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#120 of 345 Cargo room? by charlotte7 Aug 22, 2005 (1:54 pm)
What's the cargo capacity on your xBs with the rear seats folded down? I can't find this anywhere on the Scion Web site, and I'm wondering how it compares to the cargo room in my boyfriend's Saturn wagon.
#121 of 345 mileage by mnikos Aug 22, 2005 (10:29 pm)
There's a new forum specifically for Scion mileage which I also posted on tonight, but for those who haven't checked it out yet, I'm curious if it's realistic to expect my mileage to increase by 10 mpg after break-in? I have about 700 miles on my 06 xB so far, and the mileage has gone up with each of the 3 tanks I've pumped, but by less than 2 mpg total. I'm jealous of you 35ers out there. The Zeta armrest is great, by the way, and easy to install.
#123 of 345 Mileage by escapeowner2 Aug 25, 2005 (2:51 am)
You probably won't be achieving optimum mileage until your enging has 3,000 miles on it, or perhaps as many as 5,000 miles. The way in which you drive really has an impact on mileage. Turning your AC on reduces mileage by as much as 25 percent, particularly on our little engines. If you are not doing a lot of highway driving, your mileage won't be much above 31 or so. If you have to drive up hills a lot, etc. etc. So many factors go into mileage. I would say, give it a few thousand miles and then you will know. Keep your tire pressure at the right level, etc. Replies to this message: mnikos (Aug 25, 2005 9:55 pm) jamesgang (Aug 27, 2005 3:06 am)
#124 of 345 Re: Mileage [escapeowner2] by mnikos Aug 25, 2005 (9:55 pm)
Replying to: escapeowner2 (Aug 25, 2005 2:51 am) Thanks, escapeowner2! Unfortunately, not much I can do about using the A/C with 100+ temps every day and commuting up the hill, but I'm loving that little car so much it doesn't really matter.
#125 of 345 Interesting update on by iluvmysephia1 Aug 26, 2005 (12:36 pm)
the air conditioning and how much it affects fuel economy. I have no choice but to have A/C and have heard for years that it sucks the economy out of one's fuel economy for their particular rig...I just hadn't seen a percentage figure in type or print for a long time, so that was helpful information. I was thinking along the lines of about 20% worse with your A/C on. Right in the proverbial ballpark, anyway. It's just not an option to go without it in the hot South Dakota summer sun.
#126 of 345 Re: Mileage [escapeowner2] by jamesgang Aug 27, 2005 (3:06 am)
Replying to: escapeowner2 (Aug 25, 2005 2:51 am) A ten % loss with A/C on is closer to what I experience - actually it isn't even that much. Without A/C 38-39mpg. With A/C 35-37. It is hard to say exactly as I do turn the A/C off whenever comfortably possible. With my other cars - 6 cylinders - there was no noticable difference with or without the A/C. But these little engines are seriously affected.
#127 of 345 Re: xB Pricing and the salesman you get. [escapeowner2] by wilcox Sep 02, 2005 (7:09 am)
Replying to: escapeowner2 (Aug 20, 2005 2:49 am) Gawd, that's so ordinary...
#128 of 345 Scion xB - getting ripped off at the dealer by bkbui Sep 07, 2005 (9:54 am)
Okay,   I am writing this to see if anyone else has had this experience trying to purchase an xB recently.   First of all I ordered the xB 2005 back in July for around 15K total. I filled out all the forms, gave my deposit and my car was saposed to arrive 4 weeks later. It never arrived and I never even got a call from the dealer (they still had my desposit). I called the dealership and they told me that the 2005 is no longer available and that we can only get the 2006 now.   Problem is, they won't sell it now without the "optional" Toyota Total Care plan ($700 I think) and they are charging me an additional "dealer fee" of $599. What the heck?!   My total cost for all fees and taxes is now $16,500, that's 1,500 more than before.   I called other dealers in my area and they are also charging an additional "dealer fee" even though they didn't do it before with the 2005 model.   My point is, Scion is saposed to have a no price haggling policy but this is not just price haggling, this is out right price hiking!   Has anyone else experienced this?
#129 of 345 Re: xB Pricing and the salesman you get. [infinidean] by bkbui Sep 07, 2005 (9:57 am)
Replying to: infinidean (Aug 19, 2005 12:15 pm) Okay,   I am writing this to see if anyone else has had this experience trying to purchase an xB recently. I live in South East Florida.   First of all I ordered the xB 2005 back in July for around 15K total. I filled out all the forms, gave my deposit and my car was saposed to arrive 4 weeks later. It never arrived and I never even got a call from the dealer (they still had my desposit). I called the dealership and they told me that the 2005 is no longer available and that we can only get the 2006 now.   Problem is, they won't sell it now without the "optional" Toyota Total Care plan ($700 I think) and they are charging me an additional "dealer fee" of $599. What the heck?!   My total cost for all fees and taxes is now $16,500, that's 1,500 more than before.   I called other dealers in my area and they are also charging an additional "dealer fee" even though they didn't do it before with the 2005 model.   My point is, Scion is saposed to have a no price haggling policy but this is not just price haggling, this is out right price hiking!   Has anyone else experienced this?

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