I was in traffic, slowing for a light, when I noticed a guy in a crew cab 4x4 two lanes over really checking out my xB like it had just arrived from another planet.

Then I pulled into a parking lot next to a Pep Boys. A mechanic came running out of the service bay. "Oh man, I've been waiting for one of those to come by here!" He had a lot of questions. :?: :?: :?: :?:

While we were talking, another guy came came over.

I guess I'll have to get used to it.

 

i feel you bro...i went to the bank just today and a old man came over to my car and said how much one of these cost you and how fast does this go....then he started talking about how they use to race boxes back in the day...then my girl came out of the bank then we bounced...its cool though.....i like the attention...just wanna add more stuff to the car to make it more nice...hahah...

 

I was picking my daughter up from her art class, parked outside just waiting, when an older guy comes walking out of a store right next to the art studio and makes a beeline right to the car. He said he loved the styling of the car, thought it was one of the neatest cars he's seen, and when I told him how much, he couldn't believe it. Also, found out later, the art instructors were asking my daughter what kind of car I was driving. 'Course she replies, "it's the box car"! Not sure if she got Scion in there or not...!

 

A lot of old people ask me about my wife's xB every time I drive it.

 

I have trouble backing up sometime because of the gawkers... GET OUT OF MY WAY DAMNIT Geeze, some people

 

EVERYONE stares.... they either like it, or they don't, but most like it. i like the attention!

 

I notice lots of people rubber necking. And we're always getting questions when going to and from the parking lot of the grocery store.

The funny thing is I live in a small town and my wife and I are known for driving a lifted F250 4x4. And so when people see me driving the xB they're saying WTF?!

One thing is for damn sure. People do not drive around me while I'm in the xB with the same "respect" as they do when I'm in the F250. So now I take my gun with me everytime I'm in the xB.

 

Same here. My "other" ride is a stuffed '02 black Avalanche. Going from something that big to an xB, sometimes I wonder if some people see me at all. Worse yet, when me and she are out in her Buick LeSabre we are completly invisible!!!!!!

 

Q. "How do you like that thing?"
A. I Love my Car/SUV/Van/Box/Scion/Mini Hummer

Once a week I get asked that question
"Who makes it, how much it cost, what kinda power, features, gas milage"

Man I need to sell these ____in things

 

just think of the california boys who had the car before they were even being advertised.. I constantly had people asking me questions, pulling over etc...... in fact when i first bought the car I had two people taking pictures of it in traffic on the freeway.......... you'll get used to it. Dont be suprised if you start seeing the people you are talking with show up one day in a scion.... I know a couple of people in nor cal who I talked with you now have them................

 

Oh know what really irrates me?
It really gets the attention of the men in blue. I had a cop tail me one night back to my buddys house then turn around and drive off. Last night i had one follow me when i pulled up to talk to some friends... he just sat bout 15 yards back and when we moved he moved. Drove past a cop at a intersectiion and he was going the oposite way of me turnin on to the road but waited till I had gone past to pull out... Just sat there watching me. Maybe its the roll call on the windows and the exhaust. Maybe its bored Howard County Cops

 

Or maybe its the CLEAR tail lights!!! i used to get pulled over consantly in my Eclipse when i had the clears on. i had the red bulbs and everything. of course, the Mitsu stood out anyway, but damn the police!

 

It's cool but scary, have had people nearly run off the road or have a wreck while cranking their heads to get a longer look almost makes me feel guilty. NOT

 

I've noticed at stop lights people pulling up beside me check out the front end. I think the tiny engine compartment (compared to the rest of the car) fascinates them--like "what's in there". One lady asked me if it ran on batteries. "Yeah, four D cells."

 

You know you love it

 

I know waht your saying, if I'm going through a parking alot at the mall people say I like your car or that it's cute.
wonmyxB

 

I think I got some people fired at O'Reilly Auto Parts....they saw me pull up and i went into their to get floor mats. Once I paid they asked if they could check it out (sure of course). So they leave the store with people waiting in line to check out....





10 mins later the manager comes out ____ed o well they need to man their stations if they wanna keep the job :twisted:

 

Hey so I was at the local 711 in parkersburgh yesterday and three guys pulled up one in a Jag one in an audi and one in an Escalade from some dum richy kid car club drivin in cars mommy and Daddy obvioulsy bought them and they where all like man we have never seen one of these and they where all like who makes it and the audi guy was like Audi and I was like nope TOyota and he was floored we argued for like 20-mints about how my car was cool but that AUDI MADE IT WHAT A DUMASS ofcourse I don't really blame him cause Im one of like 8 people in the area who actually own one and in FAIRMONT WV IM THE ONLY ONE TOO OWN A 2005xb aint that great i t boost my confadince to know tha my car gets the attention its deserves IF THERE ARE ANY XB OWNERS IN WVA THEN GIVE ME A HOLLA AT my email

 

Must be Howard County. The boys here in AA county seem to ignore mine. Once I went to a friends house though and there was some.....unpleasantness and a bunch of cops were there. When they were about to leave one of the cops was walking by my xB and he stopped and started shining his light inside it (it was dark). Then he was like 'how do you like your Scion?' I was like, 'its nice; gets good mileage.' Then he was like 'you had it up to 100 yet?' I was like...pfft, no.

 

you now you can refer them and get money out of it.... thats waht i do