Toyota Stalking, er...um, SPOTTING with Charlie™ (Cars, vans, SUVs, Lexus, Scion, and brochures)!

Same car and another Toyota 86...


February 18th, 2022:

Hatfield, Pennsylvania

 

The black one again...


February 18th, 2022:

Hatfield, Pennsylvania

 

I've said it before and I while say it again; I still see a decent amount of 1st Gen (2004-2007) Scion XBs on the road, ranging in condition from total shitboxes that look like they could fall apart at any time to decked out show cars. The 2nd Gen (roughly 2008-2014...?) XBs are not as common as the older ones, but still far more plentiful than XAs and XDs. The XA is the 1st Gen and the XD, which we have here, is the 2nd Gen...


February 19th, 2020:

Pipersville, Pennsylvania

 

I like the styling of both generations of XB better than the XA and XD, and apparently people who actually bought them thought so too. The 2nd Gen XB has more horsepower than the XD; The XB has like 160, while the XD only has like 128.

The XA and the 1st Gen XB were mechanically identical, including the engine, and that same 103hp 4-cylinder; My cousin had 2006 XA that she bought from the original owners in 2009. It had like 90K miles on it, but it was in great shape and the price was right; She paid like $6,500 cash for the car and drove it for like five years. It had about 160K miles on it when she sold it, and it still ran and drove great! The A/C was ice cold, it had a great factory Pioneer sound system, and it never had any mechanical issues. I drove it a few times, and despite its small size, it was deceptively large and quite comfortable (I'm about 6 feet tall and it was comfortable to drive); It was adequate in terms of power, but with the 4-speed automatic slushbox, merging onto a highway could be...interesting, to say the least!

That was a great little car, and if I didn't have my Tacoma, I probably would have bought it from my cousin! She sold it for like $2,500-$3,500 and I got $100 from that for detailing it for her!

 

February 20th, 2022:

Doylestown, Pennsylvania

 

I developed a respect for the Prius after test driving a used one almost a year ago; It had high miles, but it was in incredibly good shape. If I'd bought it, I probably could have sold it now and gotten double what I paid for it! The silver 2010 that I test drove last winter had almost 170K miles, but had a backup camera and the JBL stereo system, which would have saved me about a grand in work on stereo upgrades; The silver one was also in much better shape than this one, despite being 2 years older than this blue one and having almost 30K more miles! This blue 2012 does not have a backup camera or the JBL speakers, and it has a lot more cosmetic issues than the silver one I test drove in early 2021; On another note, the 2010 was under $5,600 (again, this was in February or March of 2021, before used car prices went nuts)!


February 20th, 2022:

Hatfield, Pennsylvania

 

This one wasn't in horrible condition, but it had a lot of dents and dings compared to silver 2010...

 

A Prius with the standard non-JBL stereo would actually be a blank canvas for an audiophile like me, the more I think about it; A Prius has a lot more space for, say, a 12" sub...



My truck has no room for a 12" sub; I have no doubt that I could build a stereo system in this Prius that blows not only the upgraded factory JBL system out of the water, but the space-limited aftermarket setup I've got in my truck as well!

 

If last week's metal pipe incident had not ended happily for my truck, I could seriously see myself buying this Prius!

 

2014 Scion TV with almost 130K miles; Yours for $13K...


February 20th, 2022:

Hatfield, Pennsylvania

 

2013 Scion FR-S with almost 61K miles (LOW!); Almost $18K...


February 20th, 2022:

Hatfield, Pennsylvania

 

2015 Scion FR-S with almost 51K miles; $23K...


February 20th, 2022:

Glenside, Pennsylvania

 

More used car pricing insanity! 2012 Corolla LE with over 154K miles, for over $12K


February 20th, 2022:

Hatfield, Pennsylvania

 

I've see used cars, for example, for $4,500 or $9,999; These prices seem kind of random...

Perhaps they include the various fees like tax, tags, title, etc...?

 

Yes, it's a Corolla and it's in really good shape, but it's still a 10-year old car with over 150K miles! This is the type of car you pay $5,000-$6,000 for as a first car for your teenager, not a $12K car...

 

I was surprised to see that it had variable intermittent wipers though!

 

In better shape than my wife's 2013 Corolla S!

 

As I said before, I have deemed the Prius V uncommon enough to be worthy of this thread; This is a 2017 model!


February 20th, 2022:

Hatfield, Pennsylvania

 

2020 Camry; Normally I would NOT take pictures of a newer Camry, but this one of my favorite color combos!


February 20th, 2022:

Hatfield, Pennsylvania

 

I was shocked to see that it actually had a CD player!

 

Just a little over 25K miles...

 

1998 Avalon XLS


February 20th, 2022:

Glenside, Pennsylvania

 

This XB with mismatched wheel covers drove by after I took pictures of the Avalon...


February 20th, 2022:

Glenside, Pennsylvania

 

I saw 2006 XB at Sussman Mazda on the drive home from Sloane Toyota and stopped to take a look; Relatively low miles for the age, and not a horrible price, though I don't know what these were going for pre-pandemic...


February 20th, 2022:

Willow Grove, Pennsylvania