GenVibe - Community for Pontiac Vibe Enthusiasts

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Hmm... Look familiar???BIG SURPRISE: Europeans WANT small, efficient 5-door 'wagons'.Let me get this straight. GM is rushing to build a 'Chevy Cruze Wagon' in Europe, because they don't have anything like it on sale in Europe.Suppose GM and Toyota had 'saved' NUMMI. They could have used excess NUMMI...

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Welcome to the GenVibe family!I own an '03 (built mid-2002) with the 'Moon & Tunes' system (slightly enhanced sound system bundled with moonroof). High mounted front tweeters are the only noticable difference from the standard system. The sound is adequate for me (male, 55+, with minor hearing l...

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Reminder that HouseOfBugs (Tim Hoogland's) Vibe 'Viki' was totaled earlier this year: http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=44931

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Welcome fellow Hoosier, to the GenVibe family!If you travel down I-65 to Indy, honk as you pass the 142 mile marker.

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Tell this to your insurance agent next time you renew your policy:Two carjackers in Florida eventually fled when they discovered the intended vehicle had a manual transmission neither of them knew how to drive. Same thing a few weeks ago in California.Full article from LA Times:http://latimesblogs.l...

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Welcome to the GenVibe family! Great pic, too!

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Reviving another 7-year-old THREAD back to life...(Actually, SEARCH found quite a number of oldy-moldy threads about electric superchargers, but this was the first with 'Electric Supercharger' in the title.Ostby's Believe it or Not:So this 'electric supercharger' stuff apparently is NOT EXACTLY an a...

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Welcome to the GenVibe family. Sounds like you have some nice mods planned.

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Conspiracy theorist that I am, this could be a recipe for the end of WallyWorld as we know it. It's absolutely a desperate move by Walmart.If every major COMPETITOR carrying identical products dropped their price on one major category carried at Walmart: BestBuy on Samsung products, Barnes & Nob...

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For me, it's all about the people of the GenVibe community. Certainly the cars are a common link that got us here in the first place, but it's the friendly community, harmless horseplay, and witty banter that keeps me coming back day after day.Yeah. I love my Vibe, too. It's the best, most versatile...

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Welcome to the GenVibe family.Sounds like you found a great car!

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Welcome to the GenVibe family!There are several threads (use SEARCH) about all the things we Vibe owners have hauled. Largest single item I've carried so far was a 22" snowblower, but I've routinely packed it absolutely full inside for trips taking my son to/from college.

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Welcome to the GenVibe family! By mid '04 there was a tiny rust spot on some early 03's developing under the center of bottom rubber seal for the glass hatch window. As I recall it was where there is a spot weld. I don't know if they fixed that in later production or not.

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Fascinating look at the manufacturing process, almost with a museum feel to it. I see the tour was in June. Anyone know if they've actually started production yet?

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He changed the world.

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Welcome to the GenVibe family.The center console is the same molded piece from 2003-08, but the top of the 'armrest' was thicker and had an additional compartment inside in 2003-04, becoming a single lid for 2005-08. The 2003-04 also had an additional 'cigarette-lighter-socket' power port installed ...

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Most likely it is this one: 1st Generation Ford Probe GThttp://static.howstuffworks.co...0.jpgDodge Conquesthttp://pics.fsbocarsales.com/models/lg/412.jpgDodge Daytonahttp://dodge-parts.uneedapart....s.jpg

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The all-electric ("no tailpipe" is one of their big advertising catchphrases) it makes a lot of sense for about 90% of the driving we do. But the other 10% (150 mile round trips in a single day - taking child to & from college with his stuff) just doesn't work for a plug-in for now.The...

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Welcome to the GenVibe family. We love photos here, so post some pics of your car and your updates!

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Apparently workers on medical leave did not receive the same severance benefits when the plant closed.Link: http://www.metro.us/newyork/na...ement

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Can Ford and Toyota overcome their obvious differences and succeed where GM and Toyota (NUMMI) failed?The agreement is apparently a direct result of the recent "54.5mpg Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) by 2025" standard.Link: http://www.businessweek.com/ne....htmlI have some thoughts ...

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Autoblog is providing live streaming video 'in traffic' via Ustream here: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/autoblog-testDetroit News has a live cam here, but cars pass at 30 mph, so its hard to see: http://detnews.com/article/999...ruiseOakland Press live via Ustream here including random comments by t...

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Thanks for the helpful info. Even when GM builds world-class cars (and a few models are pretty close) they still have to overcome the huge negative impact of their remaining dealerships who still employ 'scum' who try to pull crap like that. Just one experience like that, and 99% of customers are li...

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I'm surprised by all the hate for Rain-X! I've been using it since the 1980's. I love driving on the highway in downpours without any need for the wipers at all. I also love how it makes winter frost much easier to remove.IF you want to use Rain-X, you have to follow the instructions when applying i...

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Gee, it's sure been a while since RunnerGeek has posted anything in this thread. Hope he's OK!

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If true, the Pontiac brand had a carefully GM-management-manipulated 'profitability problem' = higher-cost-per-vehicle-produced because:1) The typical Buick buyer was 80+ and had the cash in hand to purchase at retail price; 2) Buick buyers had been buying Buicks from the same dealer (and likely sam...

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Welcome to the GenVibe family!Post #2500!

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So your screen name should read 'RunnerGeek formerly known as lovemyraffe' until we all get used to it.

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Welcome to the GenVibe family!After a quick check on Google Maps to see where Placerville was, I deduce that you live in a hilly/mountainous area. That 1.8 liters works pretty hard to pull 3400 pounds uphill.Living in very flat central Indiana, I get around 23-25 mpg on mostly short trips in a small...

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Great travelogue, and welcome to the GenVibe family!As you noticed, in the midwest, we're not only 'flyover country', we're mostly 'flat with no amazingly spectacular geographic feature photo ops' country too.

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Finally found the Vibe red grille insert pic I knew I had somewhere from 2007. I think it is a screen capture from the Pontiac web site where you could configure a Vibe with various options.

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Coincidence? I think not!Aren't those ICBM's part of the so-called 'Star Wars' defense network???

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Welcome to GenVibe, and thanks for the pics! Your pics are huge! If you don't have an image tool on your computer to 'export' them in smaller sizes, you can post them to Photobucket or one of the other free pic-sharing sites to get smaller images.

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You mean no one learned in school about Alexander Graham Bell sending that famous FIRST text message on March 10, 1876: "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you."Followed a few seconds later by the much less famous SECOND text message "But we could just webcam later tonight, if my st...

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Just found this in my SPAM folder this morning.I guess they're going after theatre people who use PayPal. LOL

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Tempting to take a giant-sized Magic Marker and connect the dots!

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Using a Vibe...Quote Â» A Bessemer City man faces charges he assaulted a Bessemer City man with a 2009 Pontiac Vibe on Wednesday, according to arrest warrants.Jason Todd Taylor, 40, of 502 Besstown Road allegedly assaulted Richard E. Griffin Sr. of Bessemer City with the Pontiac by striking him, inf...

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EDIT: 4 tries. First 50% was way too pink. 50% but more layers was still quite pink. Another try at about 85% was too opaque. I finally tried a fast 75% red transparent tint on the grille area of both your pics. This one is the best that still shows some of the reflective qualities of the grille thr...

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