Any otherTribeca owners on here?
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We have had our SE7 now for over 3 years and 40,000 miles, and despite the marmite looks and thirst for fuel are still really pleased with it. It has been totally reliable save for an anti roll bar bush and alarm sensor. I was thinking of changing it shortly but it still feels so well screwed together that I might just keep it for another couple of years.
I just wondered if there are any other Tribeca owners on this forum? Care to share your experiences of running the car, parts availablity, long term high mileage issues etc..?
I just wondered if there are any other Tribeca owners on this forum? Care to share your experiences of running the car, parts availablity, long term high mileage issues etc..?
Hi,
I owned a Tribeca for 2 years - was an amazing car and for the money you got a serious amount of metal. Was absolutely cavernous inside, build quality was great, very quiet, quick and handled suprisingly well. Only bad point was the fuel consumption (but if I'd kept it would probably have treated it to a LPG conversion).
Seeing another on the road was very, very rare and I much preferred it to a mate's X5 (it was also faultlessly reliable unlike various Land Rovers).
Still miss it a bit and glad I experienced one of motorings hidden treasures.
P.
I owned a Tribeca for 2 years - was an amazing car and for the money you got a serious amount of metal. Was absolutely cavernous inside, build quality was great, very quiet, quick and handled suprisingly well. Only bad point was the fuel consumption (but if I'd kept it would probably have treated it to a LPG conversion).
Seeing another on the road was very, very rare and I much preferred it to a mate's X5 (it was also faultlessly reliable unlike various Land Rovers).
Still miss it a bit and glad I experienced one of motorings hidden treasures.
P.
What is the real world MPG on these.
I nearly bought one in 2006, but ended up moving overseas, so didnt. I saw a couple in the classifieds and got to wondering whether I could chop the jeep in for one.
Its a shame subaru didnt introduce the facelift they gave the tribeca in north america, I am sure they would have sold a few more as the looks were less challenging.
I nearly bought one in 2006, but ended up moving overseas, so didnt. I saw a couple in the classifieds and got to wondering whether I could chop the jeep in for one.
Its a shame subaru didnt introduce the facelift they gave the tribeca in north america, I am sure they would have sold a few more as the looks were less challenging.
Thanks for the replies. We see 19 mpg for daily stuff and around 23 mpg on longer runs.
It is to coin a phrase a lot of car for the money if you can get over the consumption and interesting looks. However the interior is so much more attractive than the competition with huge levels of standard equipment and excellent build quality, hence my hesitation in replacing it...
It is to coin a phrase a lot of car for the money if you can get over the consumption and interesting looks. However the interior is so much more attractive than the competition with huge levels of standard equipment and excellent build quality, hence my hesitation in replacing it...
Based on my experience a set of tyres will last 25k, insurance is currently £450 pa, servicing as ever depends on Indi v dealer, I use a dealer and servicing every 10k or 12 months is on average £350.
It really does feel a well made thing and as per my first post we have spent next to nothing on ours other than routine servicing over 3.5 years and 40k.
We have just replaced the front disks and pads with aftermarket parts at a cost of £220 the originals have managed nearly 40k miles.
Subaru parts are not cheap and I don't know how easy it will be in a few years time to source parts either from Subaru or from elsewhere.
The engine I think is well proven in the Legacy and from what I have seen doesn't seem to suffer from any major problems.
The only slightly frustrating thing about driving it is the auto gearbox which is not the best, it is slow to kickdown and sometimes struggles to find the right gear but for long journeys it is fine and smooth.
Good luck wih the search go for an SE7 if you can find one, it comes with seven seats, rear flip down DVD screen integrated into the audio system and nav screen with cordless headphones etc great if you have kids!
It really does feel a well made thing and as per my first post we have spent next to nothing on ours other than routine servicing over 3.5 years and 40k.
We have just replaced the front disks and pads with aftermarket parts at a cost of £220 the originals have managed nearly 40k miles.
Subaru parts are not cheap and I don't know how easy it will be in a few years time to source parts either from Subaru or from elsewhere.
The engine I think is well proven in the Legacy and from what I have seen doesn't seem to suffer from any major problems.
The only slightly frustrating thing about driving it is the auto gearbox which is not the best, it is slow to kickdown and sometimes struggles to find the right gear but for long journeys it is fine and smooth.
Good luck wih the search go for an SE7 if you can find one, it comes with seven seats, rear flip down DVD screen integrated into the audio system and nav screen with cordless headphones etc great if you have kids!
Sawman, the s5 you looked at I think might be a parallel import as I am pretty sure the UK got only the SE models that came pretty loaded with leather, nav, sunroof, reversing cam etc.. The SE7 added seven seats and the rear entertainment system.
Subaru were offering a very heavily subsidised lease scheme to shift unsold SE5's in 2008, if I recall correctly £247 a month would get you a new one on a 2 year lease 10k miles pa. I should imagine most SE5's of a 2008 vintage will have been ex lease cars that are currently for sale. For that reason and the better spec of the SE7 I would try and find a car thats been "privately owned" the 7 seater spec I am sure will be a helpful selling point when the time comes to move on IMHO.
Subaru were offering a very heavily subsidised lease scheme to shift unsold SE5's in 2008, if I recall correctly £247 a month would get you a new one on a 2 year lease 10k miles pa. I should imagine most SE5's of a 2008 vintage will have been ex lease cars that are currently for sale. For that reason and the better spec of the SE7 I would try and find a car thats been "privately owned" the 7 seater spec I am sure will be a helpful selling point when the time comes to move on IMHO.
T5GRF said:
The only slightly frustrating thing about driving it is the auto gearbox which is not the best, it is slow to kickdown and sometimes struggles to find the right gear but for long journeys it is fine and smooth.
When I bought mine the dealer said drive it in sport mode to get round this - seemed to work but you get used to it and it's not a detractor given all the positives that the car offers.So I have a couple of tribecas to look at, there seem to be a few about with 30-40k on the clock. With this mileage are there any impending big services.
One of the posts earlier suggest 40k on a set of brakes, so I guess I should check these out, I can see that tyres are not cheap items so I'll be checking these out.
Would there be a cam belt change looming?
One of the posts earlier suggest 40k on a set of brakes, so I guess I should check these out, I can see that tyres are not cheap items so I'll be checking these out.
Would there be a cam belt change looming?
sawman said:
So I have a couple of tribecas to look at, there seem to be a few about with 30-40k on the clock. With this mileage are there any impending big services.
One of the posts earlier suggest 40k on a set of brakes, so I guess I should check these out, I can see that tyres are not cheap items so I'll be checking these out.
Would there be a cam belt change looming?
Is the Tribeca a 3.0 H6? If so I think it's a chain, not a beltOne of the posts earlier suggest 40k on a set of brakes, so I guess I should check these out, I can see that tyres are not cheap items so I'll be checking these out.
Would there be a cam belt change looming?
Edited by Stig on Tuesday 28th February 16:27
Great thats helpful guys, so 2007/8 cars with 30-40k should be reasonably big service free for a while.
Has anyone got a tow hitch on a tribeca, none of the ones I have seen advertised have one, I know that some cars are not type approved for a towhitch and so cant get a hitch. We have a sailing dinghy so one would be useful.
Has anyone got a tow hitch on a tribeca, none of the ones I have seen advertised have one, I know that some cars are not type approved for a towhitch and so cant get a hitch. We have a sailing dinghy so one would be useful.
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