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Originally Posted by mar10
I would have bought another prius but I was new in my career and the price difference was at least 10k if I recall right. I didn't have any reliability issues with the XB I just ended up hating how cheap it was. I could deal with the crappy interior and the strange styling of the exterior because it was bought as a cheap commuter. But I didn't realize how bad of gas mileage we were going to get. That little 4cyl engine had to turn pretty fast to keep up with the 75 mph speed limit out here in the desert and having a crappy 4 speed auto transmission didn't help. I think the high speed limit is what wore down my 03 prius. It did great when I lived in the Midwest but once I moved down here it never seemed to get a full charge on the batteries. Both were reliable in my opinion is just that when I bought the xb I wanted a cheap car with good mileage but I got a cheap car with crappy mileage.
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Toyota still uses the 4 speed in the Yaris! I saw on Scion's site a comparison between the xB, Nissan Cube and Kia Soul, and the xB had the 4 speed, the Cube had a CVT and the Soul has a 6 speed auto, and Scion acted as if the 4 speed is better, but now it's dated. Toyota also uses the 4 speed auto in the Corolla L.