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Not a terrible color combination, but the photos aren't doing it any favors.
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Understood bodhi, but that first shot looks like it resting on the ground.
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Why does it look like they just sprayed it with water before taking the picture? Why would someone do that??
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Quote, originally posted by GMJAP »Why does it look like they just sprayed it with water before taking the picture? Why would someone do that??It is a way of making the paint look shiny for the pictures. I have seen people do this to hide paint that has excessive orange peel or a dull look.
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You would think he would clean the interior up a little bit, I can't believe he would do that to that poor vibe.
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Found his Craigslist ad:St.. Louis MOhttp://stlouis.craigslist.org/cto/1453588398.html
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Uff. Much money might have been spent, but really poorly. Pink sparkle? The interior is not well kept. Grungy won't help sell.
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Quote, originally posted by vibolista »Uff. Much money might have been spent, but really poorly. Pink sparkle? The interior is not well kept. Grungy won't help sell.especially with a rebuilt title.Passing on a rebuilt car, wether it was done correctly or not is just trying to pass on problems.
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My wife likes the colour combo.... that always spells disaster!Rebuilt title, almost 100000 miles, want's too much $$$ for it... hmmm, don't think so!
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Quote, originally posted by vibolista »Uff. Much money might have been spent, but really poorly. Pink sparkle? The interior is not well kept. Grungy won't help sell.Yeah, but pink grille, PINK grille??Almost wish I knew what drugs he was on when he sprayed that on that unfortunate Vibe.
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He's asking way too much for a rebuilt title.
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Quote, originally posted by lovemyraffe »He's asking way too much for a rebuilt title. I agree raffe, here's a GT in Portland Oregon selling for less:http://portland.craigslist.org....html
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Were the wheels ugly on 03 gt's? bcuz those are hideous
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The pink sparkle would look ten times better if he just painted that grille black
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If he had done the pink thing with pink calipers, pinstripes and interior accents then given the car to his wife/gf it would have looked fine. Too bad it's just some half-a**ed job... I'm sure some sucker will think it's the greatest thing...
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Quote, originally posted by deter »Were the wheels ugly on 03 gt's? bcuz those are hideousNah, those are aftermarket ones, the stock alloys are quite nice looking compare:AFTERMARKET FROM THE CRAIGSLIST AD:STOCK GT WHEEL:
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Did the GT have a 5 speed as the craigs list ad states?
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Quote, originally posted by MSAGRO »STOCK GT WHEEL:That rim was not standard to the GT, it was available on a base Vibe also I believe later on. On a side note, the GT came standard with the 16" Aluminum rims and 17" was an option.
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I love how he said it was "normal" and red when he bought it. Yeah, pepto pink isn't exactly normal. I agree with the above, asking way too much for a salvage title.
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Yeah, what's the deal with the GT/5spd combo on Craigslist? Creative rebadging?
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Quote, originally posted by ou.grizzly »That rim was not standard to the GT, it was available on a base Vibe also I believe later on. Yep. My '04 base has those wheels. It was an $825 option.
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Quote, originally posted by DeClerq »Yep. My '04 base has those wheels. It was an $825 option.That is what I originally thought. That option was not available if you had a sunroof either for a few years from my understanding also. Thank you for clarifying that!
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Quote, originally posted by ou.grizzly »That is what I originally thought. That option was not available if you had a sunroof either for a few years from my understanding also. Thank you for clarifying that!Must not have applied to the '04s because I also have a sunroof (well, moonroof if you want to get technical)
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Quote, originally posted by DeClerq »Must not have applied to the '04s because I also have a sunroof (well, moonroof if you want to get technical) Think that was GM's excuse for 2003; do not remember all the details.
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Quote, originally posted by L5K »Yeah, what's the deal with the GT/5spd combo on Craigslist? Creative rebadging?I think it's a dealer mistake. Alot of them when they post don't know what they have. If you look closely, 4 wheel-discbrakes on the craigslist car. It's a GT.2 months ago I bought a 2003 Vibe GT that was de badged. the dealer did not know it was a GT. He thought it was a base 'manual' Vibe. I did not tell him what he had. I bought it for $4000 and sold it a week later for $8100.
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Quote, originally posted by MSAGRO »I think it's a dealer mistake. Alot of them when they post don't know what they have. If you look closely, 4 wheel-discbrakes on the craigslist car. It's a GT.Rear disc was standard on the Vibe GT.ABS was standard on the AWDIn 2003, an owner could not get a 17" Rims with the Moon n Tunes package from my understanding.
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Quote, originally posted by ou.grizzly »Rear disc was standard on the Vibe GT.ABS was standard on the AWDIn 2003, an owner could not get a 17" Rims with the Moon n Tunes package from my understanding. Thats interesting ou.griz. The black GT that I sold had the 6 disc CD changer, but no moonroof. I have yet to see an 03 GT with a moonroof, but then again, I haven't been looking.
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Quote, originally posted by MSAGRO »Thats interesting ou.griz. The black GT that I sold had the 6 disc CD changer, but no moonroof. I have yet to see an 03 GT with a moonroof, but then again, I haven't been looking.There are/were plenty of 2003 GTs with moonroofs, just no 17" rims.
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LOL, I saw that when I was shopping for my vibe and was horrified
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As a pink fanatic, a black car with pink sparkle could potentially be cool... the grille was meh... but I agree that if they're going to do something crazy like pink, they should go all-out and extend the color to the inside, a la PT Cruisers with their colored dashboards. If you're going to be ridiculous, don't do it halfway!
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Quote, originally posted by ou.grizzly »There are/were plenty of 2003 GTs with moonroofs, just no 17" rims. Right. And I can provide the final answer on why this was. The 17" wheels that were optional on the Vibe in 2003 were fitted with Dunlop SP9000 tires. The tires provided so much lateral grip that there was concern for the integrity of the roof structure with the combination of the Dunlops and the moonroof in "spirited" driving situations. Erego, if you wanted the 17s you had to forego the moonroof. if you wanted the moonroof, 16s only for you.I had a very long discussion with my salesman about this when I purchased my '03 GT back in 2002. For the record, I opted for the 17s and never looked back.
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Quote, originally posted by ponta2147 »As a pink fanatic, a black car with pink sparkle could potentially be cool... the grille was meh... but I agree that if they're going to do something crazy like pink, they should go all-out and extend the color to the inside, a la PT Cruisers with their colored dashboards. If you're going to be ridiculous, don't do it halfway!I'm in complete agreement ponta.Match the interior with pink, put pink leather for the seats, get a sparkly shift knob in same color and paint the lugs and steelies a nice fuscia, and a cool racing stripe down the center of the Vibe.Then when you are done, take it to the nearest wrecking yard and crush it into a cube and put the poor thing outta it's misery.
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Lol! Yeah, I don't think even Barbie would want to drive *that* car.
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If it was me, I would have given a serious detail before posting pics. A vacuum, claybar & wax does wonders. I like the rear bumper though.
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Quote, originally posted by cptnsolo77 »If it was me, I would have given a serious detail before posting pics. A vacuum, claybar & wax does wonders. I like the rear bumper though.I'm with you cptnsolo, I thought the fan blower dial on the interior looked fine. I wouldn't change it.
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Please forgive me but the hood is starting to grow on me. Kinda like mold but I think it is not that bad of a hood.
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Don't we have laws in this country to protect innocent cars from this kind of horrible abuse?
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I bought my 04 gt smashed with 1600 miles on it and rebuilt it... now i have 65000 on it and havn't had a single problem i even rebuilt it again after i hit a deer. you just can't take short cuts when you rebuilt it.
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