"Pixel" (Improbcat)
12/07/2013 at 12:14 • Filed to: beater box, scion, xb
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"Pixel" (Improbcat)
12/07/2013 at 12:14 • Filed to: beater box, scion, xb | 5
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My girlfriend recently decided she wanted to sell her two cars and get one all-around car. She likes my xB, so I decided to start looking there. I immediately lucked into a 2004 5-speed model about 2.5 hours away going for $1200. The ad said the check engine light was on and it needed some work, but since xBs book for around $4500 I figured it was worth a look.
Drove up through sleet & rain to find a somewhat ratty looking xB that a college kid was selling as he bought a newer Golf. Despite having 237K miles and having sat all summer, it seemed to start & run fine. I pulled the code, which turned out to be an evap leak code that usually throws from not tightening the gas cap all the way.
Took it for a test drive and other than slightly mushy brakes and noise from the front pads having rusted to the rotors it drove & handled fine. The body was rough, but didn't have any real rust, and everything seemed to work as it should.
Talked him down to $1000, cleared the check engine light(hasn't come back on), and headed home in a 2 xB convoy. The weather had shifted to combined rain & thick wet snow, but our new box trucked home without missing a beat.
The plan is to do some maintenance & clean it up some so she can start using it. Then over time make some aesthetic & mechanical improvements.
BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
> Pixel
12/07/2013 at 12:31 |
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You should put a sushi bar in the back.
Busslayer
> Pixel
12/07/2013 at 12:37 |
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Nice score. Can't go wrong for that.
Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura
> Pixel
12/07/2013 at 14:18 |
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Some kid's unfortunate mistake ends up being a jalop's bargain. Congrats!
Bad Idea Hat
> Pixel
12/07/2013 at 17:12 |
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The Scions are vastly underrated for what they can do. Not a lot of power, but they can move like the devil himself in crappy weather. For being a very basic car, with few bells and whistles, they're my favorite drive I've ever had.
PanchoVilleneuve ST
> Bad Idea Hat
03/07/2014 at 18:36 |
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I've owned one since 2004, and it still amuses me on a daily basis. It's one of the few recent cars that offer a truly unique driving experience. Every single thing about sitting in it and driving feels totally different than anything else out there.
oldirtybootz
> Pixel
03/07/2014 at 18:37 |
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Shit, that's $400 less than what my girlfriend paid for her Accord and this xB seems to be in better shape. Being 6 years newer than the Accors helps too, but her's only has 162k, probably a moot point since the notoriously slippy Honda auto is indeed slipping. Decent car though, gotta love a good beater. Congrats on this find, that's a real steal.