 I bought my Tribute in Feb 06 with only 6,000 miles on it.  In 4 months I have put an additional 10,000 miles on it. The car rides and handles great. The leather seats are comfortable even after putting 1500 miles on in one day.  Getting in and out of the vehicle is easy; even my Grandma agrees with me that it's easier to get in and out of then my mom's 02 Ford Explorer.  Controls are easily accessible and easy to use even at night.  There's plenty of room inside the vehicle for 4 big adults and a child.  With the seats down there's plenty of room for hauling stuff.  The AWD works great in the snow and on the ice.  Drove up the iced cover road to Paradise on Mt. Rainier - no problem in March and driven through heavy mud.