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#252 of 306 2008 Owner Since May Launch by frozenguymn Jul 20, 2007 (9:26 am)
Here's a bit of feedback I can provide after owning my 2008 xB (automatic) for 2 months.   Fuel economy: Avg is 27.5 mpg if you can trust the computer. When I was tracking it manually, I was getting about the same so I'm relying on the machine now.   Drive: pleasant, considering how inexpensive the vehicle is. Sure it gets buzzy when you pedal to the metal, but that is rare for me. I'm often ahead of everyone taking off from a traffic light and I'm barely touching the gas. I will say that some of the funniest wind noise I get is from the roof when its windy (and up here in Minneapolis it can get that way often.) Overall, I love my xB much more than my 2005 Mustang (ugh, I hated how that thing handled in traffic -- no more American makes for me!)   I did not put much in the way of options on the vehicle, as I'm not big on bling or dvds or nav systems (its called a map!) Still, I love my wagon meets SUV love child of a car.
#253 of 306 Re: to All who have questions about Alpine Nav on xB [altont] by eldaino Jul 20, 2007 (10:09 am)
Replying to: altont (Jul 15, 2007 9:37 am) wow from a tdi to an xb. you are pretty darn optimistic about the mileage. I'd be depressed. Replies to this message: altont (Jun 08, 2008 12:13 pm)
#254 of 306 Re: Leather seats and side panels [altont] by aatherton Jul 21, 2007 (4:37 am)
Replying to: altont (Jul 15, 2007 9:10 am) Most leather seat kits are by Katzkins. I had my 2006 xB done for $1250 as part of a combo deal with a sunroof for another $1250. The installer was a firm that was a dealer for Webasto and Katzkins. The leather kit included front and rear seats, headrests and door panels, replacing all the original fabric. The fabric covering is slipped off the front seats and the Katzkin leather seat covers are slipped on. The leather has a padded backing, and the seams are pulled down into the cushions by tie down straps that penetrate through the cushions. The rear seats were more complicated as the fabric covering was bonded. To avoid pulling off chunks of foam, the cushions had to be "skinned" with a knife. http://s49.photobucket.com/albums/f280/vintagefortytwo/xB%20Leather%20Seats/
#255 of 306 I liked the old one by clecayenne Jul 23, 2007 (4:13 pm)
On the new '08 they curved off all the cool boxy lines and gave it a more powerful engine. I liked it better when it was boxy and underpowered. I diden't mind the underpowerness. Replies to this message: mackabee (Aug 02, 2007 6:41 pm) bigfieroman (Aug 03, 2007 5:28 am) mackabee (Aug 03, 2007 10:39 am) and 6 more...
#256 of 306 Re: Leather seats and side panels [altont] by natatac Jul 23, 2007 (6:13 pm)
that's a great price,the local dealer in SCal{Orange County}lists leather for $1895 with no discounting.Don't know if it includes seat warmers, same price for the sunroof. $3790 vs. $2500 a big savings!
#257 of 306 there is by eldaino Jul 24, 2007 (6:20 am)
a 20k xb sitting on the lot at a local dealer. its been there ever since the xb came out. i thought that the customization was suppossed to come after the purchase? maybe thats whats putting people off. they have a couple others that are less than 18k, but have hubcaps and such. Replies to this message: texases (Jul 24, 2007 6:27 am) jaxs1 (Jul 24, 2007 6:28 am) eldaino (Jul 24, 2007 7:04 am)
#258 of 306 Re: there is [eldaino] by texases Jul 24, 2007 (6:27 am)
Replying to: eldaino (Jul 24, 2007 6:20 am) Is that price on a dealer sticker, or the factory sticker? I guess they can 'pre-customize' them and load them up...
#259 of 306 Re: there is [eldaino] by jaxs1 Jul 24, 2007 (6:28 am)
Replying to: eldaino (Jul 24, 2007 6:20 am) It isn't a problem unless they didn't also have ones without options available. The $20,000 one may just be a model to visualize to people what they could order. You said they also had ones under $18K with hubcaps, so there isn't anything to complain about. Replies to this message: eldaino (Jul 24, 2007 7:04 am)
#260 of 306 Re: there is [jaxs1] by eldaino Jul 24, 2007 (7:04 am)
Replying to: jaxs1 (Jul 24, 2007 6:28 am) i'm not complaining, just illustrating how no one would want to pay that much for an xb, regardless of what it offers.   and yes, it was the factory sticker, not the dealer add-ons type.     complaining...i'm so not in the market for an xb.
#261 of 306 XM Radio by ehapgood Jul 29, 2007 (9:22 am)
When I got my new 08 Scion I held off paying $449 for an XM radio because I figured that I could put an XM module into the vehicle for less than that. I was told by Crutchfield that their XM modules for Pioneer Radios would not work with the XM compatible radio in the 08 Scion. They say that Toyota has made it so that you have to pay the money for their XM upgrade. Is this true?

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