Hmm. I'm stuck on this one!

 

I am 45. Just bought a new xB two days ago and love it. We bought it because it is a fun, functional, and very economical vehicle. With gasoline prices projected to reach at least $4.00 per gallon by July 4, we will be much better off having this.

In our car shopping this past weekend, we noticed a fascinating phenomenon in regards to the xB, the pre-owned vehicles are priced higher than the new ones. Now, this may simply be explained by the new vehicle "pure pricing", but I am not certain of that.

We have been impressed by the many rave reviews the xB has received.

 

Nope its fine the way it is.

 

When will this thread end??????????????

 

This thread is just like a car my father-in-law used to have - the only way to get that thing to die was to take it out in the woods and shoot it...

 

it wouldn't be bad if there was some more pics of the "xB Highlander" editions. But no.. just text.. worthless TEXT.

pics!

 

I officially order you to stop this thread now!!! Or I'll lock all of you up!!!Unless all scion owners decide to hold a massive boycott and not go to work for a day, and call it a "day without a scion"...in that case, I'll just sit back and pretend that I don't see you post in here for a little while. After all, if you stop driving- you wont buy gas and we'll all lose money. I mean that's what it's all about right? Money? I mean law? order? please...This is america...we don't really care about enforcing law and keeping order, and you dont really care about freedom or what country you live in. it's all about the money.

**edit** This is of course a joke, and no derogatory thing is implied towards any specific group or nationality...except maybe the current US ruling party. **edit**

 

Badges? We don't need any stinking badges! We're Olde Fartes!

"Age and cunning will always beat youth and inexperience"

 

At this point I feel it will go on forever. As Sciond put it "Holy old thread" and Max2K put it "I hate this thread with a violent passion." I still have'nt been able to stop chuckling.

 

At 57, I suppose I'm one of the crossover buyers of an xB. I think the car is an example of a crossover hit, where much of the market comes from unexpected audiences, like a country western song on the top 40.

In truth, part of the reason I bought it is that I often chauffeur my 85 year old father in law around town, and the tall wide doors are a big plus in that regard. One of the reviews I read cited this attribute, and the author joking offered that maybe they should have marketed it as the "Scenility".... which tickled me so much that I had a custom chrome decal done in a hard to read tagger script, put it right below the rear license plate on the silver bodywork... subtle... and maybe closer to the mark than I'd really like to admit...

Besides that, My old premium guzzling turbocharged aftercooled performance Volvo was demanding a lot of expensive shop time, and driving my wife's PT Cruiser never has been my cup of tea. Maybe it's the way the body rolls away, so I can't tell exactly where the edge of the car really is, or the big Goddess sticker she put on the driver's door, or the big blind spots.... but I've never really liked it...

When I brought the xB home, she pronounced it a "dwarf Hummer", and has refused to drive it, at all, which is fine by me. Tomorrow, I'll install the aftermarket exhaust, which means she'll really, really want to keep it that way- revenge for the Goddess sticker... vrooom!

It's a spirited little thing to drive- I find myself driving it a lot faster than I drove the Volvo, even though the Volvo was a much faster car... even though it's sprung like a little lumber truck and the seats are rocklike... and while the kids are lowering theirs, I find myself wondering if I can raise it a little, to be a better fishin' wagon... maybe somebody will market a front lip with better ground clearance so I won't tear it up on rocks... lots of possibilities...

Outfit it like a LX470- softer springs, soft leather seats, better soundproofing, satellite navigation, AWD, call it a Lexus- sure, why not, if it'll sell? It could really be a dwarf Hummer...

 

As far as front lips, I'd be partial to this one for clearance, etc. -



Sadly, it's shown on a bB is Russia, and I have no idea how to even begin looking for something like that. Looks flexible so as not to be damaged by hardened snow, etc. Sort of a snow squeege. :D

 

I don't know what the stats say, but it seems to me that Toyota hit the jackpot. A lot of the kids my age think xB's and tC's are cool, as for the xA mostly girls like it because it's cute. It should be a plus that older people like it, it expands the buyers of the car. In my view, everybody likes it.

 

yea just to go with the original point, a mature one? my dealer will install a sunroof, heated leather seats anything if u put a price behind it. yes maybe everyone has found a nitch in scions great products but i will be driving a scion it has a unique ness to it that goes beyond age. any rebadged xb is just jdm

 

yeah..

 

I just bought a screamin hot set of leather seat covers for my box and I got a sunroof too! Next is cruise control!!! Oh jeesh...does that make me an old fart?

 

I love my SKY-ON XBeeee.

 

I do understand what you are saying but the XB 100% stock with no modifications should be considered a car for "grown-ups". I havent heard of too many young kids saying that they wanted a car that was economical, got 30+ MPG and looks like a van. It is when the modifications start happening that make the car for a younger generation IMO.

 

I think it started a bit before that, when Toyota Corporate went to their ad agency and said "We have this little JDM econobox and we want to compete with the Honda Element. Whip us up an ad campaign to make the teenyboppers want it."

 

lol thats good