Scion xB Test Drive - What Did You Think? - Car Forums

The cruise is made by Rostra, and is installed at the port if you order the car that way. Or the dealer can order it and send the car to a local installer. Or you can buy it online and take the car to the installer. The Rostra was $200 and installation was $150. Rostra is the cruise control mfr for many automakers that offer cruise an an OEM option.

Within a few months I had foglights, cruise, moonroof and leather seats installed on my xB, totalling about $3,000. I could have had several other excellent basic cars for what I have in the xB. But they would not have been an xB with foglights, cruise, moonroof and leather seats. And then it would take another $3,000 to add all that stuff to the other cars. And for $6,000 more than an xB, I could have had a whole 'nother range of great basic cars to chose from. But probably still not with moonroof and leather.

However, I wanted an xB for a year, and waited a month after ordering, because I did not want to bend and stoop to get into a car, and no other car offers that at any price. Only after getting the xB did I realize how much I would really like so many other things about the car.

#40 of 42 Burning smell by sirwilhelm1

Oct 08, 2006 (7:58 pm)

Hello all,

I really like the scion xb but I have one problem. I test drove an Xb and noticed a buring smell eminating from under the hood, inside the back seat and from the outside rear end. The dealer told me it will burn off in a few miles.

Anyone hear about this?

Thanks!

Replies to this message:

aatherton (Oct 09, 2006 11:39 am)
dwynne (Oct 13, 2006 2:43 pm)

#41 of 42 Re: Burning smell [sirwilhelm1] by aatherton

Oct 09, 2006 (11:39 am)

Replying to: sirwilhelm1 (Oct 08, 2006 7:58 pm)

To me it did not smell like burning at all, and I really miss it. You only get to smell it for the first day, or maybe two if you have a garage to capture it better. After that you will have to wait until your next new car. It is the volatiles cooking out of the various sealants, gaskets, paints and coatings used in the manufacture of the engine and exhaust system. It's the exterior component of "new car smell".

#42 of 42 Re: Burning smell [sirwilhelm1] by dwynne

Oct 13, 2006 (2:43 pm)

Replying to: sirwilhelm1 (Oct 08, 2006 7:58 pm)

Sounds like you were lucky enough to drive a new xB

We drove one of the rental fleet and it had 0 burning smell. As was mentioned this can be very typical for a new, no mile car and is often caused by the engine, exhaust manifold, header, pipes, catalytic converted, and muffler all heating up and burning off any coating or sealant.

I would not worry about it - if you like the car, get it!

Dennis

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