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"I can't believe I missed it ..." sounds more appropriate for an item that is at most a few days old, not 2+ week old 'news' of Scion pickup speculation.

Delightful, another Autoblog writer who does not actually read Autoblog - and AutoblogGreen wonders periodically why almost no one bothers to comment on their articles. Duh. mf

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I'm a carpenter who yearns for a smaller sized pickup. I work for a company, so many materials are picked up either by our dedicated driver, or delivered to job sites by the lumber yard. Most of the people I work with have toyotas, a range of them, from 1984 to brand new 2007 tundras. I keep seeing the guy with the 1984 truck doing more actual carrying with it than the newer trucks. I want the safety and economy extras with newer engineering, but I can't stand the gas guzzling and giganticness. If this truck came out, I would seriously consider it, even though I am not really into the scion brand.

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I guess I am in the same boat. I am a Scion owner and enthusiast. I haven't even spent the time to look at or read any of the speculation about a Scion pickup.

Few things come to mind...

1. I used to really dig the mini-truck scene. I even got Mini Truckin' the magazine. I'm all about use less when you can. So maybe that is one reason I have always had a soft spot for mini-trucks. I just think people need to down size their vehicles. Nobody needs a F-350 turbo diesel just to haul a load of mulch once a year.

2. I agree that (especially after seeing the new Scion xD and 2nd gen xB) that Scion will go with something more catchy and cliquey (if thats a word!). I had hope that Scion would do one "sporty" car, one "gas sipper", and one sort of in between vehicle. Well..they threw that completely out the window. So I can see a pickup where it would have a bunch of techy features for more eye appeal than real world use. ..which is sad. I imagine there are some sane people that would rather get a mini-truck that could do the dirt hauling and trailer pulling over a giganto $20k+ truck.

I think that if Toyo stepped up and put a new, fresh, and usable mini-truck on the market it would sell like hot cakes. Again..it has to be a good value, something people want to look at, and able to do the work that people normally might use a truck for.

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