Sold my '05 Scion xB, finally!

Good car, but it was time to move on.

Bought it in 7/2009 with 22,000 miles on it. Paid $11,700.

Sold 10/2015 with 92,000 miles for $4000.

11 cents/mile.

Unscheduled repairs: Sway bar end link bushings, replaced with poly, $30. EVAP system overhaul, paid a shop $800, didn't want to mess with it.

6 @ 10k Mobil1 oil changes.

2 sets of tires.

1 accessory drive belt. P/S belt still original.

1 set pads & rotors. Rear drums never touched.

All in all it was a great value to me, but the automotive ADD kicked in and I am taking more road trips, and the Scion is a lousy highway car.

What's next? Dunno. I'd really like a slightly used Mazda3 hatch, or perhaps a Subaru Impreza, but they are thin on the ground in slightly-used condition with a stick.

I also have my eye on a slightly-used Prius. Sure, it's a boring appliance, and I'll miss shifting, but it would be an incredibly practical vehicle at this stage of my life.

Meanwhile, I'll enjoy my recently-acquired 1990 DB Integra.

Well it wasn't what you wanted, but it sounds like what you needed.

Appleseed wrote: Well it wasn't what you wanted, but it sounds like what you needed.

I would have liked $4700. Then a dose of reality set in. The $3000 CarMax offer was like a needed slap in the face. $700 isn't worth crying over. The car needed to be out of my life, and now it is.

If it hadn't been 3/4 of the way across the country I would have been more interested. Glad you got it sold.

Mazda 3 sucks at turning too, if my experience at the challenge is an indication of reality

The charcoal canister fix is a 15 minute job , parts are still about $250 though.

I managed $5k but I had more aftermarket goodies. You didn't do bad, and considering winter will roll in soon it's better to have sold now, then try to hold out for another $700 into December, IMHO.