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What's crazy is they still look pretty small. lol

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I always keep a tire pressure gauge, a flashlight, and some paper towels (in case there's a spill, I need to check oil on the fly, etc.). That's about it.

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Very cool story. Thank you for posting it!

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Quote, originally posted by Kincaid Â»Love the CTS-V wagon. Would perhaps be my DD if money were no (reasonable) object. Didn't see it in black though - I think all three CTS-V models were in red.I'd kill for a CTS-V wagon. Easily my favorite car right now.

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Nice shots, and nice car!

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Holy cow. That's terrifying to think about, let alone see it. Huge props to everyone in this thread for getting it figured out!

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Looks great!

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I gave the Vibe a new rear wiper today and Rain-X'd both the front and rear windows. Visibility is muuuuuuch better now when driving in the rain.

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I had a hell of a time getting that crap off of mine but Goo Gone finally prevailed. It's good stuff!

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Quote, originally posted by vibolista Â»For some reason, they're building an F1 road course in Austin, Texas, of all places. Kansas may have lost out it seems, but if Grand Am or ALMS races in Austin, it's only a few hours away for you. Unfortunately, it's all way too far from here!!Too bad camo cou...

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I think the current wheels look great. Lowering it a little would make it look even better. Nice work!

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I have a Canon G10 and absolutely love it. I didn't want to deal with the size of a DSLR since I'm not a serious enough photographer but I didn't want the crap quality of a typical point and shoot camera either. It's the perfect balance between the two IMO.In super dark situations it's not the best ...

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Videos like this are why I'm such a huge dog lover. You don't get that kind of love from cats in my opinion.

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I've tried Discount Tires twice. Both times they advertised a tire as in stock only to call me and tell me it's out of stock after I've bought them. I don't use them for that reason.Any time I've used Tire Rack I had tires at my door two days later. Every single time. They may not be the cheapest, b...

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The slight drag when slowing to a stop is exactly what you think it is. Warped/hot-spotted rotors.Did the rotors have this problem before-hand? A lot of times resurfacing them only masks the issue for a little while and then they come back. If they didn't, it's possible that the resurfacing grinded ...

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Are you doing it simply for looks? Do you track the car?The good majority of cross-drilled rotors are NOT very good rotors at all. Cracks tend to develop between the holes that grow until the whole rotor is shot. Unless you're spending serious bucks on them you're probably going to end up with a set...

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Premium is around $3.65/gallon here right now.

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I really hope they build a road course out there. I know they had talked about it for a while but I never read any updates. I would LOVE to see the Rolex Grand Am series make a stop there. Outside of F1 it's about the only racing I watch.Nice to see another KS person on here by the way.

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It depends on the car. The performance VTEC Hondas generally engage at 5800rpm and rev to 8000+. My Si (2007, powered by the K20Z3), for example, was 5800rpm and it went to 8300rpm. They are also geared so that they stay in VTEC when you shift. What Toyota was thinking when they decided to set lift ...

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Some driving impressions after 24 hours of having it installed:The car appears to drive smoother. When shifting gears the RPMs appear to drop just a slight amount slower and it makes shifting smoother a lot easier. That was one of my biggest gripes about my car so it's been a pleasant surprise to sa...

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Quote Â»idk about the matrix, but my lift starts at 5800... it changes depending on the engine temperature. also changes the rev limiter depending on the temp.I have the same exact ECU as you now so I can safely say that it engages at 6200rpm. This has been proven via multiple dynographs over on Mat...

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It was possible in the Matrix, so I decided to see if it was possible in the Vibe GT. Sure enough it was! It's as simple as swapping your ECU to one from a 2003 Pontiac Vibe GT or 2003 Toyota Matrix XRS.Woah woah woah RWatters, what's that going to do?It's going to lower your lift engagement point f...

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If it happens all of the time on all of your setups then my guess is it's your driving and not the car. If brake hard right before you stop then it's a very easy way to overheat them and get them to have hot spots like you're feeling. The best way to avoid that shutter feeling is to brake slowly and...

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My father owns a G8 and it hasn't exactly been the most reliable car in the world. The exhaust smells constantly like it has a bad cat, the suspension clunks, and it's had a few check engine lights that magically disappear without resolution when he takes it into the dealership. He test drove two be...

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Valvoline 5W30 High Mileage.

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IIRC the NGK Iridiums are essentially what the car comes with from the factory, so I'd treat the replacement interval the same. I'm used to paying $80 for a set of plugs for my RX-8 that had to be replaced every 30,000 miles. $30 for a set of plugs that last longer than I'll probably own the car ble...

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On my Vibe I use a coat Meguiars NXT 2.0 followed by a coat of XPel sealent wax (it's actually used on clear bras but I've had great luck using it on our cars as well). Using this combination I can go 6 months without any worry. The paint still shines when clean, still beads when wet, and is still s...

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I use a can of Seafoam in the gas tank yearly on all of my cars.

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My '04 GT had Dexcool in it. Not much of it, but it had some. I had the system flushed completely (a week after buying the car) and filled it back up with Prestone 50/50.

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Paid off debt with the entire thing. I want to be 100% debt-free by the end of the year.

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I'm a bit bored this evening and figured I'd post up some pictures I've taken over the years. Enjoy!(My last car. '04 Mazda RX-8).It's not just cars either. I'm a huge aircraft fan!I'll upload some scenery pictures tomorrow. This computer doesn't have them for some reason.

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$3.45 for premium today. No drilling in the gulf and all of these protests are really pissing my bank account off!

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Spark plugs - NGK IridiumOil - Valvoline MaxLife 5W30, change every 3,000-5,000 milesOil filter - Purolator PureOneOnce a year I run a can of Seafoam through the gas tank as well to help keep the fuel delivery side clean. I don't really see a need to run it through the intake. I figure a good 'ole r...

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I've had my Vibe GT for around two months now and I couldn't be happier with the purchase. I don't think it's for the typical reasons, but that doesn't really matter.This is what I came from. It was a 2004 Mazda RX-8. At time of trade-in it had 35,000 miles on it. In terms of '04 cars go, it was abs...

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I've been doing reading over on MO on this topic but the threads don't tend to have a lot of information about it. It's just randomly brought up and then dropped. Granted I'm not a member so I can't take full advantage of their search function (I've been using Google as the search tool). Am I unders...

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I have a 2004 Pontiac Vibe GT with 81,600 miles on it as of this morning. The car runs great, but I've noticed while driving it that any time I come to a stop the engine is rather noisy inside the cabin. It sounds as if it has an exhaust leak, but you ONLY hear this noise inside the car while at idl...

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I've had my Vibe for two weeks and noticed the air smelled pretty funky when you turned it on. I figured the first step in trouble-shooting this would be to check the cabin filter. Well, I'm glad I checked it first. Honestly it's pretty disturbing how someone could just ignore something like this fo...

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That's a big way to clean engines in the rotary community since those cars are nearly impossible to hydrolock.Stick with Seafoam on a piston engine. It's more than proven it's capable of doing the job.

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The parts will come in due time. The two main goals are continue to pay off debt and to get what needs fixed, fixed: - The weatherstripping around the drivers-side door is shot. - It has a couple of spots that need paint-work. The clearcoat on the bottom of the rear bumper is peeling around a scuff,...

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Hey all, I signed up the other day and figured I'd finally post something up here. Friday I picked up a 2004 Pontiac Vibe GT. Came with the 6-speaker system and a moonroof. 81,000 miles. Picked it up for $5,900 and I'm still in shock that I paid so little for it!I came from a 2004 Mazda RX-8, and a ...

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I'm just LOVING this Vibe!

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