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Old Dec 10, 2007 | 10:35 PM
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looks good! I just bought an 08' silver xB last month for a daily driver and it's been great so far!
 
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Old Dec 10, 2007 | 10:46 PM
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Awesome!! Congrats on the new xB. they're fun to drive.
 
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Old Dec 10, 2007 | 11:36 PM
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Steph, ignore the snide and rude remarks. They are made by members who are more than old enough to know better...I have a paddle waiting to smack 'em good.

I think xBs are really cool little vehicles. Again, thanks for sharing the pix and your enthusiasm with us.
 
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 08:15 AM
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Originally Posted by minismitty
looks good! I just bought an 08' silver xB last month for a daily driver and it's been great so far!
cool. i like the new ones in silver or white too.
toyota did a nice job on the xB's. why buy a corolla? only chows
would know.
 
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 08:18 AM
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Originally Posted by MINIclo
Steph, ignore the snide and rude remarks. They are made by members who are more than old enough to know better...I have a paddle waiting to smack 'em good.

I think xBs are really cool little vehicles. Again, thanks for sharing the pix and your enthusiasm with us.
Snide remarks will result in getting THE PADDLE ?!?!

My remark was neither pro nor con for the xB... it was neutral.

However, now that I know the rules... xB's SUCK ! Ugliest car since the Pontiac Aztek !! <<bends over>>
 
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by CR&PW&JB
Snide remarks will result in getting THE PADDLE ?!?!

My remark was neither pro nor con for the xB... it was neutral.

However, now that I know the rules... xB's SUCK ! Ugliest car since the Pontiac Aztek !! <<bends over>>
see, again you take it the wrong way.

i doubt clo was talking about you...
 
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 08:24 AM
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I agree, she wasn't talking about me... that's the problem !!

 
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 08:48 AM
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 08:48 AM
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"Oh, wicked, wicked Zoot. Oh, she is a naughty person and she must pay the penalty, and here in Castle Anthrax, we have but one punishment for setting alight the grail-shaped beacon: you must tie her down on a bed and spank her."
 
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by adam76
"Oh, wicked, wicked Zoot. Oh, she is a naughty person and she must pay the penalty, and here in Castle Anthrax, we have but one punishment for setting alight the grail-shaped beacon: you must tie her down on a bed and spank her."
CR&PW&JB - now adam's calling you a girl. (not that there's anything
wrong with that... but he's a guy).
 
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 09:01 AM
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"You must spank her well, and after you have spanked her, you may deal with her as you like, and then, spank me."
 
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 09:12 AM
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by MINIxB
Exactly.

everyone else quit making fun of the xB's. They didn't do anything to you. I don't go around making fun of your Mini's.
That argument would hold more water if you didn't own a classic Mini, and are hot to trot to test drive a new one!
 
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by adam76
"You must spank her well, and after you have spanked her, you may deal with her as you like, and then, spank me."
Be very, very careful about the next line in that movie!
 
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by kenchan
CR&PW&JB - now adam's calling you a girl. (not that there's anything
wrong with that... but he's a guy).
I'd make one UUUUUUUGLY girl, that's for sure.
 
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Gromit801
Be very, very careful about the next line in that movie!
"And after the spanking..."



"...and now for something completely different."
 
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 01:22 PM
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"I suppose I could stay a bit longer..."
 
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 02:48 PM
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any more picts of your xB's, steph?
 
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 12:25 AM
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Originally Posted by MINIclo
Steph, ignore the snide and rude remarks. They are made by members who are more than old enough to know better...I have a paddle waiting to smack 'em good.
I'm used to it. Not very many people like them...

Here's some new pics.

My xB with a Mini I spotted in a parking lot:




 
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 08:17 AM
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^^ looking good! that ride height looks perfect.
 
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Old Dec 15, 2007 | 12:37 AM
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It's lowered 2.25 inches. It ok at times. Sometimes it sucks but it looks good. LOL
 
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Old Dec 15, 2007 | 06:47 AM
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yeh, you're probably riding on the bumpstops at times. koni use to sell
these progressive rate bumpstops... i cant find them on their site. they
were very popular with the G20 crowd as the stroke was very short when
lowered.

did you cut the bumpstops about 1" when you put your springs on?
 
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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 11:56 AM
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LOL what's a bumpstop? I don't think my dad cut anything when he put them on...
 
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Old Dec 19, 2007 | 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by MINIxB
LOL what's a bumpstop? I don't think my dad cut anything when he put them on...
bumpstops are these little cusions that usually look like michelinman ()
that are attached on the strut piston. it acts as the stroke limiter
for the strut. usually you have to cut it about 1" when lowering springs
are installed to provide more travel for the shock.

not sure if it's the same way on the scions, but might want to run
a search at scionlife.com.
 
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Old Dec 20, 2007 | 12:36 AM
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I don't think Scions have them... I haven't heard anything about them..
 
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