So I have a Scion xB sitting in my garage..., but got a different one Options

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edit: Ended up getting a new 2012 instead. (see post 12)

My wife has been bugging me (not too bad, but dropping hints) that she wants a new car.
We had looked at the Soul last year and almost got one (long story). We decided to wait a bit and here we are. We have had a few minor issues with her van and I ran into an old friend that works at a Toyota dealer as a finance guy who said he would give me a deal. I was planning on getting something in June, but figured see what kind of deal he can get me.

She said she liked the Soul still, but wanted to look at the xB. They had a used 2011 (2 actually) on the lot so we drove one (a brownish colored one, my wife liked it). It had a few issues (nothing major but they just kept adding up), so I went back and got the other one (a metallic black one).
She really likes it over the Soul, much roomier and drives well, also is a little less road noise.
I'm not really crazy about it. It is not super comfortable (but neither was the Soul). The back seat is really comfortable though, and does have more space in the back than the Soul. I drive my car a lot more, so not a huge issue, as they say, happy wife happy life .

They are asking $14,998, which is high IMO for the mileage, but KBB and Edmunds are around that (actually a little more for a Certified vehicle, which it is). I have not talked price yet with my friend, but hopefully they can knock a few hundred off that price and give me $4500 for my van (valued between $4400-4900) and he can get me a great finance (I have a loan approved from my bank for 2.5% right now). If so, I could have it paid off in 3 years.

Anybody have a xB or any real world experience with it? This will be a long term purchase, probably becoming my daughters first vehicle in 6 years. I know Scion is basically a Toyota, and their overall long term reliability is good (but has dropped some lately).