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-juice
Wasn't Alvin's owner named Dave? Bet he drives a B9 now. :shades:
Steve, Host
yup. it was Dave. And if he drives a B9, they've got Subaru's in heaven. (Ross Bagdasarian a.k.a. Dave, passed away in 1972)
Internet: The source of all knowledge.
First post on this excellent board. I recently took delivery of a 2006 Tribeca Limited and love the car!
My only complaint: Are they kidding with the cargo cover? Has anyone found any good workarounds they can share other than the old blanket I am already using?
www.weathertech.com
Consider one of those Sears cargo carriers, the neat black ones.
-juice
I've seen three packs at Costco before. The ones at REI start around $15 for the small ones. Heavy duty garbage bags would probably keep most of the rain out too, or you could go Hollywood and use the real heavy plastic trash compactor bags.
I've been known to carry stuff on my roofrack in clean 5 gallon plastic buckets too.
Steve, Host
I hardly use it any more. We needed the space when the kids were babies, now we don't need as much space. Plus, since we own a beach condo, we just leave a lot of stuff there, and don't have to pack every time. Much easier!
-juice
I'm not rich, I got the condo but can't afford the Tribeca I wanted as well!
-juice
I think some of the owners in this forum will be eager to check this out. (X5killer?!)
I bet some people think it's an Alfa Romeo.
-juice
He hasn't been back has he?
I got my camera but he bolted. Snapped some shots but not in time to catch him in them. Grr.
-juice
For the effort, COBB has been able to extract 320 HP and 270 lb-ft of torque from the Subaru 3.0L flat-6 engine.
Power Output:
320 HP (Flywheel) (stock 250 HP)
270 Lb-Ft (Flywheel) stock (219 lb-ft)
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PRICING AND AVAILABILITY
COBB is currently investigating the option of offering complete vehicles or individual parts. Interested parties are suggested to contact COBB Tuning for more information. Contact information may be found on the company's website: www.cobbtuning.com.
How would it work if Cobb sold the complete vehicle?
A complete vehicle might be warrantied by Cobb, but not by Subaru unless they came to some sort of agreement. Doubtful given Subaru uses Prodrive for WRC.
-juice
-juice
He is talking about the original Mig 15 from the 50's & 60's
Check it out:
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/mig15.html
-juice
So we sold it and bought a 2006 Sedona Minivan fully loaded and it does the trick. It's an all new design and quite impressive. My father still has his new FXT and I'm planning on another Subaru down the road of course.
Good luck to everyone and cheers!
Capt. RB
-juice
Subaru makes a great car with the best AWD system on the market. Certainly better that a part time AWD system that is found on many cars such as (I believe) the Murano.
We love our 06 Tribeca and the 07's are going to be even better. This is our second Subaru and we will always have one in our stable.
Subaru has been growing sales fairly steadily the last few years, but not rapidly like Toyota or Hyundai. If they continue, at some point I think they'll reach some type of critical mass and become a more recognized brand, so people will buy more of them. Keep making quality vehicles, and eventually they'll get there.
Main reasons they don't sell as fast as Outbacks or Foresters? 1: They're more expensive. But there's not really a "base" model, and if you compare comparably equipped vehicles, Tribeca's actually a very good value. 2. Subaru's going for profitability more than marketshare. You see a lot of Ford Focii (Focuses) on the streets, but Ford loses $4000 for every Focus they make. Subaru doesn't want to get into that sort of battle. 3: The general public didn't really take to the exterior styling. Sort of a love it or hate it reaction.
Generally, Subarus hold their value very well, but some of that may vary a little depending on what part of the country you live in. We got a good deal when we purchased our Outback and, two years and 34k miles later, have only lost about $4k. For some brands, that's the initial hit you take as soon as you drive off the lot. Pretty good, especially considering our Outback is the previous generation bodystyle.
That's my 2 cents. If you like the car better than its competition, go for it. It's not much of a risk - B9 Tribeca's got a proven engine and a proven all-wheel-drive system. For a new model launch, there were very few problems. '07s will be coming out soon with some improvements you can read about earlier in this topic, or you can read more here: http://www.cars101.com/subaru/tribeca/tribeca2007.html#new%20for%2007
Good luck and happy car hunting.
Anyways, I noticed that none of the power outlets in the car work. Any ideas why? I tried turning the car on, starting the engine, leaving it on the ACC setting, and they just arent giving power.
Look to the snow belt for lots of 'em.
they are selling very poorly
A bit harsh, considering they sold 15k last year after targeting 17k sales. It was close.
poor visibility
That gets addressed by not one but two options for MY07, sonar and a rear camera.
-juice
Some people have issues with the Tribeca, but the issues tend to be subjective.
Underpowered? Not at all. Maybe if I had been used to a Mustang GT or a Corvette I might feel differently, but my other vehicles are/have been mostly Explorers with a Navigator and an F150 thrown in for good measure. The Tribeca compares very favorably with those vehicles.
Visibility issues? Maybe, but the truck is worse and the Nav was no picnic. 2007 options will go a long way to alleviate this.
Styling - totally subjective. I think it's classy and beautiful, but beauty is in the eye of the beholder, as they say.
After a year, I still like my Tribeca very much. I'd buy another one in a heartbeat.
I carpool with a large friend and I am not a small person, myself. I felt cramped in the Outback and often bumped arms or otherwise just felt too close to my passenger in the Outback. No problem in the Tribeca - plenty of room between us now.
Of all the cars (not just Subarus) I have owned over the years, this is the only one I can remember driving with the seat NOT all the way back. I can't reach the pedals in the farthest position.
Compared to the Outback wagon, the rear seat has more legroom and the cargo area is every bit as large. I have a cargo mat from a 2000 Outback that I use in the Tribeca when I transport my big dog (a Great Dane). It fits in the back with room to spare, as does the dog.
I'm not sure how the cubic feet and inches of dimension stack up, but the 'feel' is of a much larger interior.
I love the Tribeca, have had zero problems after 9,500 miles. The interior is significantly larger than the Outback, one reason I made the switch.
The power is fine for this type of car. It has the acceleration needed to pass in an emergency, but frankly I typically try to preserve fuel so I rarely floor it.
I really have no complaints other than the difficulty of integrating a satellite radio. But I had a transportable unit installed and it is a reasonable (though not ideal) solution. I understand the 07 has an input jack in the center console. I doubt this would solve the problem for me either, as I prefer the unit to be next to the steering wheel. I had the docking station installed to the left of the steering wheel.
I paid $30,233 for my LLBean Outback and I guess I owe around $18K on it now. I see that '06 Tribecas are going for around $31-32K on Fitzmall.com. But my husband thinks that if we traded the Outback for a Tribeca it would be like throwing away all the money we have paid on the load for the past 2 years. So I dont think the Tribeca is in my future...
-juice
This continued for about 100 miles until I turned the car off then started it again at which time all the controls started to properly work and have continued to do so.
Has anyone else had this problem?
Does anyone have an idea of what might have gone wrong?
bt2
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