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Here's my all time favorite Kayak picture. Notice the siluette of the dog as well.

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Don't know about the weight limits on the Yak, but it is a Loon 111 from Old Town. I've been pretty happy with it, but I do have boat envy :-). I got the 111, because it has the compartment behind the seat for my dog. If I was in the market again, I'd probably go for one of the Blackwater boats. I d...

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Stability was surprisingly good. However, I only drive it 2 miles, without highway, to transport it between my old apartment and my new house, so I don't have too much experience to talk about. The Thule documentation says you need to strap the ends of the boat to the car as well, but the stability ...

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FYI, I used my Kayak carrier for the first time yesterday. I bought the Thule "Hull-A-Port" months ago when REI had a sale, but this was the first time I used it. Thule doesn't officially say that this will work with the vibe, but it worked like a charm. I only have one Kayak on the roof, ...

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No, they were very non-challant about it. I hate Pontiac service to the point where I only go near the place if I need a warranty repair. My theory is that the sound I heard was a backfire, and the pressue caused the hose to pop out. The guy at the service place said that most cars have clips that h...

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Problem solved.FYI, apparently, a vacuum hose under the right ride of the engine got disconnected. 1-800roadsid towed it, and it was taken care of under warranty. Thanks for everyone's help, and I will not be filling my car with the engine running again...

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I think the fuel pump reset is a good idea...does anyone know how to do this on the vibe? Please help, my car ain't runnin!

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I didn't see anything about that in the regular owner's manual. I tried reseting the ECU, that's it.

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When I was gassing up today, a "pop" sound came from the direction of the gas tank. I thought it was the pump shutting off, but the gas still flowed. The engine was running while I was filling up, which I suspect was the root of my problem.Now, the car cranks, but will not hold the start. ...

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One of the cool things about the AMD 64-bit stuff is that it maintains the 32-bit compatability, even in 64-bit mode. When running the Microsoft 64-bit windows XP, for example, a 32-bit program can theoretically run faster than if the same program was running in a 32-bit OS. That is because the OS i...

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Do you guys follow the Intel/AMD processor battle? AMD released the "Athlon 64" processor this week. Talk about high performance mod!

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Where's our black box? The article says all GM cars have em:http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.c ... BA3674.DTL

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Are you low on cash, Derek? Lots of Amsoil plugging recently.

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I've had the opposite experience with Linksys vs. D-link that others are mentioning.I've used linksys routers (with an without wireless), for about 3 years, with no issues whatsoever. I use a VPN connection for work, and the support for it is transparent and flawless.On the other hand, I picked up a...

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If you read the post that started this thread, it was about me using 89 octane in the base.

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A lot of people in this thread have been blindly saying "anything more thant 87 octance is a waste of money", because that's what the spec sheet says. Sheesh, can't someone else just spend the extra $5 for a tank and try it? I for one think it's very feasable for Toyota/Pontiac to market t...

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Dog, I'm engaging in a conversation here. Just because you posted one thing that you say is a fact does not mean that the topic is not up for debate. The ECUs compensation for engine knocking has been discussed in these forums before. I understand the basics of octane, fuel compression, and prematur...

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How is a spark plug designed for a specific octane, exactly?A spark plug provides a spark.

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Modern cars will not knock. They have knock sensors that will detune the engine's timing. Performance improvement with octane increase is feasible, and I think I have experienced it.

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Just for kicks, I filled up with 89 octane gas in my base vibe the last couple of tanks, and I swear I can feel a performance difference. The car seems much better on the low end. Has anyone else tried this comparison? I don't think this is due to the psycological effect, because I when I added an A...

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FYI - All Thule stuff is 20% off at REI now (until April 13th). I have a REI in my town, so I went there, but you can also order from http://www.rei.com. I took advantage and got 2 kayak carriers: http://www.thuleracks.com/thule/product.asp?dept_id=10&sku=835 . I also ordered the GM roof rack ut...

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I'm open for a good deal

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Hi all-I'm thinking of upgrading the wheels on my base vibe to 17". Considering that some people that got the 17" stock wheels may also want to upgrade, I figure there might be some good deals out on ebay, etc for the stock 17" wheels with low mile tires. What do y'all think would be ...

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I know that a lot of you bought your wheels and tires online and installed them yourself, but I'd like a place to install and balance them for me. Does anyone have experience with NTB? I've had good experiences with them in the past, but not with new wheels, etc. I like the idea of a national chain ...

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I've called my dealer a couple of times to try to get information about the supercharger. Since I'd like to test drive a car with the SC before deciding to buy the part, I ask to speak with sales: sales has never heard of the SC. I figured that the service department should know something about it, ...

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Check out http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=325

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This worked like a charm. Thanks so much for your quick help! I was real worried about mildew, but everything is almost completely dry now, after running the blowers on high, highest heat, A/C recirculate on with the windows down for a few hours.

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A/C on to de-humidify?

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I discoved this morning that I left my sunroof open overnite in the rain! I toweled everything down, and most of the water is gone, but the front seats are still damp. Is there anything more I can do now, whiile it's still wet to prevent mildew??!!thanks

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Specifically, can they be used on accessories after you have already purchased the vehicle? I was under the impression that you could only use the GM card points for purchasing in vehicle. If you buy the accessories at the time of purchase, though, I can see how you could think of the points going t...

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What GM points are you refering to? Are they GM mastercard points? If so, I didn't think you could use them for accessories. If I'm wrong, this would be great news for me!

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I'm a software engineer for a semiconductor company.

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For example, I found this FM modulator that will work with any RCA connection input:http://www.crutchfield.com/cgi-bin/S-YvtcrHfmepv/ProdView.asp?s=0&c=2&g=42500&I=257KSIF200You can then use any el-cheapo casette player, and put it all in the armrest. You can even use a walkman, and conv...

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If audio quality isn't too important (i.e. using only for books on tape), you may want to look into a cassete with an FM modulator. That way, you can keep the factory stereo, and the cassete will play through an FM station. If you can find something the right size, it'd be cool to mount it in the ar...

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If you're going to change the stereo anyway, you'll most likely get a better deal with an aftermarket radio.

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That's where Jiffy Lube comes in . They are down the street from me, so I walk it over there.

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I tried to go to jiffy-lube, but when they said they couldn't do it because it wasn't in their computer yet, I started doing my own.

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Wow, it even has the AR9- "leather seating area" code .

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I've been doing a bit of research on ram-air in general, and something that concerns me is sucking in dirt. Does anyone have any feelings on this?

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Is that $700 for the part, no shipping? I imagine shipping and painting can be considerable extra expense. I also noticed that the winshield sprayers don't look as prominent as they do on the stock vibe. Does this hood affect the windshield sprayers at all?I am really interested in this one, but if ...

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Any info on price? This looks really good, but gotta know the price .BTW, it took me a while to find the "reply" button on this post. Since the IMGs are wider than 1024, the "reply" button scrolled offscreen to the right. I think you might want to consider that a website bug (may...

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I have the 16" continentals. Darn, it's tough to wait 5 years to get wheels.... well, at least the car will be paid off by then .

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How many miles do you think the stock tires are good for? I'm thinking about upgrading my wheels and tires, but I'd like to get my money's worth for the rubber I already bought.

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I called my dealer's service department. They didn't have any real info, but the guy said: "I think it's for the high output 1.8L engine". I interpretted that as 2zz.

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U think this will be compatible with the auto trans?

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Anyone have experience with this product: http://www.pocketlogger.com/?page=prod&prod=obd2 ? Car and driver has great things to say about it. Anyone know if it will work w/the Vibe?

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I did some searching on groups.google.com for more info on JET computer upgrades, and wasn't impressed with the responses. Again, I have to go back to my staple question: if changing the computer settings is so good for gas mileage and performance, why didn't the factory do it?

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Have you seen the Honda Element yet? Similar looking to this Mercedes, and in the price class of the Vibe.

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So..umm...what's the point of the foglamps? I know they look cool, but I thought the real point of foglamps were so you wouldn't shine you low beams in your eyes.

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