I owned one before my 2006 330xi. I had a 2008 Scion Xb was reliable but it ate thru ac compressors had 3 put on. I bought car new loved it but I got bored after 9yrs. And when you had to replace pulley tension you had to lift motor slightly for bolt to clear to replace tensioner pulley
I originally found your channel when you had the xB and I was looking up reviews for it, years ago. I got an 06.5 and have had it for about 7 years. Its funny cause I got an E90 earlier this year and looking up reviews for it is how I rediscovered your channel. I couldn’t get rid of my xBaby and I’m glad I didn’t because I would have been car-less while my Bimmer has been back & forth to the shop for repairs. 😩
I purchased my Box over a year ago as a throw away.... fell in love. Now I own two. These cars are fun to drive and have character. Not to mention highly customizable even on a budget. In fuel alone my box has paid for itself.
I miss my box. It was the perfect car. Roomy, but compact (idk how but it defies physics) handles well, good on gas. Mine was twice totaled and missing a front body panel, and I still regret selling it. It had no business even being able to still run after what I put her through. But she always kept on chuggin along.
I just bought my second Blue Onyx 2006 Scion xB, love the car and have made a few modifications. I originally bought a 2004 Thunder Cloud xB back in the day and traded it in but regretted it ever since. Love my ride!
I actually bought the xB because I saw the BB in Japan. 230k miles on my 2005 xB. Honestly the best car I've ever owned. I could put a washing machine in the back of that thing, yet neither of my dad's Volvo or Lexus SUVs could do that.
My friends call mine the Tardis. I amaze folks when I unload a complete multi cam package with full lighting and grip equipment, doorway dolly and a hand truck on commercial shoots. Sometimes I will load up my 24 foot camera jib with 400lbs of weights for fun. ☺️
Hey Justin, very nice video. I owned an '06 from late '07 until I passed it on to my 17 yo son last year. Had 18k miles when I got it and has nearly 180k on it now. I absolutely loved it(still do). Everyone who rode in it were amazed at the interior room. The only thing I added were 17" aftermarket wheels but since my son has taken ownership we have added halo front headlights, the little factory rear spoiler and a fairly hi end sound system with amplified bass speaker enclosure. In all the years "we've" owned it, the only real issue has been the AC. Just changed the plugs after probably 70k+ miles since the last change... the old ones showed ZERO sign of the motor burning any oil! I suspect this car will easily make 250-300k miles. For myself I replaced the '06 with an '14 Xb. While it is much more car than the '06, There is something about the first gen that I prefer over the newer model. I'm seriously thinking about giving my son the '14 when he goes off to college (late '20) and getting back into the '06 myself... or at least keeping it as a second/project car. I'm clearly hooked on these things. Again, great to the point video that highlights why these little cars could be the best kept secrets in basic transportation!
I miss my first gen... 🥲 i had an 06 stick up tell 13 was in a scion club and had almost 15k into it with air ride, custom fiber glass audio setup over 8500watts 3 batteries. Jdm roof rack and sun visors. Trim, door handles, plate pocket in the hatch all shaved for a smooth design. A custom designed hidden plate setup made the plate pop Up out of the rear bumper. A mix of airlift and accutek air ride parts. Motor was swapped over to the 2zz-ge amd a 6 speed 1 month before it was totaled on the way to the TORQ car show at the queen marry here in California.
Yes, current owner of a 2006 model for 5-years and coming on 250K miles. Alloy wheels, factory leather and all white. Everyone knows it as, "the Toaster!" It's still our daily driver.
I just bought a 2006 Scion xb it's dark blue..I wish it was the green one but it's been a fun vehicle to drive. I've had for little over 3 weeks and only been to the gas station twice. The main car that I've owned and regretted getting rid of was a 1978 Camaro had the big v8. Thing sounded awesome
Hi wow my friend 😌 i love your story i always wanted one but couldnt afford it so i waired 15 years and got one 2006 white xb LOVE IT MAN can't regret IT 🤗🇵🇷
1st 2005 XB ordered brand new from Japan..Tboned by a Blazer @ 75k miles. 2nd 2006 XB only put a water pump in it and motor mount..but rocker panels rusted out..still have it..230k miles..3rd 2006 XB 135k miles got from a high schooler for 3200$ Dealerships were still sellin them used with 150k miles for 5 grand. These cars are great minus the rusted out rocker panels on my second one..but still runs..great. I have a video showing the horrible rust issue..of course no recalls from Toyota.
@@ShamanNaoYuki Not bad, did have to make plates, and swapped the seat belt latch. You will sit about half a foot lower. I did a steering wheel mod to lower. Well worth the time, seat bug you, very comfy.
@@scandkc Well I was thinking about mounting Lexus seats in mine since it suites the VIP look more. I've always been irritated with how the seats have no adjustments besides back and forth. No up/down or tilt. Did you replace the bench in the rear or only the front seats?
My friend's dad had one. It was very roomy inside. I miss my Toyota Yaris that wasn't a hatchback. I liked the odometer in the middle, cup holders high up below ac and great gas mileage.
I had my scion since 2013 current year 2020 its at 59,000 miles almost 60,000 and the little car is all i can asked for i literally wanted it because it just reminds me of a lego brick but hearing and seeing that this car have a lot modding options i would wanna do some not all cause i still want to have my car in its og format
toyota will make the bb again and it will be released in usa. id buy another box if it was 4x4 5speed. to all new scion xb first gen owners a rear sway bar and bigger sport wheels and coilovers are a must. it makes it a complete new ride. i also have 3 8w7 jl subs . i love my box.
Justin Buice I knew I recognized your name! I was thinking Facebook scion group or something but yeah it was definitely tumblr! Just discovered your channel though. Pretty awesome! Definitely jealous lol
Justin Buice yessir! Went as far as I could with the bB conversion just short of making it RHD. Every other body panel has been changed to jdm though. Widened fenders pearl paint and vip interior and tons of LEDs lol.
I got a 2006 shadow mica, 110,000. bought it for $5k cash. already did a cross country road trip in it. its an auto and i bought and installed cruise control.
@@argtv1007 costed me $400 but last i checked on ebay, they're $250. cruise control is nice but it's a super basic setup and it's constantly fighting overdrive
1st of all it looks like I'm the 300th comment lmao and 2nd I have a 2012 xB but its only automatic. Its got a manual mode but I hardly use it. I'm still debating if I should put mods on it or not. It does have custom rims tho.
hey i sold my 85 Supra Mk 2 .. all original , only 35000 miles , regret regret that i sold that gem,, tried buying it back but new owner says .. NO NO NO .. i am crying now for my baby :(
Es verdad que es cuadrado tengo uno digan lo que digan los críticos es mejor que muchos de lujos qué hay por ahí usted va en la vía y es muy difícil ver un Toyota averiado viejos pero confiables
@@justinbuice I use to own a BMW it was my nightmare of all cars it was so expensive for me to maintain oh yeah I still have my 2004 xB with 141 k miles
This was my wife’s car, I didn’t care for it because I was used to my boat of a es300 Lexus but when she got pregnant we traded the Lexus for an suv and I started driving the xb to work. I don’t think I’ll ever want another car, just got some exhaust work done to it, about to get wheels and lowering springs and a TRD rebadge, EMBRACE THE TOSTER!!!
My dad's had his up to 266k as of now, it's been mine for maybe 10k miles and it's been running very strong, the only issue it has is it burns oil, I love it
Do you have a video related to the engine rebuild? I own a 2005 xb and I have 230k miles now...I am interested in knowing rebuild options and outcomes.
Wow and I thought I had a lot at 340k miles. Did you have to do a valve cover gasket or head gasket before the 500k miles? At what miles? Looking forward to your response!
😩 I had a 2006 manual. I bought it as a gas saver. Gas prices were skyrocketing at the time and I had an Expedition that I loved so I drove it on the weekends and drove the Scion as my daily driver. People made fun of the design at first but everyone wanted to ride in it. My coworkers who were making jokes would fight for a seat during our lunch outings. Fun fact!!!!!!! My Scion was the inspiration for the TRD version! I took my Scion with custom wheels to Toyota for a warranty repair on my radio. I left it there for two weeks and came back to a dealership full of clones. The dealership said they liked my design so much and sent pics to Toyota. That’s how the TRD rims came to be on the Scion xB. I sold mine a year later because I was going overseas for get this $17,100! With 20,000 miles on it! Gas prices were at an all time high $4.10 per gallon. I lucked out. I’ve owned many cars since and the two cars I’ve missed so much is my Scion and my Land Rover LR3.
The first time I saw a Scion XB I fell in love with it and vowed that one day I would own one...a few years later I bought a 2006 silver with 32000 miles on it, it now has 258000; I have replaced two windshields as they don't have the greatest aerodynamic design, stones and birds seem to just run into the windshield, rear wiper arm, the black small grills on the front (seems like they fall off all Scions), a few sets of tires, batteries, belts a couple of times, dozens of oil changes, a few brake jobs and the Alternator for the first time; and that's about it for car expenses not a dime on any repairs, these cars are beasts if you treat them half ass decent and seemingly will last forever...our love affair is as strong as the first time we fell in love...and I call mine The Love Box. PS: Limo tints all around make this the greatest love machine ever
Javier Salgado when my father bought his 2005 Toyota Tacoma new when I was like 6 years old, I remember seeing them at the dealership and I loved them! I always wanted one! As of last year I picked one up! It’s a white 2005!
1st car I bought and still own today. 1930,00 miles, dropped / intake / exhaust on 18's redone interior, tinted windows and system. Can hosently say it's been a great car and has never broke down or caused costly repairs. Plan to keep it for life.
My first car was an xb 06 and I still have it. Small compact but it's great. Not super fast but it's awesome in gas. Plus it works like a big speaker box
I got a 2005 XB I ordered from factory in 04 before it was released on east coast. I was 24yrs old when I bought it and I'm 37 now..Currently i have put 230,000 miles and counting on motor.. I drive it everyday to work and have done so for 15yrs now.. I've owed several rides through out the years but this is by far the best car I've owned.. easy to do maintenance on.. Has all the stuff you need and none of the over engineered crap you dont..I'll never sell it and would like to find another one to customize out but there real hard to come by these days..
Sweet man ! Dude I’ve been thinking of getting one , getting rid of my Dodge Dakota v8 sport that has full out door carpet in the bed and a fiberglass cap .. it’s basically my home on wheels for surfing has a over head board rack where I keep my boards .. but thinking of getting rid of the truck and make this my new ride the Scion xB put a cargo rack on the roof and a seat in the back or the car open the back doors and chill after surfing drinking beers and smoking the good stuff lol
Sold my 04 xB manual and I regret so bad. So I bought another xB manual this time 05. And I love it. My daily driving car and I only drove my s2k on weekends 😎
I just bought an 05 a few weeks ago. I’m looking for a few things to do such as wheels and exhaust. This car is so slow compared to my STI but it’s fun to drive.
Justin, I enjoyed the details in your video. I recall when I first was introduced to the Scion xB first generation, I loved it, too. The only reason I did not purchase it at the time was because it did not have cruise control. I remember I checked to see if it could be added after market.
Hi there, I'm a proud owner of 1995 BMW E36 M3, love that car to death. I bought a 5mt 2005 Scion xB1 while I was in college to use as a second car because I had always wanted one since I was a kid. I found one that had custom JDM-lookin' wheels, coil-overs, and polyurethane bushings, absolute hoot to drive. That car was way roomier than my M3 and more fuel efficient, at the same time just as fun as my M3 despite having less than half the horse power. Unfortunately, my neglectful bitchass forgot to check the coolant going over Tejon pass on the way to Los Angeles. I blew a headgasket and scrapped the car, and still kick myself for it to this day. BMWs have sensors for low coolant, old Toyotas like the xB1 do not and GODAMNIT NOW YOU UNDERSTAND HOW MAD I STILL AM AT MYSELF FOR NOT CHECKING THE COOLANT. Since then, I graduated and started making some decent money, so I bought a 2001 BMW E39 M5. It has not been as glorious of a car as it was in my mind. I still have the M3 and am about to sell the M5, and for damn sure I am getting another 5mt xB1. Moral of the story: check your fluids regularly, and absolutely before road trips. I do regular maintenance and oil changes on my M3 all the time, it is bulletproof and an absolutely joy to own, and I know I will derive the same pleasure from an xB1. Forget the xB2 because it's like 600+ lbs heavier and nowhere near as fuel efficient, not as fun as the xB1. Anyone who is considering buying at xB1 right now, 2020, coronavirus and everything, go for it, they just don't make em like this anymore.
Living the dream. Add meatball tail lites, cold air intake, carbon fiber grill (fake) with transformer logo center coin size mounted, wide rear view mirror (of course) low profile tires, AEC tuned exhaust. BASS flat surface mounted speaker in storage box cargo area. So I can still pack in cargo. Sound baffled side panels. (Best audio at a Supra cruise in) Blue neon color lights under dash and in cup holders. This equals many plastic car Cruse trophy 🏆😁 Thought a newer KIA Soul might be a replacement but NO could not do it. Love this car. They should have kept making this style. 06 XB.
My 05 has over 300k... it still runs like a champ and I WILL NOT GET RID OF IT until it's dead beyond repair... so far, I have put a grand total of just over 1000 dollars into it in the last 5 years (not including my fluids, tires, etc..) I use it as a camper also when I go on vacation (it's super easy to convert it into a custom sleeper cab when its traveling time)... My next goal is 500k. Cheers!!!
Just bought my two owner (including me) 2006 xb with 37k miles, for I shit you not....$650...runs great, super clean interior, very minor ding and a few scratches....its an easy 5k dollar car! Got ot for so cheap bc I work at a retirement home and the family of the deceased owner couldnt make it out to pick it up and were literally going to just let it get towed away. I never would've guessed I'd one one, I'm a classic car, big truck guy (f250, f350, 59 biscayne, 72 Grandville, 86 mustang).....but I love this little thing!
I bought a 2005 Scion XB and I still have it. Only paid $2000 for it and it came with a Sony radio, nice looking low profile wheels and 18” tires, new coil springs to lower it even more? Don’t know what that exhaust system is called that was installed? 5 speed manual and ‘great’ on gas! What a heater and very cold ‘ac’ in it. As you own one you look around to see others on the road and no surprise here, very seldom see any first generation ones. Hope you find an other one! 👽
This was my first car the 2006 scion xb automatic:( I threw subs in it and use it as a party box for my friends and they all love it cause it's got room and can barely hit over 90 with 4 people in it 😂
Dude you sold an Xb that could have lasted 300k+ miles for a money-pit BMW that would breakdown at 100k miles 😂😂 Im rocking a 2006 with 175k miles and drives and shifts excellent 👍
@@rashb3994 My understanding is, Scotty believes: The engineers designed the car engine, transmission and tire size to flow together. They know what is best. Mess with tire size, mess with these ratios, and may stress transmission parts, etc.
I got a 2006 xb at first I was omg why did i get this car. But after about a month I Love my brave little toaster. They person who owned it before me. They suped up the motor. Leta juat say I would hate to drive an all stock one cause my suoed up xb still dose not go fast.... But long story you should not judge a book by its cover or in this case a toaster by its cover cuz I love mine
I've had so many cars, trucks, vans... My 06 XB Release is the dearest to my heart. The only people who hate the XB are those who have never driven one. I won't be getting rid of mine, and I'm about to buy another to convert to an RV.
It was never mine but I was sad when my grandpa gave his, I believe it was a 1963 ford f100, to one of the cousins husband. The Truck was immaculate as it was taken care of and parked out of the elements. Dude turned around and sold the truck for probably close to 15k and was pretty happy with himself and didn’t give my gramps a dime. If I ever win the lottery I want to find it and buy it back. I used to stay the summers at grandpa’s house and help him with carpentry projects and go fishing... I have a 2005 XB my dad help me buy. It needs work but I’m keeping it for my kids. Hopefully one of them will want it.
Ive owned 2 and loved them to death. The first one I bought new and it got repo'ed because I couldn't make the payment. In 2012, I bought another one at 155,000 miles and drove it until 2018 at around 250k miles when someone crashed into me and totaled it. Never needed any repairs other than minor cosmetic. I've recently bought a Scion xA for a beater car and it has brought back all those feelings lol. It's hard to find an xB for a reasonable price nowadays. They want more for them now than I paid in 2012 lol. Surprisingly, the xA is a good substitute at least for the driving experience. Sometimes, I image I'm back in the xB.
I was born in 2001 but the Scion xB is my dream car. It's really the kind of car that you make into a nice itasha and it looks cuter and better than most cars today. I miss when cars didn't have distracting Bluetooth touch screens. I mean, for crying out loud, they are cars, not tablets!
I've got a 2005 xB. Bought it in February 2016 with 86k miles on it. I even bought it when it had a salvage title. I did the normal checks for when I went to look at it: oil leaks, rust, electrical issues, blah blah blah but it drove great and only had to have minor mechanical fixes in the past 2 years i.e. new axles, brakes, ball joints on driver's side, etc. And nothing in the past year. Everything on it was stock except a strut bar under the hood. I've since added the window vents (as you called 'smoking vents'), limo tint except on windshield, aftermarket stereo (no sub/amp) and roof rack for my surfboards. It only has 107k miles on it now as I have 3 other vehicles but I drive this one the most. If this car ever becomes inoperable, I'll probably just get another one, but only 1st gen xB. Cool video! Cheers!
Atm i'm looking for a good xB, but here in Sweden they are a rare sight and expensive for what they are. The car i regret the most selling, was my 2006 Forester XT, it was such a sleeper. After the Subaru, i got myself a Ford Focus RS 2016, which ofc suffered from the bad head gasket and got the engine replaced. I loved it, but every time i started it up, i checked the rear view mirror for white smoke. I sold it because i could neither trust it, nor afford it. Today i drive a 1995 Rover Mini Cooper, it's a blast to drive and you always get smiles and happy comments. Everyone likes it, from small kids to old men, who often say they had one when they were young.
Still have my 2006. Got a brand new crate engine and automatic transmission in storage when the originals wear out. It's not fast but it sure is useful for everthing short of hauling furniture and the like. It's had sound/vibration damping put in it which made a huge difference, lighter wheels and just this week, ordered a new in-dash receiver to get hands free phone and high res FLAC music file playback capability. When I want speed and terrifying acceleration I take my sport bike which has more horsepower (140 hp) than the xB but weighs 500 pounds wet. I put slotted, cross dtilled and ventilated brake rotors with ceramic pads which drastically shortened stopping distances last year. This summer, it's new struts and rear shocks. All season performane tires (using 15" aluminum wheels) but with slightly shorter sidewalls and half-inch wider tread cut the mileage down some but it corners like it's on rails even in wet weather with surprisingly little body roll. The stock Eagles were absolute garbage in comparison. The little toaster oven is the best econobox ever made when it comes to road trips and car camping. It's been on more road and camping trips that most people's RVs will ever see. There isn't a single micro van around that can compete with it's reliability and the few that sold new cost over twice as much I paid for this one brand new. It even made it possible to cart both my elderly parents around who had severe mobility issues and I even had both 6'7" tall nephews in the back seat on a six hour round trip drive without a single complaint! I also can haul 1.5 yards of bagged garden mulch and potting soil at a time in it. I only need a truck for the really big stuff. The little box is literally the swiss army knife of automobiles. Toyota would have to make a new one for a really attractive price to even get me to consider letting go of mine.
