2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca Limited 9 Passenger from North America - Comments

I had the 2006 5-Passenger model. The basic really. I have to say this is a great car. Never once had a break down or any engine problems what so ever.

-The ride is a comfortable one. At 109 MPH the car doesn't feel like it's going to fall apart like others do.

-It's quiet when you're cruising and when you put your foot it makes a great noise.

-The turning circle is not a great one I will admit.

-The acceleration was a bit lazy from 0.

-Brakes were amazing.

-A/C and heating excellent.

-Styling was not too great.

-Driven this through snow and mud never gotten stuck.

-MPG in city was 17MPG. 22MPG if I really really tried. Highway was 24ish (I never got better than 26MPG.

-Not the easiest car to park.

Overall a great car. Though I don't see how you could fit 7 people in the other model.

Well the Foresters are junk, just look at the reviews for all modern Subarus. In order to make them last for more than 100k, you have to spend a fortune.

Are you talking about Motor Trend's Car of the Year, the 09 Forester, or the other Forester's that have continually rated tops in Gov't crash worthiness tests, as well as Consumer Reports "Best Buy" for how many years running? Puhleeeze.

I agree that the sales did miss the target on the B9. It is one of those vehicles you either love or hate the looks of.

I have a 2007 with around 15K so far and have not had one issue with anything. The person who said Foresters were junk seems to be misinformed. Just look at the data available. Subaru had their entire lineup get recommended by Consumer Reports for 2008.

My family had been driving them for about 10 years now and have no plans to change. The outer design changes did spur much better sales for the Tribeca until the car market and the economy started sliding, so you can't fault the looks on that one.

Someone also posted that Subaru was owned by GM and that the Tribeca was a Saturn. This is not true. GM did own a small part of Fuji Heavy Industries which owns the Subaru brand. I think it was less than 10% that they owned. Don't quote me but I think it was 6%-8%. They sold all holdings to Toyota a few years ago and then Toyota bought some additional stock in Fuji Heavy Industries. They now own somewhere around 16% of it.

Anyway... Back when GM had the stock, they did use some Subaru technology in a SAAB. No GM technology was ever used on Subaru vehicles. GM wanted them to mate an inline 4cyl to the AWD system and they basically told them to get on down the road. Toyota is now sharing some of their manufacturing know how with Subaru to keep costs down and build their vehicles more efficiently. You will notice that Subaru has been able to lower base prices on most of its vehicles in the past few years, which is rare these days. There is also no such thing as a stripped down plain Subaru anymore. They decided to start making many options people included in the base vehicle to help with resale value. I hope this helps.

I am a bit biased since I do work for Subaru at the Indiana plant where the Tribeca, Outback, and Legacy are built. But my family was driving them well before I ever went to work there. I worked for Toyota before that so I have seen how they both are made, and let me tell you Toyota uses much cheaper parts, paint, etc... and they build their cars much faster. The interior of a Camry basically snaps together and the Subaru has more screws and bolts holding things in place. Toyota does not even use primer under the paint on the Camry. Like I said, I am a bit biased, but I have owned them for years and have only ever had a wheel bearing on an Impreza get noisy that had to be replaced before it was supposed to be.

I want to buy a used Subaru b9 Tribeca ltd 5 passenger, already 100000 km. It that OK or not?