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Tribeca and other Sport Utility Vehicles
Earlier today, I was browsing the Yahoo main page and I noticed on their Buzz log, they were talking about the popularity of searches regarding fuel efficient vehicles versus SUV's.
Buzz Log link Anyway, I was thinking that now is a terrible time to release the new Jeep full size SUV called the Commander. Anyway, the Subaru SUV is certainly not in the same class as the Commander, Hummer, or anything of the sort. If anything, it's more like a Acura MDX or Nissan Murano than a traditional SUV. Nevertheless, anyone else think that if current trends continue, the Tribeca will not sell well?
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SUV's need to stay the hell off the road because most people who drive them don't know what the hell they are doing.
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Subaru: missin' the boat again!
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I question the wisdom of introducing an upscale SUV to a market saturated with upscale SUVs. And given the uninspired advertising efforts I've seen (plus the fact that it's mighty hard on the eyes), poor sales of the Tribeca will come as no surprise.
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Look on the good side of this. If the Tribecca is a flop, we will be able to pick one up pretty cheaply in a few years. Then we can get a trailer and tow our SVXes to SVX Meets.
Thank you SUBARU.
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Sorry Larry, tow rated at 3500 which is the tow rating of the SVX as well Even our racer and trailer weigh in at 4.5-5k
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We have 20 Tribecas on our lot.....the same 20 that were there 3 weeks ago p.s. The Baja will be discontinued after the 06 MY. That makes it's total run only 4 model-years! Dave Last edited by red95svx; 09-15-2005 at 07:40 AM. |
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Incredible that the best Subaru promotion on TV these days is for motor oil: "You paid for 300 horses..." Features better shots of a WRX than any Suby advertising. dcb Last edited by dcarrb; 09-15-2005 at 07:52 AM. |
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Personally, I'd buy a brand new Loyale over the Tribeca if they went back into production with only adding airbags and antilock brakes to it .
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I had some discussions about this with other GM guys who are concerned about the upcoming release of GM's completely redesigned truck line. So GM is facing this same concern. However, I don't really think it will be a problem. Consider that with the super-insano gas prices of the last few weeks, you would have expected to see people becoming super stingy when it comes to driving, or you would have expected to see alot less trucks on the road. This didn't happen. I think we are at the point in this society where, for the people who can afford to purchase the gas guzzlers, the inconvenience of not being able to drive as much is enough for them to just suck up the cost of fuel. Trucks and SUVs are so darn popular that I think not even gas prices will be able to put a noticeable dent in sales. Sure they won't sell quite as well, but the sales loss will be nowhere near enough to kill off entire vehicles.
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This is off topic, but I took a good look at some of the 06 STI's we have in stock.......BARF! The grille is fugly (like the Tribeca), and that "second wing" on the rear window??? WTF?? The Impreza line continues it's tradition of ugliness.......
I don't care how much horsepower they have, or how fast they can go 0-60, these things are just too darn ugly! Maybe it's good that they are fast...no one will be able to see you in the drivers seat, and spare you the humiliation of being inside such an ugly beast! I'll take beauty over speed any day. Dave Last edited by red95svx; 09-16-2005 at 06:55 AM. |
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