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Replying to: futurexbmom (May 14, 2006 9:17 pm) http://qwalls.net/xb/ |
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Replying to: futurexbmom (May 14, 2006 9:17 pm) What is it with the 18" wheels? Discarding the wheels and tires that the car came with, and then buying new wheels and tires, is a big cost. $2,000 or more? And for what? A harsher ride and worse mpg? I like to corner hard enough to enjoy the rear sway bar and front strut bar that I bolted on. But I am perfectly content with the wheels and tires that the car came with. Allan http://s49.photobucket.com/albums/f280/vintagefortytwo/Scion%20xB/
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My name is Joey (25), picked up my brand new xB this past wednesday. Gotta say its the best purchase that I think I have ever made. I am getting 36 + mpg, price was great, and so was the dealer where I got it. Hope everyone is loving theirs as much as I love mine. 
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| I am buying an Xb tomorrow and I am wondering if I should purchase Gap insurance, any opinions to share on this topic would be appreciated. | |
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Replying to: aatherton (Jun 07, 2006 4:44 pm)  Like you, I have stock wheels and tires and added a strut bar and sway bar. I must say the sway bar makes a big difference in cornering, eliminating lean and oversteer so that the car corners like a go-cart. However, the strut bar makes no difference that I can feel. The strut bar also prevents changing the air filter or changing the brake fluid, and I plan to remove and sell it at 15K miles. I went to the Scion Exposed event last weekend at the Mid-Ohio track: http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f280/vintagefortytwo/Scion%20Exposed%2006/10Tr- ackfromInsidejpg.jpg We got to do some fast laps, and the stock tires did put a limit on the cornering. They began to howl and felt like they were going to roll under and come off the wheels. But in hard cornering on public roads, they do fine.
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Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Mar 03, 2005 3:46 pm)
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Replying to: dgodfrey_21804 (Jun 29, 2006 3:18 pm) How did it work in the Minnesota snow? Thannks, Bubba |
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Replying to: dgodfrey_21804 (Jun 29, 2006 3:18 pm) I got a 2006 xB with manual transmission last March. Like you I get 34 mpg all the time in mixed driving around town, by driving easy like you. Last weekend I drove from Louisville to Cleveland and back, 275 miles each way. Got 37 mpg going up on 2-lane US 42 at 55-60 mph, and 42 mpg coming back on I-71 at 60 mph. |
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Replying to: aatherton (Jun 07, 2006 4:44 pm) Not only will 18" wheels worsen the ride quality but they will rob power from a car that doesn't have too much to begin with. Best thing for an xA or xB would be just to get better tires with stiffer sidewalls, once your OEM tires wear out.
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jul 01, 2006 5:17 pm) My manual transmission xB is geared for power and revs too high on the highway, and I like a soft ride, so I will replace the present 185/60R15 Goodyear Eagle LS tires with the same tires in 195/65R15 (fatter and taller).
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