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Re: Scion xB to be discontinued?
On Sat, 16 Sep 2006 20:11:25 -0400, Wickeddoll® wrote:
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> "Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote in message
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>> On Fri, 15 Sep 2006 17:08:02 -0700, seerialmom wrote:
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>>> tcl wrote:
>>>> 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...
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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]
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>> Interesting, since I went to my dealer today and there were two BRAND NEW
>> 2007 xBoxes sitting on the lot.[/color]
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> LOL you're calling them that too. Fugly things.[/color]
I cannot tell a lie...I stole it from you!
It sure fits! (No, that's a Honda...)
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>> 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.[/color]
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> Leave it to my oddball hubby to choose the least popular model of a car...[color=green]
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>> 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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> My son wants one of those, and came really close to buying one. He's not
> exactly financially stable enough (yet) for a brand new car. I convinced
> him of that *this* time.
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> Natalie[/color]
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