Almost universally the people who have dissed my xb are ones who have never ridden in or driven one. Everyone who has at least sat in it, or taken it for a drive has raved about it. I've had more than one person be baffled that Scion stopped selling them.

 

its funny how people at school when I first got my xB they were like eww why'd you get that boxy car? and now that the 2nd gen is out, everyone's like i like yours sooo much better, the new one is ugly! so i think i've got some secret box lovers as friends! and plenty of people are like i want one, but too bad they dont sell them anymore... and i have no problem at all that the resale value goes up because it's never getting sold to anyone! Grandpa D, if you get rid of your gen 1, i'd hate you forever!!

 

everyone i know hates it until they ride in it and then they love it

im keeping mine till the wheels fall off then im gonna replace em!

 

The fact that the xB resale values are staying high means they should have kept it in production for another 3 years or more. Plus the fact that xB2 sales are down. No one wants them.

 

Are we at the point yet where used Gen 1's are selling for more than new Gen 2's?

When that happens, I think we should have a party, and then send the picture to Scion, with the note "BETTER LUCK GEN 3!"

Bitter? What makes you think I'm BITTER?

 

Should have imported the Open Deck. Instant sales spike. No retooling, ultra JDM cache and a proven track record. Just like the Gen 1 box.

 

Tell me about it. I saw this coming in my crystal ball tho more than a year ago.
I love it when my predictions come true. In Your Face SCION!!!!

 

There were too many USDOT safety issues that stopped Scion from bringing the OpenDeck here. That is what i was told by Scion Corp years ago. Course, that didnt stop us from telling Jack Hollis at a sit down here in NYC a couple weeks ago to fix them, bring the OpenDeck here and sit back and enjoy fantastic sales once again.

BTW... i did tell him that the current xB is nothing more then a Chrysler Caravan with the 2 sliding doors replaced with hindges.

 

^very true

 

Hopefully they will do a model change sooner than 3 years?? Please?

 

 

I've been looking for an 06 xB for few days now and here's what I have:

Decent condition xB with 15-20k miles cost around $12,500-$13,500. modified or not, the value is near the same. You can call a dealer and expect to negotiate no more than $500 from the listed price! I'm used to getting at least $2,000 discount through a nego., never seen a dealer turn down a buyer because of a $1000 less than retail. It's the buyer's market they say...and it's true. Almost half of which I've called were already sold.

The value of the 1st gen. xB is ridiculously good. And I thought the value of my honda s2000 was good...

 

this is about the new b not the old b

 

you are exactly right. it seriously just looks like a minivan with regular doors instead of sliding. why do you think the 1st gen sold out and every scion lot now has at least 10 of those things on it.

 

Funny thing is, that came to me as i was talking with him and his focus team there in NYC.

I dont think we will have to wait for 3 years for a replacement. Scion is really trying hard to get the Fuse assembly line ready, and its supposed to be real close to the concept, supposed to be.

 

How is the xB2 selling in other parts of the world? I'm thinking it won't go to waste if they can sell it elsewhere.

 

Its kinda big and bulky for sales in countries where Yaris and IQ are king.

 

I can't help but notice that the sale prices of the Gen 1 xB at dealerships is still very high. I've seen completely stock boxes going for over $16,000, and these are '04 and '05's with high mileage!!!

 

Stealerships may be listing them for 16K, but im more inclinded to think they are going down around 13 or 14K.

 

that facts stated are false lol the 2008 xb is the one with the number 2 resale not the old gen the old gen still held its value very well and i hated the 08 at first now i cant believe i ever drove the 05 wasnt my style