Sales were poor. Big surprise . Ugly styling and named after a
homosexual enclave in New York. Too expensive. Subaru management is
clueless. The outback saved them but why? Unique styling, filled a
niche good price point. Subaru will never be a luxury brand. Their
owners are often repeat customers due to quality and uniqueness. None
of the new subarus offer anything unique.


On May 13, 11:28 pm, Mike <yard22...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Tribeca goes mainstream
> Subaru has dramatically altered its 2008 Tribeca in this crossover
> SUV's third model year, clearly responding to criticism over styling
> that polarized faithful Subaru fans and other prospective buyers.
> athttp://www.washtimes.com/autoweekend/20070510-123759-9549r.htm

On May 15, 12:52 pm, big...@backpacker.com wrote:
> Sales were poor. Big surprise . Ugly styling and named after a
> homosexual enclave in New York. Too expensive. Subaru management is
> clueless. The outback saved them but why? Unique styling, filled a
> niche good price point. Subaru will never be a luxury brand. Their
> owners are often repeat customers due to quality and uniqueness. None
> of the new subarus offer anything unique.

"just" the working awd ma'm

<bigjim@backpacker.com> wrote in message
news:1179258730.669675.166790@l77g2000hsb.googlegr oups.com...
> Sales were poor. Big surprise . Ugly styling and named after a
> homosexual enclave in New York. Too expensive. Subaru management is
> clueless. The outback saved them but why? Unique styling, filled a
> niche good price point. Subaru will never be a luxury brand. Their
> owners are often repeat customers due to quality and uniqueness. None
> of the new subarus offer anything unique.
>
>

AWD that works well, good quality, great safety ratings; that is unique in
today's car market

Subie AWD is great but cant help an ugly design and a name that evokes
homosexual dens couldnt overcome awd. Many vehicles have good safety
but that is not of concern to many buyers. Design is crucial.


On May 15, 7:42 pm, "JD" <m...@home.ca> wrote:
> <big...@backpacker.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1179258730.669675.166790@l77g2000hsb.googlegr oups.com...
>
> > Sales were poor. Big surprise . Ugly styling and named after a
> > homosexual enclave in New York. Too expensive. Subaru management is
> > clueless. The outback saved them but why? Unique styling, filled a
> > niche good price point. Subaru will never be a luxury brand. Their
> > owners are often repeat customers due to quality and uniqueness. None
> > of the new subarus offer anything unique.
>
> AWD that works well, good quality, great safety ratings; that is unique in
> today's car market

Are you kidding? Look around you. There are very few cars made today that
aren't ugly. Function seems to be more important than style with most
buyers.

<bigjim@backpacker.com> wrote in message
news:1179311240.933194.258240@k79g2000hse.googlegr oups.com...
> Subie AWD is great but cant help an ugly design and a name that evokes
> homosexual dens couldnt overcome awd. Many vehicles have good safety
> but that is not of concern to many buyers. Design is crucial.
>
>
> On May 15, 7:42 pm, "JD" <m...@home.ca> wrote:
>> <big...@backpacker.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:1179258730.669675.166790@l77g2000hsb.googlegr oups.com...
>>
>> > Sales were poor. Big surprise . Ugly styling and named after a
>> > homosexual enclave in New York. Too expensive. Subaru management is
>> > clueless. The outback saved them but why? Unique styling, filled a
>> > niche good price point. Subaru will never be a luxury brand. Their
>> > owners are often repeat customers due to quality and uniqueness. None
>> > of the new subarus offer anything unique.
>>
>> AWD that works well, good quality, great safety ratings; that is unique
>> in
>> today's car market
>
>