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Bob
Looking forward to seeing this new 3.6l, if indeed it's on the way.
-juice
So for those of you who have a Tribeca, how many would buy it again. I am trying to decide between the Honda Odyssey Touring and the Trib-Ltd 7 Seater. Same everyday functions, hauling two kids to school, a dog to the park, shopping, kids friends outings, etc. Live in So. Cal so weather isn't really a factor, but would want to go skiing once or twice a year.
We rode in a friend's Sienna this weekend. 8 passenger LE, acres of space inside, very quiet. Boring as an appliance, but just tremendously practical. His was getting just 19.9mpg, though, no better than a 'beca would likely do.
Funny thing is, I'd wait for Toyota's new 3.5l V6, which is more powerful and more efficient as well. MPG went up for the Avalon and Camry when they went from the 3.3l to the 3.5l. It's supposed to come Spring next year, we'll see.
Things I like about the Tribeca - much nicer style, especially inside, AWD, more fun to drive, still very practical, and they take Subaru Bucks, which I have $600 of. That plus 0% financing for 3 years, at least on the 06s that are left. So I could get a Tribeca for the same payment as a lesser Sienna.
It was cool to have 7 of us in one vehicle, and we had an empty seat and could have easily taken one more. But the Tribeca would get the job done, too, and the Ody only seats 7.
-juice
A few observations:
- Mileage was significantly better at 80 mph that at 70mph. Probably
due to engine being in its powerband.
- Sport mode was more comfortable in the mountains as it did not
hunt between 4 and 5 gear.
- The engine seems smoother and will hold 5th gear more readily
after the mountain workout.
The stock Goodyear tires really did hinder the handling in the mountains. I could feel the tread squirming in high speed corners.
After driving all the midsize SUVs we chose the Tribeca and could not be happier with the choice.
Thanks,
Paul
Other than that I love the car
The MDX doesn't look like that at all.
-juice
Bob
Think a waste of money for the gold? Was it a waste of $1000 to get the plan in the first place? I can get a full refund if I apply for it shortly.
Thoughts, comments??? I paid for the extended warranty with Subaru Bucks, would I have better to save them for a "rainy day" (will certainly use them for service)
I'm up to $600 in Subaru Bucks and will probably apply them to a purchase. The wife is actually warming up to the idea of a Tribeca, believe it or not. Maybe even used. Early next year, we'll see.
-juice
No one has a crystal ball, but is it worth it to not have the plan, have the $1000 (or $1500) "not spent" and gamble that would cover future repairs?
Try this - see if it's refundable (in part) if you never use it.
You also get roadside assistance for the whole 100k miles.
-juice
Still thinking I should get my $1000 back (particularly if they cannot give me Subaru Bucks but have to now give me a check) I might be better doing it that way. Only problem is, it was "painless" to pay for the plan up front with Subaru bucks, and if I get the $1000 back it will be "spent" so if every I have a problem in future it will come out of my pocket.
I already have $300 more in bucks & getting another $100 next Chase STatement. Would you believe I have earned, since Jan 05 already $1900 in bucks (have three Chase cards & maxed out all three last year & one for this year getting close to being maxed) I was planning on using those for the "major service" $200 for $15 & 45k service, $400 for 30k service.
Yes, I would, in a heartbeat. I've test-driven everything under the sun even close in size, and this was easily my pick for #1. And on top of that, they just keep getting better with new "stuff".
-Karen in AZ-
What I WOULD like to see is better rear view mirrors for when I'm driving on the highways and Beltways. Rearward visibility while driving is pretty bad in a Tribeca.
For us, even a 5 seat Tribeca beats an Outback for that reason. We can fit the two kids and the nanny back there a lot better.
-juice
I may consider the new redesigned mdx though especially if I can get a good deal when my wife gets a TL around jan.(when her passat lease is up though she only has like low 20 some k miles in 4 years and I had 15k in one year) new MDX comes out in oct.or so though so it will be another first year model but its not brand new just redesign and shouldn't be as much of a risk. Acura's technology is #1 and great engines but i know there awd won't be as good as subaru and its not a hybrid so should prob just keep my beca another few years and then maybe consider the audi Q7 for equally good awd plus I want to see what the reskinned tribeca looks like. need an engine upgrade and soon though.
hurry up cobb!
prob going to take a hybrid with styling I like to get me out of my tribeca. otherwise for the time being I could maybe wait and see what the tribeca 08 reskin looks like and if I don't like it maybe trade/sell my 06 for an 07 as that is going to be cool when the 06 & 07 are rare & the only two model years that look the way they do. at this point though I think I'm over the 07 improvements. I got the se grill. don't really need/use memory seats. can't record xm with the integrated unit or take it to use in house or on the go like I can with my color pioneer inno so I'm content with that. and that leaves the cargo cover which I was fairly adamant about but in the end I leave it covered most time so the fact that its not retractable doesn't come int play as much and the one upside is that my 06 non retractable is same color as interior while the retractable only comes in black. aux audio jack up front would be nice but don't really need with the one I have in back from dvd and cord hides nicely. I guess I still wouldnt mind some of these things but just aret enough or worth it trading 06 for. maybe next year when 07 price goes down as 08 comes out it might be more worth it but then it will still need an engine upgrade especially if the 08 comes with the 3.5 H6 which maybe the yet to be released cobb supercharge kit will also work for? that would be great.
still waiting for my satin white pearl paint pen to come to blend the rear touch up mess.
thought about getting the small turbo lettering off an rdx but that would really be faking. rdx has 'SH-AWD' lettering on back as well. what is SH?
prob ordering the subaru AWD lettering as soon as I properly touch up the back.
least the front looks good with se mesh grill, subaru badge removed, backing plate painted black and subaru lettering on hood deflector covered in black. even the blue highbeam bulbs look good and you get a whole new prospective of the vehicle when backed into a garage you usually pull in front first.
Have you seen the new MDX? Not so attractive exterior to me, but I'm sure it will appeal to some. New interior is similar to B9 Tribeca's, but not executed as well, I think. Plus, pricing starts where Tribeca's tops off. $41k plus. On the plus side, there's a 3.7 V6 w/300 horsepower.
Here's a couple photos & tidbits about the '07 MDX
If you aren't reading the future models discussion regularly, check out Jeff's B9 noses:
jeffmc, "Subaru Crew - Future Models II" #18275, 29 Aug 2006 7:04 pm
It's actually been removed completely and stored in my shed right now!
-juice
the second pic with a standard 3 horizontal bar grill or whatever is supposedly closer to what it will be even though everyone agrees its boring and I think ugly. looks like a standard hyundai grill or something horrible.
why does boring sell and daring gets questioned.
when many new models come out ppl aren't used to it and don't like it at first and then later love it. just as an example I can think of the lexus rx, when the new version came out I was like ew the high tail lights I dunno I'm used to the old design but now I love the new rx and think the old one looks kinda boring, ugly and out dated. that's how it works. subaru should go with bold over boring, and let it grow on ppl.
problem is there hasn't been enough tribecas out there for ppl to get used to and have it grow on them. none the less the grill isn't an issue anymore, everyone everywhere likes it from my experience. just update and improve it and upgrade the materials of it because I have to say seeing an 07 with the black grill its actually worse then the 06 grill as the 07 black looks plasticky. which reminds me I should sell my 06 grill for 07 buyers who like it over the 07 grill and don't want the se grill.
subaru shouldn't abandon the whole grill and go to some dinky generic looking grill and drop the turn signal from its current integration with the headlight and make it separate as the pic depicts with the proposed generic looking grill.
its the only suv with headlights like that on top besides the cayenne so why not go with a imiliar open grill and front end as the cayenne. that second pic of the proposed likely grill just looks too standard, generic and cheap. it looks like a Kia suv or saturn or something and will ruin the vehicle and bring it down to the level of the aformentioned.
they just also need to either make a turbo or more powerful engine choice and if only one version, it needed to be from the start and still needs to be better in that dept. ppl buy a wrx sti to have bmw m3 and audi s4 power and capability literally exact hp 0-60 etc. for literally half the price.
if they would have marketed the B9 this way or at least an optional sti version with porsche cayenne turbo or at least infiniti fx45 specs for half the price that could have sold like a wrx sti.
instead they tried to please everyone and end up pleasing noone.
meanwhile depending what I can get for my beca and what deal I can get on a new redesigned mdx when my wife gets a TL (deal for 2 vehicle from same dealer) I may do that. I still love the styling of the B9 and ill say again the rdx actually looksmore like a subaru tall wagon outback type of thing which even my wife says she doesn't like it and likes curvy beca better. but the mdx looks better then the rdx and while I'm not sure I like the styling better then beca(i think its just different and more truck like) I can't resist acuras superior tech now improved even more with live traffic detecting nav.
the voice activated nav and controls of acura even in an older TL(which is a mid level model) are amazing and far superior to subaru. I'm sick of the touch screen and all the subaru nav shortcomings.
tech is high on my list along with styling and power/hp etc and the mdx meets those requirements, it just lacks being a hybrid. nothing I can do about the hybrid factor though as there is only two good hybrid suvs(i don't even count the ford thing) that are highly rated and my parents have them , plus I don't like the styling of the highlander and the lexus rx 400h is too expensive.
as long as the new mdx gets as good of mpg as the tribeca (which shouldn't be too hard) I'm fine with that in the mpg department & everything else the mdx shoul besuperior though more expensive.
cobb is taking too long to put out the supercharge kit, plus for what it will cost to buy it and have installed I could prob just sell my B9 and get an mdx for close to the same amount.
I dunno we'll see, for now I still love my beca with black 20" wheels & other ways I hooked it up and get compliments all the time.(will prob put 22's on the mdx though eventually if I get it) It will be the shortest I ever kept a car while at the same time being my best and favorite vehicle to date which doesn't make sense.
I'm willing to see what the 08 tribeca has to offer but I think its just going to be too little too late and not stack up to the mdx. poor subaru just seems to be a step or two behind. I hope toyota helps them without interfering with their good aspects too much.
But look at the best sellers - Explorer, Highlander, Pilot, all very boxy and bland. That's what people want, something invisible.
You don't (haven't, obviously) joined the herd. Good for you.
-juice
You are right, probably not very many Tribeca's, if any in PEI. ON the message board a few weeks ago was a gentleman from Toronto who just purchased a Tribeca from a dealer in NJ -- we corresponded a bit & I helped him negotiate a good deal on his extended warranty.
What will you do for service up there? Probably no Subaru dealers in PEI?? Have to go down to Halifax, or maybe Moncton???
Good luck
i am used to the tribeca touch screen so i will have to see if this will be an issue for me.
in other news, i finally got my correct satin white pearl touch up paint and there is a ground coat and mid coat and am on my way to touching up the back and blending it in. should be fine.
sucks about the backup camera if it wont work with 06's. There is some amazing new Pioneer head unit that my friend and bro have or are getting. It has everything, nav, dvd, mp3, cam etc. etc. Its like the best all in one head unit out right now. i wonder if it would fit in the tribeca even though i already have nav and dvd though it might not be worth it and will never fit in and look oem probably.
also, on a side note. i saw in the acura mdx thread i posted in there was an option to get an email alert when someoen posted. how come i dont see it for this thread?
I spent a good part of the day playing with my Garmin portable GPS, one neat thing I found were Custom POIs (points of interest).
I got a POI Installer, then found POI databases for red light cameras and speed traps. I programmed the GPS to warn me if I'm a certain treshold over the limit in a speed trap area, so it should beep to remind me to slow down.
Pretty cool feature, and I wonder how you could even do that in a built-in system.
-juice
Bob
I have an 06 Tribeca - I find that if I put it in sport mode it has much more pick up. Once I reach my desired speed I shift back to regular.
I do this primarily when highway driving.
On a trip out to Long Island from NJ and back - total 150 Miles - I averaged 24.5 MPG driving this way. ( 4 people and AC!!)
Charlie
The Pathfinders of a couple years ago had a 240hp engine with 265 ft-lbs of torque and a 0-60 time of (according to edmunds)8.4 seconds. Perhaps a bit faster than the Beca... due to the additional torque as the vehicles were pretty much the same weight. But, the torque makes a vehicle feel faster, as you get pull right off the line.
of course the pathfinder had a fuel economy of 15/19.
Granted the Tribeca isn't a speed demon- but boy have we gotten spoiled. It wasn't long ago that SUVs had 170 hp.
I notice a big difference when using premium fuel. Much smoother throttle, shifting and pickup.
Regards...Joe
That's pathetic. I bet the Tribeca would do better than that even with the supercharger.
-juice
Bob
The possibility of a new engine is one reason I'm waiting on the '08. (and to see what they do to the front end too).
it arrived Friday night, so havent done anything yet but may tackle the install myself as its seems pretty straight forward... seeing more and more OEM cars with with same type crome mesh grill. GMC truck is one that I see alot. would be nice if this grill was all black powerder coated.
Car is in terrific shape...one small scratch on the engine bonnet which some wax and buffing fixed. However, there are a couple scratches on the cup holder cover in the behind the gear shift...you know the split flaps that open up to reveal the cupholders. Someone dragged something across these. Not too serious but they just bother me. Any chance these can be replaced? I haven't looked at them much yet but it kinda looks like it might be all together with the center console. I'll just have to leave it open....one of those things nobody else would notice but I'm fussy.
Should I try the puddle lights? Looks like there are about 8 spots for them....are there that many? What color are they and how hard to install.
I could not agree more. If I get one I'll have to shop around for a local body shop to see how much that would cost. I bet it would look great. :shades:
-juice