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Replying to: b9driver (Jul 07, 2005 3:47 pm) I assume nothing happens when you hit that RSE/aux button on the radio?? Does it even switch to a silent input?? Would be interesting to look at the service manual and see if there are any wiring diagrams for the vehicle harness which show the in-car wiring for the rear aux-in. I agree Subaru is behind the ball here! CRaig |
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Replying to: tytnsfan1 (Jul 07, 2005 10:39 am) Yes, I have had my B9 for a week now - absolutely love it! Hate the cargo cover (read my previous post from about a week ago) but with minor therapy I am getting over that...  I checked the dealers in Dayton, Columbus and Cincinnati and got the best deal at Beechmont Subaru in Cincinnati way over on the east side. A bit of a drive for me but was worth it. No problems with the dealership, got a good deal and lifetime oil changes. I preordered May 20 and it came in June 30. One of the easiest car deals I have had.
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Replying to: gwilson (Jul 08, 2005 5:04 am) The cargo cover does sound a little rinky dink. I guess they couldn't do the "roller shade" type because of the seat movement. Thanks for replying and it's nice to know that I'm not the only person on the forum from this area!  I was beginning to think I was!  I'll be up your way next weekend for the airshow. I just love the Thunderbirds!!! Maggie in No. Ky
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Replying to: tytnsfan1 (Jul 08, 2005 5:28 am) Even though I'm from NYC, I happen to know where Florence is. I have some good friends who live right near there in Hebron. We're trying to figure out when I can do a road trip out there to visit. It's only about 10-11 hours . And keeping it on topic, the friends mentioned above were in for a funeral and we had to cram 6 into my OB. I told my wife we need a Tribeca for the comfort - and for driving to KY Enjoy, Mark
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Replying to: sweet_subie (Jul 08, 2005 5:35 am) It's definitely a good way to try. One negative side though, the dealer I would want to give first crack at a sale is not included in their list. Matter of fact - there is no NYC dealer listed! I guess we're not trustworthy Mark |
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Karen: we should tell them to RTFM! LOL Sounds like the standard PR response Allow me to play Devil's Advocate here...if you were in their shoes, would you really encourage people to tear open their own dash and wire their own stereo solutions? I mean, I can understand if a shop calls to order a shop manual including stereo diagrams/wiring, but the Average Joe Owner? If someone takes the initiative, gets a shop manual, or finds out who makes the stereo and obtains one from the manufacturer, that's different. If anyone gest that far let's document it, I can host pictures, etc. That's the purpose of a forum like this one. But do you really expect Subaru's PR folks to say, "Sure, tear open that dash, I'm sure no squeeks or rattles will appear and nothing will ever go wrong with a novice wiring up their own electrical equipment." Sounds crazy to me. And I've installed several stereos. I just wouldn't expect a manufacturer to help me do it. I just think this is a solution we're going to have to come up with on our own, not with help from SoA. -juice |
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"I am sorry you feel that way about the price on the Tribeca. I think I went out of my way to accommodate you on the color and option." <----- (Actually I was the one who ultimately found the vehicle closest to the colors and options i was looking for and then had to firmly coerce the dealership that had it into cooperating on a dealer trade with this guy at his more local dealership that I had been working with after they had originally told him they wouldn't trade and then tried to get me to drive the hour and a half so that they would get the sale. I told him I did appreciate all his previous efforts in locating what i was looking for and always getting back to me etc. but the bottom line is I found the vehicle, and I talked the other dealer into cooperating on a trade who originally told him no. Otherwise he wouldn't have gotten the sale as I maybe would have driven up to that other dealer.) "I do not know what other dealers are offering as far as price is concerned. You are showing me possible price quotes from a dealer in a different region (MD)". <----(You should know what your competition is offering and you contradict yourself later in the email anyway. So what if it is from a different region? How do you know the one example was from MD? NJ where my car came from, Delaware and MD not to mention NY are not far from Phila area PA and worth the drive if you are going to pay invoice or closer to it which amounted to over $3,000 less then MSRP on my particular Tribeca.) "I offered you my best price that I could offer on that car." <---- ( really? over $2,000 over invoice is your back breaking best price? I highly doubt that.) "I gave you the price including tax, tags and all fees before I went out to get the Tribeca in case you had any questions with it before the car arrived. How would you have felt if you arrived at my dealership on the day of delivery and I said the price of the car is now $1000 higher. I would never do this to a customer" ----(You told me the price big deal, I didn't agree to anything and wasn't going to over the phone nor was I going to negotiate the pirce or do anything that might have given you/the dealership a reason for more excuses on how you couldn't get the vehicle or that the other dealership said it was sold etc. In other words I found the vehicle and set everything up for them with the other dealer and didn't want them any less motivated to get it or have anything go wrong as it had so for starting from my original preorder) The problem is, I was very determined to get the colors/options i wanted and enthusiastic about the car and I felt like that was used against me that it meant I would pay any price. In fact I felt like my bluff was called that I wouldn't walk out on the deal once there when they didn't budge on price, for several reasons including again my obvious excitement for the car. Well that wasn't true, I would have walked out, but I didn't more for the dealers sake being a business neighbor and as the guy I was working with had been helpful and pleasant enough and I didn't want to screw him and leave him with the vehicle they had to transport from another dealer etc. plus figured that it could be made up to me with some options and consideration on future service. But no, he threw in 2 super cheap options and that was it and they almost tried to sell me the 100k extended warranty after I had told them I knew of ppl getting that for free included in their deal which was already better then mine without that. I've given him lots of ideas as listed above and more like the free tires for life etc. etc. Instead he doesn't agree to any of it or come up with anything else to offer so why should I even buy any more options from them or take my car there for service? "I want you to leave feeling like you received a fair price on the Tribeca".<----(If you really want that then do something about it because not only don't I feel, but I know that I didn't receive a good price) "I have been talking with the dealers in the area and the dealers that I spoke with have not been discounting this car more than $500." <----(I thought you just said you don't know what other dealers are offering? and whether thats what they told you or not or whether its also then actually true or not is irrelevant, thats why there is invoice price which speaks for itself and the examples of deals that are at other dealerships that are not so far that your customers cannot go there instead of to you) "Sometimes people say that were offered a better deal than they actually were." <----(Possible but then thats why we have invoice price again to make best offer from that and not based on any other deals) At this point its water under the bridge in a way because I already agreed, signed and paid so don't make excuses now just do the best you can from here to make the deal seem better and keep me as a customer into the future.
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Replying to: kmartin (Jul 07, 2005 10:05 pm) Did you mean that the CA emissions is the same as PA emissions or did you mean the warranty? I meant the emissions. There are 2 reasons I 'm concerned about the emissions: 1) I may relocate to CA in the future while I keep the vehicle. 2) I would prefer that my car pollutes our environment a little less (you may call me a geo-green - I care about spending as less oil also if I can so that we don't have to depend on outsiders for that). Kim.
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Replying to: phan7 (Jul 08, 2005 9:36 am) I did look under the hood of another Tribeca a few days ago and found it LEV2 / Tier 2 Bin 5 rated. The Tier 2 Bin 5 is the Federal emission standard. Not as good emissions rating as I would have wanted but still the good thing is that they seem to be selling the same ones in PA as in CA. The customer service representative also indicated that all Tribecas should have the same emissions rating all over the country. However, when I asked him whether he could confirm that, he seemed to be little taken aback and asked for the VIN of the car since he couldn't confirm without knowing the VIN! Kim. |
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