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Old Jul 15, 2008 | 05:02 AM
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last year we traded in our 05 xb for a 07 caliber.

i hate the caliber so now im trying to find a used gen 1 xb. i hate myself for selling our first box so i told my wife that we are getting rid of the caliber and getting a box again. if any one from Maryland/DE see's a box for sale pm me i live in elkton MD about 45 min's from Baltimore and 5 min's from Newark
Old Jul 15, 2008 | 05:36 AM
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I know theres one for sale for 15k with quite a few mods on it, not sure where I saw it though
Old Jul 15, 2008 | 09:15 AM
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Your caliber a SXT? You tried auto trader and such?
Old Jul 15, 2008 | 12:58 PM
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sellers remorse eh??
was it the refrigerated glove box that sold you on the caliber?

anyway..good luck finding a different one
Old Jul 15, 2008 | 05:18 PM
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skuff its a sxt 2.0 with the cvt trans
madmike we got it cus it had a bigger trunk more power and the trans in our xb went out 2 times
Old Jul 15, 2008 | 05:53 PM
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trans went out 2 times???

ouch
Old Jul 15, 2008 | 07:10 PM
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the first time the valve body sized up and the second time it broke and had to be replaced
Old Jul 15, 2008 | 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by fat-boy
... im trying to find a used gen 1 xb...
Here's a good one...
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=229486
http://louisville.craigslist.org/car/751168370.html
The side moldings are stuck on, will peel right off.
Old Jul 15, 2008 | 07:59 PM
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I know two people selling xB's from NOVA Scion Evolution. Tango is selling her heavily modified one, and Viet Box is selling his daily driver that used to be the PTuning white xB, pretty much stock.

Viet Box's - 10.5k OBO:
http://www.scionevolution.org/forum/...ic.php?t=23827

Tango's xB - 20-somethingk:
http://www.scionevolution.org/forum/...er=asc&start=0

Her craigslist post is down, but it is an insane ride with airbags, body kit, VIP interior, no back seat because of all the amps, monitors, etc if you were looking for extreme and award winning.
Old Jul 15, 2008 | 08:17 PM
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I punched the Elkton zip into Washingtonpost.com cars and found 10 gen 1's listed w/in 50 miles of Elkton, $15k and below.

Have fun hunting!
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Old Jul 15, 2008 | 11:01 PM
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Did you check Carmax? I bought one car from there and sold them two. Seems to be the least hassle and they give good money (compared to a dealer) for you old car. If you get one that has problems (like someone uninstalled mods and crapped it up), you can return it or have them fix it.
Old Jul 16, 2008 | 12:44 AM
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My eventual-sister-in-law is trying to get rid of a Caliber too. They're deeply mediocre cars.

I'd sell you my box, but I figure that if anyone randomly offers to buy it, I'll just shout, "$15000, or go to hell!," and leave it at that. I don't want to part with it that desperately.
Old Jul 16, 2008 | 04:38 AM
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i found a few we are going to look at this weekend. i found one with a turbo its pearl white with black rims the turbo looks like the greddy kit its 13k
Old Jul 16, 2008 | 10:18 AM
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A used turbo xb? Be careful with this one. Beat to hell comes to my mind.
Old Jul 16, 2008 | 02:17 PM
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i thought the same thing so i think we are going to pass on it
Old Jul 17, 2008 | 02:55 PM
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bearing could be bad in the turbo too
Old Jul 19, 2008 | 11:15 PM
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Good luck in your search. I'd stick with something close to stock so you don't pay for someone elses choice in mods.
Auto trader will be the best way to find the exact color and xB you want.
Old Jul 20, 2008 | 01:26 PM
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WOW you really messed up. hope u find a good one.
Old Jul 20, 2008 | 06:12 PM
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Give me 2K over payoff and you can have mine :D (gotta have money for a down payment on a mini cooper or a TC. lol)
Old Jul 21, 2008 | 05:58 AM
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hwybox thanks for rubbing it in. i decided to get rid of my 88 bronco ii it has a 3"body lift 2" suspension lift a 4.0 out of a 93 ford explorer 33x12.5x15 super swampers swapped the front and rear axles and re geared it to 410's . i looked at one over the weekend for 13k it was crap id pay 8 at the most for it. im going to keep looking stenger got pics?



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