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306 messages, Last post on Nov 16, 2009 at 8:52 AM
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Yes, it is, and the Doc ought to be more careful what he posts, eh Doc?!  The number at the bottom of the sticker, the actual asking price, goes up $1620 for the stick and over $1700 for the automatic. That, and the edgy looks and good fuel economy of the old model go away. The xB's sales are going to drop, not rise, I think. The new xD will be a better deal, I think. It gets a better equipment list than the xA, more power from the Corolla 1.8 plus high fuel economy like it had before, and I will bet its price doesn't rise as much as the new xB's. If Toyota wanted to go head to head with the Element, they accomplished their aim by undercutting it in price, but the xB doesn't offer AWD like Element, and I am not convinced there will be a lot of cross-shopping between the two.
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A lot depends on gas mileage. If it gets tC mileage, then I don't really see the point. Cars that gets mpg in the 20's with lots of space are all over the place. If it gets Camry mpg, then that is another story. 33-34 mpg on the highway with all that space and flexibility would be all alone in this country - until the jetta diesel wagon comes out in a year (less space, but way more efficiency.
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Replying to: dudleyr (Apr 06, 2007 8:39 am) |
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Replying to: nippononly (Apr 06, 2007 7:27 am) I predict the new xB will be a huge hit. Toyota did an excellent job of taking a cool car with limited appeal and increasing its market. Element and PT Cruiser and Matrix shoppers are going to gobble this thing up. As well as many who might have bought a small SUV/crossover. |
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Toyota typically charges $650 MSRP for side curtain airbags on models where that is optional... so one could say that prices went up about $1100 comparably equipped.... ~alpha |
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I like the gauges too!  alpha: sure, it's not like the adjustment in price was outrageous given all the changes, it is just that it is now in the center of the price range of all the little people movers (especially since Scions sell at no-haggle sticker price, unlike models from other automakers). With the high-20s combined fuel economy I expect it to have, you could just as easily get PT Cruiser, HHR, Caliber, Compass, and others for the same money. And I bet you could get a Honda dealer down to within $1000 of the xB's new price on a FWD Element. Ditto other rather useful and/or quirky vehicles like Rondo and Mazda5, and let's not forget you could get a Matrix for the same money and you wouldn't be that far off the base price of a FWD 4-cyl RAV4, which has weekend ads all the time now selling at $20K without options. It used to be in a class of one, and now it will not stand out as much, that's all. Now it's in a class of many.
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I agree that what it will come down to is the MPG. It does have the Camry engine, but, what type of transmission will it be mated to. For me, it would either the 2008 xB or the new Matrix.
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Replying to: sra136 (Apr 07, 2007 5:51 am)
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Replying to: nippononly (Apr 07, 2007 9:38 am) |
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