blinkaunsl

Hi, all Scion xB Owner out there. This is my Asian version of the Scion xB.

Toyota Rumion.:

Big_Bird

Def interesting man. I like it.

blinkaunsl

Thanx, big bird!

blinkaunsl

This are the Toyota bB. Japan version of the xB in their own form.

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blinkaunsl

Here are the comparison between the 2 models.

In term of dimension; the xB / Rumion is wider, longer and lower.

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Chowda

i like the design... but kinda indifferent about the color selection

HATEnFATE

I can see why Scion did what they did with the 2GxB grille.

CIONIDE

iTrader: (1)

I see you added the gold paint, but removed the gold wire wheels... might have been a good compliment to leave them on, although I'm not sure since everything else is chrome.

blinkaunsl

Well i really like the gold wire wheels a lot. Its really stand out indeed. But its too heavy for my tiny 1.5L VVT-i can handle. Lot of resistance when pick up and brake distance is terrible.

Might consider order another set of 15' gold wire wheel. Do you have any idea what configuration is recommended. In term of the off-set, the width 7.0j or 8.0j?

Thanx!

CIONIDE

iTrader: (1)

I've never seen anybody put 15's on an xB2 or Rumion... I don't know if they'll clear the brake calipers.

blinkaunsl

Thinks a 20mm spacer will help. Too bad there is no bigger engine available here. i can imagine how powerful a 2.4L on this car as 1.5L is already sufficient for everyday use. But restricted to small wheel.

TrevorS

iTrader: (1)

That's very interesting, the lines of the bB are actually very similar to the xB2, though of course, the xB2 is larger. The bB lines are definitely not the same as the original xB. Seems like we've been fed a line that the xB is much the same as the bB. Maybe I should get a bB emblem for my xB2 ! Looks darned similar to me!

AndreyCo

:?

Looks like a hearse

TrevorS

iTrader: (1)

Am I correct in this, is the true bB actually more similar in window lines to the xB2 than the original U.S. xB? A criticism leveled by xB enthusiasts and many reviewers in the U.S. is the reduction of side window size. Am I correct in thinking the original bB and the xB2 actually have a similarity in those lines?

Thanks -- Trevor !

TrevorS

iTrader: (1)

OK,

Anyone care to tell me I'm wrong? It appears to me the lines of the bB and the xB2 are pretty much the same. So what is wrong with the idea of installing a bB badge on an xB2? Appears to me the xB1 did something different from the bB, whereas the xB2, though clearly somewhat larger, is actually truer to the bB styling!

Murphys_Law

iTrader: (3)

kill the fender accents and itll be cleaner IMO

XBinRochester

So that's what a car looks like with real reverse lights! LOL

toolz

I thought the new bB was branded Daihatsu. I don't think you would be wrong putting bB emblems on a 2nd Gen, it is your ride. One of my friends keeps Lexus emblems on his first gen. It is pretty hilarious seeing all kinds of people try to figure out if its a Lexus or not.

As for it looking like a hearse. WTF planet are you from where hearses look like that?

blinkaunsl

Hi, trevors! I think it absolutely not a problem for having a bB emblem on your xB2 as the xb or bB is actually originated from the xB1/bB. They are all from the same family. In my country, there are only 3 xB/Rumion registered on the road. And i belong to the Toyota bB/ Daihatsu Materia club. In Asia Toyota bB is known as the Japan bB and the Toyota Rumion (scion xB) known as American bB. For your info, the Toyota bB has been marketed as different name by different made. Such as Subaru (Dex), Daihatsu (Coo for Japan) (Materia for Europe and other Asian country). They all wearing different badges which made they belong. As for my Rumion, I'm having the Toyota Corolla's badge in front, Toyota logo on the steering and scion's emblem on the rear gate.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...r_2006_EMS.jpg

Daihatsu Materia

http://media.nihoncar.com/news/277/news.jpg

Daihatsu Coo

http://www.yosax.com/car_images/subaru-dex.jpg

Subaru Dex

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toolz

Nice post. You wouldn't get this in an U.S. 1st Gen Scion xB forum. There used to be hatred of the Second Gen xB by the First Gen owners who all touted that its not a real xB and Scion
f***ed up by releasing it. That was one of the reasons I stopped coming to ScionLife and stuck to my Scikotics forums. Now that I am visiting ScionLife again after a year it seems to have died off.

Went to a Club xB meet in the Smokies in April and people said the 2nd Gens being there ruined their Meet. I wonder if this happens every time a manufacturer releases a new body style?

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