Scion xB to be discontinued?

I think it was Don Fearn <pooder@charter.net> who stated:
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>I think it was "Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958diespammersdie@yahoo.com>
>who stated in reference to my beloved xB:
>
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>>I think of *you* every time I see that hideous thing.[/color]
>
>Why THANK you! It's nice to be thought of!!
>[color=green]
>>I keep trying to figure out what you see in it.[/color]
>
>OK, there are a couple of approaches I could take:
>
>1) To paraphrase Louis Armstrong, if you have to ask what I see in it
>you'll never know.
>
>2) It's CUTE . . . in a homely (not "ugly" and there is a difference)
>sort of way.[/color]

Oh yeah, there is one other:

There's no accounting for taste -- or lack thereof!




Oh. That could be held against me!


Nevermind. Forget I said anything else . . . .

-Don (no need to get all defensive here)
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Pooder approved this post . . . .

I think it was "Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958diespammersdie@yahoo.com>
who stated:
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>
>"Don Fearn" <pooder@charter.net> wrote in message
>news:uderg2ttdheu38u347dc9g9qmbgqf3e2u4@4ax.com...[color=green]
>>I think it was "Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958diespammersdie@yahoo.com>
>> who stated in reference to my beloved xB:
>>
>>[color=darkred]
>>>I think of *you* every time I see that hideous thing.[/color]
>>
>> Why THANK you! It's nice to be thought of!![/color]
>
>LOL you nut.[/color]

Yup; tha's me. (My wife calls me that alla time!)[color=blue][color=green]
>>[color=darkred]
>>>I keep trying to figure out what you see in it.[/color][/color][/color]
[snip happens][color=blue]
>Ah - that actually sounds like my attitude about my Echo. I didn't care
>much for its looks, but I liked how it was to drive. Still do.[/color]

I think you've GOT it!

By Jove, you DO get it!!

I don't expect you to go out and trade your Echo for an xB, but the
next time you see some smart person driving their box on wheels,
you'll be able to understand why they chose that particular homely
vehicle . . . .

-Don
--
Pooder approved this post . . . .

"Don Fearn" <pooder@charter.net> wrote in message
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>I think it was Don Fearn <pooder@charter.net> who stated:
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>>I think it was "Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958diespammersdie@yahoo.com>
>>who stated in reference to my beloved xB:
>>
>>[color=darkred]
>>>I think of *you* every time I see that hideous thing.[/color]
>>
>>Why THANK you! It's nice to be thought of!!
>>[color=darkred]
>>>I keep trying to figure out what you see in it.[/color]
>>
>>OK, there are a couple of approaches I could take:
>>
>>1) To paraphrase Louis Armstrong, if you have to ask what I see in it
>>you'll never know.
>>
>>2) It's CUTE . . . in a homely (not "ugly" and there is a difference)
>>sort of way.[/color]
>
> Oh yeah, there is one other:
>
> There's no accounting for taste -- or lack thereof!
>
>
>
>
> Oh. That could be held against me!
>
>
> Nevermind. Forget I said anything else . . . .
>
> -Don (no need to get all defensive here)
> --
> Pooder approved this post . . . .[/color]

Drugs are bad...

Natalie

"Don Fearn" <pooder@charter.net> wrote in message
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>I think it was "Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958diespammersdie@yahoo.com>
> who stated:
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>>
>>"Don Fearn" <pooder@charter.net> wrote in message
>>news:uderg2ttdheu38u347dc9g9qmbgqf3e2u4@4ax.com...[color=darkred]
>>>I think it was "Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958diespammersdie@yahoo.com>
>>> who stated in reference to my beloved xB:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I think of *you* every time I see that hideous thing.
>>>
>>> Why THANK you! It's nice to be thought of!![/color]
>>
>>LOL you nut.[/color]
>
> Yup; tha's me. (My wife calls me that alla time!)[color=green][color=darkred]
>>>
>>>>I keep trying to figure out what you see in it.[/color][/color]
> [snip happens][color=green]
>>Ah - that actually sounds like my attitude about my Echo. I didn't care
>>much for its looks, but I liked how it was to drive. Still do.[/color]
>
> I think you've GOT it!
>
> By Jove, you DO get it!!
>
> I don't expect you to go out and trade your Echo for an xB, but the
> next time you see some smart person driving their box on wheels,
> you'll be able to understand why they chose that particular homely
> vehicle . . . .
>
> -Don
> --
> Pooder approved this post . . . .[/color]

Oh I've been taking crap for my Echo for years, so I can relate.

Natalie

On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 14:32:26 -0400, "Wickeddoll®"
<wickeddoll1958diespammersdie@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>>
>>[*] Those of us who recognize what a brilliant car the xB is!
>>
>> -Don
>> --[/color]
>
>I think of *you* every time I see that hideous thing. I keep trying to
>figure out what you see in it.[/color]

You can't really tell what it looks like when you're actually using
it. :-)

It seems to be an inexpensive, very practical vehicle for
urban/suburban driving. I'd call it a frugal choice.

xB owners probably take the money they save and buy themselves
vacations in Hawaii. Or maybe they buy something really beautiful like
a painting or sculpture. :-)

I think it was Stuart Krivis <jd@mongo.krivis.com> who stated:
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>On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 14:32:26 -0400, "Wickeddoll®"
><wickeddoll1958diespammersdie@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>>>
>>>[*] Those of us who recognize what a brilliant car the xB is!
>>>
>>> -Don
>>> --[/color]
>>
>>I think of *you* every time I see that hideous thing. I keep trying to
>>figure out what you see in it.[/color]
>
>You can't really tell what it looks like when you're actually using
>it. :-)[/color]

Good point!
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>It seems to be an inexpensive, very practical vehicle for
>urban/suburban driving. I'd call it a frugal choice.[/color]

Tha's me; Mr Frugal. (Please ignore my wife when she calls me a CHEAP
Bastard!)
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>xB owners probably take the money they save and buy themselves
>vacations in Hawaii. Or maybe they buy something really beautiful like
>a painting or sculpture. :-)[/color]

Uhhhhh . . . no. What xB owners spend their money on is their xB!
There is an incredible variety of stuff being made to customize and
xB, and most xB owners I know go all out trying to make their xB stand
out.

I spend the extra money on motorcycle parts, trying to make my
motorcycle stand out, 'cause my perfectly stock xB already does.

-Don
--
Pooder approved this post . . . .

"Don Fearn" <pooder@charter.net> wrote in message
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>I think it was Stuart Krivis <jd@mongo.krivis.com> who stated:
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>>On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 14:32:26 -0400, "Wickeddoll®"
>><wickeddoll1958diespammersdie@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>>>
>>>>[*] Those of us who recognize what a brilliant car the xB is!
>>>>
>>>> -Don
>>>> --
>>>
>>>I think of *you* every time I see that hideous thing. I keep trying to
>>>figure out what you see in it.[/color]
>>
>>You can't really tell what it looks like when you're actually using
>>it. :-)[/color]
>
> Good point!
>[color=green]
>>It seems to be an inexpensive, very practical vehicle for
>>urban/suburban driving. I'd call it a frugal choice.[/color]
>
> Tha's me; Mr Frugal. (Please ignore my wife when she calls me a CHEAP
> Bastard!)
>[color=green]
>>xB owners probably take the money they save and buy themselves
>>vacations in Hawaii. Or maybe they buy something really beautiful like
>>a painting or sculpture. :-)[/color]
>
> Uhhhhh . . . no. What xB owners spend their money on is their xB!
> There is an incredible variety of stuff being made to customize and
> xB, and most xB owners I know go all out trying to make their xB stand
> out.
>
> I spend the extra money on motorcycle parts, trying to make my
> motorcycle stand out, 'cause my perfectly stock xB already does.
>
> -Don
> --
> Pooder approved this post . . . .[/color]

I think they're butt-ass ugly, "looks like the box it came in" - and
lowering them, making them sound like coffee cans full of angry bees and all
of the other abominations owners commit only makes them uglier. But hey,
different strokes... <G>
--
Mike Harris
Who remembers when cars had tail fins
Austin, TX

What is up with Scion? They are indeed standing out. Look around at the
used car lots, and other brands used car lots. There are an inordinate
amount of Scions on use car lots, particularly the xB(ox,) considering the
small numbers sold in the short time it has been on the US market.


mike hunt


"Don Fearn" <pooder@charter.net> wrote in message
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>>xB owners probably take the money they save and buy themselves
>>vacations in Hawaii. Or maybe they buy something really beautiful like
>>a painting or sculpture. :-)[/color]
>
> Uhhhhh . . . no. What xB owners spend their money on is their xB!
> There is an incredible variety of stuff being made to customize and
> xB, and most xB owners I know go all out trying to make their xB stand
> out.
>
> -Don
> --
> Pooder approved this post . . . .[/color]

"Mike Harris" <harrisremovethiswest@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:ZnzQg.6975$Ij.5456@newssvr14.news.prodigy.com...[color=blue]
> "Don Fearn" <pooder@charter.net> wrote in message
> news:ov21h2hj0n5vpv2h7filqrht15rh5lado6@4ax.com...[color=green]
>>I think it was Stuart Krivis <jd@mongo.krivis.com> who stated:
>>[color=darkred]
>>>On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 14:32:26 -0400, "Wickeddoll®"
>>><wickeddoll1958diespammersdie@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>[*] Those of us who recognize what a brilliant car the xB is!
>>>>>
>>>>> -Don
>>>>> --
>>>>
>>>>I think of *you* every time I see that hideous thing. I keep trying to
>>>>figure out what you see in it.
>>>
>>>You can't really tell what it looks like when you're actually using
>>>it. :-)[/color]
>>
>> Good point!
>>[color=darkred]
>>>It seems to be an inexpensive, very practical vehicle for
>>>urban/suburban driving. I'd call it a frugal choice.[/color]
>>
>> Tha's me; Mr Frugal. (Please ignore my wife when she calls me a CHEAP
>> Bastard!)
>>[color=darkred]
>>>xB owners probably take the money they save and buy themselves
>>>vacations in Hawaii. Or maybe they buy something really beautiful like
>>>a painting or sculpture. :-)[/color]
>>
>> Uhhhhh . . . no. What xB owners spend their money on is their xB!
>> There is an incredible variety of stuff being made to customize and
>> xB, and most xB owners I know go all out trying to make their xB stand
>> out.
>>
>> I spend the extra money on motorcycle parts, trying to make my
>> motorcycle stand out, 'cause my perfectly stock xB already does.
>>
>> -Don
>> --
>> Pooder approved this post . . . .[/color]
>
> I think they're butt-ass ugly, "looks like the box it came in" - and
> lowering them, making them sound like coffee cans full of angry bees and
> all of the other abominations owners commit only makes them uglier. But
> hey, different strokes... <G>
> --
> Mike Harris[/color]

Hey, I'm used to the same comments about my Echo, actually, but the xBox is
too fugly even for *my* warped taste.
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> Who remembers when cars had tail fins
> Austin, TX
>[/color]

Oh my...

I was born while there were still fins (1958), so I've seen them. But they
were considered retro by the time I knew what a car was.

Natalie