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Thanks,
We bought a Trib today using the S-Plan from
my workplace. When push came to shove, we couldn't really get excited about any other similar type mini-SUV (CRV, RAV4, Forester, VUE). It might be a gamble and I guess we are both a bit uneasy, but when you drive it - its hard to resist. I test drove the one we picked today and didn't notice any excessive noise. We DID get the extended warranty, however, as a safeguard against that Ford drivetrain! We can understand your reluctance. Without the stalling issue, we would have had one in our driveway before the new year! Best wishes on your quest for the perfect mini-SUV.
ABS and side airbags. Also a power seat and a towing package which we didn'r really need but it was FINALLY the color we wanted (Desert or Silver) and we got the S-Plan deal, so we took it. We are apprehensive, but like I said, none of the other mini-SUVs hit our SOUL like the Trib.
If it is engineered correctly the workers could not mess up the building of the car.
JMHO
I hope you never have anything to do with a product that I use.
Thank you and thank God for that post!!! YOUDDA MAN!!!
Anyway...I guess what I'm getting at is, don't let one opinion sway you.
I have a 2001 Tribute with almost 16,000 miles on it. I love it. I took it yesterday for some warranty work, some of the "normal" issues mentioned here already and I guess only time will tell. I do not regret for one minute my decision to buy my Tribute and I absolutely LOVE it.
"Days of our Tribute's" or "The Bold and Stupid"??
This stalling thing is getting my concern. Is this an engine thing that could carry over to the MPV's? I love the looks and features of that little minivan! It's got the power now too, but I need to hear from the Strib folks on that engine. No one on the MPV board seems to know.
tccmn1 - I have heard of the new Engine going into the MPV. Right now, the MPV is in the "recommended" list on Consumer Reports. It will be curious to see what happens when they put the Ford 200HP in there! I am confident that the reprogram will fix the stalling problem, but NOT 100% confident.... I wish I knew what to tell you....
The 2000/2001 MPV uses a 2.5L Ford motor and has been on the trouble free side of things.
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Comments: There is some wind noise while at highway speeds, but nothing overly loud and not any worst than the 97 F150 I used to have. Gas mileage is around 20 to 21 mpg overall. You do hear the exhaust system when accelerating, but once at cruising speeds it is fairly quiet. The wife likes to hear that but a little more sound insulation would suit me more. The power is very impressive when you need it. Cabin noise is not anything near a level that would make it difficult to talk normally. Steering is very impressive, tight, responsive and it handles road bumps very well as I do not find myself having to correct it after normal shocks.
Tow cap was in place, the cross rails on the cargo rack were also in place and it has the retractable cargo cover. Just had the dealer add on rear mud flaps.
I do hope Mazda changes the gear shift style as it does block access to the one knob on the radio. Bothers me but the wife doesn't mind. Lighted ignition at night would be nice. Fit and finish is good but could be improved some. Noticed a pinch mark on the one side of the cargo rack and the plastic side moldings could be fitted just a little better to the body. Plastic covers placed over the screw assembly spots could fit better. But this is a Mazda and not a Lexus so such things are to be expected. A little upgrade in the switches and knobs could benefit the overall impression.
Very happy so far and no service trips yet.
our Acura dealership is the most profitable service department of any of our dealerships, which includes higher volume domestic stores and imports...it's not becausue Acura builds perfect cars. hahaha
Thanks.
The main reason your local ford dealer runs shifts and the Acura store doesnt is simple...Ford sells 3+ million cars a year. Acura sells a tiny fraction of this. The sales volume just isnt there to support 20 hours a day of shop time.
yes, techs can be used for anything but we are required to have a certain number of master techs who get paid top scale wages. If they are used to do things like warranty and oil changes we would lose money. These are the ones who handle big customer pay jobs and none of our dealerships are lacking any work....
1. Are the dealers really not coming more than $500 off the MSRP (if so, that's absolutely ridiculous)?
2. What have any of you who have recently purchased an ES with the above equipment gotten as a bottom line price?
Thanks to all of you who have taken the time to post previous messages in this forum so I wasn't fooled by the appearance of this vehicle.
As to the tribute, I was all set to lay my $$$ down after testing CR-V, VUE, Liberty, Susuki, Axiom,RAV4 when I started reading boards & checking into reliability issues. I confronted Ford & they told me they knew of no such problems(are they kidding?). At least Mazda said Ford was working on issues. Mazda dealer was very good about comments, but couldn't rebut It's a shame, but that' s why we have choices.
I don't know the Passport's reliability record, though.
suvshopper4, I think he did mean Pathfinder as it is indeed made by Nissan.
At any rate I was more interested in answers to my two questions in the above post. phillyguy2, which Tribute were you looking at? What offer did the dealer give you on the vehicle?