Checked out the Tribeca today...

svxxx26 · #1 06-10-2005, 09:57 PM

The local dealer had a bbq tonight to intro the new model. SO I got my first in person look at it.
Hmmmmm.....the front end styling has yet to really grow on me. I think it's the grille mostly. As for the rest - I'm OK with it. If I had plenty of discretionary income and a family with several kids I'd probably buy one. Persoanally I'd take the LL Bean Outback for the money. They had one Tribeca there that finally crossed the 40 thousand line. Whoa!
The best part of the new model is the interior. The way the dashboard wraps around the doors and the console reminds me of the SVX. It all looks very high-tech, very highly finished, high quality.
Damn...it also leads me to think, what if?? What if there was still an SVX in the Subaru lineup? Can you imagine what a cool car that would be with nearly 15 years of development??

Landshark · #2 06-10-2005, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by svxxx26

The way the dashboard wraps around the doors and the console reminds me of the SVX.

i thought the same thing when i first saw the interior pics.

Mr. Pockets · #3 06-11-2005, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by svxxx26

They had one Tribeca there that finally crossed the 40 thousand line. Whoa!

What do you mean? The car had 40k miles on it, or they've built 40,000 of them already?

n00b on demand · #4 06-11-2005, 10:22 AM

I think he might have been talking about price. I saw the tribeca in person too and it doesnt look TOO bad...i think once you get over the front end its ok.

svxxx26 · #5 06-11-2005, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Pockets

What do you mean? The car had 40k miles on it, or they've built 40,000 of them already?

Ummm..maybe the term shoulda been STICKER SHOCK

I suppose it's the same reaction people had in '92 when they saw 30 grand for a Subaru?

Honestly, comparing that 40 grand Tribeca to similar vehicles it's probably not a bad buy for the performance and what you get. I think it was Car & Driver? that was comparing it favorably to a more expensive BMW X5.

Thing was, just eyeballing a 32 grand Tribeca and a 40, I couldn't tell the difference. Oh well, when you're over 30, what's 8 thousand ?

Earthworm · #6 06-11-2005, 05:14 PM

The front does look like a frog.

I never got inside it but I did take a good look through the windows.

n00b on demand · #7 06-11-2005, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Earthworm

The front does look like a frog.

you know thats funny my mom said the same thing.

Weebitob · #8 06-11-2005, 08:37 PM

Maybe when Zapatinas thought of Subaru as an all terrain automobile, he thought amphibian, so then he thought frog.

SilverSpear · #9 06-29-2005, 02:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Earthworm

The front does look like a frog.

Well put

Sid E. Ryner · #10 06-26-2005, 08:31 PM

I got the new "Car and Driver" mag. have the Tribeca in it. I'm the the front is so-so, the interior is wow. I don't mind get a silver one with 5 pass. ltmd. ed.