2003-2008 Vibe video review

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Herb
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2003-2008 Vibe video review

Post by Herb »

Came across this review I thought was interesting:http://video.aol.com/aolvideo/...32001
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Post by CH@Dbee »

interesting, before i bought mine a few months back i searched all around looking for video reviews but never came across this one.
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epcIII
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Re: 2003-2008 Vibe video review (Herb)

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Great find! I'm surprised at the quality ratings given by Jdpower. I believe Consumer Reports gave higher quality ratings than that-it's why I bought the car. I don't remember reading on here either about any sudden acceleration while reversing.
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Post by Old Tele man »

...how many of YOU were contacted by JDPowers for your inputs? We weren't.
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Quote, originally posted by Old Tele man »...how many of YOU were contacted by JDPowers for your inputs? We weren't.good question! i wonder WHO they contacted. oh well...
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I participate in the TrueDelta reporting system. I think their reliability data for Vibes is very favorable.
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Post by Houston »

I also participate, Jake. How about the rest of you signing up with it?
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Post by BrettZ »

I also participate with TrueDelta.
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Post by shaeet »

Stupid review..all they did was cite the worthless JD Power ratings for the entire review. I doubt they even drove one.I like how "gauges being hard to read in sunlight" is a quality issue. Also whats up with the quality ratings varying so much between model years? it makes no sense seeing how almost nothing was changed between the 6 model years. Thats why I hate JD Power ratings, they are biased and mostly useless for most cars. You can't really gauge the reliability of a car in the first year of owning it, unless you have serious issues with things failing.
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