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Matrix has this TSB for corroded fuel filler neck and EVAP codes, my 03 has a corroded neck and intermittent EVAP Codes... the part was updated, does anyone have the GM TSB and new filler neck part number???

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changing what wires ?!?!?! it's coil on plug, no plug wires!

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If I put the car up on the lift and hit the bottom of the tire with my knee I hear the clunk, the boot is ripped on the shock, but i it still rebounds properly so i think the shock is ok... probably just the upper strut mount?

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If the tank is filled (no i'm NOT overfilling it), within 3 trip cycles I get a P0441, to add to that when any amount of gas is added to the vehicle it can be harder to start or start and stall, starting to sound like a problem with the purge valve under the hood? anyone have a diagram of what valve...

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on the water temp icon it has 3 hashes on the thermometer then two wavy "water lines" below that, on mine the needle at it's highest position is below the 3 hashes but resting on the upper of the two squiggly lines definitely isn't making the cabin "hot" in 15 degree weather, i j...

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is it? the heat sure could be a lot hotter

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i'm a fuel conserving piston head, corvette!

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it never goes above "almost half" on the gauge and when it's cold like this (12f) it takes forever to warm up in the city, seems to get to "almost half" pretty quick on the highway though (most of my commute is city)anyone have a picture of their fully warm needle position?

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gf mentioned when trying to start the vibe the other day it "took longer" and "something was wrong"i started it this morning and noticed while it cranked normal and took the normal amount of time, when the engine started it sounded like the starter hadn't disengaged in timeanyone...

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i'm now experiencing the same with our 03, i'm questioning the coolant temp sensor, these usually wreak havoc in all cars in cold weather if they're not reporting the proper water temp

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Car is a base automatic and has served us well until just now, 186000 miles and tranny is flushed every 30k, new OEM plugs 10k ago, new OEM air filter and pcv valve within the last 5k, never any drivability problems and runs on mobil1 5w20Yesterday I got a CEL for P0441 indicating an incorrect evap ...

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Quote, originally posted by northvibe Â»mazda ftw!! was it the 2.3 or 2.0? the 2.0 got in the top 10 for best mpg's It's a 2.3 auto, she's doing better on the highway than the vibe did, city maybe a little less cause it actually turns

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(removed)? this thread had *nothing* to do with vette vs. vibe and BTW I do DAILY DRIVE my vette and see equal or BETTER THAN vibe mpg doing it, so don't start that businessbut, when it rains i drive the vibe as it's a knock around beater now and the mazda's been great so far

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Quote, originally posted by joatmon Â»This whole thread has gone south. You all should take this to "The Others" or maybe to some other forum. WE know you all think Vibes suck, but some of us who still come here actually own them, and get tired of hearing about how our vcars suck. So take ...

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lol 118mph with N20? so you took a 160hp engine and turned it into 460hp? LOL domestic ricer for sure

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Quote, originally posted by jerryn Â»Hmm.. maybe you test drove a car that wasn't tuned correctly? When I test drove my Vibe GT I I accelerated hard into some hairpin turns, I accelrated hard through a roundabout when there was no traffic, the car was tight, no roll, no sidewall flex. I got the spor...

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Spent some time dialing in the mapping on the vette tonight and now i'm experiencing a lot of instability in the rear going from 2nd to 3rd @ ~90mph wide open throttle, what was this thread about again

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i don't think it was the steering response that bothered me, it was the boatloads of body roll & sidewall flex

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Quote, originally posted by AKLGT Â»oooh, the 135i... I have yet to get myself down to BMW to test out! Also, no MR's here to test out that DSG box! I want to see how that system works (even though top gear or whatever said it sucked).135i is a TON of fun, but add a few options then look at the MSRP...

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Quote, originally posted by AKLGT Â»again, I'd disagree on the prev impreza yrs being "better" than the new. but taht's me. I have an 07 and now an 08. I prefer the 08 over the 07 any day, but again, that's just me. I've never been a fan of the old impreza style, so perhaps that makes the ...

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Quote, originally posted by lowincash Â»yeah i do think my car is pretty damn worn out =/ i was originally thinking of getting the new jetta but i don't really trust vw's reliability yet. if i go german vw's the only one i can afford for now lol i don't really want toyota or honda or nissan for that...

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Quote, originally posted by kevera Â»Don't be sad you own an 09.FYI,after edits are ghey.you know, I usually frown upon previous generation owners bagging the new generation, but the vibe follows suit with the imprezas as truly being better 1 generation back, just like the prelude in 1997, this does...

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Quote, originally posted by lowincash Â»honestly i drive like a granny...i do 60-65 mph on the fwy and hardly do i step on it all the way. i love the power on this car, it's just not a very comfortable ride. i have a lot rattles everywhere and the ride is not smooth =/ also has a lot of wind and roa...

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Quote, originally posted by lowincash Â»yeah i am...i currently have a 2002 maxima but i'm getting a 2009 vibe gt hopefully within the next couple months. should be a fun car compared to my maxima. the test drives felt fine but maybe that's because i'm sick of my maxima hahaWait, WHAT? You're going ...

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Quote, originally posted by AKLGT Â»LOLI've watched the GTR run an 11.95 @ 121 mph completely stock. yes, it's expensive, but you get what you pay for. for a C5, you still have to mod it. and for a Z06, you're gonna spend a lot more than $38K. if not, I'd have bought one.the STI's are spendy, but wh...

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Quote, originally posted by AKLGT Â»see and that's where i'd completely disagree (new STI sucking). I have the new 08 STI and with an intake and catless DP, I run 12.7's without even trying. But I wanted a hatch with a turbo and AWD so that made the Speed3 a no go. But wow! again, awesome little car...

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Quote, originally posted by NibCrom Â»Hey, you used to have an 02 Z06. That's what my dad has. It wasn't Electron Blue, was it?millenium yellow, didn't keep it very long... hated it, kind of like a cavalier with a big engine, felt like the landlord of a trailerpark... C6's are muuuuuch nicer.

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Quote, originally posted by NibCrom Â»If you want lots of power and decent highway fuel economy, a Corvette is probably unbeatable. yeah if it didn't snow here she would WITHOUT A DOUBT be driving a 6spd AUTO C6 Corvette, absolutely no doubt in my mind, how awesome would that be?

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Quote, originally posted by Whelan Â»Well here is my take. I currently own a 2005 Matrix XR AWD. I was looking for specifics on a car which led me to this decision. My competition was a Subaru 2.5 wagon, Mazda 3 hatch.The Subaru first off was waaaay overpriced for what it was, and it really looked m...

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Quote, originally posted by Mavrik Â»I'm curious about the 09 as in personally driving it and comparing it to my 04. But so far by appearances and what not, the 03-04 model year is still my fav.Now I've driven and enjoyed the style and handling of the mazda speed 3. I haven't driven a mazda 3 though...

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Quote, originally posted by lowincash Â»kinda off topic but just curious...what mpg does your corvette get?I get 18-21 in town depending on my right foot to and from work (8 miles each way with several stops), I can make it 21-22mpg shifting out of 1st @ 2k and going into 4th then 6th by 35mph, but ...

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Quote, originally posted by NibCrom Â»I might have to flame you for this. i've ALWAYS been a fan of light & nimble well sorted tight suspension compacts, problem is they're never packed with any power to go along with it (when i say power, to my butt-dyno a 350whp evo/sti is slow)hopefully the C...

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Quote, originally posted by northvibe Â»Hmmm I had my drums off like 2 yrs ago and dont remember what they looked like. But with that many miles on stock? drums, Id replace them.HA sweet a mazda3!!!!

2.0 or 2.3? orrr the speed 3?

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Quote, originally posted by ToolGuy Â»We love our 03 all except for the drivers window falling into the door over the weekend. That is another story though. My wife was not set on the new Vibes but she saw a GT the other day and told me she liked it. Funny story though, last week I met with a GM cus...

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All I can say is if someone can drive a 185k mile 6 year old base through the same course as a brand new 09 GT and still feel like the old base is a way better car, something is seriously wrong.Has nothing to do with bias or "expectations" because I own a Corvette, part of being a car enth...

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Quote, originally posted by DarkVibe Â»i disagree, it's very noticeable, but then again, when you're use to a $60,000 car, i guess a little pee on like the vibe is nothing more then a pos. and shame on all the owners who bought them and like them, we must have been stupid to buy such a sloppy car an...

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glad i'm not getting flamed here lol, the new ones are really garbage

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Ran into a problem with the rear license plate bolts being seized, I was able to get the driver's side bolt out, but the other side broke as I tried.The nuts are welded to the hatch so replacement isn't going to happen short of welding new nuts to the backside, I removed the plastic trim behind the ...

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My gf works for a large dealer franchise here in West Michigan, so they sourced a grey 09' Vibe GT auto with sunroof to most likely replace her 03 which I now drive on rainy days/winter, she showed up home with it and I already knew I wasn't going to like the asthetics as IMO it's a lot uglier than ...

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Has 185k miles, has had a minor brake squeak from the rear 10-0mph since... forever? Dealer's looked a few times, cleaned/adjusted the drums etc never with resolution.Since this is my winter beater now and the gf's got a new Mazda3, I figured i'd investigate it myself.I removed the rear drum and not...

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well she bought the damn thing *sigh*, i wanted her to get a cobalt SS turbo, anyways, she got a GT automatic w/ sunroof, does the radio at least have an input for ipod?

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anyone have detailed pics of their GT in CGM?

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What kind of highway mpg are you guys seeing @ 70mph with your 09 5spd AUTOMATIC GT's?

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hers is paid off and she's getting a new a car soon, i'm probably going to buy it for cheap and use it for winter

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ours has been "loose" in the 03 for awhile now, but it's really minor, i figured the regulator would just eventually give... the window still functions perfectly except the glass moves a little too much, sounds good they're fix it for free though *shrug*

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i'm in grandville

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we're going to replace the vibe with a 08 civic ex-l, i don't feel the car has evolved as a commuter like it should have.

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i've cared for her car with a careful hand since day and it sure paid off, i don't know how many of you guys have gf's you live with / wives, but a problem free vehicle for them to drive is top choice to make life easier lol

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It's just a stock LS3 Corvette..... for now I've had several performance cars, but her daily commute and necessity for reliability & fuel economy is a million times higher than mine.

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This car's been pretty good, always run on mobil1 5w20 with 7500 mile oil change intervals... just recently the belt tensioner and catalytic converter had to be replaced, I put a new front O2 in it recently even with the bad cat and it still achieves ~32-33mpg @ 70mph (we'll see how it does with the...

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Fuel filler TSB for 03?

Re: High idle on cold start? (ned23)

Front passenger side clunk, strut mount?

HELP!!! EVAP issue, p0441

bad thermostat?

bad starter?

Cold start and EVAP issues with 2003 base vibe

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Re: 2009 Vibe GT automatic test drive, we didn't buy it. (jerryn)

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Re: 2009 Vibe GT automatic test drive, we didn't buy it. (AKLGT)

Re: 2009 Vibe GT automatic test drive, we didn't buy it. (NibCrom)

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Re: 2009 Vibe GT automatic test drive, we didn't buy it. (Whelan)

Re: 2009 Vibe GT automatic test drive, we didn't buy it. (Mavrik)

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Re: 2009 Vibe GT automatic test drive, we didn't buy it. (ToolGuy)

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Rear license plate bolt annoyance, post for searching.

2009 Vibe GT automatic test drive, we didn't buy it.

Brake drum squeak on 03?

GT's in carbon gray metallic, any owner pictures?

2009 Automatic GT mpg?

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The 175k mile 2003 base vibe automatic check-in!