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Preview: 2010 Subaru Tribeca

Preview: 2010 Subaru Tribeca

What is it?: Subaru's largest vehicle The basics: A 7-passenger SUV with Subaru's six-cylinder Boxer engine Pricing: $30,495 and up On sale: Arriving at dealerships "soon"

As the rest of the industry floundered in 2008 and 2009, Subaru was one of the few carmakers to post sales increases, thanks largely to its popular Impreza and Legacy sedans. The company's largest vehicle, the Tribeca, sweetens the deal for 2010 by cutting prices and packing in more features. For 2010, all Tribecas are 7-passenger only, doing away with the 5-passenger version.

Starting with the 3.6R Premium trim, the 2010 Tribeca's $30,495 price is $500 less than the...

What is it?: Subaru's largest vehicle The basics: A 7-passenger SUV with Subaru's six-cylinder Boxer engine Pricing: $30,495 and up On sale: Arriving at dealerships "soon" As the rest of the industry floundered in 2008 and 2009, Subaru was one of the few carmakers to post sales increases, thanks largely to its popular Impreza and Legacy sedans. The company's largest vehicle, the Tribeca, sweetens the deal for 2010 by cutting prices and packing in more features. For 2010, all Tribecas are 7-passenger only, doing away with the 5-passenger version. Starting with the 3.6R Premium trim, the 2010 Tribeca's $30,495 price is $500 less than the... Read More

Raise your hand for new ‘Yellow cabs’

Raise your hand for new ‘Yellow cabs’ I vote for a new design of the vacancy indicator at the top of the cabs, so that we can tell from at least half a block away whether or not the cab is available, this way I stop whistling my brains off or I give my undulating arm a rest until the next one! What do you think? Having been raised in New York and worked in Manhattan for several years, I know a little bit about yellow cabs, especially some of the tricks needed to succeed in getting one over taller and more commanding individuals, or good looking women, or imposing couples, or very loud whistles coming from bell boys from nearby hotels. But perhaps, in the very near future, all of... I vote for a new design of the vacancy indicator at the top of the cabs, so that we can tell from at least half a block away whether or not the cab is available, this way I stop whistling my brains off or I give my undulating arm a rest until the next one! What do you think? Having been raised in New York and worked in Manhattan for several years, I know a little bit about yellow cabs, especially some of the tricks needed to succeed in getting one over taller and more commanding individuals, or good looking women, or imposing couples, or very loud whistles coming from bell boys from nearby hotels. But perhaps, in the very near future, all of... Read More