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Old 09-26-2018, 03:11 AM   #64 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ThermionicScott View Post
Good thread, yes, but now I'm tormented by the question of why the Tribeca!

Seemed like a well-thought-out "bigger" Subaru, it just didn't sell in big enough numbers to keep around.
A failure of marketing and product planning.

The "flying va-female-genitalia" grille didn't help, obviously, but the problem was that it was too high a jump in price versus other Subarus and wasn't as established or as rugged as competitors.

Once the grille was fixed, it still didn't look the part of the exciting faux-SUV, like the Explorer. Even if it was arguably better. Instead, it was just... bland.

A good product should sell itself, but you've got to give people reason to look at it before you can win them over.
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