Yea I'm seriousely thnking about selling my GP for a Scion xB. It would take me a long time to have enough to buy an xB, but I think it would be a good idea. Since the gas prices just keep going up, and I get 17 MPG in my GP and i do alot of highway driving, its killing paying for my own gas.

Reasons i want to sell the GP:
1)Gas prices and MPG
2)The xB is cheap and easy to mantain plus it has a huge aftermarket for it so it wont be plain and boring 4 banger.
3)The cooling system in the GP is gumed up by the previouse owner, and from what I've been told by 2 diffrent guys who work my my car at 2 diffrent shops I don't want to deal with that.
4)The interior is kinda worn.
5)the xB would have a warranty and it would only be a year old since I'd be getting one thats 2004.
6)The xB blows my car outta the water on MPG. I'd be going from 17 maybe 20 to 33.

Reasons to keep the GP:
1)Its a very sexy car .
4)I'd have a bigger engine then a 4 banger and plenty of tourqe and power.
5)I don't see many 2dr GTP's around were I live so the GP I have is kinda rare over here I guess.

Those are my reasons why I should sell, or keep the GP. If i choose to sell then I'd be saving for about 9 months to buy the xB. Were as for 9 months i could have the GP fixed and running fine in that time. But i would still be gettin worse MPG then the xB. Gas is at $2.70 over here and its deffinatly not going down anytime soon. So I would be saving alot on gas in that time. To me it sounds like a good investment (i know alot of yall might thing diffrently) but thats just what I think. The only 4 banger I would get would be the xB because of its cheap dependablity and huge afetrmarket, plus its not a ford focuse haha. I don't want to even get a civic or an integra because i think theres to many of them. I know theres alot of xB's out there also but I just like the xB's better then the civics and what not. Just wanted to hear what yall guys and gals had to say about this idea of mine. I'm leaving to Amsterdamn today and I wont be back till the 29th so I probably wont be able to post anything about this for a while. I'm going to see my girl friend who just moved there because her dad got a raise (he works for Shell) so they moved to Amsterdamn. Lots of fun for me for the next 12 days haha. Can't wait to get back and hear what yall have to say haha.

Thanks
Chris

Don't forget, added to number 2, people will make fun of you no matter how customized it is. Seriously, an xB? They're like driving a riced out, minature UPS truck.

If your MPG is much below 30, you're doing something wrong, modded the hell out of it, need a tune up, or can't keep your foot off the happy pedal.

RooK... you forget; you're driving an SE w/a 3100, he's driving a GTP w/a 3800 SC.

My GTP gets me 22 around town and 34 on the highway. It's all in the upkeep and keeping your foot off the happy pedal.

Yes, it's a very sexy car!

same with me.
perhaps you should check: air filter, plugs, plug wires, fuel filter, pcv valve
for starters

I get 29 MPG on my 00' GP GT. Take to the shop and fix it. Don't a Scion ....a wheel brick! Say its not so!

buy a new gp gt...with the employee discount it would cost you a lot less!

I sold my 4 cyl Altima, and took my wifes GP GT which gets much better gas mileage. Have you been flooring you GP around town to show off

I get about 14 mpg avg in the city and the low 20s on the highway. Maybe it's time for a tune-up, but then again I have almost 108,000 on the engine now...

The milage on the engine shouldn't have that big of an impact. I know I have a 3100, but the 3800s get good milage as well. Definately do all the tuneup options zuul mentioned. You also might want to try an injector cleaner too, just to make sure everything is on the up and up.

Just don't do like this one guy who bought a Tornado at work the other day ($70~) wanting the guaranteed 1-2mpg. :rolleyes: Hopefully I saved a fellow worker from the same extortion, telling them to get a K&N instead along with a tuneup.

I agree with everybody else, my GTP gets between 32 and 38 on the highway, depending on if it's loaded. I average 34 loaded with approx 800 lbs of DJ equipment cruising down I70 at 73MPH. If you are gettin gthat bad of mileage, something (filter) is definately plugged up, and to replace it with a Scion PLEASE don't.... save yourself the embarrassment and ride a Schwinn instead (or even a Huffy)!!!!

There are products in the auto parts store that will allow you to rid your radiator of the gunk. When I had clean my sensor, the low coolant light came back on about a month later so I bought the the super concentrated bottle drained the radiator, followed the instructions on the bottle and it hasn't come back on.

Honestly though, after getting rid of your GP for the four banger I believe down the road you'd regret it and feel you've taken a huge step down.

Keith

Jack, I think your talking about the Prestone stuff, something like Super Flush or something like that. You can also do a psuedo-power flush with a water hose if you buy a kit. Whatever you do, don't put the Dexcool back in it. Go with the green stuff or Peak.

Yeah, xB's are just hilarious. All they're good for is laughing at them. Looks like a cracker box on 14 inch rims. Absolutely RIDICULOUS. GPs Rule.