It was a brand which might have sold well in urban areas, or in Europe. But frankly, it just didn’t have much appeal. It was the car you’d buy your daughter for college, and she’d bring it back after one year and hand it back to you.
Not only did these competitive models do more in terms of seat configuration, but the Scion dealer didn't think I was a serious buyer because I didn't fit the millennial profile and treated me accordingly.
“Toyota discontinues Scion after years of slumping sales”
I wish they’d bring it back. I really like White Fang
and Black Tooth. Oh, wait. You said “slumping,” not “Soupy.” Never mind.
Scion was an interesting idea - sell a hip, cool car that doesn’t bring as much profit to youngsters to make them brand-loyal as they grow. The problem is that a Corolla will work as well as any Scion will.
I did like the xB design, and the Nissan Cube that followed it. Those types of cars are all over Japan.
I and my wife shopped for a SUV about 7 or 8 years ago. We were predisposed toward Honda, but we test drove everything sold my Toyota and Honda. We bought a Toyota RAV4 - it was inexpensive, had good styling and had more headroom, particularly in the backseat, than the others. Toyota still had a good reputation then. It has held up good so far, but we sure miss the superior Honda dealer service.
Dumb little things anyway.
Dumb little things anyway.
Dumb little things anyway.
After years of slumping sales, Toyota suddenly realizes Scions are as ugly as baboon butts.
In related news, Nissan still holds out hope that their Cube car will appeal to the niche market of legally blind drivers.
Those Cubes are too gay.
Got stuck in a Cube (Budget called it a mid-size) when they didn’t manage the reservation on an Altima for us. The gay piece of crap had less room than our ‘93 Corolla.
Not to mention just how gay it is.
Could be part of the problem.
Kia Soul is similar but much better looking. Great little car for college kids and older folks that have trouble getting in and out of low slung econo boxes.