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Good morning, Click 'n Clack were talking about one on their show this weekend. They liked it. George Escondiod, Ca Chris Krok wrote:

>Hey folks, > >I've got a friend looking for a cheap new car, van-style for >transporting stuff. Performance not an issue, but gas mileage is. Does >anyone have experience with the Scion Xb? You can e-mail me offlist at >stingray@.... > >Thanks! > >Krokko > > >

Actually I am curious about them also. Rick A17 Chris Krok wrote: Hey folks, I've got a friend looking for a cheap new car, van-style for transporting stuff. Performance not an issue, but gas mileage is. Does anyone have experience with the Scion Xb? You can e-mail me offlist at stingray@.... Thanks! Krokko -- Dr. J. Christopher Krok Explosion Dynamics Laboratory John Lucas Adaptive Wind Tunnel Caltech MS 205-45, Pasadena, CA 91125 Archive Quicksearch at: http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 Yahoo! Groups Links --------------------------------- Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

That call was about the Xa, the less boxy-looking of the two. Mechanically identical, different bodies. Stephen --- geobas wrote:

> Good morning, > > Click 'n Clack were talking about one on their show > this weekend. They > liked it. > > George > Escondiod, Ca > > Chris Krok wrote: > > >Hey folks, > > > >I've got a friend looking for a cheap new car, > van-style for > >transporting stuff. Performance not an issue, but > gas mileage is. Does > >anyone have experience with the Scion Xb? You can > e-mail me offlist at > >stingray@.... > > > >Thanks! > > > >Krokko > > > > > > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: >

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Hi there. I am both a Scion xb and a KLR owner and love them both. In fact, they remind me of each other in many ways. Most people think they're ugly as hell except the folks who drive them. They are both boxy, inexpensive, get great gas mileage in their respective class and are practical and fun at the same time. I have to admit that I am farckle crazy for the Scion as well. I am on my second aftermarket suspension system and riding low with a 4" drop and ATS cup wheels with a 5" inch old school lip and that is only to name a very few of the mods I have done to it. Anyways, you get the idea... I am Scion crazy as well as KLR crazy so perhaps I have limited perspective on the subject (LOL). But to answer your question more directly, the xb is very practical. I can put the rear seats all the way down and store loads of stuff in there. It is listed at 30/34 mpg, but I believe that it gets a gallon or two less then this. Still very fuel efficient. The price is also right and with the no dicker sticker policy it is not a head ache to buy. I recommend the car very highly. FYI I have had the xb for a almost two years and still think its great. I would recommend heading over to the scionlife.com web site. Its the equivalent of the klr650.net site although the youngsters over at scion can get a bit immature at times. It is still a very useful site full of professional mechanics and amateur engineers offering advise and such. Jeff

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, geobas wrote: > > Good morning, > > Click 'n Clack were talking about one on their show this weekend. They > liked it. > > George > Escondiod, Ca > > Chris Krok wrote: > > >Hey folks, > > > >I've got a friend looking for a cheap new car, van-style for > >transporting stuff. Performance not an issue, but gas mileage is. Does > >anyone have experience with the Scion Xb? You can e-mail me offlist at > >stingray@g... > > > >Thanks! > > > >Krokko > > > > > > >

Hi there. I am both a Scion xb and a KLR owner and love them both. In fact, they remind me of each other in many ways. Most people think they're ugly as hell except the folks who drive them. They are both boxy, inexpensive, get great gas mileage in their respective class and are practical and fun at the same time. I have to admit that I am farckle crazy for the Scion as well. I am on my second aftermarket suspension system and riding low with a 4" drop and ATS cup wheels with a 5" inch old school lip and that is only to name a very few of the mods I have done to it. Anyways, you get the idea... I am Scion crazy as well as KLR crazy so perhaps I have limited perspective on the subject (LOL). But to answer your question more directly, the xb is very practical. I can put the rear seats all the way down and store loads of stuff in there. It is listed at 30/34 mpg, but I believe that it gets a gallon or two less then this. Still very fuel efficient. The price is also right and with the no dicker sticker policy it is not a head ache to buy. I recommend the car very highly. FYI I have had the xb for a almost two years and still think its great. I would recommend heading over to the scionlife.com web site. Its the equivalent of the klr650.net site although the youngsters over at scion can get a bit immature at times. It is still a very useful site full of professional mechanics and amateur engineers offering advise and such. Jeff

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, geobas wrote: > > Good morning, > > Click 'n Clack were talking about one on their show this weekend. They > liked it. > > George > Escondiod, Ca > > Chris Krok wrote: > > >Hey folks, > > > >I've got a friend looking for a cheap new car, van-style for > >transporting stuff. Performance not an issue, but gas mileage is. Does > >anyone have experience with the Scion Xb? You can e-mail me offlist at > >stingray@g... > > > >Thanks! > > > >Krokko > > > > > > >

George, I use a 20 amp fused accessory circuit. It's running off of a relay that uses the city light connector behind the fairing as the trigger for the relay. That way it's on a separate fused circuit that is only powered when the key is on. I originally had it wired straight in, but after one dead battery because I didn't turn off my GPS, and I went to the city light circuit. Greg '95 A9 -----Original Message----- From: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of geobas Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 4:19 PM To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_KLR650] KLR650 - Heated Grips . . . Listers, I need a hot wire for my heated grips that turns off with the key. Hate to stick a pin in all of them to test for a good one Thanks George Escondido, CA Archive Quicksearch at: http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 Yahoo! Groups Links __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com