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Old May 1, 2012 | 01:24 PM
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Default XB is getting axed by Toyota

I was looking forward to what they would do with the 3rd gen.....it is not to be.

http://www.autoblog.com/2012/04/23/s...tting-the-axe/
Old May 1, 2012 | 10:38 PM
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bad choice
Old May 2, 2012 | 04:17 AM
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I bet the demand for first gens will high again..Dam should have held on a little longer
Old May 4, 2012 | 08:00 PM
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The xB was axed when they went to the so-called 2nd Gen. Scion as a brand is on the ropes and their new lead will be a poor man's Maserati.

Love my real xB...
Old May 5, 2012 | 05:22 PM
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too bad we will never see the bB
Old May 6, 2012 | 06:19 AM
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Smile Go back to Gen1 with fixed flaws

They should go back to the Gen1 design but this time fix the naggy flaws so many people had to contend with.... Like rear "garnish" handles that break off when properly used....and Windows that rattle when neither up or down....
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i was sad when they quit making the xA that got replaced by a dodge caliber look-a-like
Old May 6, 2012 | 07:36 PM
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No question the so-called Toyota quality was/ is lacking.

Hatch handle (had mine fixed under warranty)
Windshield
Door actuators
Tires
Rattling windows
Paint issues

In spite of the above, still love mine.


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They should go back to the Gen1 design but this time fix the naggy flaws so many people had to contend with.... Like rear "garnish" handles that break off when properly used....and Windows that rattle when neither up or down....
Old May 17, 2012 | 09:03 PM
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Sad to see the model fully dead, but the Gen1 has been dead in my eyes since they brought out the troll G2... oh well, glad to still be hauling the toaster around and will keep it till it croaks.


...that or until it's worth enough to make it a juicy sale.
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