I bought my 2006 Scion xB literally days before I moved to Montreal. Before that I owned a 1993 VW Fox, which had been a (mostly) fine car, but I didn’t trust it to get me to Montreal in one piece, much less back and forth multiple times as I did over the next two years. Getting the Scion was a joint effort, and the only reason I was able to afford a new car is because both parents helped out. My dad was the one who recommended I check out a Scion, and though I hadn’t been considering one until then, I’m glad he suggested it.
Over the past four years, the xB and I drove to Montreal, and back to Olympia, and back to Montreal, and back to Olympia. We took a number of trips to Mary Hill in the summer, and we cruised Olympia in the snow and ice a couple years ago, during Snowmageddon.
The Scion was a great car, and we had good times, and yesterday, I sold it.
So long, xB, and happy trails. Stay out of trouble, away from short-haired dogs, and if you ever hit 100 MPH in Montana again, I hope you’ll think of me.
