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Re: Scion xB to be discontinued?
On Fri, 15 Sep 2006 17:08:02 -0700, seerialmom wrote:
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> tcl wrote:[color=green]
>> Hi,
>> Just went to a Toyota/Scion showroom today. And a salesman told
>> me that there will be no 2007 Scion xB. Have anyone heard about
>> that? I was utterly surprised, for, according to all the news I have
>> read in the past year, the sales of xB's has been strong.....I have
>> just bought one for my wife last month, and she just absolutely
>> loves it very much!! If there are few xB's on the street, I am
>> concerned about getting aftermarket parts. Will I be able to get
>> a Haynes or Chilton manual for it later??
>> Thanks for any scoop...[/color]
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> Here's "more" on the drop of the Scion xB; basically it'll be replaced
> with a different model. It's possible that if the new cars are using
> the same chassis with some modifications there'll be a Chilton/Haynes
> manual though, it took almost 10 years for me to get one for the
> Festiva I had (once the Aspire was discontinued..since it was the same
> car the manual is for both). Maybe they don't want it to turn into the
> PT Cruiser (of which there is a glut on car lots right now after the
> initial infatuation):
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> [url]http://jalopnik.com/cars/news/scion-to-launch-two-new-models-in-07-drop-xa-xb-200851.php[/url][/color]
Interesting, since I went to my dealer today and there were two BRAND NEW
2007 xBoxes sitting on the lot.
Mid-year they will be replaced with a 'rounder' version based on the same
platform. the xA *may* be phased out in the US if sales don't increase;
Toyota was betting on the price of fuel to drive sales.
The tC will be rebadged the "Fuse" and will come with a 'stripper' version
for people that prefer to build their own, starting at ~$15,000: 16" steel
wheels, simple AM-FM-CD with no MP3 playback, etc.
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