I just stumbled onto this forum while looking for more information about my Vibe, and I'm really enjoying looking around. I'll probably mostly lurk, but I thought I'd introduce myself, as long as I'm here.
I have a 2009 Vibe that I have owned for about a year and a half now. The previous owner was a friend of mine who bought it new and crashed it about a week later. The insurance company paid to have it rebuilt, and she swears it doesn't run as well as it did... I haven't noticed any problems with it, though, so I'm thrilled to have it! She gave it to me for the cost of the taxes because of the crash, and it's probably the nicest car I've ever owned.
It has over 100k miles on it now, so I'm starting to get to the point where I need to do some of the less-frequent maintenance, and I want to attempt to tackle it myself. I'm just tried of being cheated and condescended to. Even buying parts can be annoying...
So this weekend I'm going to be attacking the transmission fluid. It seems pretty straightforward, so we'll see what happens.
PS: Any ladies out there doing your own routine maintenance? I'd be curious to know your experiences. I tried to learn on my old Chevy Astro, but it was hopeless. I just wasn't strong enough to loosen bolts for even the most basic things, such as oil changes. I'm hoping I'll have a slightly better experience with the Vibe!