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Replying to: nickel (Apr 04, 2007 11:00 am) |
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Replying to: ateixeira (Apr 04, 2007 8:16 am) Tribeca  Vue  Escape  In fact, it was exactly the uncommon and polarizing nature of the front end which drew me to the Tribeca in the first place when I was shopping for my first SUV. I already owned a 15 year old Subaru and although I had heard about the Tribeca way back when it was still in the rumour mill stages, a Subaru SUV was not even a seed of an idea when I first went shopping. It was only when I had given up on the other manufacturers and showed up on the Subaru lot ready to settle for a Forrester or Outback, that a row of Tribeca frontends suddenly caught my eye. To me, Subaru's main selling points have always been AWD, reliability and uniquely appealing designs. Taking away the most visible of those traits isn't likely to win my dollars but then again, I'm probably not one of their "target buyers", since I also liked and bought an SVX. I had entertained the idea of upgrading to a newer Tribeca in time, because my current one was purchased almost out of desperation and thus lacked the through research and testing one would normally conduct before making such a purcahse. I basically asked for an overnight test drive and was ready to talk price and sign papers the next day. Did I mention that my other car is 15 years old? But given the current design changes and past history, it looks like I may have to wait another 15 years before I can upgrade again. KuoH
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Replying to: kuoh (Apr 04, 2007 2:19 pm) -mike |
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Replying to: kuoh (Apr 04, 2007 2:19 pm) The Ford Escape's new grill is similar, sure, but look at the lower bumper, and other views differ greatly. I don't see the link to the Saturn Vue. Maybe just the angle of the front clip, but not any of the details. The 06-07 Tribeca was polarizing, you either loved it or you hated it. Even though I liked the original Tribeca, there just weren't enough of us. Look at the sales figures. I don't think they sold half as many as they wanted to. We can't blame Subaru for going with a conservative front end. Thankfully the shoulders, flares, and concave panels still make it an interesting design overall, and far more than the box on wheels that you see with the Escape, Highlander, Pilot, etc.
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I purchased a 2007 Tribeca in March and couldn't have been happier. Well, now after seeing all the updates on the 2008, I'm thinking I should have waited  ...oh well, I do still prefer the front design & grill on my 2007.
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Replying to: amy10 (Apr 05, 2007 6:55 am) I like both, but I want the 3.6l engine so I think I'm getting a 2008.
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Replying to: ateixeira (Apr 05, 2007 7:04 am) -mike
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Replying to: paisan (Apr 05, 2007 7:13 am) I don't need more than that. 1500 lbs is enough for my needs. I'll order a hitch if mine doesn't come with one. I hope it's pre-wired like my Forester was, install was a snap.
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Replying to: ateixeira (Apr 05, 2007 7:15 am) -mike
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