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lillooetvibe
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Post by lillooetvibe »

Hi, My name is Amanda. I just bought a 2006 Vibe. I have wanted a vibe since about 2002. Funny enough when I went to my first dealership, I left buying a Pt cruiser. So anyway here I am, vibe owner, 1st full day today. I am just curious about the normal problems to expect with the 2006. I am also determinded to do my own maintanence, so if there are any good tips there. Thanks.
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welcome to the family how the heck did you end up with a pt cruiser the first time around??!!?!?
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Post by lillooetvibe »

lol. Being the girl as I am, I went for the looks. I had it for a year, but it was JUST looks. I am hoping the vibe will suit all my needs.
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Quote, originally posted by lillooetvibe »lol. Being the girl as I am, I went for the looks. I had it for a year, but it was JUST looks. I am hoping the vibe will suit all my needs. well congrats, the vibe looks good AND will suit all your needs.post pics soon, or... welll.... you'll find out. the vibe has a pretty bullet-proof toyota engine. i've been doing regular maintenance like scheduled oil changes etc. and have 160k + miles on the engine.
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Post by ramenboy... »

oh and at least check that this is/was taken care ofhttp://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=42285
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Post by cptnsolo77 »

Welcome!I wanted a PT Cruiser too.....until I test drove it LOL. I ended buying a Civic instead.The Vibe will take care of you, thats for sure.
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welcome, welcome!
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Post by lillooetvibe »

I need to take pics, if anything to insert the image into my own mind, I am still looking for my cruiser when I walk out to the parking lot. I am hoping for better gas milage. I have a front wheel drive. How is it at transporting dogs? any proud owners out there? I love my babies.
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there's more than a few dog owners on the board. they'll make themselves known shortly, i'm sure! my malamute and white shephard would have loved the vibe.
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WelcomeI have two dogs and I also do dog transports for a rescue group. The vibe lends itself very well for this task.I built the pet barrier that is listed herehttp://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=7302Works great
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Quote, originally posted by cptnsolo77 »Welcome!I wanted a PT Cruiser too.....until I test drove it LOL. I ended buying a Civic instead.The Vibe will take care of you, thats for sure.I bought a first gen PT Cruiser without driving it. I am a male and I bought it for the looks - and for its versatility. Have to say I was happy with it but by 2004 we had both that PT and a 2003 Vibe and I wanted something bigger for a 2nd car so we traded the PT on a T&C. I
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Post by AKLGT »

welcome! The Vibe is a great versatile vehicle and you shouldn't have any issues transporting your dogs.as for the maintenance, more power to you if you want to do it yourself. I found that it's easier and cheaper to just pay someone else the $30. LOL
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Post by areles »

Welcome to the GV forums. Post some pix of your dogs (and the Vibe too).
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Welcome to GenVibe!!!
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lillooetvibe
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Post by lillooetvibe »

very cool barrier. I wish I had the time and patience to build it. I may try it one day. Kudos! and cute pups!
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Post by lillooetvibe »

wow where do you go for your repair. Last month they was going to charge me $117 to do an oil change and change my spark plugs for my pt! that was when I called out to my friends hubbies and learned how to do it for 1/10 the price and time.
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Post by lillooetvibe »

thems my babies, they're shar pei's. and the fluffy one is a mix of a chow and shep.

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O your mistaken, those aren't my babies. These are:
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Post by lillooetvibe »

are those springers? how do you post pics to this rather then by links?
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Quote, originally posted by lillooetvibe »are those springers? how do you post pics to this rather then by links? the black and white dog, Lilly is a mix between a brittany and a german short haired pointer.the Orange and white, Andrew is a full bread brittany.Both rescuesAs for the photosgo to http://www.photobucket.comcreate an account upload your photos there.Once the photos are uploaded you can use the [img][/img] tags.Copy and paste the link in to the reply window and when you post it will show the photo.Or you can go back to your post after you have uploaded the photo to genvibe and add the img tags like I have done below
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Post by lillooetvibe »

great, thanks.!
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