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Prices Paid: Buying & Leasing Experiences Subaru B9 Tribeca Lease Questions
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Replying to: angrodri (Feb 09, 2006 5:55 pm) The big question I have, is why is this car such a big marketing flop for Subie? When they came out in July, leases were in the $600/mo range. The price is seriously discounted now. I have my eye out for them and in 7 months I have seen only 3 on the road...and I live in NY Metro area. Read an article last week that said Subie was looking to sell 17,000 of them for 2006. It said their numbers sold aren't close to that. Why............it's a cool car?
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Replying to: stormcat (Feb 09, 2006 8:39 pm) I will say that those who have them more often than not love their Tribeca. As to lease rates, Subaru has made a huge mistake in not giving all their models a bigger residual like the Tribeca. Off-lease Subies are currently sold or auctioned off at a profit for the company when they really should try to break even. This results in fewer new cars sold when other companies have so much better lease terms. |
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I think it is the front end.. it just looks jarringly disconnected.. Just my take as a non-Subie owner..
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Replying to: kyfdx (Feb 10, 2006 3:52 am)
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Replying to: raybear (Feb 10, 2006 3:59 am)  Bob
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That's a strong word, in December they very nearly met their target sales. January wasn't so good, though. I think it's just an ultra-competitive segment. Tribeca came out just when gas prices started skyrocketing, so its competitors amped up the incentives. You can get a Pilot LX AWD for $24k, and Highlanders are being given away now that the RAV4 is out. -juice |
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Replying to: rsholland (Feb 10, 2006 7:22 am) 1. I have to agree with Juice about the market being very competitive. The big 3 were selling at deep discounts and well as a general SUV - XUV bumper crop. 2. Of more import is the fact that the Subie brand is a niche name, almost cultish and in general not known except in a very vague way as being a reliable but unexciting brand by the general buying public; especially those of us that usually shop in the $40K and up arena. 3. When it came out, many traditional Subie buyers were turned off by the price (basically 40k) for a loaded B9. The more upscale buyer which falls into 2 basic groups: Logo or Name Snobs and Driving Enthusiasts were not attracted in very large numbers because the BMW or Lexus snobs would not be caught dead in a Subaru even though is a worthy competitor and maybe the superior ride to its big name competitor. The many of the rest of the upscale buyers were turned off by the lack of options. I purchased mine because I appreciate unique quality vehicles. I would have liked to have been able to spend thousand more on a B9 with all the bells and whistles that I was used to having on my luxury cars. It appears that SOA is addressing several of the upgrade features and options in the 07. They still will need to address the image problem if they want to reach the non traditional Subie buyer who they absolutely need. Making the B9 a success with their core customer base does not add appreciable volume since for every B9 sold to a Subie loyalist - means one less Outback, Forrester etc that gets sold. SOA can not grow with out most of their sales growth to people like mewho came from outside the SOA family.
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Replying to: subienewbie2 (Feb 10, 2006 9:11 am) BTW, I leased a 7 pass LTD, DVD, AeroBar, Splash Guards, Rear Bumper Guard and All Weather Mats for $425/month, NO MONEY DOWN...I rolled everything into the lease. Drove away having made only the first month's payment. Joe |
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Replying to: subienewbie2 (Feb 10, 2006 9:11 am) -juice |
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Does anyone know any information about this? Two dealers in Milwaukee area claim they were able to purchase new "Wind damaged" Tribeca's at auction for a discount. Anybody know how much they were discounted from invoice? Salespeople claim no visible damage, but I am somewhat skeptical. Thanks for info on this.
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