ayebrit

Purchasing another scion on Wednesday. I used to have an RS3 tC. When I had my daughter I bought a four door car, but now that she's 2 i'm ready to get another scion.... Looking at an 09 xB. Can yall tell me what is good, and what is bad?? Thanks! Can't decide between a tC or an xB.

Shadezz

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I love my XB!! Stick with the 4 door and roll the XB!!!

jetas

Since you have a kid id suggest the B. just because ive take a baby in and out a baby seat from my GFs tC and my xB and the box is so much easier

migmegmads

I love my B. Enough room to haul my daughters spoiler and can sit back far enough to be comfortable. Great pick up and go and very stylish IMO. Wife loves it too because its very versatile (going to the beach and "picnicking" out of the hatch is easy). Wish it would get better gas mileage and that the tank wasn't as small, but those are just details that anyone can live with. Definitely recommend the B (had a stang for a long time as well as tacomas and crossovers and by far this is the most comfortable vehicle)

gs_aristo

X2

pyroman131

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BLCCprez

I second that Pyro....=(

pyroman131

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AAG

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Good:
excellent value for the money
Rear leg room is above average
Torquey engine
Toyota reliability
Decent resale value

Bad:
rattle trap
No hwy gear hurts fuel economy if going over 65 mph
the aftermarket really never caught on compared to the tc

Been a proud owner for over 5 years and it was the best $16k I couldve spent for a new car. I would buy another if I lost my xb2.

midtowndesi

^^ what do you mean by "rattle trap" ?

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midtowndesi

wow, i didn't know that... where are the xb2's built...? i had a stock 06 xb for about 4 years and, at 37k, i had no rattles/creaks at all and i drove that thing hard!

i'm picking up a brand new '12 xb within the week so im wondering...

jetas

xBs are built in japan

journeyforce

My 2011 XB is a rattle trap also. I have regular 16 inch tires and stock steel rims and no mods. I learned to live with it(Scion has a device installed to compensate for the rattles, its called a radio(just turn it up a few notches)

To be fair it is a compact car that is relatively inexpensive ($16,000- $21,000 out the door) so there are some compromises to be had. My Vibe(GM version of the Matrix) and a 2012 Corolla rental car I had rattles a lot also. Tis the nature of the beast. I think the windshield rattle can be fixed or made a bit better by sticking foam pads in the lower corners.

The pros way out weigh the cons in this car though so it is a good buy.

The only issues I have come to is the fact the car has a coolant smell coming from it that toyota techs verify but yet cannot find the source.

I think you will enjoy the car

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midtowndesi

^^ sorry to hear about all your trouble.... im ordering my xb on thursday and im wondering what the hell happened between the 1st gen and 2nd gen models... i literally had zero rattles in my 4 year old xb gen 1... my brand new, $68,000, 2010 mercedes has rattles!! thank god that car is getting returned to the dealer this saturday.

anyway, i am crossing my fingers while ordering. LOL

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midtowndesi

thanks for the info! i found out online this morning that there's a 2013 xb coming out within the next 2 months so i am holding off on ordering and waiting for the new model :D