2006 xA-93K today.
Runs great :)

OK guys I'm gonna post a pic of the odometer of a high mileage xA. it's a different one from the one I was talking about (cause I don't have access to that one right now)
but still this one has 267K+ miles so it should be the champion anyway. as soon as I get a pic of the xA with near 300K miles I'll post pix

https://i251.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1231457160

how do I post pix? for now just copy and paste the url I guess.

here ya go :)

https://i251.photobucket.com/albums/...ka1985/1-1.jpg

thanx. jct. so do I have to have a certain amount of posts to post pix?

my bagged xA only has 23,xxx miles :D I've had it for almost 2 years.

well you have a lot of miles ahead of you=)

Good, it's nice that it will last that long. I'm guessing whomever has those high miles did regular tuneups and all. It's an oversized geo metro haha

well not that much oversized =(

Ohhhh, its 267+K , not 296K .... shame on you :clap: :rofl:

For real though, good job w/ the milage.... you should be at 300K this year, be sure to post pics of that event!!!

no. it's 296+K on the other one but as I said I dont have access to it right now so I cant take pix of the odometer. I just wanted to post pix of this other one with 267K just to show people that I'm not BSing....so I'm not ashamed =)

2006 BSP xA -- 9,235 miles

Only taken 2 real roadies with it cuz I work all the time. Only miles are from work and back home mostly. Anyone with LESS than this? I may have the freshest xA out there!

39K on my '06 xA

36K on my 05 =)

I got a 2006 black xA 5-speed
Bought the car when it had 57K, now I'm at 58500. Had it for 3 weeks so far

so far the champ. =) lets see it sciondaily.

Wow, 290k is amazing. I'm at 146k and I thought I might be a record holder, but I'm not even middle-aged yet. Any major issues in your history? I've only had to do the brakes once, a rear wheel bearing/hub, and I'll be on serpentine belt number 3 soon. Obviously (like you I'd imagine) I do a lot of highway driving, so the brakes last a long time, but if you have any advice to offer to increase longevity or weak points to look out for I'm sure we'd all appreciate the advice of the experienced. :bow:
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Edit: I posted before I flipped back and read Sciondaily's post on his repairs. Looks like I'm on track to the same types of repairs as you. I'll keep an eye on the radiator hoses. Everyone else with high miles though definitely update on any repairs major or minor that you've done.

https://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y1.../DSC05453s.jpg

290,373

I use mineral oil and change every 4000k miles. I also change the AT fluid every once in a while. I'll also clean my CAI filter when i have some time. Cleaning the filter is a pain since it gets pretty dirty because I've removed my driver fog light cover since the CAI sits right behind it. I've never taken it in to get inspected for a 100k checkup or anything like that. I've only taken the xA in if I knew there was a problem. The engine check light stopped bothering me once I disconnect the battery and reconnect it. It would come back occasionally when i was around 180,000 but ever since around 230,000 it just stopped bothering me all together. =)

Things replaced on the xA
Wheel Bearings
front driver side wheel bearing at around 50k and then my rear passenger side wheel bearing at around 150k. I actually drove on my rear passenger side wheel bearing for another 60k miles before actually taking it in and getting it changed. Thinking back that was probably dangerous... haha. At around 280k my rear driver side bearing went out as well.

Oil Pan
I over tightened the screw and stripped it. Oil started leaking out. No good.

Front Passenger Side Headlight Assembly
Hit a truck tire on the freeway. =( Its alright though, got a used assembly off Ebay for $90+ shipp.

The Usual Replacements
Headlight Bulbs (luminics 1 year my butt), Tires, Spark Plugs, a bunch of LED wedge bulbs for my parking lights and clear front side marker lights. Those wedge LED bulbs for the parking lights are no good with the heat from the headlight assembly, but they'll a good 6 months.
In Cabin Air Filter. When it was under warranty and I took it in to get changed and they removed it but forgot to put it back... what the... So i changed it again around 150k and found out it wasn't there and there were leaves and stuff in it. Way to go stealership.


Usual Wear and Tear
The front bumber and hood have a grip of rock chipps. =( Its very sad.
The cheap plastic used for the underpanel is and has been falling apart. I've zipped tied a lot of it back together.

The xA is still running great.

Engine and Transmission
The AT is still buttery smooth and the engine still pulls as much as the tiny 1.5 can. Like most of you I haven't exactly babied my car, even though getting near the 300k i have been doing a good job keeping it below 5000 RPMS. In the past i've constantly downshifted (OD button, 3, 2... and dont worry, i never shift down to 1) with the AT and still do so today. I still think the scion xa transmission is way smoother than my bros 04 corolla and it still is after the abuse and high mileage.

Suspension
My OEM struts are actually still fine after I replaced my springs with the Tein S-Tech. People said I would damage them and eventually blow them out if I didn't upgrade them after the drop but its been 250k since the drop and the xA still handles great.

Cooling
I did have to change my tubes since they were cracking a bit. Currently think i have a minor radiator leak so i'll probably take it in to get checked sometime next month.


I go snowboarding a good amount so I do a lot of mountain driving and driving in the snow. For 3 1/2 years I worked as a driver and thats how i put tons of miles on my car. I've driven it like crazy going down the roads from Big Bear and arrowhead really pushed my suspension to the limit. I even had a couple of weeks where my coolant was extremely low and even at one point ran almost dry where my car overheated thanks to the leaking hose. Even with that the Toyota Engine still held on and works great. Toyotas are amazing, thats all I can say. Sure some of the scion parts with the interior and exterior are a little cheap but the stuff that really matters like tranny and engine are built to last.

The xA has been good to me from the day i got it (june '03) and still is today. I love this car.

27K and sold

06 xA I have 90K replaced plugs at 50K. Gone to 2 sets of tires. Need to replace the shocks on the rear.

They caused excessive tire wear. I have a 180 mile rt travel to work. I get about 40 during Summer and about 37 during Winter. All stock.

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