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This 20 some inches of snow here in Chicago area has finally brought my little xB to a halt. I got stuck for the first time since 2005.
I got high centered and couldn't move forward or backward. Had to resort to the old shovel it out method.
You left coasters wouldn't know about that stuff.
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burstaneurysm

Lol, I got crazy stuck one year around here, but I was still dropped two inches.

It kinda worked out that I had a rental when the storm hit.

VIP_CAMO

lol when i was in Kc my box sat in the drive way.I drove a 2000 dodge ram 1500 4x4 yeah 10MPG sucked but cant beat that 4x4

RedneckwithanxB

Snow?

I kid, when I lived in Iowa... this was my xB



And after I got rid of the Satan Wagon I bought a 4Runner



Def liked the switch to 4WD!

SentraSE-R

This left coaster spent 15 years in snow country - 6 in Alaska, 5 in Colorado, and 4 in Utah. You don't want to know it was 67 sunny degrees in the Bay Area today, and 69 predicted for tomorrow.

Metalive

Yup,a Michigander here, we had about 18 inches here with 2 foot drifts.
Totally destroyed my skid plate on my toaster.
I made it about 17 blocks before i got stuck so that pretty good.
Any one got pics of the under side of an '06?
Trying to figure out if i "lost" anything else of importance under there besides the skid plate.
Oh, and how much lift can you get with a set of hydraulics?
I'd love to be able to flip a switch and gain about 6 inches of clearance on the toaster.

MadMike550

I dont recall seeing a skid plate under mine???

feldy

Got my tc stuck 2 nights ago trying to help a buddy at work jump his car. Went and got my car from my lot went to his lot got stuck just trying to get into it. I had to dig it out and use my back floor mats to drive on for some grip. This was down in champaign.

MadMike550

MadMike550

at least it was stuck in the driveway...got any idea which of my vehicles is more areodynamic?

VIP_CAMO

Awesome pic!!I miss the snow

Improbcat

I've hated this winter. There is so much snow piled up and so much of it is crusted in ice that I'm ruining my bumpers.
So far I've cracked the passenger side of both the front skirt *and* front bumper. I've also pulled some of the the connectors out of the passenger side rear skirt so it is not fully attached.
I do have some money put aside for bumper repair/replacement. But I'm stuck driving it around all trashed until spring.

RedneckwithanxB

Easy... your boat

Metalive

It's a black plastic "skid plate".
It's in 5 or 6 pieces and is bolted to the frame and the bottom of the front bumper.
This winter really did a number on it.
It's cracked in like 5 places and is hanging down in front.

RedneckwithanxB

Thats not a skid plate... thats a slash guard...

MadMike550

I guess that is an aero boat???

monoxide101

I haven't gotten stuck yet in our 12", but I did rip an underbody light off... right in front of my house... a couple of hours before a plow came down the street (4 days after the initial snow).

Metalive

Well, i looked up splash guards and only found the wheel well plastic inserts.
When i typed in "scion xB 06 skid plate" in google the part i'm looking showed up and was labeled a "skid plate".

I'm not a "car guy" by any stretch of the word. I know where the gas, oil, coolant, wiper fluid, spark plugs, and etc go but that's about it. Normally i just drive my cars into the ground because they were all used to start with.

My xB was bought new so it is my baby and i want to keep her in good shape.

After your "suggestion" i checked for a "engine splash guard" and found it again labeled as a "engine splash guard".

So what ever it is, it's destroyed.

bB2NER

When you find a new one you might want to get more than one for next year....

JDMJim

My xD is a beast on the snow on stockies. I had to switch teh summers off finally. these little inch snowfalls are killing me with the 20 or less temps we are having. everything is just an ice rink. The xB is garaged with a suffering battery since it's arctic cold now