Why aren't xAs as popular as xBs?
02-16-2005, 01:51 AM
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Re: xBs are selling slower than xAs
Originally Posted by Otto the Mild
I was little surprised to see this thread. Every dealer I've seen has plenty of xBs on the lot, but can't keep xAs in stock. That is a pretty clear indication that the xB is not as popular. That's not necessarily a bad thing. The xB is more avant-garde, from a design perspective. Plus, xB owners tend to be a little more fanatical about their cars, since they are so unique. It is no accident that xBs outnumber xAs at Scion Exposed events, since xB owners are more willing to devote time and money to modify their cars.
02-16-2005, 03:53 AM
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Re: xBs are selling slower than xAs
Originally Posted by Otto the Mild
I was little surprised to see this thread. Every dealer I've seen has plenty of xBs on the lot, but can't keep xAs in stock. That is a pretty clear indication that the xB is not as popular. That's not necessarily a bad thing. The xB is more avant-garde, from a design perspective. Plus, xB owners tend to be a little more fanatical about their cars, since they are so unique. It is no accident that xBs outnumber xAs at Scion Exposed events, since xB owners are more willing to devote time and money to modify their cars.
Unfortunatley xB's are out selling the xA's by far... the reason the lots have more xB's than xA's is because the xA's are harder to move so the dealers only keep a few on hand where as the xB's move like hotcakes so having a rotating supply of 20 is no problem cause they move so quickly...
To say that xA'ers aren't into modding as much as the xB'ers is just plain wrong... Check the registry... https://www.scionlife.com/registry/?...ortby=username
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02-16-2005, 07:06 AM
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Chris, I think he meant to say that xA owners are more likely to get them for everyday use and not for the modability. Whereas most people get a box with the sole purpose of modding them. Modability is that even a word? LOL
02-16-2005, 01:30 PM
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Even then I don't agree with that... Sure there are those xA owners who keep everything stock and do no mods but there are xB owners like that too...
The reason there are more "Modded" xB's than xA's is because there are more xB's in the market... not because xA'ers don't mod or don't have the time/money there's just fewer xA's out there to mod... That's why the aftermarket for xB's is so huge... there's so many of them... whereas the xA's aren't as common so the aftermarket demand isn't as great... I think that if you looked at the registry (which isn't working like it used to) and looked at the percentages of total # xB's vs mods & total # xA's vs mods the percentages would be almost the same... Looking at just the first page of the registry, 70% xB'ers mod & 47% xA'ers mod. And that is just the first page... The xA numbers aren't as great as the xB's but once again there are MORE xB's so you see page after page of xB mods...
The reason there are more "Modded" xB's than xA's is because there are more xB's in the market... not because xA'ers don't mod or don't have the time/money there's just fewer xA's out there to mod... That's why the aftermarket for xB's is so huge... there's so many of them... whereas the xA's aren't as common so the aftermarket demand isn't as great... I think that if you looked at the registry (which isn't working like it used to) and looked at the percentages of total # xB's vs mods & total # xA's vs mods the percentages would be almost the same... Looking at just the first page of the registry, 70% xB'ers mod & 47% xA'ers mod. And that is just the first page... The xA numbers aren't as great as the xB's but once again there are MORE xB's so you see page after page of xB mods...
02-16-2005, 04:13 PM
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No, it won't get "ugly" it's just that this is basically a thread about what everybodies opinion is...
It was stated earlier... "WHAT MOVES YOU" for some it's the xA, others the xB or tC...
Everything else is just friendly banter and debate...
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It was stated earlier... "WHAT MOVES YOU" for some it's the xA, others the xB or tC...
Everything else is just friendly banter and debate...
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02-16-2005, 04:24 PM
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I liked the way the xa looked from the outside but the inside was too echoish. It turned me right off. So if the interior looked better i would probally be pimping an xa.
O well i heart my box
O well i heart my box
02-16-2005, 08:18 PM
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Chris is absolutly right, we jus be pla'n each other. Now I see you get what I meant. It's a per capita thang. I think chicks are less likely to mod so if more chicks have xA's and they don't mod em that counts toward what I was say'n. LOL
02-16-2005, 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Tamago
xA owns you at the track ;)
I think the trade off for STYLE is worth it
02-17-2005, 01:18 AM
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I hate repeating myself Jeff....
BTW, I'm adding "Modability" to the Chris-ictionary...
Originally Posted by Blue_Estel
... I'm as open minded as anybody to the fact that the xA has the most style of the bunch.. 
BTW, I'm adding "Modability" to the Chris-ictionary...
02-17-2005, 06:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Blue_Estel
I hate repeating myself Jeff....
You gotta give us something 
We are owned at the track, get less MPG and are as aerodynamic as a brick. What's left other than style 
BTW, I'm adding "Modability" to the Chris-ictionary...
Originally Posted by Blue_Estel
... I'm as open minded as anybody to the fact that the xA has the most style of the bunch..
We are owned at the track, get less MPG and are as aerodynamic as a brick. What's left other than style BTW, I'm adding "Modability" to the Chris-ictionary...
02-18-2005, 03:38 AM
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Re: xBs are selling slower than xAs
Originally Posted by Blue_Estel
Originally Posted by Otto the Mild
I was little surprised to see this thread. Every dealer I've seen has plenty of xBs on the lot, but can't keep xAs in stock. That is a pretty clear indication that the xB is not as popular. That's not necessarily a bad thing. The xB is more avant-garde, from a design perspective. Plus, xB owners tend to be a little more fanatical about their cars, since they are so unique. It is no accident that xBs outnumber xAs at Scion Exposed events, since xB owners are more willing to devote time and money to modify their cars.
Unfortunatley xB's are out selling the xA's by far... the reason the lots have more xB's than xA's is because the xA's are harder to move so the dealers only keep a few on hand where as the xB's move like hotcakes so having a rotating supply of 20 is no problem cause they move so quickly...
To say that xA'ers aren't into modding as much as the xB'ers is just plain wrong... Check the registry... https://www.scionlife.com/registry/?...ortby=username
We mod... ohh yes we mod...
Here are the figures, from Toyota's press release---
SCION xA 1,730 429 336.9 1,730 429 336.9
SCION xB 3,377 989 269.9 3,377 989 269.9
SCION tC 3,833 0 -- 3,833 0 --
The tC is kicking all of our butts.
02-18-2005, 12:15 PM
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tC.... out selling us.... 
Since it was mentioned earlier that the xA's & xB's are like brothers... we can just add our numbers together... and now we are creaming the tC sales numbers...
That's much better... we're kicking the tC's butt!!!
Now we just have to let the auto industry know to combine those figures and we're all good.
Since it was mentioned earlier that the xA's & xB's are like brothers... we can just add our numbers together... and now we are creaming the tC sales numbers...
That's much better... we're kicking the tC's butt!!!
Now we just have to let the auto industry know to combine those figures and we're all good.
02-20-2005, 04:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Otto the Mild
Originally Posted by jethro b
They are on the same platform so if that's the case you must include the vitz and the echos also. It's not even close! LOL
02-22-2005, 03:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Rion
Originally Posted by Captain tC
tC is no doubt the cream of the crop.