Nov 29
Car of The Day… 2008 Subaru Tribeca
This morning I looked at an interesting item I picked up at the Kingston Whig Web site. The ”Wheels” auto supplement feature by Malcom Gunn of Wheelbase Communications featuring the 2008 Subaru Tribeca. This is a great looking car and you can get all the details at:
http://www.thewhig.com/media/wheels/wheels.pdf
So I wondered off to my RIV Lists 
Just recently on Nov. 26th Transport Canada declared several Subaru Models inadmissible but they seemed to have let the Tribeca off the hook, it is admissible. Please be advised that given the tendency for major “flip-flops”, that I would probably get it in writing first directly from TC before I ventured further, and have it notarized!
Going over to the
| Tribeca 5 Passenger | $41,995 | Tribeca 5-Passenger | $29,995 | 41.64% |
This is what I found a 41.64% difference?? for the base model!
I went to the Subaru.ca web site and tied to build the model and re-check the price. This price in Canada appears to before taxes and prep. I checked at Subaru.com and again found the base price to be $29,995 U.S. I think it was before only a $600 charge for prep I am not sure. Wow !
Now, before running out and going south and skipping your breakfast…. Please please take my advice. I would strongly advise you to do your own research on this one, I suggest you get quotes from your Canadian dealer and quotes from the folks south of the border! (since the word is out about us Canadians - don’t tell the U.S. dealer you are Canadian - until you have to ) .
Then If I could get this in writing from the TC, I would jump on it right away, before somebody wakes up and it also winds up onthe inadmissible! Please don’t hold this against me if you get “Flip-Flopped” by the folks at Transport Canada.
Please note the RIV listing is as of our inquiry this Morning at 6:22 A.M. and of course we all know is subject to Change by Lawrence Cannon.
November 29th, 2007 at 6:54 am
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November 29th, 2007 at 10:00 pm
The US Subaru dealers will be happy to sell you a car for export to Canada, probably well below MSRP. They have been doing this for years! Many of the larger Subaru dealers have sales people specifically dedicated to Canadian customers. Many advertise this on the dealership web page.
There is a huge difference between US and Canadian prices on all Subaru models. Subaru Canada just doesn’t seem to get it, or care about the loss of sales their dealerships are experiencing. Now they throw up this road block for the biggest importers (Impreza and Forrester), saying the immobilzers are different.
November 30th, 2007 at 5:43 pm
I bought a Tribeca in November 2006 (a 2007 model)and I figured that I saved about $14,000.00 at that time, But it would be substantially more at todays exchange rates. No problems so far, but the localZSubaru dealer tellsme that they have to get authorization fromSubaru USA before they doany warranty work,because the warranty is supported only by Subaru USA, and not Canada. So far, touch wood, I have not had to have any warranty claims
It looks like the immobilizer issue has been resolved for now,unless the feds do another floipflop, which would probably not surprise anyone too much. One has to wonder whose money is driving these attempts by the government to block sales of vehicles into Canada. Maybe I’m just naturally paranoid, but
it really makes me wonder!
Jack Horan
December 3rd, 2007 at 1:30 am
I purchased a 2008 Tribeca Limited in Sept 2007, 2008 model, bought from Placer Motors in Helena Montana for US MSRP less $2,500 for cash rebate or $33,500 including GST at the border. Compared to Tribeca Limited in Calgary at roughly $48,000 including delivery and GST. Almost $16k savings..
NOrm