Like I said, it needed some love. Lucky for me, I had cash to fix this baby I was willing to part with, and which probably made others turn their nose at it. For one, the radio was wired wrong. It was on constant, drained battery so you had to manually disconnect. Then, you couldn't turn the station or volume at all, annoying!! Ugh. Yeah, that was fixed already and I'm sporting a pretty decent tune package. The previous owner didn't seem to mind the red dirt that was accumulating and didn't bother cleaning up to sell it... like, at all!! I know, I know.. that might indicate how the motor was cared for, as well, but as it was his work vehicle, I was hoping he erred on keeping it maintained over cleaned. I'm sure the dirt kinda had a few more noses turned at it. Pff. A couple outer dings, no biggy, won't bother me in the future if I get a door ding. The thing was $1500, who cares if there's a small hail dent on the hood?? The passenger side molding by the shoulder straps had an issue they tried to unsuccessfully patch. Meh, doesn't bother me. My daughter and I spent hours cleaning on her, she is starting to smile.
Motor-wise, I made the old man drive it (lol, he is the boyfriend who is mechanic, but as he's old, I just can't call him 'boy'friend). He also got the lowered price after listing the mechanical issues, haha. There was some wobbling we suspected were mainly due to tires. Okay by me, I like knowing I got good tires anyway. Am now sporting 4 good tires and it drives so darn good!!! Had it aligned, as well, as there was a very slight pull to the left.
New wiper blades, new seat covers in the front and new floor mats. Some smelly goods inside to make her happy. Friday I'm getting some pretty dark tint on the windows. Ordered a cruise control switch as mine isn't working. Ordered an arm cushion after giving up finding a taller console.
Have already taken her on work errands, should have no problem hauling the usual 4 40lb propane bottles I have to fill up every week or so. Usually have to ship some pretty big items, as well (work at an rv dealership that ships parts sometimes). When I pulled up in my lil cutie the boss just raised an eyebrow, I just smiled as they loaded the propane bottles. I wanted to dare him to see how much would fit.
My parents already had to check it out. They are weird that way, they want to see what crazy thing their daughter does next, lol. So when I told them I found a cheapy car mom made sure they showed up to check it out. Think my dad was in love, haha.
And anxious to test out the mileage. I drive mostly in town. Was driving a Ford Escape that was averaging 18mpg. Am happy to still have the hauling capacity, passenger ability, and still be zippy.
Anyways, hi all!
Another female Vibe owner ... cool 
Sounds like this Vibe finally found the right owner to take good care of it. Looking forward to pics when you get a chance!
