Sighting: Toyota Scion xB
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From: Arlington, VA
Originally posted by Drop Top 13B
Mike, you just bought that tight 6, you wanna trade already? Two Foci, and a Mazda 6 in two years. Damn man, you change cars more often than some people change their undies.
But to answer your ???, I "think" Checkered Flag will be a Scion dealer, but I don't know when.
Mike, you just bought that tight 6, you wanna trade already? Two Foci, and a Mazda 6 in two years. Damn man, you change cars more often than some people change their undies.
But to answer your ???, I "think" Checkered Flag will be a Scion dealer, but I don't know when.
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From: Gainesville, VA
just read an article on Car Connection, turns out the xB is selling MUCH better than the xA, so Toyota has to add orders for the xB
looks like Toyota may actually have a 'young people' car in their hands....
looks like Toyota may actually have a 'young people' car in their hands....
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From: Boring ass Williamsburg
You know, that thing is cool as hell...in a quirky way.
Nothing that a set of 18's or larger wouldn't cure. And the price is right...may have just found my next daily driver so I can make the Focus a track only car...when they're available that is
Nothing that a set of 18's or larger wouldn't cure. And the price is right...may have just found my next daily driver so I can make the Focus a track only car...when they're available that is
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From: Hampton roads
hey man you should know that dealer are dumb as hell. I took a VW gti 337 for service and the service guy angued with me about the car having 6 speeds. he claimed that VW never put a 6 speed on 1.8t . so I show hiom the shift nob off the car!
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From: Boring ass Williamsburg
Toyota rushes to meet xB demand
By Richard Truett
Automotive News / August 04, 2003
DETROIT - In trying to predict which of the two new Scion models would be more popular - a boxy utility vehicle or a Euro-styled hatchback - Toyota Motor Corp. officials got it backward.
Early buyers of the Scion brand of youth-oriented vehicles have chosen the boxy xB over the xA hatchback by a 2-1 margin.
Scions have been on sale for two months, in California only.
Scion customers bought 900 xBs and 450 xAs in June, the reverse of how Toyota thought sales would go.
Sales for July were 1,619 units, with 1,065 being xBs and the remainder xAs.
Last week, Scion Vice President Jim Farley said he has asked the Toyota factory in Takaoka, Japan, for an increase in xB production.
The vehicle, which resembles a junior version of a 1980s Chevrolet Astro van, is marketed in Japan as the bB.
Farley said he wants double the amount of xBs that Scion originally planned, but getting more xBs could be difficult. He said the factory already is working two shifts.
"We'll get caught up," he said during a meeting with reporters at the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn, Mich.
The xA starts at $12,965; the xB starts at $14,165. Both prices include freight charges.
In other Scion news:
# The average Scion buyer is spending $1,000 on accessories. The average Toyota customer spends $310 on accessories.
# About 50 buyers from 24 states and Germany bought a Scion vehicle in California and registered it outside the state. "If you tell Americans they can't buy something, they go crazy to get it," Farley said.
# Scion is considering offering vehicles with primer but no paint. The vehicles would be aimed at customers who sand off the original paint and replace it with a custom color. Farley said that a vehicle with primer only would cost more than a painted version.
# The third vehicle for the Scion line, due for the 2005 model year, will be a performance-oriented sporty car along the lines of a Honda Civic Si, Farley said. Scion hopes to sell about 100,000 units annually once all three models are available and the cars are sold nationwide.
By Richard Truett
Automotive News / August 04, 2003
DETROIT - In trying to predict which of the two new Scion models would be more popular - a boxy utility vehicle or a Euro-styled hatchback - Toyota Motor Corp. officials got it backward.
Early buyers of the Scion brand of youth-oriented vehicles have chosen the boxy xB over the xA hatchback by a 2-1 margin.
Scions have been on sale for two months, in California only.
Scion customers bought 900 xBs and 450 xAs in June, the reverse of how Toyota thought sales would go.
Sales for July were 1,619 units, with 1,065 being xBs and the remainder xAs.
Last week, Scion Vice President Jim Farley said he has asked the Toyota factory in Takaoka, Japan, for an increase in xB production.
The vehicle, which resembles a junior version of a 1980s Chevrolet Astro van, is marketed in Japan as the bB.
Farley said he wants double the amount of xBs that Scion originally planned, but getting more xBs could be difficult. He said the factory already is working two shifts.
"We'll get caught up," he said during a meeting with reporters at the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn, Mich.
The xA starts at $12,965; the xB starts at $14,165. Both prices include freight charges.
In other Scion news:
# The average Scion buyer is spending $1,000 on accessories. The average Toyota customer spends $310 on accessories.
# About 50 buyers from 24 states and Germany bought a Scion vehicle in California and registered it outside the state. "If you tell Americans they can't buy something, they go crazy to get it," Farley said.
# Scion is considering offering vehicles with primer but no paint. The vehicles would be aimed at customers who sand off the original paint and replace it with a custom color. Farley said that a vehicle with primer only would cost more than a painted version.
# The third vehicle for the Scion line, due for the 2005 model year, will be a performance-oriented sporty car along the lines of a Honda Civic Si, Farley said. Scion hopes to sell about 100,000 units annually once all three models are available and the cars are sold nationwide.