...

That might work, but I like The 3rd row of seats on the Tribeca, for
people it's a "JOKE"...why bother putting them in..( and try to get
into them* giggle*...you can't even fit all the camera gear).

The radio is a real loser...you would think that for a top of the line
SUBARU, they would install a decent radio.

The pick up is very sluggish...LOT'S OF RPM NOISE..BUT YOU DON'T pick
up speed, It's OK in the city were 0-30 rarely happens in under 80
seconds.

I do get lots of looks in the tribeca, and the paint must shine bright
because most people grimance and squint.

Capt. Suzy
35s5
NY

That might work, but I like The 3rd row of seats on the Tribeca, for
people it's a "JOKE"...why bother putting them in..( and try to get
into them* giggle*...you can't even fit all the camera gear).

The radio is a real loser...you would think that for a top of the line

SUBARU, they would install a decent radio.


The pick up is very sluggish...LOT'S OF RPM NOISE..BUT YOU DON'T pick
up speed, It's OK in the city were 0-30 rarely happens in under 80
seconds.


What 3rd row? We passed on that silly feature. We have a custom stereo
with Icom DVD. Look it up. Top of the line. The Tribeca is the same
speed as a Lexus RX-330 and is hardly slow...oh and it's the quitest
SUV, even more so than the lexus!
Good research there, Joe!


RB
35s5
NY

Nutsy,

If you have access to E85 fuel, you should look into a Flex-fuel Car.

http://community.webtv.net/tassail/ThomPage

"Mys Terry" wrote in message
...
On 3 May 2006 06:23:44 -0700, "Capt. Rob" wrote:


The Tribeca is a safer car, and you indicated that safety was very
important to you when you first got it. The Prius isn't awful but it's
not one of the top rated cars in it's class for side impact. Ordering
the optional side air bags helps, but it's still not a "top pick" by
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, who also rated it
"marginal" for it's seat and head restraint design.



Safety is no longer a factor. It's a moving target. If you haven't figured
it out, RB uses whatever outstanding feature a car (boat, stereo, etc) as
his justification of owning a vehicle.

He claims he drives 20K miles a year and also claims the Tribeca got 25 mpg.
That's 800 gallons/year, let's say $4.00/gallon or $3200/year. If he would
own a car long enough to drop collision insurance it would almost pay for
the gas alone. He's never owned a car for 100,000 miles or 200,000 miles or
300,000 miles. He's paying new car upfront costs every two years plus he's
constantly insuring a new car.

If the Tribeca really gets 17 mpg (as other owners report) then we're
looking at $4700/year in gas expense.

Safety is no longer a consideration when you have to pay for it.

Getting to the hospital in blizzards, tornadoes, floods, sleet storms is no
longer a consideration when you have to pay for.

He just doesn't see the cost in flipping cars so often.

As RB says, "you are what you drive".

Amen!

What hilarious is that an incremental cost gain of 33% in the cost of gas
would make him sell the car. The no headroom in his planing.

Glory!

Joe

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"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
ups.com...
We may trade away the Tribeca or Outback for a Toyota Prius next week.
We drove one for two days and got 48 MPG and it was a nice ride...sort
of like being on a Star Trek shuttle.
I could care less about what the car costs so long as I'm not giving
the money to oil. I filled up the Prius ONCE! Amazing little car, but
with an interior sized like a Camry. And of course way fewer emissions.
Time to match sailing with a car that's environmntally friendly to the
very wind we sail by!

Why not ride a bicycle and give nothing to Big Oil?

Max

"Bob Crantz" wrote in message
. ..
The Corolla can get 44 MPG on the highway. Around town, city driving it
can go as low as 34 mpg, especially with ethanol.

The Toyota Yaris should do even better, and without the price penalty of the
hybrid Prius.

Max

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
oups.com...
Toyotas are well designed and most are made in America. I don't think
the
Prius has as much interior room as a Camry, especially the newer ones.
The
Prius is more like the Corolla. The Corolla can get 44 MPG on the
highway.
Around town, city driving it can go as low as 34 mpg, especially with
ethanol. Also take a look at the Matrix, it comes in 4WD/AWD and gets
good
mileage too.

The Prius is quite roomy, more so than the Corolla which I am too tall
for. The Prius has almost the same room as the Camry and more cargo
space. The Matrix is a neat little car. Whatever happens, I know I'm
tired of paying for fuel at 17-25 mpg in my current cars.

Do the math, Bubbles. You'll never break even with that Prius over, say, a
Corolla or especially a Yaris or the small Scion hatchback. There is no
hybrid currently built that will save money overall in the long run. In the
short run--you only keep your cars 4 years--you'll take a beating. And when
an aging Prius is worth roughly $3K and needs a new battery, which costs
roughly $3K, then what?

Max

Do the math, Bubbles. You'll never break even with that Prius over,
say, a
Corolla or especially a Yaris or the small Scion hatchback. There is
no
hybrid currently built that will save money overall in the long


Max....
1) What about emissions?
2) What about investing in real world fuel saving technology for the
future?
3) What about the fact that the new Prius and Camry hybrids are also
far more comfortable cars than the typical econobox?
4) What about NOT giving MORE money to big oil and the middle men?


RB
35s5
NY