Oh No, Wife want's a Scion

[Darkness]

Yeah but, let's not forget Toyota had a sludging problem with their engines as well in the mid to late 90s. However, they were fast to take care of it because I haven't heard anymore about it.

[73rallye440magnum]

Please don't buy a Scion. Please.

[nh_mopar_fan]

I wonder, since those foreigners are so superior, do they butcher their languages as much as this. My spellcheck friggin pegged.

oh yeah, that cures the myth that americans buy american cars out of blind racesism right there. Attacking me not the issue.
get real 

I have no issues with the quality of my parents PT.
I also would never drive it because I hate how it looks.
Same reasion most wouldn't drive the XB.
Dosent mean its bad just means its not for me.
Now that being said its the self delusional missguided patriotisem thats going to encourage US companys to produce shit box after shit box untill they get so bad that no one will buy em. I dont see buying amerian as such a nobal thing if the american product isnt what you want; quality/ style. 
Alot of you guys do, so more power to you.

I admit the xb's looks arnt for every one but there are thouse who like it.
And guess what that sez about there income bracket, sexual orentation, sex, political affiliation, or age?
NOTHING!!!
If you think that you are going to be labled as a gay hippy because you drive this car your retarted... no offence ment to the mentaly challanged.
Seems to me the only people that think/worrie about what there car 'tells' every one about them are muscle car owners and truck owners.

I have better things to worrie about than what the car I like sez about me. 

I'll tell you what. Your opinion gets lost in the fact that you simply cannot spell. Can't get past the fact that you sound like a dope because you can't get through a sentence without misspelling a word. So forget what the car you like "sez" about you and ask yourself what does the fact that you can't grasp simple English say about you.

[The Ghoul]

I wonder, since those foreigners are so superior, do they butcher their languages as much as this. My spellcheck friggin pegged.

oh yeah, that cures the myth that americans buy american cars out of blind racesism right there. Attacking me not the issue.
get real 

I have no issues with the quality of my parents PT.
I also would never drive it because I hate how it looks.
Same reasion most wouldn't drive the XB.
Dosent mean its bad just means its not for me.
Now that being said its the self delusional missguided patriotisem thats going to encourage US companys to produce shit box after shit box untill they get so bad that no one will buy em. I dont see buying amerian as such a nobal thing if the american product isnt what you want; quality/ style. 
Alot of you guys do, so more power to you.

I admit the xb's looks arnt for every one but there are thouse who like it.
And guess what that sez about there income bracket, sexual orentation, sex, political affiliation, or age?
NOTHING!!!
If you think that you are going to be labled as a gay hippy because you drive this car your retarted... no offence ment to the mentaly challanged.
Seems to me the only people that think/worrie about what there car 'tells' every one about them are muscle car owners and truck owners.

I have better things to worrie about than what the car I like sez about me. 

I'll tell you what. Your opinion gets lost in the fact that you simply cannot spell. Can't get past the fact that you sound like a dope because you can't get through a sentence without misspelling a word. So forget what the car you like "sez" about you and ask yourself what does the fact that you can't grasp simple English say about you.

sounds like your hang up not mine.
like I care if you ever see things my way.
Just pointing out you all sound like sniving girls with skinned knees and shit all because some ones wife wants an ugly forgen car.
If you want to rag on me because I dont care enough about you jokers to use spell check go for it, your not the first, you wont be the last.
not my prob. bob.

[Brock Samson]

maybe she'll wanna wait for this new one...

http://www.autoweek.com/files/specials/2006_newyork/scion/fuse/images/01.jpg

http://www.autoweek.com/files/specials/2006_newyork/scion/fuse/images/68.jpg

http://www.autoweek.com/files/specials/2006_newyork/scion/fuse/images/73.jpg

  the links from here.. with details..

http://www.autoweek.com/files/specials/2006_newyork/scion/fuse/pages/73.htm

[69charger2002]

i would never have one within 25 feet of my driveway. seriously.. call me crazy. but it is my number one least favorite "auto' currently made, hands down

[TeeWJay426]

Just don't show up at Carlisle with it Brian, and you'll be OK. Sounds like you have enough vehicles available so in theory you shouldn't have to ever drive it, and it might be worth it to keep the Mrs. happy, unless you want to chance trying to steer her to another vehicle....

[NHCharger]

Just don't show up at Carlisle with it Brian, and you'll be OK.

How's about the moparts cruise in June.
I started this thread to have some fun, forgetting some members are so hung up on the shape of a car that they question  my manhood .
There's the old saying "a happy wife makes for a happy life". My wife has put up with me for 24 years. She let me build my oversized garage, and said if I wanted to get a third Charger she had no problem with that. I don't think getting her a butt ugly car is the end of the world. At least she's practical (most of the time), unlike some other wives I know and have heard about.
Time to put this one to bed, it's be fun, but not real fun.

[Lowprofile]

As long as your Wife is happy, there is no downside. I hope you both enjoy your new car/ mini suv!   

[The Ghoul]

maybe she'll wanna wait for this new one...

http://www.autoweek.com/files/specials/2006_newyork/scion/fuse/images/01.jpg

http://www.autoweek.com/files/specials/2006_newyork/scion/fuse/images/68.jpg

http://www.autoweek.com/files/specials/2006_newyork/scion/fuse/images/73.jpg

  the links from here.. with details..

http://www.autoweek.com/files/specials/2006_newyork/scion/fuse/pages/73.htm

[Crazy Larry]

I took my Dodge Intrepid to 200,000 miles

Must not have been the 2.7 L version. At 200k, you`d be almost ready for your 3rd engine.  seriously...... google search "2.7 oil sludge"   you`ll be horrified to see what a POS that motor is and how Chrysler has basically stuck their head in the sand in regard to its many issues.

It was the 3.3 L - very reliable and never had a problem with the engine, of course I babied the thing, changed oil religiously and such.
---------------------------------------------

I'll have to disagree with the buying Japanese is the same as buying American. I remember reading that for it to be labeled "american made" more than 50% of the vehicle HAS to be made in the States.
The foreign cars don't have to hold to such regulations. Man, I wish I could find where I saw that statistic. I'll post it here if I do.

[Crazy Larry]

The Toyota Scion xB is my mortal enemy.  There are cars I hate, but I passionately despise the Scion to the molecular level (from here on out, when I say "Scion," I am referring to the offensive Scion xB, as the other models under the Scion name are perfectly acceptable.).

What Scion owners don't realize is that owning one brings with it many social hurdles.  As has been alluded to, there will be the assumption that anyone driving a Scion is a pretentious, tree-hugging, gay, urban college student.  When I see it, I hear the "Hamster Dance" music declaring "I'm a dork, I'm a dork, everyone!!"  It's ugliness/dorkiness is distracting to other drivers (to be fair, the classic Charger's beauty has the same effect).  The Scion is so awful that people can't help but look at it, kind of the same marketing plan as Basic Instinct 2.  It is also visually offensive.  Yes, offensive.  Here's why.  When I see a Scion, I think "Good luck selling THAT disaster to anyone."  To me, it is the physical representation of everything wrong with modern automotive design.  And, what offends me, is that anytime someone buys one, it encourages the designers to produce more grotesquely hideous cars.  Or it tells them that they did something RIGHT!  The dork market was flooded before the Scion, and the muscle car market has droplets of the Mustang.  If you buy the King of Dorky Cars™, you are giving them a pat on the back for bringing my mortal enemy into this world.

Another byproduct of owning a Scion is that other drivers will not respect the car.  For every gallon of gas saved, expect seven insults.  And if a man drives the Scion, forget about gas mileage anyway.  He'll have to stop at every intersection and get out and check if he still has a penis.  I've been known to give the Scion the finger when it's sitting in a parking lot or at a dealership, just because of the reasons above.  I've also been known to speed up on the highway, just because I can't let my car be disgraced by being passed by my mortal enemy.  For a Charger owner to have a Scion, there would be a strange conflict, because you would own the most beautiful car in the world and the ugliest.  That much beauty next to that much ugly might make the world implode.  Either that, or you'd go out to the garage one morning and the Scion would be gone and the parts would be all mangled and dirty, sitting in the outhouse.

"Toyota Scion xB.  We actually make the Honda Element look good.  Honest to God.  The Element looks good compared to this.  Please accept our apology."

The ONLY way I could find it acceptable to own a Scion is to paint it like a school bus with the text "SHORT BUS" on it.  Because if you own one, that's what 90% fo the other drivers on the road will be thinking.

Brilliant!

I can relate to giving the car the finger when you drive past it - have done that from time to time.

[NHCharger]

Brilliant!

I can relate to giving the car the finger when you drive past it - have done that from time to time.

I can think of another word but it's far from brilliant. To give a car sitting in the parking lot the finger? Man that's corvette mentality. Do you give fat people the finger, or people who wear glasses? As a building contractor I can't stand moblie homes, but I have never giving one the finger when I drive by.Because I accept the fact that's what some people choose to live in.
I started this thread thinking we might get a few laughs , but like an ex-wife, some people manage to suck all the fun out of it.
Oh Dale, don't worry. My Charger's are housed in a separate garage so the evil death rays generated by the evil Scion won't turn my Charger's into panty wearing girlie men.

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

  at the request of the topic starter