Scion / Toyota ad: Problems with this..

[ModulusFan]

i really like the xb's and am going to be doing some car shopping pretty soon. can somebody like me with no credit but a full time job even consider a new xb? my jimmy has seen better days and instead of throwing even more money into it, i think i'll just dump it. how high is insurence on a new xb? i'm 19 with a clean record.

Probably not likely without a cosigner, or "break leg", high interest financing.

 

[Dan Molina]

The Element is by far one of the most ugliest cars i've ever seen in my entire life. The xB on the other hand is beautiful.

I agree with maddox

 

[ModulusFan]

The Element is by far one of the most ugliest cars i've ever seen in my entire life. The xB on the other hand is beautiful.

I agree with maddox

I think they are both pretty freaking ugly, to be honest.

 

[Atoz]

the ad is horrible for several reasons, not the least of them their insistence of using the word "sheeple," the most irritating portmanteux ever.

Don't you love it when you get the opportunity to use the word "portmanteaux?"

 

[Spector_Ray]

Fellow spector friend....with all due respect, what are you smoking? There is ALL kinds of room for 4 passengers comfortably in the xb.

I meant that the Element itself is leaps and bounds above the Xb I drove. Granted that was about 3 years ago so I don't know much about the new Xb's. The one thing I did like about the Xb was the fact that there was plenty of room for more than 4 passengers.

 

[Gard]

The Element is by far one of the most ugliest cars i've ever seen in my entire life. The xB on the other hand is beautiful.

Maddox is a putz, and you can think what you like, but I have the exact opposite opinion: The xB is LITERALLY a pair of rectangles with wheels, the definition of a "boxy car". There are at least some non-right angles on the E, and from a functionality/comfort standpoint, there is NO COMPARISON. (sorry Tim )

 

[iScott]

I don't like that Scion commercial either. They should take some tips from VW when it comes to ads. VW is, in my opinion, the king of advertising and have always been. Even in the 60's. Their commercials are always memorable and sell the car at the same time... most of the time.

 

[Flintc]

Someone ought to point out that the new xB is quite strikingly different from the prior model. It's lower, wider, a lot longer, has 50% more horsepower, and significantly larger wheels. Cargo capacity is basically unchanged, but differently configured.

Reviews say it's a big improvement, much better for longer trips and higher speeds, more comfortable all around. Still competes with the Element, of course.

 

[ModulusFan]

from a functionality/comfort standpoint, there is NO COMPARISON. (sorry Tim )

The xb also gets an epa rated 38mpg, quite a bit higher than the E. Which from my standpoint, was a huge consideration.....I drive 60-80k a year.

 

[SomecallmeTim]

I think they are both pretty freaking ugly, to be honest.

+1

 

[Flintc]

The xb also gets an epa rated 38mpg, quite a bit higher than the E.

The new xB is rated at 22/28.

 

[Gard]

The new xB is rated at 22/28.

Well, that edge just went away as well, my E gets a solid 25 mpg overall, so it has the SAME gas mileage.

 

[ModulusFan]

My X gets 34 overall, and my bimmer gets 29.

 

[Philbiker]

Isn't the Element a lot more expensive than the Xb??

Yes. Much more expensive. And uglier.

I like all the Scions. That ad campaign is one of the most inane things I've ever seen. I hate it.

 

[D Von]

The xb also gets an epa rated 38mpg, quite a bit higher than the E. Which from my standpoint, was a huge consideration.....I drive 60-80k a year.

you have an xb? what year? whats your monthly bill? a friend of mine has one, i'm just looking for as much info as possible.

 

[ModulusFan]

you have an xb? what year? whats your monthly bill? a friend of mine has one, i'm just looking for as much info as possible.

It's an 05, and payment is about 300 a month.