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| Hideous Monstrosity Of The Day: June 22, 2017; Maisto '05 Scion xB | |
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| Swifty | Jun 22 2017, 10:29 PM Post #1 |
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
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![]() Today's Car Of The Day comes from Brett's collection and is Maisto's 2005 Scion xB. ![]()
![]() For more information and pictures of the real car, please visit: Scion xB ![]() Good riddance to Scion, discontinued last August after thirteen years (which was thirteen years too many). The ugly xB was just one of the many monstrosities to bear the Scion emblem. Scion was a failure of epic proportions, made all the more obvious by just how long Toyota tried to keep it going. I rarely saw younger people driving these cars, but they did seem popular with the same people who bought Toyotas as a general rule (the same people Toyota was trying not to market towards). On a side note, my hatred for these, Nissan Cubes, and Honda Elements is well-documented. ![]()
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| avalanche man | Jun 22 2017, 10:55 PM Post #2 |
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avalanches rule
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while I can agree this is a both hideous and a monstrosity, I actually liked the second gen version, and the tc could've easily passed as a celica replacement |
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| jedimario | Jun 22 2017, 11:01 PM Post #3 |
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RAWR
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That's not that bad. And to be fair, I think every Scion model that was around when the brand was axed continued life as a Toyota. |
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| Swifty | Jun 22 2017, 11:17 PM Post #4 |
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
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Except the tC. |
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| Swifty | Jun 22 2017, 11:24 PM Post #5 |
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
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The Celica was never that ugly. ![]() ![]() The Celica is sleek and sporty, while the tC is blocky and well...not very sporty at all. It looks more like someone's homemade Dodge Avenger coupe. |
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| chris.p | Jun 23 2017, 01:37 AM Post #6 |
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Compact
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The Scion/Toyota Bb hasn't had a good modelling history. This doesn't look good - that fat wheeled lowered look does nothing for me. The Matchbox, more stock version, was too big and didn't sit happily with it's contemporaries. Maisto has the ability to produce some great models but sometimes they get carried away, at other times they forget things like interiors. However it's good to see a range of models on COTD. I'll come clean here - I did fancy a Nissan Cube at one time but they never released their proposed diesel version in the UK. Persuading Mrs P may have been a problem too. Chris |
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| Stampede | Jun 23 2017, 01:38 AM Post #7 |
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Team Canada
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If there was one good Scion, it was the FR-S (in my opinion). I didn't find the tC to be that bad, and I do like the (Corolla) iM - the successor to the Corolla Matrix. But I do agree that some of their models left me scratching my head - such as the xA. |
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| avalanche man | Jun 23 2017, 02:03 AM Post #8 |
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avalanches rule
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The Celica was never that ugly. tht tc was not ugly, but I guess h8rs gonna h8. anyway, if you want the tc to be better, just find a celica in a junkyard and take the engine/transmission , and swap them into the tc, problem solved. |
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| Swifty | Jun 23 2017, 08:40 AM Post #9 |
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The tC is ugly as sin. Swapping a Celica motor in solves nothing. A beautiful car can be made fast whether that be aftermarket or the ubiquitous small block Chevy swap, but an ugly car can never be pretty no matter what you do to it. I stand by my statement - the tC looks like a homemade Dodge Avenger coupe. There's nothing sleek or sporty about it, and that's why people stopped buying them. Look at that ridiculously high roofline. Sports cars are supposed to be low, not look like a Lego block on wheels.
As for the FR-S, it's a Subaru. Built by Subaru, motor by Subaru... the Scion is the rebadged Mercury Monarch to the Subaru's Ford Granada. |
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| toyotageek | Jun 23 2017, 10:48 AM Post #10 |
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Japanese Minicar Maniac
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I was never excited about Scion as a brand. I felt Toyota should have just kept the cars under the Toyota badge. Yes, a lot of people dislike them, then and now... but I think hated is a little harsh. The cars did have a cult following (especially the xB) and we had to turn back a lot of them during registration for Toyotafest during their highpoint in popularity - they were fun to customize (not my thing, but who am I to judge). Just do a Google search for Scion xB and you'll see what I mean. |
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| JeepXJLover | Jun 23 2017, 01:27 PM Post #11 |
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Minivan
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Seems to me the same age group that bought the xB, also bought PT Cruisers and HHRs. |
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| Pegers | Jun 23 2017, 05:14 PM Post #12 |
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Pony Car
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ugh.................not for me. |
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| jedimario | Jun 23 2017, 05:50 PM Post #13 |
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RAWR
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OK boss
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| 250 TR | Jun 23 2017, 06:30 PM Post #14 |
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tC's never bothered me. I don't think they are ugly by any stretch of the imagination, but I don't think they are good looking either. I have no love for the xB though, but I do think they are aging better than I thought they would so I will give it that. But don't be dissing the Honda Element. Those rock. No, it's not good looking (but nor is it ugly, it's just there), but name another vehicle like it? I seriously considered one twice. Load up a pair of mountain bikes inside or a muddy dog, no problem. I have a friend who took his down to Big Bend and slept in it the whole trip, the perfect car for "camping" without really camping. |
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| avalanche man | Jun 24 2017, 03:20 AM Post #15 |
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avalanches rule
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you really cant call the tc ugly when the celica looks like an alien eyed water bug |
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| cody6268 | Jun 24 2017, 07:02 AM Post #16 |
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Minivan
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xB must stand for xtraBlocky!. I'm another who's considered the xB hideous. Trucks and SUVs can make blocky work, but not cars. |
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| craftymore | Jun 24 2017, 07:43 AM Post #17 |
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Support your local demo derby.
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I sat in one of these when they first debuted at the St. Louis car show. It had good head room. That's about it on positives. |
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| diomakr | Jun 24 2017, 06:15 PM Post #18 |
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Station Wagon
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yeah, that sure is ugly, and it's a goofy looking car to begin with... at least you could leave it running outside your local stop and rob and never worry about it being stolen. |
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| Swifty | Jun 24 2017, 08:36 PM Post #19 |
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No, seriously, explain this to me. How is it that a blocky, chunky eyesore can pass as a 'sporty' car. I don't understand this. It's not remotely sporty at all. It's just a compact coupe, like a Civic. The Celica was legitimately sporty in both looks and handling (with a legitimate racing heritage to boot). But I guess only a Lego collector like yourself could appreciate something with all the styling of a Lego block.
This isn't 'haters gonna hate', this is legitimate 'these cars are ugly, overrated pieces of absolute rubbish.' I defend a lot of cars that people dislike because the bandwagon says its okay to hate on them, and I'm just as quick to call it like I see it on cars that are overhyped. The tC is one of them. Now I ask, is it okay for you to claim the Celica is 'an alien eyed water bug' yet I can't call the tC 'a homemade Avenger coupe'? What's good for the goose is always good for the gander. You want bugeyes? These are bugeyes: ![]()
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| Swifty | Jun 24 2017, 08:45 PM Post #20 |
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The utility and versatility of the Element is not on trial here. It's looks are, but luckily for Honda the Nissan Cube came along and decided to be even uglier. |
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| avalanche man | Jun 24 2017, 10:32 PM Post #21 |
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avalanches rule
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first, I never said you couldn't call the tc a homemead avenger coupe, I just said you couldn't call in ugly. get it right dude. second I said the celica was alien eyed nt bug eyed, you proably got confused because I said alien eyed water bug, and you thought I said bug eyed these are alien eyed:first gen chevy spark these are bug eyed: us spec dc2 integra Edited by avalanche man, Jun 24 2017, 10:38 PM.
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| Harvestman | Jun 25 2017, 09:13 AM Post #22 |
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Captain Slow
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I happen to like both this model and the real car. Guess that makes me wrong, then. Some folks need to chill out a little. |
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| Lummox | Jun 25 2017, 11:27 AM Post #23 |
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Microcar
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No one's right or wrong. It's all subjective. If this car/van thing serves people well, than good for them. That being said, I had no idea I've been averting my eyes for 13 years! I guess I've become blind to cars on the road now, and have even lost touch on how to identify them. Survival mechanism I guess! lol |
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| 94cadillacfleetwood | Jun 25 2017, 11:29 AM Post #24 |
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Nothing good ever happens after midnight.
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These always reminded me of refrigerators on wheels. However, the iQ was a total waste of car in my opinion. And the only xAs I see around here are plastered with hyper-political bumper stickers. |
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| jedimario | Jun 25 2017, 02:59 PM Post #25 |
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RAWR
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I never called the tC sporty, the last Celicas were maybe sporty by the absolute loosest definition, and the FR-S itself was done by Toyota. Only the motor was Subaru. |
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