Re: Thoughts on small wagon/suv (2008 Scion XB) types

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Thanks that looks great. I've been attracted to Suzikis because of
the big "S"
on the front. My last name starts with S. Also the styling is cool on
all their cars.
I'm a little concerned abotu cargo room. with this. It doesnt seem to
have a area beyond the back seats. I was hoping to have pretty good
room with two passengers, one seat down in back. This doesnt seem to
have much in that regard.
But it is probably worth a look.

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Well there are compromises to make. You can get a larger vehicle with a larger cargo area and a larger engine. It won't stay above 20MPG city, though. How often do you think you'll be carrying both two passengers and significant cargo? You'd be surprised what you can stuff into an SX4 when you drop the back seats. But then, if you drop both of them, you are carrying one passenger at most. Something else to consider is that the SX4 comes with very sturdy roof racks standard. If you won't be carrying two passengers AND significant cargo very often, you could always get a rooftop cargo carrier for extra cargo. But then your MPG will drop significantly. Not due to weight so much, but due to air resistance. That's why you wouldn't want to run it that way very often. :) -Dave

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