I think it was 2002 or 2003 when I first saw one. It was at the toyota center (thats what the basketball stadium is called here in houston) at a Rockets game inside the building.

I was walking through the lobby and saw it out of the corner of my eye, did a double take, and made my way over to it. It was a TCM box. Ahhh, I rember as if it were yesterday. I loved it immediatly.

I said, "what is that?" I saw the badge and said "Scion?"
My wife was like "thats neat".
I said "I want one, I'm going to get one some day".

Finally got mine this year in June on.

 

I've first heard of Scions in general from a friend on West Coast in the early 2000s who wanted to buy one when they became available.

My first xB sighting was in 2004 or 2005 in Manchester, NH. I saw the RS1 and I thought it was the fugliest thing on US roads.

But looking back, it has made a lasting impression and it grew on me.

 

My husband pointed one out to me while we were out driving and said he really, really wanted one. I told him it was the ugliest thing that I have seen, ever!

I warmed up to it fast after my father bought one. Now we own two.

 

1999 Misawa Air Base Japan. I was stationed there since 96' and left in 2000. I wanted to get one, Bb, but I had an 89 that's right 89 Galant VR-4 at the time and a Toyota Hilux Surf.

 

In person, at the 2004 minneapolis auto show. My wife and I were looking at a honda element, we were in need of a new vehicle and we liked those, though I didn't like that I couldn't get on in fwd instead of four wheel. unless I got the model with out the radio. Anyway my wife hated it, now we each drive an xB. We bought our first one aug of 04 for her since her chevy crapalier was dying and I bought mine last july.

 

They had a BSP box parked inside the mall in Springfield Mo. It was at first sight for me and my kids.
My bride kept walking, never stopped to look. I went to work on her right away.
Now its his & her boxes over a one big $ something else.

 

Los Angeles car show

 

2002, my stepdad brought me this little thingy with the bbX on it. But for a xB I saw it at the 2003 LA Auto Show and I was in love when I saw the bbX.

 

in some auto magazine back in 1999. it was the bB concept.

then i heard about it coming to the states. i test drove one the first month they were here back in 03. then bough one about a year later.

 

Spring of 2004, Barnes and Noble parking lot, in Anchorage Alaska. I think it was an employee car because it was there every evening on my commute until I purchased my own in August. Man what a SWEET car!

 

summer of 2004 in ny . the owner was washing it
when over to look.fell in love and bought it in
may 2005 when finally could find a bop auto.

 

It was 2003 on the 105 freeway in so. cal. A white xb passed me and I asked my passenger wtf was that? He replied “it’s the new Toyota.”
3 years later and I’m driving a white xB, go figure.

 

saw the first one on I-5 in Los Angeles in '03....it zoomed by and all I could think was WTF was that???

BTW. A hearty welcome to the "two box club"!

 

sounds like many current Scion fans were as skepical as I was when they first saw it. Does this initial interest mean I am destined to end up a 2 boxer?

 

found this site 4 mos b4 we could get them on the east coast. had to endure 4 long mos to get it. bought it the day after release and havent looked back. looking to get an xA 3.0 so my wife can have her xB back.

 

i saw my first box at the minneapols auto show in 2004 then bought in 2005 and will never leave scion as long as they keep building great cars good price and all

 

At the New York Auto Show in Jacob Javitz Center. I believe in 03?.. It was before they were released. I knew nothing about cars then. Didn't even know it was going to be a branch of Toyota. I saw the box and wanted it to be my first car.

Though my first car was an 03 3.8L Pony.. followed by a tC.. I'm trying to trade in the tC for a xB. I'm bored of the tC. It is too much like other cars. Time for some toaster fun.

 

Okinawa Japan, 2002 took me 4 years to get one...

 

It does seem to happen that way..
wife drove mine just 3 times.....and then when I get home from an east coast run... there it sat in the garage waiting for mine to get home...

 

The first time I saw it was in 2003 at the Jacob Javits center in NYC at the big auto show. Liked it, then lost interest in it and now I own one. Only been a couple days but I love it.