I do mostly city driving and up here in Canada, we get down fairly cold during the winter season so gas mileage does down a bit during winter.Here is my fuel logs for 2011:
I had my vibe since Oct 2009 and is currently @ 35,000kms. I haven't done any maintenance beside oil change, tire rotations and a wheel alignment at around 28,000kms... Am I due for anything yet?The car is runs smoothly but recently developing some kind of noise around the front right suspension are...
So I book an appointment today to have the following done:1. 4 wheel alignment2. 4 wheel rotation3. Full brake inspection4. Visual Safety Inspection (Over typical Multi-point inspection at no extra charges)All for $99.99CAD plus tax.All this six months before my warranty expires... am I wasting my m...
So I live in Canada and winter can be very icy.With my previous car, I had goodyear tripletred all season tires and it works great!The problem with my current car (09 vibe with 17in P215/45), the goodyear tripletread doesnt have the size for it.Anyone have any recommedation for me in terms of all se...
Here is my 2.4L vibe with 5sp auto 2009:Average for the year so far is 26.6MPG Date 9/14/2010 Cost per Liter 0.999 Liter of gas purchased 42.055 Total cost in CAD $42.01 Kms19,488 Brand of gasShell Did I fill it up all the way? Y MPG- [Shell] [Edit] [ Delete]9/4/2010 0.999 15.632 $15.62 19,014 Esso ...
Ok, the weather is pretty bad lately and I dont have a garage to do the oil change myself.So I took a bottle of 5w30 to my local dealer for oil change on my 2.4L 2009 vibe.... I understand that 5w20 is prefer as per manual, but I would like to use 5w30 for added protection and is easier to buy....I ...
Bolt on hitch is good, dont want any welding to my car....This one looks like a perfect fit: http://www.etrailer.com/Traile...97984In terms of wiring harness, I see that Toyota sells a kit for the matrix, anyone try it with the vibe yet? It would be nice to not have to cut any wires.
Wow, I am presently surprise our vibe is good to towed even a tent trailer!What kind of latch (or whatever that thing is call that you need to install on the vibe to connect to the trailer) do you recommend? Total towing newbe here~
Yes, I am aware of the 1500lb limit, but probably a good idea to stay under 1000lb IMO...I heard is pretty stressing to the car, what can I do to minimize this?
So I am planning to buy a house and need to do some renos...It would be real nice to have a car/truck to carry some dry walls and 2x4, etc....My trusty 09 2.4L vibe is the only car I have and dont really want to get a truck.I was wondering if any one try pulling a small utility trailer such as this ...
Quote, originally posted by kowell »This has been discussed in the recall thread last month but unfortunatly GM announced no plan to offer this to Vibe owners and when I questionned my dealer last month about this they hadn't even heard of it.That's no good...I will wait for now...
Well, according to that letter notice from Toyota is a complete gas pedal replacement and looks like no re-enforcement is added on, so that would mean is a new design.... Is likely better than the re-enforcement add-on...
So I was browsing a matrix forum and I see this:http://i39.tinypic.com/34ipb1j.jpgIt appears that Toyota will offer a gas pedal replacement instead of the reenforcement bar.Does anyone know if GM is offering similar notice in the form of a TSB, etc??
Ok, so I am having trouble unscrewing my engine oil cap~~first of all, it is counter-clockwise to unscrew correct? Can anyone verify with me? This is for a 2009 2.4L vibe.Secondly, any tricks out there that will help me unscrew this?
I think the car drive ok.... The fact that I had hit the wheel a few times over the pass few months kind of worries me... Might have knock the alignment out...
Ok, I had my 09 vibe for 1.5 yrs now with 14,000 kms... Should I do a alignment? It had been though two hash winter already and I worry the alignment might be off...How often do you guys do it?
Ok, I scratch my car badly today~ I can see bare metal~What happen is, I open my driver side door to pin in some code to open a gate~ I miss calculate the distance and get the damn pole with the key pad~What can I do to minimize the damage? Touch up paint is all I know~
Just help my gf move today with my Vibe! Just took two trips to get everything to her new place! We were both impress with the vibe's cargo space!She is planning to get a single size mattress this week, wondering if the vibe can carry it? Is the width of the mattress that might be the limiting facto...
learn something new everyday!Quote, originally posted by ou.grizzly »You know the knob that you use on the dash for the trip meter and odometer reading?Turn it to desired setting, that is the dimmer switch.
Quote, originally posted by keithvibe »lol do you guys plow roads up there?Our city just got hit with a Blizzard storm and the city is working 24/7 to clean the street.As of today, our street is still cover with like ~20cm of snow! I have been taking the bus to work... I will try to get my car out ...
Quote, originally posted by goochsmooch »I recently got stuck in a similar situation. Funny story actually:I ended up buried in this snow drift that I was forced to try and plow through to avoid a head-on collision with an '86 Celica that had nothing to lose. This is in a sketchyarea of town, right...
I do believe our vibe isn't very good in riding though snow~Today, I attempted to drive to Tim Horton (is Canadian version of Krispy Kreme) for lunch, but only to get stuck in my back alley~ We got like 5cm of fresh snow...A dude with his F150 4x4 pull me out effortlessly to the front of our house~ ...
Ok, so i was careless and lightly scraped the edge of my factory Chrome Clad 17in rims during a turn (hit the sidewalk)... Is the rim shown in my signature below...It didn't scrape any of the chrome! So quit lucky...but the edge of the rim, it did get scraped and seems like it starting to rust or so...
Ok, so it has been a cold winter and today, it finally warms up!I didn't feel the shaking before, but today, with fairly warm weather, I feel the car shakes at highway speed....Does sudden change in temperature cause havoc with tire balance? B/C that's what I think the shaking is from... Or is it so...
I am considering installing a remote starter this summer... I am really missing it today at -32C... Secondly, I would like to install brush aluminum door steps (GM Accessories)...
you are worrying me!I like to keep my car for long long time and when I was shopping for a new car at the time, I was concerns with all these electronics that they put in being unreliable~
Ok, so with my previous car, I use Fuel System Treatment Additives once a year. Something like this one: http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST...a.jspDo you guys use it on your 09 Vibe 2.4L ??? I have about 12000kms on it...
Bought my 09 Vibe 2.4L 5spd in 08 October and currently have about 11600kms.So far, couple of issues:- 5spd auto will surge when downshifting- paint chip in rear hatch- a lot of cracking in cold weather- 10L/kms or more gas mileage~Is not too bad IMO... My girlfriend have a 08 civic and she have a f...
Quote, originally posted by lowincash »i thought the base model gives a smoother ride? is the ride harsh with all passengers on board? maybe it's the torsion beam rear suspension set up that isn't absorbing the bumps as well? only suggestion i can think of is getting softer tires Now that you menti...
Quote, originally posted by ou.grizzly »What is great about your Colour Vibe is that it comes already painted! That is a big plus. Looks good!For some of the other Vibe colours, they spoiler would needed to be painted to match! Ya! I basically pay for the spoiler and that's it! Not Labour or additio...
As some of you know, some of the 2009 Vibe have paint chip problem on the rear hatch and a internal TSB has been issued.I recently had the repair done by GM at there cost and the picture below is what it looks like after the repair.... Oh, I also install a new spoiler!!! The car look so much better!...
So GM is finally welling to pay for the paint chip on my hatch. TSB has been issue for this well known problem.With this warranty claim, my existing spoiler will need to come off and I plan to buy the "GT" spoiler to put on my 2009 vibe. The labour will be free of charge!I think I know the...
Today is one year since i purchase my 09 vibe! I guess tomorrow I won't have the security of OnStar... LoL... maybe is time to buy the double din DVD headunit I always wanted!
Took it to my dealer today and they told me they will have to check with GM Canada to see if they will pay for the repair first~Here is a photo of the actual chip:
Quote, originally posted by ou.grizzly »That is not the fix per GM. Take the vehicle to a different dealer such as Somerset Pontiac in Troy, MI. They will fix it accordingly. To be honest, I would also contact Gm Customer Service and report them as they should fix it per TSB which is to refinish th...