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Old 06-28-2008, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by motogeezer
Good dealer in Orlando, no haggle pricing. You just get to haggle over how much your trade is worth
Fun tho.
All Scion dealers are no haggle pricing. On new that is.
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Dang, I don't feel so bad for paying $10.5k for my '04 w/ 66k miles.

Of course, I bought it from a used car lot a guy down the road runs himself, which helps. His low overhead + gross ignorance about the Scion brand helped me.
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Originally Posted by Big_Bird
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I'll go $30.97
$33.63

darn...I'm going to have to dig in the couch for change now
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Old 06-28-2008, 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by MadMike550
Originally Posted by Big_Bird
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I'll go $30.97
$33.63

darn...I'm going to have to dig in the couch for change now
I'm in the same boat. I gotta wait 2 weeks till I get my allowance before I can up my offer.
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Old 06-28-2008, 09:06 PM
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Did anyone else notice the dealers last name is Titmus??? TEEHEEHEEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE
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Fuel efficient cars are getting hard to find. With 31/35 MPG, he will get that price.

The new xb's gas mileage isn't anywhere near attractive, what it tops out at 26 MPG highway?
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Old 06-28-2008, 09:10 PM
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I'll sell mine for 83k
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Old 06-28-2008, 09:30 PM
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But the sticker on the window says "Toyota Certified"! That must be why!!!
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Old 06-28-2008, 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by bB2NER
Originally Posted by MadMike550
Originally Posted by Big_Bird
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I'll go $30.97
$33.63

darn...I'm going to have to dig in the couch for change now
I'm in the same boat. I gotta wait 2 weeks till I get my allowance before I can up my offer.
i'll pay 2 dollars cash in hand thats the highest i'll go
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Old 06-28-2008, 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Gerry
But the sticker on the window says "Toyota Certified"! That must be why!!!
yeah, cause you get the 100K warantee. that's the big part of the "certified" price. it may be worth the 20K if it was a 500K mile warantee!
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Old 06-28-2008, 11:36 PM
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xb2 gets somewhere around mid to upper 20s highway mileage.
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Old 06-29-2008, 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by snowromance
xb2 gets somewhere around mid to upper 20s highway mileage.
Yep, Scion really shot themselves in the foot with the decision to bring the xB2 instead of keeping the xB for a few more model years.
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Old 06-29-2008, 02:44 PM
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mine had 10K on it and i got it for 10.9
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Old 06-29-2008, 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by YellowBoxGirl
mine had 10K on it and i got it for 10.9

Damn! That's a screaming deal, at least in this area. My brother sold his personal RS 2.0 last year for 17K, with over 20 thousand miles on it.
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Old 06-29-2008, 04:38 PM
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Dude... mine only has 9k on it, an 06. I'm printing that add and going to my dealer like right now. See if he'll trade me straight up for an FJ... lol... well, no lol. I'm serious. They know how I am.
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Old 06-29-2008, 05:30 PM
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ha! i got mine used with 12k miles for 12k!
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Old 06-29-2008, 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by 13edge
Dude... mine only has 9k on it, an 06. I'm printing that add and going to my dealer like right now. See if he'll trade me straight up for an FJ... lol... well, no lol. I'm serious. They know how I am.
He'll probably laugh hysterically at you, and then come here to post about it. IMMINENT REPOST!!!

CarMax seems to generally be a good place for ignorant sellers who don't know what they have. My coworker and her brother BOTH bought '06s with 20,000 miles for about ten grand! I thought the one her brother got in Houston was a fluke, but then Anne herself purchased one right here in Chicago for the same price.

Gives me faith that they're still available. Mind you, both were manuals, but I CAN DEAL.
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Old 06-29-2008, 06:33 PM
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shoot manual is the only way to go if you want the gas mileage. unless you only do roadtrips where the autos can get a slight nudge better from the lower cruise rpms on long winded freeway adventures.
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Now that my xB is just for play I wish it was a stick.
It's still hella fun in the twisties tho.
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Old 07-01-2008, 02:56 AM
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Originally Posted by ZOMGXB
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Dude... mine only has 9k on it, an 06. I'm printing that add and going to my dealer like right now. See if he'll trade me straight up for an FJ... lol... well, no lol. I'm serious. They know how I am.
He'll probably laugh hysterically at you, and then come here to post about it.
Oh, we laughed. Got a free cup of coffee, and was informed that there are indeed people out there who'd pay me what I paid new for my '06. I told them to call me if they find someone that dumb. I'd even wax it.

EDIT: You know, that's the beauty of the no haggle pricing. Every now and then I stop by to say hello. Good relationships. Scion is cool like that. Now I've seen these dudes sell Toyotas, and holy schnikes, they're like pitbulls. I'd be ____ed if I bought a Toyota.
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