Used Car of the Day: 2009 Scion xB

by Tim Healey

Published: April 16th, 2024

This might be the first Scion ever featured in this series. Certainly, it's probably not the last Scion (hey hey!). Anyway, this 2009 Scion xB has a five-speed manual and 123,000 miles.

Our seller says it has been well maintained with the oil changes done at the OEM-recommended 5,000 miles, but it has been in an accident, way back in 2009. Apparently, it was totaled.

The seller says he or she has spoken with the body shop that did the repair work and ... well, the post cuts off. That said, our seller has driven the xB for a decade with no apparent issues. Caveat emptor, as always.

If you're willing to take a risk on a quirky daily driver with a stick, click here.

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Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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Lorenzo on Apr 17, 2024

If only it had an automatic, it could have been sold at any senior center in America.

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Mister on Apr 17, 2024

It wasn't helped any by the horrible fuel economy for what it was... something like 22mpg city, iirc.

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