt like the Honda dash, got annoying on the test drive, would have been a real pain day to day). We looked at every Ford & Ford owned product (Mazda, Volvo, etc.) because we can buy them below cost with my father in law's Z-Plan Ford buying privledges, he's an ex-Ford factory foreman & we get all Ford & Ford owned products 2% below dealer cost (example is 05 F250 Super Duty 4wd Crew Cab LB Powerstroke with a $45,896 sticker for $36,845 which we almost bought) but NOTHING had the back seat leg room of the XB & I have tall kids. Would I buy another? Depends on the next Xb release color, if I dont like it I'll either get a Xa rel 1.0 or a Tc. Anyone want to buy a 97 F250 CCSB 4x4?