Man, im so excited, I wanted to get a scion so bad last year, but college payments were holding me back, So for the past 6 months ive been working 2 jobs saving up for the new scion xb, only to find that the new XD looks sick! And I finally have 5k! How much do you think they are gonna release this baby for? I hope the body kit doesn't cost 2 grand =(

 

I'm curious to hear how much these are going to go for also. That'd be the selling point for me... the extra HP would be a nice change, plus the manual doesn't lose any MPG

 

My guess would be that the base is $15,000, maybe a bit more.

 

Something tells me this will stay close the xA's price... maybe $14k and change.. If not Scion/Toyota is beginning to lose their mind and market.

 

I think it will be closer to the current xB's price.

 

If the xD is anywhere around the mid to high 15s stock w/out any options, that would be a disappointment considering how affordable the xA is now.

 

well, add in the cost of a bigger engine, more airbags, and anything else you added, and it's understandable why it might be an extra thousand or two.

 

I would think that $15k for a base, including destination charge, would be reasonable.

 

closer to 17. kia rondo range.
http://www.kia.com/rondo/index.php
http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/scion/ repost I'm sure. ;)

 

Scion will be making a mistake if the price jumps way up. A $17k+ base price will turn off a lot people.....including me, IMO.

 

"closer" to 17....;) I'm assuming base models will be lower (and difficult to find because of dealer upgrades in inventory.)

 

I'd bet the xD will creep into the 1st gen xB territory, maybe 15.5ish, while the xB2 hits clost to the tC's price. I'll also bet that the all-new tC ('09 MY?) gets pretty close to 19 base.

And I'm sure they will be worth every penny.

I think Toyota can creep the prices up a bit since they now have the Yaris slotting below the xAs price...

 

I'm thinking of buying the xA and talked to the dealer about the base price for the xD since it is coming out in August 2006. Although Scion has not come up with a pricing scale yet, the dealer said the base price is substantially higher than the xA, around the $16,000-$17,000 range instead of the $13,800K for the xA.

 

If that's true, i'm gonna be one sad kid. Thats far too much for the lowest entry level car from scion....

 

more than you can afford pal

 

-THE DON

 

I hope that's not true, maybe they just wanted to sell you an xA?

The tC starts at 17, and that's got alot more goodies than the xD does..

 

They're just trying to get you into an xA. The dealer will never be honest about future models... especially when they can get you into an old car thats taking up space on the lot.

And it definately won't be priced anywhere near the Kia Ronda, thats a completely different segment. The Ronda competes with the Mazda5 while the xD competes with the Versa and Fit.

 

I think I just peed my pants! Funniest post I've ssen in a long time!

 

Considering they already made a mistake by growing it larger and using a larger engine it only stands to reason you have to pay to play. If they stay close to 15K I'll be surprised.