Scion xB to be discontinued?

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...

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...

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):

http://jalopnik.com/cars/news/scion-to-launch-two-new-models-in-07-drop-xa-xb-200851.php

<seerialmom@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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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...
>
> 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):
>
> http://jalopnik.com/cars/news/scion-to-launch-two-new-models-in-07-drop-xa-xb-200851.php
>

Typical Toyota move. They stopped making the Corolla FX 16, and the Tercel
wagon, despite how popular they were.

Go figure. By the sound of that article, the new ones sound really stupid.
Worse than the xBox.

Natalie

On Fri, 15 Sep 2006 16:55:51 -0700, 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...

The 2007s are already out!

I just saw them last week at the dealer I bought my tC at.

On Fri, 15 Sep 2006 20:28:06 -0400, Wickeddoll® wrote:

>
> <seerialmom@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1158365282.113667.107330@i3g2000cwc.googlegro ups.com...
>>
>> 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...
>>
>> 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):
>>
>> http://jalopnik.com/cars/news/scion-to-launch-two-new-models-in-07-drop-xa-xb-200851.php
>>
>
> Typical Toyota move. They stopped making the Corolla FX 16, and the Tercel
> wagon, despite how popular they were.
>
> Go figure. By the sound of that article, the new ones sound really stupid.
> Worse than the xBox.
>
> Natalie

I saw an absolutely MINT!!!!!!!!! FX-16 today!!! I was in a hurry so I
couldn't ask her if she wanted to sell it...

On Fri, 15 Sep 2006 17:08:02 -0700, seerialmom wrote:

>
> 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...
>
> 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):
>
> http://jalopnik.com/cars/news/scion-to-launch-two-new-models-in-07-drop-xa-xb-200851.php


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.

"Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote in message
news:yK%Og.1526$o1.367@trndny04...
> On Fri, 15 Sep 2006 17:08:02 -0700, seerialmom wrote:
>
>>
>> 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...
>>
>> 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):
>>
>> http://jalopnik.com/cars/news/scion-to-launch-two-new-models-in-07-drop-xa-xb-200851.php
>
>
> Interesting, since I went to my dealer today and there were two BRAND NEW
> 2007 xBoxes sitting on the lot.

LOL you're calling them that too. Fugly things.
>
> 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.

Leave it to my oddball hubby to choose the least popular model of a car...
>
> 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.
>
>

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.

Natalie

I think it was Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.gts> who stated:


>Interesting, since I went to my dealer today and there were two BRAND NEW
>2007 xBoxes sitting on the lot.

I bed they're not '07 models. Check again; they're '06 xB models.

http://www.duemotori.com/news/auto_news/8013_Scion_To_Launch_Two_New_Models_In_The_Spring_ of_2007.php

The '08 models to replace the xA and xB will be coming sometime in
'07.

That was Toyota's plan all along; to not have any of the Scion models
last longer than three years. It keeps the excitement up (and makes my
xB hold its value even BETTER.)

-Don
--
"What do *you* care what other people think?" --Arline Feynman

"Don Fearn" <pooder@charter.net> wrote in message
news:oadpg2ptdakg0v3o30kuu4kaomotonk8i8@4ax.com...
>I think it was Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.gts> who stated:
>
>
>>Interesting, since I went to my dealer today and there were two BRAND NEW
>>2007 xBoxes sitting on the lot.
>
> I bed they're not '07 models. Check again; they're '06 xB models.
>
> http://www.duemotori.com/news/auto_news/8013_Scion_To_Launch_Two_New_Models_In_The_Spring_ of_2007.php
>
> The '08 models to replace the xA and xB will be coming sometime in
> '07.
>
> That was Toyota's plan all along; to not have any of the Scion models
> last longer than three years. It keeps the excitement up (and makes my
> xB hold its value even BETTER.)
>
> -Don

But sometimes that makes parts a nightmare. Especially body parts.

Natalie

On Sat, 16 Sep 2006 20:11:25 -0400, Wickeddoll® wrote:

>
> "Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote in message
> news:yK%Og.1526$o1.367@trndny04...
>> On Fri, 15 Sep 2006 17:08:02 -0700, seerialmom wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> 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...
>>>
>>> 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):
>>>
>>> http://jalopnik.com/cars/news/scion-to-launch-two-new-models-in-07-drop-xa-xb-200851.php
>>
>>
>> Interesting, since I went to my dealer today and there were two BRAND NEW
>> 2007 xBoxes sitting on the lot.
>
> LOL you're calling them that too. Fugly things.


I cannot tell a lie...I stole it from you!
It sure fits! (No, that's a Honda...)


>>
>> 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.
>
> Leave it to my oddball hubby to choose the least popular model of a car...
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>
> 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.
>
> Natalie

I think it was "Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958diespammersdie@yahoo.com>
who stated:

>
>"Don Fearn" <pooder@charter.net> wrote in message
>news:oadpg2ptdakg0v3o30kuu4kaomotonk8i8@4ax.com...
>>I think it was Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.gts> who stated:
>>
>>
>>>Interesting, since I went to my dealer today and there were two BRAND NEW
>>>2007 xBoxes sitting on the lot.
>>
>> I bed they're not '07 models. Check again; they're '06 xB models.
>>
>> http://www.duemotori.com/news/auto_news/8013_Scion_To_Launch_Two_New_Models_In_The_Spring_ of_2007.php
>>
>> The '08 models to replace the xA and xB will be coming sometime in
>> '07.
>>
>> That was Toyota's plan all along; to not have any of the Scion models
>> last longer than three years. It keeps the excitement up (and makes my
>> xB hold its value even BETTER.)
>>
>> -Don
>
>But sometimes that makes parts a nightmare. Especially body parts.

I suppose it could. But I doubt Toyota would leave thousands of its
best customers stranded.

There's also a large aftermarket that caters to Scion owners. There is
a large group of them who like to modify, modify, modify their Scions.
In fact, my xB is somewhat rare already . . . because it's STOCK.

I hope that parts availability won't be a problem 'cause I plan to
keep driving my little box until its wheels fall off -- which should
be years and years 'cause it's a TOYOTA . . . .

Those of us who recognize what a brilliant car the xB is!

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

"Don Fearn" <pooder@charter.net> wrote in message
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>I think it was "Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958diespammersdie@yahoo.com>
> who stated:
>
>>
>>"Don Fearn" <pooder@charter.net> wrote in message
>>news:oadpg2ptdakg0v3o30kuu4kaomotonk8i8@4ax.com...
>>>I think it was Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.gts> who stated:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Interesting, since I went to my dealer today and there were two BRAND
>>>>NEW
>>>>2007 xBoxes sitting on the lot.
>>>
>>> I bed they're not '07 models. Check again; they're '06 xB models.
>>>
>>> http://www.duemotori.com/news/auto_news/8013_Scion_To_Launch_Two_New_Models_In_The_Spring_ of_2007.php
>>>
>>> The '08 models to replace the xA and xB will be coming sometime in
>>> '07.
>>>
>>> That was Toyota's plan all along; to not have any of the Scion models
>>> last longer than three years. It keeps the excitement up (and makes my
>>> xB hold its value even BETTER.)
>>>
>>> -Don
>>
>>But sometimes that makes parts a nightmare. Especially body parts.
>
> I suppose it could. But I doubt Toyota would leave thousands of its
> best customers stranded.

Tell that to my mom and her FX 16...
>
> There's also a large aftermarket that caters to Scion owners. There is
> a large group of them who like to modify, modify, modify their Scions.
> In fact, my xB is somewhat rare already . . . because it's STOCK.

But...but...it's an xBox.
>
> I hope that parts availability won't be a problem 'cause I plan to
> keep driving my little box until its wheels fall off -- which should
> be years and years 'cause it's a TOYOTA . . . .
>
> 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.

> Pooder approved this post . . . .

I don't even wanna know.

Natalie

On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 14:32:26 -0400, Wickeddoll® wrote:

>
> "Don Fearn" <pooder@charter.net> wrote in message
> news:dstqg2d5actmfhod7bs0mj7qv755tensm3@4ax.com...
>>I think it was "Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958diespammersdie@yahoo.com>
>> who stated:
>>
>>>
>>>"Don Fearn" <pooder@charter.net> wrote in message
>>>news:oadpg2ptdakg0v3o30kuu4kaomotonk8i8@4ax.com...
>>>>I think it was Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.gts> who stated:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Interesting, since I went to my dealer today and there were two BRAND
>>>>>NEW
>>>>>2007 xBoxes sitting on the lot.
>>>>
>>>> I bed they're not '07 models. Check again; they're '06 xB models.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.duemotori.com/news/auto_news/8013_Scion_To_Launch_Two_New_Models_In_The_Spring_ of_2007.php
>>>>
>>>> The '08 models to replace the xA and xB will be coming sometime in
>>>> '07.
>>>>
>>>> That was Toyota's plan all along; to not have any of the Scion models
>>>> last longer than three years. It keeps the excitement up (and makes my
>>>> xB hold its value even BETTER.)
>>>>
>>>> -Don
>>>
>>>But sometimes that makes parts a nightmare. Especially body parts.
>>
>> I suppose it could. But I doubt Toyota would leave thousands of its
>> best customers stranded.
>
> Tell that to my mom and her FX 16...
>>
>> There's also a large aftermarket that caters to Scion owners. There is
>> a large group of them who like to modify, modify, modify their Scions.
>> In fact, my xB is somewhat rare already . . . because it's STOCK.
>
> But...but...it's an xBox.
>>
>> I hope that parts availability won't be a problem 'cause I plan to
>> keep driving my little box until its wheels fall off -- which should
>> be years and years 'cause it's a TOYOTA . . . .
>>
>> 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.
>
>> Pooder approved this post . . . .
>
> I don't even wanna know.
>
> Natalie

Any manufacturer selling cars in the US is required by Federal law to
maintain a parts supply for a minimum of seven years.

My Supra was built in '88 and parts are just beginning to become scarce
now. There were 16,700 built in 87, 16,400 built in 88, 15,850 built in
89, 15,000 built in 90. I think Scion has already exceeded those numbers.

Since the Scions are all based on other cars in the Toyota stable, some
sold here and some not, I don't think parts will be a problem for a LONG
time!

Don't worry...be happy!!

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!!

>I keep trying to figure out what you see in it.

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.

But those aren't really good answers.

I didn't actually think too much of the xB until I sat in one and took
it for a test drive. Then I was hooked, in spite of how it looks,
'cause it's so PRACTICAL. It's tiny on the outside and HUGE on the
inside and it was CHEAP; only 15K bux, and it gets pretty good gas
mileage, and it's a HOOT to drive. The last car that I had that could
claim that was my '76 VW Rabbit, but the xB has it ALL OVER the Rabbit
in reliability -- it IS a Toyota, after all . . . !

I have NO regrets about buying this car, and it's extremely rare for
me to say something like that about a car.

>> Pooder approved this post . . . .
>
>I don't even wanna know.

Politics, of course! Aren't you following the ads on TV?? It's, like,
something you HAVE to say!!

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

"Don Fearn" <pooder@charter.net> wrote in message
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>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!!

LOL you nut.
>
>>I keep trying to figure out what you see in it.
>
> OK, there are a couple of approaches I could take:

Do tell...
>
> 1) To paraphrase Louis Armstrong, if you have to ask what I see in it
> you'll never know.
>
That's what Gord used to say about my Echo

> 2) It's CUTE . . . in a homely (not "ugly" and there is a difference)
> sort of way.

Again, what some say about my Echo.
>
> But those aren't really good answers.
>
> I didn't actually think too much of the xB until I sat in one and took
> it for a test drive. Then I was hooked, in spite of how it looks,
> 'cause it's so PRACTICAL. It's tiny on the outside and HUGE on the
> inside and it was CHEAP; only 15K bux, and it gets pretty good gas
> mileage, and it's a HOOT to drive. The last car that I had that could
> claim that was my '76 VW Rabbit, but the xB has it ALL OVER the Rabbit
> in reliability -- it IS a Toyota, after all . . . !

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.
>
> I have NO regrets about buying this car, and it's extremely rare for
> me to say something like that about a car.

I don't regret *any* Toyota we've ever bought.
>
>>> Pooder approved this post . . . .
>>
>>I don't even wanna know.
>
> Politics, of course! Aren't you following the ads on TV?? It's, like,
> something you HAVE to say!!
>
> -Don
> --
> Pooder approved this post . . . .

OOOO K....

Natalie

I think it was Don Fearn <pooder@charter.net> who stated:

>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!!
>
>>I keep trying to figure out what you see in it.
>
>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.

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 . . . .

I think it was "Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958diespammersdie@yahoo.com>
who stated:

>
>"Don Fearn" <pooder@charter.net> wrote in message
>news:uderg2ttdheu38u347dc9g9qmbgqf3e2u4@4ax.com...
>>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!!
>
>LOL you nut.

Yup; tha's me. (My wife calls me that alla time!)
>>
>>>I keep trying to figure out what you see in it.
[snip happens]
>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.

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:
>
>>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!!
>>
>>>I keep trying to figure out what you see in it.
>>
>>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.
>
> 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 . . . .

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:
>
>>
>>"Don Fearn" <pooder@charter.net> wrote in message
>>news:uderg2ttdheu38u347dc9g9qmbgqf3e2u4@4ax.com...
>>>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!!
>>
>>LOL you nut.
>
> Yup; tha's me. (My wife calls me that alla time!)
>>>
>>>>I keep trying to figure out what you see in it.
> [snip happens]
>>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.
>
> 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 . . . .

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:

>>
>> 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. :-)

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:

>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. :-)

Good point!

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

Tha's me; Mr Frugal. (Please ignore my wife when she calls me a CHEAP
Bastard!)

>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. :-)

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:
>
>>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. :-)
>
> Good point!
>
>>It seems to be an inexpensive, very practical vehicle for
>>urban/suburban driving. I'd call it a frugal choice.
>
> Tha's me; Mr Frugal. (Please ignore my wife when she calls me a CHEAP
> Bastard!)
>
>>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. :-)
>
> 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 . . . .

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. :-)
>
> 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 . . . .

"Mike Harris" <harrisremovethiswest@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:ZnzQg.6975$Ij.5456@newssvr14.news.prodigy.com ...
> "Don Fearn" <pooder@charter.net> wrote in message
> news:ov21h2hj0n5vpv2h7filqrht15rh5lado6@4ax.com...
>>I think it was Stuart Krivis <jd@mongo.krivis.com> who stated:
>>
>>>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. :-)
>>
>> Good point!
>>
>>>It seems to be an inexpensive, very practical vehicle for
>>>urban/suburban driving. I'd call it a frugal choice.
>>
>> Tha's me; Mr Frugal. (Please ignore my wife when she calls me a CHEAP
>> Bastard!)
>>
>>>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. :-)
>>
>> 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 . . . .
>
> 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

Hey, I'm used to the same comments about my Echo, actually, but the xBox is
too fugly even for *my* warped taste.

> Who remembers when cars had tail fins
> Austin, TX
>

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