Any Tribeca owners out there

[M. Butkus]

My wife purchased a new Tribeca 5 passanger, white. Living in NW New Jersey
it replaced and Audi A6 AWD. Wanted another AWD. Bought in May '05 we drive
in NJ and PA area and to date have only seen 4 other Tribecas. Rides nice
but were Subaru got the 250HP rating, I don't know. Power is lacking for
NJ, PA boarder hills. I have a '04 Saturn Vue with the Honda 3.5 -250HP.
That car shows it HP at any moment, no problem. I only need half throttle
to zip past anything. This Tribeca... nope.
Good ride, nice insides, stupid non-adjustable roof racks for a SUV. So far
we haven't driven in snow but I owned a 2002 OB so I know it will go. Gas
is only 20-21 in standard driving. HW is better. High test is the
problems. My Saturn takes regular and gets 21-22 and 25+ Hwy.

 

[bigjim]

Tribecas are dweeb cars as are Saturns. That is why you see so few.
They named tribeca after a homosexual enclave in new york. Saturns--
Who the #@^%& would pay sticker price for a car? 'Nuff said!!

 

[j]

Yeah who would pay sticker!

That would make them a zoon-dweebi-maximus.

You're so awesome.

 

[j]

....and cool. You're so cool.

Trolling around. King of the town. Always got your windows rolled
down.

You're a bitchin dude! If you don't like it it must suck.

It must totally rule to be so awesome.

Dare to dream.

Whoo-hoo!

 

[j]

Totally dweeb cars. Not the kind of cars for awesome dudes who wear
acid wash jeans and Big Johnson T-shirts would be caught dead in. Keep
it real!

 

[Pinehollow]

My wife purchased a new Tribeca 5 passanger, white. Living in NW New
Jersey
it replaced and Audi A6 AWD. Wanted another AWD. Bought in May '05 we
drive
in NJ and PA area and to date have only seen 4 other Tribecas. Rides nice
but were Subaru got the 250HP rating, I don't know. Power is lacking for
NJ, PA boarder hills. I have a '04 Saturn Vue with the Honda 3.5 -250HP.
That car shows it HP at any moment, no problem. I only need half throttle
to zip past anything. This Tribeca... nope.
Good ride, nice insides, stupid non-adjustable roof racks for a SUV. So
far
we haven't driven in snow but I owned a 2002 OB so I know it will go. Gas
is only 20-21 in standard driving. HW is better. High test is the
problems. My Saturn takes regular and gets 21-22 and 25+ Hwy.

I have a 5 passenger Limited Tribeca that just turned 3000 miles. I like
it very well. It seems to have as much power as the 03 Legacy Outback that
it replaced. It is quite a bit heavier, so I would imagine that it would
lose in a drag race between the two.

I haven't had a single problem with it since we got it. It is the first new
car that I have ever owned that I haven't taken back to the dealer to
correct some problems, big or small. I have owned dozens of new cars and so
far, this seems to be the best as to build quality.

My wife is the primary driver, my primary vehicle being a 03 Ram Quadcab. I
don't like having to use premium and don't usually. The midgrade fuel works
fine and the dealership says its ok to use it as long as there is no
pre-ignition. I live in Florida, so I won't be driving it in any snow this
year. I plan on moving back to Texas next year, so I might get a chance
once or twice next year. I like the way the Legacy and this Tribeca handle
on wet streets though, and it is a safer car.

(e-mail address removed) sounds like an idiot. There is always at least one on
every forum that just likes to display his stupidity for the world to see..

Don

 

[speednxs]

Rides nice
but were Subaru got the 250HP rating, I don't know.

You have to rev it to get that power.

Long and boring answer. Horsepower = Torque (ft-lbs) * RPM/5252
The Tribeca H6 3 liter is rated at 250 hp at 6600 rpm (199 ft-lbs). It
also rated at 219 peak ft-lbs at 4400 rpm (175 hp).

A 3.5 liter honda is obviously going to put out more torque at most
rpms and therefore more horsepower at that specific rpm.

By comparison a BMW 330 with a 3 liter (straight six) puts out 225 hp
at 5900 rpm (200 ft-lbs). It is rated 214 ft-lbs at 3500 rpm (142 hp).


Learn to rev out the engine under modest throttle. This is a bit
trickier with an automatic transmission. I'm sure you love a
challenge. Putting your foot to the floor at 2000 rpm doesn't bring
good results.

There is still no substitute for cubic inches!

Enjoy your Tribeca.

 

[Carl 1 Lucky Texan]

You have to rev it to get that power.

Long and boring answer. Horsepower = Torque (ft-lbs) * RPM/5252
The Tribeca H6 3 liter is rated at 250 hp at 6600 rpm (199 ft-lbs). It
also rated at 219 peak ft-lbs at 4400 rpm (175 hp).

A 3.5 liter honda is obviously going to put out more torque at most
rpms and therefore more horsepower at that specific rpm.

By comparison a BMW 330 with a 3 liter (straight six) puts out 225 hp
at 5900 rpm (200 ft-lbs). It is rated 214 ft-lbs at 3500 rpm (142 hp).


Learn to rev out the engine under modest throttle. This is a bit
trickier with an automatic transmission. I'm sure you love a
challenge. Putting your foot to the floor at 2000 rpm doesn't bring
good results.

There is still no substitute for cubic inches!

Enjoy your Tribeca.

Are we talkning about a Honda that weighs the SAME as the Tribeca? I've
seen 'rules of thumb' thatindicate 8-11 lbs. of weight for each
horsepower. Under 50mph HP/weight ratios are a fair way to compare
vehicles, over 60mph drag coefficients begin being very important.

Carl
1 Lucky Texan

 

[speednxs]

Yep. The faster you go the more important the aerodynamic drag.