Here's another concept, similar to a Chevrolet SSR.I got the idea from a chopped Matrix on the matrixowners.com forum.

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Actually, (going against forum opinion) I like #4 the best! I also like #1, but #1 didn't copy well in the montage, probably because it was the first one I did. My choice is based upon practical experience with those Indiana winter/spring road hazards we call 'chuckholes'. I think they would eat #3 ...

Welcome! I'm a recent owner myself (1 month of ownership on March 4th) from 'way down south' in central Indiana.

I purchased my 03 Vibe (with 22k miles) from a GM dealer about 3 weeks ago. Today I noticed that the rubber weatherstrip on the drivers doorframe (not the door) is completely worn through on the leading edge closest to the door.Has anyone else noticed such extreme wear? D'ya suppose I can get it rep...

Here's a really quick & dirty look at all 4, plus your base steelies with wheel covers. I used the photo of your 'baby' in the shopping center from cardomain. It's hard to 'warp' the rear wheels properly with the old program I was using, so I apologize in advance.

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In response to the inevitable question 'Why bother?', I've noticed that Chrysler offers both painted (Touring Edition) and chromed (Limited Edition) alloy wheels for the PT Cruiser, and the chromed ones look a LOT better than the painted ones. It MIGHT be cheaper than starting over with new wheels/t...

Welcome!Great color choice! Great price!Believe it or not, Fusion Orange wasn't 'orange' enough for my wife, so we ended up with an alternate choice: Salsa

It's the 50's all over again!(Lo res) Chop the top and go low...

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Looking good!Here's a lo-res limo concept...

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1974 Audi Fox a.k.a. "Lemon"They started building it on a Friday and finished on a Monday, during Oktoberfest!Attachment shows a (very large image of a) 1973 Audi Fox advertising brochure found in a Google image search on the net. The 1974's had larger sturdier aluminum alloy bumpers to me...

Nice! Thanks 4x4chichi! I especially like the purple one, since it isn't a factory color!

I'm getting bored waiting for spring, and there's no SEMA show withing driving distance. How about showing us all those 'virtual Vibe' mods you can do to your Vibe/Matrix with Photoshop (etc.) at no cost (except maybe a few hours lost sleep)?To get you started, here's my Vibe with virtual 22" '...

~22,000 miles since it was titled on 08/12/2002, including ~450 miles since I purchased it 02/04/2004.

OK! Size matters.Here's what my Vibe would look like with 'factory' 22's (simulated, of course).Looks a lot like the Matchbox VibeGT...

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(5 months later...) Lebanon - far northwest suburbs of Indianapolis- 1/2 way to Lafayette.

Just for grins, here's the price from gmpartsdirect.com:GM PART # 12498927 CATEGORY: AllPACK QTY: 1 CORE CHARGE: $0.00GM LIST: $2,995.00OUR PRICE: $2,545.00 DESCRIPTION: SPCHG Gotta start savin' those nickels...

OK How's this for aggressive style???(I should've listened to my wife when she told me not to purchase my Vibe at that Drug Enforcement Administration auction! "So what if it belonged to a cocaine dealer," I told her!

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Just joined the GenVibe forum a few days ago, and read the Matchbox Vibe thread. I found two of them at my local Walmart at US$0.82 each! Gotta get some Salsa touchup paint and get to work.

(51 here, going on 22.)Back in the day, 440's weren't Hemis.The Hemi's were the 426's with hemispherical combustion chambers. The 440's were wedge-heads as I recall, more closely related to the 318's and 383's. But I've slept since then!On the Vibe note, I tried a GT, but I live in a small town, and...

There are lots of used Vibes coming on the market, too. I saved about $7000 off the sticker of an '04 by buying a gently-used '03 equipped exactly as I wanted it. That depreciation is murder. Vibes are the best selling Pontiacs at lots of dealers, so don't let them jerk you around when it comes time...