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Portugues would actually be "Nariz".
-juice "
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Ah, the SLK, a truly beautiful car. Excellence in design. A nose done right!
-Loren
Steve
will have to check out some other Tribecas in the dealers lot re pink fasteners
Happy clicking!
Would be perfect if a could connect a rear camera directly to the display in the console and make it switch the rear camera automatically when in reverse.
I have to get a solution for this before buying the Tribeca.
While all of us owners have mentioned the limited vision out the back none have gone on to find it is an issue. I have checked with my accesories shop and for abou $250.00 installed you can get sonar sensors. Someone else posted a site that has another device which can be found here. http://www.reverselogic.us/ I think to have this a deal breaker if you love everything else about the car is a shame. What else are you comparing it too? Most other vehicles I tested that are in this catagory have the same or similar issue.
Has anyone installed the hitch from Uhaul on their B9 yet ? We ordered our B9 without the hitch anticipating that the bikes would go on the roof. After much discussion on mpg the Thule trailer hitch unit makes more sense but the dealer wants a small fortune for putting them on (which they have not yet installed on a B9).
Any thoughts or ideas ? The unit is strictly a bolt on unit so it should not be a big deal.
Thanks, Steve.
Nothing I have tried works on Edmunds
Thanks
John - Chicago
But I'd recommend a hitch-mounted bike rack, barely any lifting at all required. Mine could not be easier, and it tilts out of the way to open the hatch.
papahawk: 16.1mpg with a load that big is *amazing*. I got 17.3mpg in my Forester towing just 1500 pounds. Thanks for sharing that.
If you get the UHaul hitch the ratings are a lot lower, wasn't it 1500 lbs IIRC?
-juice
If you look at the first post in the Subaru Crew - Photos thread, there are more detailed instructions.
-juice
My airbag light went on over three weeks ago and it will be 3 weeks tomorrow since my dealer said it was the airbag module and that they will call when it is in. Well, I am still waiting. They said it was on backorder and that SOA didn't expect any failures so soon. At least it is still drivable, but maybe not so safe???? I am concerned that Subaru is unable to support the Tribecas that have been sold.
Anything similar happened to anyone?
Dave
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4/subienewbie2/0d20fe36.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4/subienewbie2/IMG_0215.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4/subienewbie2/IMG_0213.jpg
It's the 2000lb rated unit. Only looking to do the bikes, skis etc. Not the boats.
I have the OE hitch and bike rack, it's much lower. Here are some pics.
-juice
it should list all the B9 related messageboards
Now if this rumor came to pass and there'd be a Madza5 type of minivan from Subbie, I'd have to take a good look at it. It'll probably never make it to the States though.
Steve, Host
I expect it to be bigger than the Mazda5, which is 3 based. The Legacy is bit bigger. But a 2.5l means it probably won't be too big.
Correction to the article - it's H6, not V6! :mad:
-juice
However, I disagree with Edmunds that this is an "already crowded market place" if it is an AWD vanlet 7 seater.
With a 2.5 liter NA boxer engine, this will have to be about a 3300 lb vehicle or less. If it is built on the Legacy chassis, that tends to confirm the direction being taken.
I for one would welcome a smaller minivan that gets 30 mpg. Give it a 5 speed, AWD, and rear ac with a $22k price tag and I am mostly there.
John
Figure it would end up about half way between a Legacy and a Tribeca, in both weight and price.
Subaru will probably wait to see how well the Mazda5 sells. It started off very well, but volume is so low it's hard to conclude anything from that.
-juice
But Subaru needs to set and reach lofty, hard to reach goals on this one or it will just be another in a crowd.
John
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/biztech/auto/review/subaru_tribeca.htm
This just makes me shake my head...
the Outback does much of what the Tribeca can do, just a little less noticeably–and for about $6,000 less
Very, very wrong. The 2005 Outback VDC cost $1150 more than a Tribeca 5-pass Limited, which has equivalent equipment levels. :mad:
-juice
Now, as someone else said if you said Alfa Romeo then their would be no arguement. In fact I brought it up earlier in the thread and posted links/pics of the Alfa Romeo 147 in particular which though hatchback car is very very similiar from the side and especially back (same tail lights) as the Tribeca.
But as that car or Alfa Romeo are not in the U.S. and they dont have any suv at all besides a concept it makes it pretty cool for the B9 to look like one and I tell ppl all the time for the first 2 months before anyone knew what it was that it was an Alfa Romeo SUV. I even took the Subaru lettering off and though about putting an Alfa badge and lettering in its place. :P
The arm is quite long, I am going to cut it down so it sits closer to the bumper.
It has heavy rubber bands that hold the bikes down & a lower sections that grabs the vertical tube to keep the bike from swinging.
It a good rack but there are better one available - but since I owned it it was much cheaper to convert it than to buy a new one.
Speaking black and white though, all the black accessories really look cool contrasting the satin white pearl and with the silver accents like door handles nad front grill adds a nice touch. I love the white, beige and black combo though as beige/tan goes well with both.
anyway I was driving my satin white pearl beca behind a shiny black pick up truck in traffic and just admiring the reflectionf of my satin white pearl beca in the back of the pick up truck. It was like the perfect size to see the whole car and though distorted it made beca look even lower, wider and more aggressive in the reflecton and was cool. The front bumper underguard acts as an accent underlining the front bumper and grille area and the hood protector adds a sporty and more aggressive look to the front end.
I was glas i had to take one with dvd becaue it has been great especially for the audio inputs which I use every single day and are worth it for that alone.
I had to find it at a dealer that was pretty far away and wasn't easy to negotiate getting it or getting them to cooperate in a dealer trade but it finally worked out and it ended up coming with a pin strip to my pleaseant surprise.
Of course that is why I probably didn't get one of the best prices at only $1000 off msrp still about or over 2000 above invoice with everything mine had, and i was lucky to get that as supposedly noone else was even on ones on their lot at that time, but if you really can't stand to wait thats my only suggestion, do an online search of dealers first closest ones to you then make your way out further till you find the tribeca with colors options you want or as close to it and then prepar to pay full msrp price and be lucky they aren't charging above msrp.
I know you can usually get the center cap chromed separately as well which is what I wanted to do to add a little interest and since full chrome wheels would not be good for Philadelphia area winters and it even says that on oemrims.com site. So I figured just the center cap would be fine and wouldn't get as messed up but even with those I might want to have a spare set of non chromed ones for really bad snow/salt.
either way they never got back to me on getting some chromed factory center caps for the Tribeca and now its probably too late in the summer to be worth it. I may still get them though again as long as i cna keep my non chromed center caps.
I feel like just the chromed center cap will go fine with the rest of the non chromed wheel and will get rid of the of the blue of the subie logo on the center cap as it will stil be there but all chrome.. no blue.
we'll see. I guess noone here got chromed factory wheels yet?
1. Aero Rails - does the rails move up and down the roof line? it looks like there are rails that it could slide along on the roof. My Pacifica had full rails that you could move the cross bars forward or backward along the roof.
2. Tow Hitch - did they really put a Class 1 size tow hitch on the B9! I was shocked that they put a car sized tow hitch instead of the Class 3 hitch I had on my Pacifica and Jeep uses on theirs. not sure whats on the MDX or others. My question is what is the Rating on a Class 1 Hitch? with the oil cooler you should be able to tow 3500 lbs.. correct? but I thought a class 1 Hitch is not rated for 3500. the standard rating is 2000 lbs with no oil cooler.
So- things don't look good regarding movable rails. Looks like they're fixed to the spot. It sure seems like they would be able to move tho'.
don't know about your trailer hitch question.
How discrete is the hitch mount when the bike rack is not attached?
How's the cutout finish at the bumper for the hitch? Is the gap between the hitch and the cutout apparent?
In my opinion Pilot has much better visibility. But the interior doesn't look good.
The Murano has the same visibility problem as the Tribeca (if not worst) and a unattractive console and gauges, but it has memory seats and better gas mileage, things I see as important.
Reverselogic device seems interesting, especially because it is hidden behind the bumper cover. However I found a short post elsewhere stating it only works if the car is in movement at least 1/4 mph because of the doppler effect. I think a sonar is more reliable, but it is visible and requires drilling the bumper.
Keep at the seat belt thing...I'm not sure what to tell you, but it must be something obvious you are not quite doing...it DOES work, and I can usually do it on the first try. I'm sure it's my directions that are confusing...others ahhavelso initially had problems but most seem to get it to work eventually (and the peace and quiet is well worth the efforts, IMHO!!!).
-Karen in AZ-
So when you select a color for your Tribeca, is that calling "picking" your nose?
:-)
-Karen-
-Karen in AZ-
I have seen the factory hitch listed seseparatelyrom the oil cooler on some web sites. So if you just want it for the bike hitch rack, this would save you some $$$.
I have a hitch rack, and it is great. No way could I lift my bike to the roof, even on the Forester I originally owned. Mine is a Subaru rack from about 5 or 6 years ago, and it has a release to allow you to drop the whole rack down and have access to the rear hatch without actually removing the bike(s).
-Karen in AZ-
-Karne-
Ummm, YES! Good one Karen!
Craig
Forgot the rating on hitch...
The install is very clean, does not protrude & looks like a factory install
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4/subienewbie2/IMG_0217.jpg
-juice
the trailer hitch is small type typically you find on a car tow package not an SUV. I didnt know there was a class 2 in hitches. but found this site:
Tow Hitch Info the nice thing about class 3 is the increase from 200 lb to 500 lb tongue rating. its not always the total weight your pulling that counts. Also the 4 wire flat connector lose fitting is not as nice as all the other vehicles I have seen. the best is the round small 7 plug on explorers which are permanently mounted in the tow hitch bracket next to the hitch receiver. looks better then the wire and plug hanging lose.
Jerry
My next mod...baby car seat. Is anyone putting the baby car seat in the middle? I know that generally this is considered the safest spot. But the Subaru manual doesn't recommend the center seat for some reason, perhaps due to the seat belt system for that particular center seat? Any thoughts here? Thanks... :P