http://www.xbsite.com/forum/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:13:19 -0500 MyBB http://www.xbsite.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1532 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:10:06 -0500 http://www.xbsite.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1532
Exterior:

1. Two-tone double set of flames with true jewel dust in the top black portion,
Skull mural on hood, and "Bone" airbrush two-tone divider line.
2. Fab Body Kit, re-glassed to fit, reversed side skirts.
3. Ichebon Style headlights w/ HID kit.
4. Fab Wing
5. True Crystal light LED Taillights
6. Oznium "Inferno" LED kit.
7. Orange, wheel well, grill, engine compartment LED lights.
8. Indy style carbon fiber side mirrors.
9. ACR Design 17x7.5 wheels w/ Nexen 215/35R18 tires.

Interior:

1. Custom headliner of "Smokey" Skull design material overlaid with Purple Hand cut and covered flames.
2. All pillars painted black and airbrushed with skulls.
3. Interior light relocated to front of headliner.
4. "OH POOP" handles deleted as well as cloths hooks and sun visors.
5. "Oven Door" custom airbrushed.
6. Carbon Fiber dash kit.
7. Skull shift knob.
8. Alum. Diamond plate floor mats.
9. "Batman" symbol speedo face.
10. 3-gauge pillar pod with functional mechanical gauges ( oil,temp,volt )
11. Center dash drilled and fitted with Viair air ride gauges.


PSSSHH:

1. EasyStreet front struts.
2. Slam Specialties RE-6 rear bags.
3. 8- 3/8" Valves
4. 1/2" lines
5. Air Zenith compressor.
6. Purple anodized 5 gal tank.
7. ACS 9 switch box.
All air ride equipment is mounted inside on custom built shelf in rear cargo area.

ICE:

1. Kenwood 7017 headunit.
2. Kenwood component front speakers
3. Kicker 200.2 for front speakers
4. JL -W6 10" sub.
5. Kicker 400.2 for subwoofer.
6. Back up camera in rear wiper hole.

VROOM:

1. AEM cold air intake.
2. Strup header.
3. Single exhaust split into 2 at rear, chrome tips, no muffler.
4. Strut bar.
5. Painted engine, fuse covers.
6. Red Line hood struts.



Asking $ 16,900 or make some offers, its time to go a new direction and get away from the BS !!!
Still have front and rear suspension w/lowering springs if you want to take the air ride off.]]>
Exterior:

1. Two-tone double set of flames with true jewel dust in the top black portion,
Skull mural on hood, and "Bone" airbrush two-tone divider line.
2. Fab Body Kit, re-glassed to fit, reversed side skirts.
3. Ichebon Style headlights w/ HID kit.
4. Fab Wing
5. True Crystal light LED Taillights
6. Oznium "Inferno" LED kit.
7. Orange, wheel well, grill, engine compartment LED lights.
8. Indy style carbon fiber side mirrors.
9. ACR Design 17x7.5 wheels w/ Nexen 215/35R18 tires.

Interior:

1. Custom headliner of "Smokey" Skull design material overlaid with Purple Hand cut and covered flames.
2. All pillars painted black and airbrushed with skulls.
3. Interior light relocated to front of headliner.
4. "OH POOP" handles deleted as well as cloths hooks and sun visors.
5. "Oven Door" custom airbrushed.
6. Carbon Fiber dash kit.
7. Skull shift knob.
8. Alum. Diamond plate floor mats.
9. "Batman" symbol speedo face.
10. 3-gauge pillar pod with functional mechanical gauges ( oil,temp,volt )
11. Center dash drilled and fitted with Viair air ride gauges.


PSSSHH:

1. EasyStreet front struts.
2. Slam Specialties RE-6 rear bags.
3. 8- 3/8" Valves
4. 1/2" lines
5. Air Zenith compressor.
6. Purple anodized 5 gal tank.
7. ACS 9 switch box.
All air ride equipment is mounted inside on custom built shelf in rear cargo area.

ICE:

1. Kenwood 7017 headunit.
2. Kenwood component front speakers
3. Kicker 200.2 for front speakers
4. JL -W6 10" sub.
5. Kicker 400.2 for subwoofer.
6. Back up camera in rear wiper hole.

VROOM:

1. AEM cold air intake.
2. Strup header.
3. Single exhaust split into 2 at rear, chrome tips, no muffler.
4. Strut bar.
5. Painted engine, fuse covers.
6. Red Line hood struts.



Asking $ 16,900 or make some offers, its time to go a new direction and get away from the BS !!!
Still have front and rear suspension w/lowering springs if you want to take the air ride off.]]> http://www.xbsite.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1531 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:19:36 -0500 http://www.xbsite.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1531
I prefer local but I will ship but buyer will have to pay for shipping.
locals have first dibs. Located at Northern California

]]>
I prefer local but I will ship but buyer will have to pay for shipping.
locals have first dibs. Located at Northern California

]]> http://www.xbsite.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1530 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:05:09 -0500 http://www.xbsite.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1530 my GT is EZ BAKED

This game is a blast!]]> my GT is EZ BAKED

This game is a blast!]]> http://www.xbsite.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1529 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:24:43 -0500 http://www.xbsite.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1529 http://www.xbsite.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1528 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:11:56 -0500 http://www.xbsite.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1528 No broken tabs in good condition.
Has normal wear and tear from daily driving but everything is in tact.
Comes with a bulb yay.

asking $50 shipped via UPS or $40 picked up.]]> No broken tabs in good condition.
Has normal wear and tear from daily driving but everything is in tact.
Comes with a bulb yay.

asking $50 shipped via UPS or $40 picked up.]]> http://www.xbsite.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1527 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:14:06 -0500 http://www.xbsite.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1527
We will be having our first meet real soon. I would love for everyone to come out. Come...meet the members, have fun and see what we are all about.

Date: Fri Nov 22nd
Time: 730pm

Place: In the parking lot across the street of Safari Golf. Address to Safari golf is:
855 Arthur Kill Rd, Staten Island, NY

After everyone gets together, we can go to safari golf for miniature golf, go carts, a bunch of games, as well as take a little cruise to dinner not far away.

Also visit our site http://www.scinergyie.com and if you have any questions pm armygirl718 on the site thanks!]]>
We will be having our first meet real soon. I would love for everyone to come out. Come...meet the members, have fun and see what we are all about.

Date: Fri Nov 22nd
Time: 730pm

Place: In the parking lot across the street of Safari Golf. Address to Safari golf is:
855 Arthur Kill Rd, Staten Island, NY

After everyone gets together, we can go to safari golf for miniature golf, go carts, a bunch of games, as well as take a little cruise to dinner not far away.

Also visit our site http://www.scinergyie.com and if you have any questions pm armygirl718 on the site thanks!]]> http://www.xbsite.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1526 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:10:34 -0500 http://www.xbsite.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1526 http://www.xbsite.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1525 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:45:10 -0500 http://www.xbsite.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1525 it wasnt a lot but it was enough that i had to get a pic of it.


]]> it wasnt a lot but it was enough that i had to get a pic of it.


]]> http://www.xbsite.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1523 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:40:47 -0500 http://www.xbsite.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1523


This was Titus-Will's very first time hosting a Scion meet, and the local club folks who did the majority of the work putting it together and running it (Team Ascension) are owed a lot of thanks.

The meet and show were in support of a local food bank, Fish Food Bank, and we donated a fair amount of non-perishable foods and cash.

The weather was EXCELLENT, the turn-out was good, and everyone seems to have had a very good time.

Just in case anyone wants to see the day, the pics are over at that other site:

http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=243039

Some good pics there. :)]]>


This was Titus-Will's very first time hosting a Scion meet, and the local club folks who did the majority of the work putting it together and running it (Team Ascension) are owed a lot of thanks.

The meet and show were in support of a local food bank, Fish Food Bank, and we donated a fair amount of non-perishable foods and cash.

The weather was EXCELLENT, the turn-out was good, and everyone seems to have had a very good time.

Just in case anyone wants to see the day, the pics are over at that other site:

http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=243039

Some good pics there. :)]]> http://www.xbsite.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1522 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:34:03 -0500 http://www.xbsite.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1522
Click on the Digg link then go to the article...

Toyota need to put their attack-lawyers on a shorter leash. :glare:

(Should we complain to Scion, or at least ask them about it?)]]>
Click on the Digg link then go to the article...

Toyota need to put their attack-lawyers on a shorter leash. :glare:

(Should we complain to Scion, or at least ask them about it?)]]> http://www.xbsite.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1521 Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:19:59 -0500 http://www.xbsite.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1521
I'm not that impressed.
http://www.4wheelsnews.com/slammer-scion...contreras/]]>
I'm not that impressed.
http://www.4wheelsnews.com/slammer-scion...contreras/]]> http://www.xbsite.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1520 Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:53:59 -0500 http://www.xbsite.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1520 http://www.xbsite.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1519 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:12:55 -0500 http://www.xbsite.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1519


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]]> http://www.xbsite.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1518 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:14:54 -0500 http://www.xbsite.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1518 http://www.xbsite.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1516 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:59:51 -0500 http://www.xbsite.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1516


$50 plus shipping





$200 for both bumpers....would prefer pick up otherwise $200 plus shipping]]>


$50 plus shipping





$200 for both bumpers....would prefer pick up otherwise $200 plus shipping]]> http://www.xbsite.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1515 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:41:15 -0500 http://www.xbsite.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1515


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]]> http://www.xbsite.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1514 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:11:26 -0500 http://www.xbsite.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1514
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Scion xB Taco Truck SEMA Carr From what we know and unless Toyota is living in some sort of a twilight-zone where the SEMA Show continues forever and ever, the Las Vegas Convention centre closed its doors last Friday, on November 7. But whatever - it's neither the first nor the last time that an automaker has a snail-like reaction when it comes to releasing info on its SEMA project cars. In the extremely rare case that the you're interested in seeing how Kenton Parker transformed the Scion xB into a taco-truck that comes complete with a kitchen, click the part that says "Read More..." and you'll be magically transferred to a dedicated page with pictures and all.

Scion xB Taco Truck SEMA Carr

Specs

"Scratch built"
• Complete custom body
• White aluminum skin
• Stainless kitchen
• Diamond plate floors
• Rear cooking chimney
• Stainless sink
• Griddle
• Industrial stove
• Food/soda
• Paint supplies
• Trucker seat
• Pass flip-up seat
• ETC, ETC, ETC...EVERYTHING "AND" THE KITCHEN SINK!

Built by Louie Contreras

Hand painted graphics by Kenton Parker.























Article: http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2008/11/sci...tures.html]]>
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Scion xB Taco Truck SEMA Carr From what we know and unless Toyota is living in some sort of a twilight-zone where the SEMA Show continues forever and ever, the Las Vegas Convention centre closed its doors last Friday, on November 7. But whatever - it's neither the first nor the last time that an automaker has a snail-like reaction when it comes to releasing info on its SEMA project cars. In the extremely rare case that the you're interested in seeing how Kenton Parker transformed the Scion xB into a taco-truck that comes complete with a kitchen, click the part that says "Read More..." and you'll be magically transferred to a dedicated page with pictures and all.

Scion xB Taco Truck SEMA Carr

Specs

"Scratch built"
• Complete custom body
• White aluminum skin
• Stainless kitchen
• Diamond plate floors
• Rear cooking chimney
• Stainless sink
• Griddle
• Industrial stove
• Food/soda
• Paint supplies
• Trucker seat
• Pass flip-up seat
• ETC, ETC, ETC...EVERYTHING "AND" THE KITCHEN SINK!

Built by Louie Contreras

Hand painted graphics by Kenton Parker.























Article: http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2008/11/sci...tures.html]]> http://www.xbsite.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1513 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:03:01 -0500 http://www.xbsite.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1513 By Jason Lu

11.11.2008

Members of Generation-Y, or the Millennials, are often described as tech-savvy, self-conscious, up-to-date consumers. I do not see anything wrong with the image and I actually take it as another way of saying that we are forward-moving, fast-paced, and diverse. I am part of this Generation-Y demographic. Our possessions say it all. The phones, PSPs, Wiis, and portable music players are part of our everyday lives, and unsurprisingly, Toyota wants to be part of it too. The Scion brand is aimed at imitating these youthful techno-gadgets. Their cars strive to be unique and come ready with little charms like iPod jacks and six-speaker stereo systems. Scions are cute, fuel-efficient, simple to operate and quite funky. In fact, they are marketed as “Portable Boom Boxes.” Some driver’s education programs have taken note of Scion’s perceived appeal to the young population and now use fleets of Scions. But when I was at Swerve Drivers Ed, I hated the xB every second of the twelve hours that I had to endure in it.

The technological gadgets and computer games that the younger population spends money on have life spans of little more than two or three years. Unfortunately, the money that goes along with it is also short-lived. So when it comes to a large purchase such as a car, it needs to last. A driving machine that is going to accompany me for the next five to ten years will need to be extra-appealing and extra-timeless than are the usual throw-away appliances. I need to be able to look at the car long-term and love it with all my heart. So when I first faced the bloated chin of Scion’s flagship vehicle, the 2008 Scion xB, at Swerve Drivers Education, I cringed. The xB caught my eye, but not really in a good way. It seems as if its shape will grab attention for the first few days, then fade away like the techno-gadgets that it emulates. As much as I tried to convince myself that you can somehow improve the car’s appearance with aftermarket add-ons, I still couldn’t get over the blandness and the weirdness. I suddenly felt uncomfortable with Toyota saying that young people like me would be attracted to this car. It’s almost like the company saying that we youngsters don’t have expectations for timeless styling and proper design. I will admit that I tend to be a bit more opinionated and judgmental than most teens, and I don’t speak for the entire young population, but I expected much more from Scion.

Taking my first drivers education class, the instructor from Swerve said that we should always do a complete walk-around of the car before driving. Following procedure, I started at the front of a “Super White” 2008 base xB. My first reaction was that it looked awfully similar to something else, but I could not think of what it was. It looked so boxy and bubbly at the same time that I wondered if the designers were only given rulers and protractors. The protruding headlights did not help either, almost like looking into the eyes of a puffer fish. I was so dismayed with the chubby design and the overly large bumper that I forgot to follow directions and check if there was anything leaking out from under the car, leading me to lose points on my pre-drive evaluation.

The side profile wasn’t much of an improvement. All it did was help me recall what this car reminded me of: The white Kenmore washing machine upstairs in the laundry room, which looks exactly the same, just a tad shorter. I was told to check the tires for proper inflation, but was distracted when my eyes were diverted toward the rims. They weren’t actual rims, but wheel covers, which I don’t think belong on a car in this price range. Obviously, this was a base model xB, but for the large amount of money that it calls for already (starting at almost $17,000) and the little appeal that it appears to have, there should at least be aluminum wheels. To my relief, there were power-folding mirrors, which should be useful in a high school parking lot. After earning a 3 out of 5 points for the pre-drive vehicle evaluation (I was blatantly fuming at the car rather than actually checking for problems), I hesitantly crawled inside.

And I thought Chrysler interiors were bad.

I will admit, my room is not all that clean, but if I were to have a car, it would (and should) be my more-comfortable alternative to the pigsty. That is certainly not the case with the xB though. I would much rather sit in a school bus. The interior does not do a great job with the first impressions it leaves. Behold the dark, plastic wonderland made darker by Seattle’s cloudy day. It’s a smorgasbord of semi-synthetic organic polymers, and you are free to pick from any shape and size of any color, as long as it is a shade of black. The interior door panel contains a massive, single-color, molded, piece of plastic that tries to mimic different textures, such as cloth and leather. To be honest, it’s quite convincing and had me fooled for a few seconds until the flash and seams caught my eye. Trying not to complain, I followed the instructor’s next directions. I locked the doors, rolled up the windows, and to my surprise, found that the buttons I just pressed were straight out of my dad’s 2008 Toyota Sienna AWD Limited. Thinking that Toyota ripped us off by using cheap Scion parts in an expensive minivan made me fume again. At least the van’s buttons have a better feel to them, I suppose. Then here comes the pet peeve of mine. The Scion has a big windscreen and forward visibility is definitely not a problem, so why on earth are the gauges in the wrong place on the dash? As if sitting in a box filled with petroleum byproducts isn’t bad enough, Toyota engineers had to move the speedometer fifteen inches starboard of its correct position and fill the chasm with yet another hunk of plastic. To make matters worse, Toyota thought that they should aid the miserable American math education by replacing the traditional speedometer with distracting digital numbers.

Time came to drive the car. Being only in driver’s education, I obviously lack experience and have not had a chance to explore a wide variety of cars. But short of the creaking, plastic, gear shift in need of some WD-40, I did not think the driving experience was all that bad. The steering felt more nicely weighted than our Sienna, but wasn’t as crisp as in my uncle’s CX-9. The car was very stable overall, but the economy seats did not provide enough support during cornering. The 2.4 liter, regular-drinking I-4 squeezed out 158 horsepower, which was sufficient for the light car and my cautious foot. Although I didn’t have a chance to use all the ponies, giddy-upping from stoplights was very brisk. The only complaint I had was the “jerk” it would give when you tap the pedal, which is not exactly a good thing to have when inexperienced teens are just learning about the dangers of tailgating. I almost jumped into the car in front myself. On the highway, I found power to be ample. The acceleration was not fast, but did not keep me from the passing lane. Road and wind noise were real buggers though. When traveling down the poorly maintained 20-year-old concrete on Washington highways, my instructor literally had to shout commands to me. The upside to the frugal power is that teens won’t be able to toss this box around and create as much havoc as opposed to, well, a Volkswagen GTI. The road noise though, will cause a few to turn up the stereo, and in turn, will cause quite a few more to suffer under the likes of 50-cent, Eminem, or God forbid, Britney.

In the mountains, the four-speed automatic was more than annoying. Normally when I walk out of my high school parking lot, I hear many different kinds of strange noises, from unmuffled ‘93 Civics to rattling Camaros about to break down. But driving up the hill, the xB’s automatic shifted up and down in frequent, consistent intervals, creating an ever maddening high-low-high-low noise, almost a near-replica of the sound from the aforementioned Kenmore set on slow wash.

Overall, I felt that the xB is not the hip-to-be-square car that it claims to be. It isn’t quite well-executed for its purpose and gives dismal impressions, inside and out. According to Toyota, I was supposed to like the car. After all, I am their target consumer. But it just doesn’t strike me as a car that I want to drive, nor does it make me want to sit in it. The xB looks too plump and the interior just feels too cheap. Toyota tries to make it easier by allowing for customization flexibility, but there’s only so much you can do. Plus, it will only increase the price of the already expensive car. Scions are perhaps too much like everyday gadgets, making its aesthetic appeal lifespan one of the shortest I have seen in the market (that might change with the Nissan Cube). Do Scions give the value for the money? In my opinion, not at all. Toyota has a lot of homework to do when it comes to providing younger buyers with what they really want. So the verdict is that if you are relatively young and looking for a budget vehicle, buy a Rabbit.]]> By Jason Lu

11.11.2008

Members of Generation-Y, or the Millennials, are often described as tech-savvy, self-conscious, up-to-date consumers. I do not see anything wrong with the image and I actually take it as another way of saying that we are forward-moving, fast-paced, and diverse. I am part of this Generation-Y demographic. Our possessions say it all. The phones, PSPs, Wiis, and portable music players are part of our everyday lives, and unsurprisingly, Toyota wants to be part of it too. The Scion brand is aimed at imitating these youthful techno-gadgets. Their cars strive to be unique and come ready with little charms like iPod jacks and six-speaker stereo systems. Scions are cute, fuel-efficient, simple to operate and quite funky. In fact, they are marketed as “Portable Boom Boxes.” Some driver’s education programs have taken note of Scion’s perceived appeal to the young population and now use fleets of Scions. But when I was at Swerve Drivers Ed, I hated the xB every second of the twelve hours that I had to endure in it.

The technological gadgets and computer games that the younger population spends money on have life spans of little more than two or three years. Unfortunately, the money that goes along with it is also short-lived. So when it comes to a large purchase such as a car, it needs to last. A driving machine that is going to accompany me for the next five to ten years will need to be extra-appealing and extra-timeless than are the usual throw-away appliances. I need to be able to look at the car long-term and love it with all my heart. So when I first faced the bloated chin of Scion’s flagship vehicle, the 2008 Scion xB, at Swerve Drivers Education, I cringed. The xB caught my eye, but not really in a good way. It seems as if its shape will grab attention for the first few days, then fade away like the techno-gadgets that it emulates. As much as I tried to convince myself that you can somehow improve the car’s appearance with aftermarket add-ons, I still couldn’t get over the blandness and the weirdness. I suddenly felt uncomfortable with Toyota saying that young people like me would be attracted to this car. It’s almost like the company saying that we youngsters don’t have expectations for timeless styling and proper design. I will admit that I tend to be a bit more opinionated and judgmental than most teens, and I don’t speak for the entire young population, but I expected much more from Scion.

Taking my first drivers education class, the instructor from Swerve said that we should always do a complete walk-around of the car before driving. Following procedure, I started at the front of a “Super White” 2008 base xB. My first reaction was that it looked awfully similar to something else, but I could not think of what it was. It looked so boxy and bubbly at the same time that I wondered if the designers were only given rulers and protractors. The protruding headlights did not help either, almost like looking into the eyes of a puffer fish. I was so dismayed with the chubby design and the overly large bumper that I forgot to follow directions and check if there was anything leaking out from under the car, leading me to lose points on my pre-drive evaluation.

The side profile wasn’t much of an improvement. All it did was help me recall what this car reminded me of: The white Kenmore washing machine upstairs in the laundry room, which looks exactly the same, just a tad shorter. I was told to check the tires for proper inflation, but was distracted when my eyes were diverted toward the rims. They weren’t actual rims, but wheel covers, which I don’t think belong on a car in this price range. Obviously, this was a base model xB, but for the large amount of money that it calls for already (starting at almost $17,000) and the little appeal that it appears to have, there should at least be aluminum wheels. To my relief, there were power-folding mirrors, which should be useful in a high school parking lot. After earning a 3 out of 5 points for the pre-drive vehicle evaluation (I was blatantly fuming at the car rather than actually checking for problems), I hesitantly crawled inside.

And I thought Chrysler interiors were bad.

I will admit, my room is not all that clean, but if I were to have a car, it would (and should) be my more-comfortable alternative to the pigsty. That is certainly not the case with the xB though. I would much rather sit in a school bus. The interior does not do a great job with the first impressions it leaves. Behold the dark, plastic wonderland made darker by Seattle’s cloudy day. It’s a smorgasbord of semi-synthetic organic polymers, and you are free to pick from any shape and size of any color, as long as it is a shade of black. The interior door panel contains a massive, single-color, molded, piece of plastic that tries to mimic different textures, such as cloth and leather. To be honest, it’s quite convincing and had me fooled for a few seconds until the flash and seams caught my eye. Trying not to complain, I followed the instructor’s next directions. I locked the doors, rolled up the windows, and to my surprise, found that the buttons I just pressed were straight out of my dad’s 2008 Toyota Sienna AWD Limited. Thinking that Toyota ripped us off by using cheap Scion parts in an expensive minivan made me fume again. At least the van’s buttons have a better feel to them, I suppose. Then here comes the pet peeve of mine. The Scion has a big windscreen and forward visibility is definitely not a problem, so why on earth are the gauges in the wrong place on the dash? As if sitting in a box filled with petroleum byproducts isn’t bad enough, Toyota engineers had to move the speedometer fifteen inches starboard of its correct position and fill the chasm with yet another hunk of plastic. To make matters worse, Toyota thought that they should aid the miserable American math education by replacing the traditional speedometer with distracting digital numbers.

Time came to drive the car. Being only in driver’s education, I obviously lack experience and have not had a chance to explore a wide variety of cars. But short of the creaking, plastic, gear shift in need of some WD-40, I did not think the driving experience was all that bad. The steering felt more nicely weighted than our Sienna, but wasn’t as crisp as in my uncle’s CX-9. The car was very stable overall, but the economy seats did not provide enough support during cornering. The 2.4 liter, regular-drinking I-4 squeezed out 158 horsepower, which was sufficient for the light car and my cautious foot. Although I didn’t have a chance to use all the ponies, giddy-upping from stoplights was very brisk. The only complaint I had was the “jerk” it would give when you tap the pedal, which is not exactly a good thing to have when inexperienced teens are just learning about the dangers of tailgating. I almost jumped into the car in front myself. On the highway, I found power to be ample. The acceleration was not fast, but did not keep me from the passing lane. Road and wind noise were real buggers though. When traveling down the poorly maintained 20-year-old concrete on Washington highways, my instructor literally had to shout commands to me. The upside to the frugal power is that teens won’t be able to toss this box around and create as much havoc as opposed to, well, a Volkswagen GTI. The road noise though, will cause a few to turn up the stereo, and in turn, will cause quite a few more to suffer under the likes of 50-cent, Eminem, or God forbid, Britney.

In the mountains, the four-speed automatic was more than annoying. Normally when I walk out of my high school parking lot, I hear many different kinds of strange noises, from unmuffled ‘93 Civics to rattling Camaros about to break down. But driving up the hill, the xB’s automatic shifted up and down in frequent, consistent intervals, creating an ever maddening high-low-high-low noise, almost a near-replica of the sound from the aforementioned Kenmore set on slow wash.

Overall, I felt that the xB is not the hip-to-be-square car that it claims to be. It isn’t quite well-executed for its purpose and gives dismal impressions, inside and out. According to Toyota, I was supposed to like the car. After all, I am their target consumer. But it just doesn’t strike me as a car that I want to drive, nor does it make me want to sit in it. The xB looks too plump and the interior just feels too cheap. Toyota tries to make it easier by allowing for customization flexibility, but there’s only so much you can do. Plus, it will only increase the price of the already expensive car. Scions are perhaps too much like everyday gadgets, making its aesthetic appeal lifespan one of the shortest I have seen in the market (that might change with the Nissan Cube). Do Scions give the value for the money? In my opinion, not at all. Toyota has a lot of homework to do when it comes to providing younger buyers with what they really want. So the verdict is that if you are relatively young and looking for a budget vehicle, buy a Rabbit.]]> http://www.xbsite.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1512 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:16:09 -0500 http://www.xbsite.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1512
So i wanted to see some ideas. I had fooled around with something like the camo that short did but it was very little in the front to alot in the rear and wrapping around.

the color that I want to use is yellow (Since it is yellow in the interior)

Here is a link to just about all pics of my car on photobucket
http://s147.photobucket.com/albums/r282/johnboy3779/

thanks for any help all.]]>
So i wanted to see some ideas. I had fooled around with something like the camo that short did but it was very little in the front to alot in the rear and wrapping around.

the color that I want to use is yellow (Since it is yellow in the interior)

Here is a link to just about all pics of my car on photobucket
http://s147.photobucket.com/albums/r282/johnboy3779/

thanks for any help all.]]> http://www.xbsite.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1511 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:56:36 -0500 http://www.xbsite.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1511
I have some more to do but its coming along CHOICE !.
Need to do the rear gate / hatch and roof and place some last CHOICE pieces
around the body of the bus.
THANKS TO AXIOM8888 FOR THE GOODS TO DO THE PROJECT.
AXIOM8888 FOR ALL YOUR VINYL NEEDS





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I have some more to do but its coming along CHOICE !.
Need to do the rear gate / hatch and roof and place some last CHOICE pieces
around the body of the bus.
THANKS TO AXIOM8888 FOR THE GOODS TO DO THE PROJECT.
AXIOM8888 FOR ALL YOUR VINYL NEEDS





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