kit cat

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I don't like it at all...

ecr527

I like it. I think it would sell if they put it into production. The price is definitely right!!

GFerg

Is this like an El Camino??

Milla...

Nah I think more like the old 80's mini trucks.

Bean

iTrader: (1)

I wouldnt buy one, just because I dont like trucks unless i'm going to tow a boat or a race car (neither of which I have yet either lol). But I can totally see this selling like hotcakes.

Yang1815

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I really hope Scion brand lasts long enough so I can buy it for my kid when he/she gets a driver's license. Toyota reliability/safety, low price, low power, what can you expect more for a vehicle for teenagers?

bitkahuna

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Maybe trendy, but not useful. Only a 2 seater (I assume, so no bringing friends along), not powerful enough to tow much (maybe a jet ski), bed is going to be small.

PhilipMSPT

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Well, it's not just for teenagers. Most Scion xA and xB buyers are older folk that need cost/gas efficiency over anything else.

Yeah, there are a lot of young buyers that mod the cars like crazy. The ones that are stock are driven by senior citizens and soccer moms that can't afford a minivan or SUV.

As far as the xP is concerned, I don't think it's practical. Unless if it can haul and tow for cheap (which if Toyota makes a modified smaller Tacoma, it can), it won't fly...

plex

iTrader: (11)

I'd hit it......

Yang1815

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That's exactly what the parents want for their kids though.

"O, you want a pick-up truck? Sure... Here's an xP"

It's not big enough to haul friends so the kids don't get into trouble, and not powerful enough to be stupidly dangerous, and the bed's small enough that fuel efficiency is better than an actual pick-up.

I don't think the xP is targeting the usual pick-up truck audience at all.

Shoyuu

I can only wonder how practical a small truck with not much cargo space and torque can accomplish.

bitkahuna

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You're saying they're more likely to get in trouble if there's more than 1 passenger?

In other words, it's useless.

"Gee thanks Mom and Dad"

They're targeting panicky parents?

Lil4X

I think there is a significant market fir it among teens and twenty-somethings that want a new vehicle that makes sort of a fashion statement. Rather than a second-hand Ranger or Mitsu, this Scion would offer style - if not performance. (how much of that do you get in a new sub-$15K pickup, anyway?) It's a practical daily driver with a touch of fun.

encore888

Looks pretty cool and fits in the Scion style well.

bitkahuna

iTrader: (20)

I think it's neither. But Scion has successfully sold a bread box already, and the xA which is/was hideous so no doubt this will sell too to the urban trendy that want something to be different.

Maybe I should buy some more stock.