Scion xA Review
| Ratings |
|
|
| Overall: |
 
|
| Comfort: |
|
| Performance: |
|
| Quality: |
|
| Appearance: |
|
|
| Comments |
Favorite feature: |
So fun to drive! 4 doors + a hatch!! And more room to put things like shopping and the seats fold down flat!! |
Least favorite feature: |
No armrests!! This seems like a small thing, but it is annoying! |
Advice to buyer: |
Great car for a first timer or for a young family. |
Detailed review: |
Very fun to drive and feels larger on the inside than it looks! The leg room in the back seats could be better, but overall, this is a great vehicle for a single or family with small kids (carseats don't need legroom!). My husband loves to drive it, very video game 'race car' sounding when it shifts during acceleration (we have the automatic) and the outside road noise is almost non-existant!
Some of the corners cut are that the windshield wipers only have 3 settings (intermittent, steady, and fast) but that is adquate for most rain; the fabric has a 'polyester' look/feel on both the upholstery and the ceiling, and the grab handles located above the doors are slightly cheap-feeling, but again, they are adequate for what you need them for, and NO ARMREST! But they had to cut the costs somewhere to get the rest of the great features in there! Fantastic sound system, firm seating, ABS, 2nd generation airbags and full size spare and of course, great style! Great vehicle for road trips!!
Oh yeah, remove the rear head rests; otherwise you will have poor visibility out of the rear area. (you can stick them in the 'trunk' area, just in case you need them for passengers...)
And of course, it is a Toyota. So you can count on it being reliable and holding its value!
(Not like the craptacular New Beetle we got rid of! Talk about problems!! Lots of 'glitches' and pain in the kiester stuff going wrong on it, even though it was as cute as can be. Too bad that vehicle's performance didn't match its looks!)
|
Also considered: |
2005 Toyota Matrix
|
Vehicle purchased: |
2004 Scion xA
|
|
| About This Reviewer... |
Name: |
Laura W. |
Location: |
Houston, Texas |
Other vehicles owned: |
None
|
Review submitted: |
July 06, 2004 |
Is this review offensive or grossly inaccurate? Let us know.
|
Note: Autobytel.com provides Customer Test Drives as an open forum for individuals to
share their views during the test drive experience. The opinions, comments and views expressed in this
section are solely those of such individuals. Neither Autobytel.com, its subsidiaries and affiliates,
nor any Autobytel.com subscribing dealer or vehicle manufacturer endorse any view or opinion
expressed in this section unless specifically noted.
|
|
 |
|
A D V E R T I S E M E N T
|
|
