2008 Scion xB & xD Photos Leaked One Day Early
#641
I was just going back through this thread when my 9-year old daughter came up, saw the title, and said "there are new 2008 xB's?" I showed her the pic and guess what she said. "That's not an xB, that's UGLY!" BTW, she's the one that drew the picture of my camo xB in my avatar.
#643
Originally Posted by dudehitt
I was just going back through this thread when my 9-year old daughter came up, saw the title, and said "there are new 2008 xB's?" I showed her the pic and guess what she said. "That's not an xB, that's UGLY!" BTW, she's the one that drew the picture of my camo xB in my avatar.
#644
I'm still kind of on the undecided side. It's defineitely not an xB, but it's not that bad. After seeing those interior shots I told my wife we should trade in the Montana. I just don't know
#646
Originally Posted by dudehitt
I'm still kind of on the undecided side. It's defineitely not an xB, but it's not that bad. After seeing those interior shots I told my wife we should trade in the Montana. I just don't know
#647
Originally Posted by CBSIMONSEZ
^^^^ ok ... we are going on 2 weeks now .. and your still on your soap Box DON. Common .. all the hate in the world isnt going to change Scions mind. They get it ... you dont like it. You wont buy it, but someone out there will buy one in your place.
...or maybe you could go to another thread?
Discussion is healthy for ALL of us feelin' the pain...
Didn't you notice, most of us here are on Don's soapbox with him...
-I too am guilty
I hate that friggin new xB!
I will not be buying one in Don's place.
Go DON !
#649
Originally Posted by RMS
Originally Posted by dudehitt
I'm still kind of on the undecided side. It's defineitely not an xB, but it's not that bad. After seeing those interior shots I told my wife we should trade in the Montana. I just don't know
#650
Originally Posted by mitchell
...or maybe you could go to another thread?
- The new Xb should be called a tC wagon
- The new xB looks like poop
- My daughter saw a pic of the new xB and said " Thats ugly "
- Scion has abandond its curent xB owners
- Scion is a sell out
- Scion isnt true to their word.
BLAH BLAH BLAH.
Scion didnt make this new B with current owners in mind. Like i said before, most owners are still have a lein on thier boxs and would end up upside down in a trade. Scion didnt make the new B to replace YOUR xB. You all love your original xB and thats great, but to keep going on and on and on on how its looks like this and runs like that ... what, you aint got nothing better to do with your time. It was funny the first few days or so, but now it just makes all the haters look like a bunch of sore losers.
#651
Originally Posted by THE_DON
The xB2 is not the same concept. They looked at what made the tC successful and tried to force those ideas into a Tokyo city-car. What they created was some strange hybrid of two cars that appeal to two different audiences.
-THE DON
-THE DON
#652
[quote="CBSIMONSEZ"]
thats what I've been trying to say. Toyota already got your money. They are after another demographic now.
Originally Posted by mitchell
Scion didnt make this new B with current owners in mind. Like i said before, most owners are still have a lein on thier boxs and would end up upside down in a trade. Scion didnt make the new B to replace YOUR xB. You all love your original xB and thats great, but to keep going on and on and on on how its looks like this and runs like that ... what, you aint got nothing better to do with your time. It was funny the first few days or so, but now it just makes all the haters look like a bunch of sore losers.
#653
Originally Posted by The_Sciontologist
Originally Posted by THE_DON
The xB2 is not the same concept. They looked at what made the tC successful and tried to force those ideas into a Tokyo city-car. What they created was some strange hybrid of two cars that appeal to two different audiences.
-THE DON
-THE DON
If you don't like to hear the negative comments, take your tC (that looks like every other car on the road) home and leave us whiners to cry on each others shoulders. I really wish I had a beer to cry in.
#654
Originally Posted by CBSIMONSEZ
Originally Posted by mitchell
...or maybe you could go to another thread?
- The new Xb should be called a tC wagon
- The new xB looks like poop
- My daughter saw a pic of the new xB and said " Thats ugly "
- Scion has abandond its curent xB owners
- Scion is a sell out
- Scion isnt true to their word.
BLAH BLAH BLAH.
Scion didnt make this new B with current owners in mind. Like i said before, most owners are still have a lein on thier boxs and would end up upside down in a trade. Scion didnt make the new B to replace YOUR xB. You all love your original xB and thats great, but to keep going on and on and on on how its looks like this and runs like that ... what, you aint got nothing better to do with your time. It was funny the first few days or so, but now it just makes all the haters look like a bunch of sore losers.
Yea... but you gotta leave room for others to have an opinion too.
No matter how long they have it.
As soon as you start trying to shut someone down for their opinion, you lose me.
this back and forth is why we're all here
...but you ain't got nothing better to do with YOUR time than make fun of us with nothing better to do with OUR time?
yea we're dwelling on it
And yes I am a sore loser.
I confess. i Hate the new xB
My favorite quote is "it looks like poopl"
I love that one.
And I really do I have better things to do.
I just enjoy this
So please excuse me while I BLA BLA BLA.
thanks
#655
Originally Posted by midtowndesi
^^^ ditto. new xb sucks a fat one. ps, how's it going in forrest hillz? ;]
- sh00k
- sh00k
Pretty good thanks
Much different with a two year old.
I don't get here very often anymore
#656
Originally Posted by The_Sciontologist
Originally Posted by CBSIMONSEZ
Scion didnt make this new B with current owners in mind. Like i said before, most owners are still have a lein on thier boxs and would end up upside down in a trade. Scion didnt make the new B to replace YOUR xB. You all love your original xB and thats great, but to keep going on and on and on on how its looks like this and runs like that ... what, you aint got nothing better to do with your time. It was funny the first few days or so, but now it just makes all the haters look like a bunch of sore losers.
Toyota is still after the same demographic. (the youth demo)
They heard all the americanized complaints and saw the turn over from new buyers (bought and sold because it was not good for them).
Toyota changed the product to hopefully match the american taste and retain the turnovers (keep them in the toyota family...the whole goal of scion in the first place).
Toyota is not worried about sales numbers...or else they would be making more of these and pushing the sales numbers. Instead Toyota holds back production to low numbers (150,000 for the year compared to 1,800,000 for toyota).
basically, any vehicle that toyota makes can sell 50,000 a year.
as the first two models were japan rebadges, most of us were hoping to get more JDM type models in the future.
Scion's first model all for them alone, the ccX...(remember that???) kinda showed the way of the future. since then we have seen two more models both following the ccX lead in styling.
most of the haters of this new design (myself included) were hoping for some attitude in the new design (like the gen3 bB was to the gen2 bB). instead we got a rounded, softer, and less moving design.
on paper this has nice specs and features, but wrapped in the body it is in, i dislike it.
#657
Re: News release for xB
Originally Posted by RiceDragon
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/st...4523527&EDATE=
2008 SCION xB PRELIMINARY SPECIFICATIONS
DIMENSIONS (inches)
Overall length: 167.3
Overall width: 69.3
Overall height: 62.6
Wheelbase: 102.4
ENGINE
Type: 2.4-liter, 4-cylinder, DOHC 16-valve EFI with VVT-i
Bore and Stroke: 3.48 x 3.78 inches
Displacement: 2,362 cc
Compression Ratio: 9.8:1
Horsepower: 158 hp @ 6,000 rpm
Torque: 162 lb.-ft. @ 4,000 rpm
TIRES AND WHEELS
Wheel Size: 16 x 6.5 inches
Tire Size: P205/55 R16
2008 SCION xB PRELIMINARY SPECIFICATIONS
DIMENSIONS (inches)
Overall length: 167.3
Overall width: 69.3
Overall height: 62.6
Wheelbase: 102.4
ENGINE
Type: 2.4-liter, 4-cylinder, DOHC 16-valve EFI with VVT-i
Bore and Stroke: 3.48 x 3.78 inches
Displacement: 2,362 cc
Compression Ratio: 9.8:1
Horsepower: 158 hp @ 6,000 rpm
Torque: 162 lb.-ft. @ 4,000 rpm
TIRES AND WHEELS
Wheel Size: 16 x 6.5 inches
Tire Size: P205/55 R16
#658
Originally Posted by The_Sciontologist
Originally Posted by THE_DON
The xB2 is not the same concept. They looked at what made the tC successful and tried to force those ideas into a Tokyo city-car. What they created was some strange hybrid of two cars that appeal to two different audiences.
-THE DON
-THE DON
#659
Originally Posted by 1epoXyBox
Originally Posted by The_Sciontologist
Originally Posted by THE_DON
The xB2 is not the same concept. They looked at what made the tC successful and tried to force those ideas into a Tokyo city-car. What they created was some strange hybrid of two cars that appeal to two different audiences.
-THE DON
-THE DON