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Old Aug 20, 2009 | 03:38 PM
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Hey guys! it's been awhile. we are looking at getting a new car and i was think of getting an xb. a 2009 or 2010. what are you thoughts on it. what are the pros and cons? any good deals going? even any used xbs? let me know! thanks in advance for your opinions/thought. anyone selling an xb??
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Old Aug 20, 2009 | 05:19 PM
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I don't think there is any "deals" with Scion due to their pure pricing policy. I heard many other cars are selling under invoice price now, one of my friend just bought a mini van for $17.5k, $6k under invoice price, so if you are looking for good deals Scion is not the one you should look.
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There are 2 promotions going on right now.

You get $1000 off if you are in the military or a recent college graduate, or going to be graduating within the next 6 months.
Old Aug 20, 2009 | 05:50 PM
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If you buy used, pure pricing doesn't apply. Private party would probably net an even better deal, though I'm not sure on warranty transfer.
Old Aug 21, 2009 | 04:12 AM
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I bargained a great deal on my box. I bought mine used and added an extended warranty on it for about 17k. And that's inclusive of tax, tag, and title and all them dealer fees.
Old Aug 23, 2009 | 03:55 AM
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howbout the nissan rogue?
Old Aug 23, 2009 | 04:29 AM
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Originally Posted by TheQuietThings
There are 2 promotions going on right now.

You get $1000 off if you are in the military or a recent college graduate, or going to be graduating within the next 6 months.
That's a good deal but you have to finance with the dealership. I wanted to take that but I had a better agreement with my own bank.

And the only difference between the '09 and the '10 is the standard head unit, doesn't really matter which year you get unless head units matter to you.
Old Aug 24, 2009 | 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by ffarmer0709
howbout the nissan rogue?
GROSS
Old Aug 24, 2009 | 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by ffarmer0709
howbout the nissan rogue?
Originally Posted by strtrcril87
GROSS
QFT. It might be a decent vehicle (I really don't know) but it is awful looking.

Originally Posted by jnaval
That's a good deal but you have to finance with the dealership. I wanted to take that but I had a better agreement with my own bank.
I don't think there's anything saying you can't finance with the dealer to get the deal and then refinance with your local bank/credit union. Then again if you can get a lot better interest rate from your credit union right off the bat - it may not be worth bothering to try for the deal anyway.
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I am selling my 2009 Scion xB...heh...has 10300 miles. Classic silver...located in Southern California tho...heh...
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DANG!! My 09 has nearly 39k!!
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Originally Posted by strtrcril87
DANG!! My 09 has nearly 39k!!
haha damn...that's crazy! I thought I drove it a lot...I got mine at the end of Dec. 08.
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