People like me that like 80s styling cues.
If it didn’t suck so much in every otherway I’d rock it.
I test drove one, and it wasn’t too bad. The driving position is kind of like sitting in a barber’s chair, which I was not really fond of. Manual transmission feel was decent. Suspension feel was surprisingly good.
Two things made me not buy one:
- They would not deal on the price.
- When I attempted a heel-toe downshift coming off an exit ramp, the thing actually shut off. That was a bizarre experience.
don’t know anything about it mechanically other than they are slow as balls from riding in a friends, and that they are hideous.
Other than that, it is a toyota so it is probably pretty sweet in terms of quality.
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- When I attempted a heel-toe downshift coming off an exit ramp, the thing actually shut off. That was a bizarre experience.
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LOL, it is a drift governor. You know those crazy japanese, they will drift anything.
just get the goat, J 
I too have a tC. If the xB is anything like the tC, it should be pretty reliable. I bought mine in June of 2005 and haven’t had any issues (minus hitting a deer doing 65mph.) I will say this though, the Yokohamas they put on the tC’s are garbage. I hate them and can’t wait til I get some new rubbers for it. I’m assuming they use Yokos on the xB too. Just something to keep an eye out for.