Totaled my low mileage vibe :'( [IMGUR Album]

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Hope2BuyVibeTomorrow
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Totaled my low mileage vibe :'( [IMGUR Album]

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:cry:

My vibe is toast https://imgur.com/gallery/B2vSX

Thank you genvibe boys and girls for 4 years of community help and support. Ya'll taught my a ton about my first car. Lucky to have walked away with barely a scratch. Calling the wreckers tomorrow and any vancouver BC ppl r welcome too.
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Oh, no! That's a sad picture! I am glad you are ok. What happened? It looks like it tried to wrap around a pole.
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Hope2BuyVibeTomorrow
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Thats exactly what happened. Spun out on an on ramp and smashed into a street light post.

Thanks to advice on this boars I was able to accomplish the following things that I otherwise wouldnt be able to do. For that I'm eternally grateful.
1. Swap out front speakers
2. Engage AC compressor when all the refrigerant leaked out, with just a paperclip
3. Install a trailer hitch
4. Install trailer brakes wiring hardness
5. Swap out a headlamp bulb
6. Change own oil and tranny fluid , tho i still went to a mechanic coz disposal of old oil and jack ...
7. Find correct tranny cooler part number

Probbly a few more that Im leaving out. Ya'll who are and have passed through here are great, and the vibe is still a fantastic car.
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Glad you're okay!

Goes to show how stout these cars are, a hit like that in an early 90's, or older, car would have done major damage to the driver.
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Ouch. Hate to see photos like this :cry: Time to look for another Vibe to replace this one!
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tpollauf wrote:Ouch. Hate to see photos like this :cry: Time to look for another Vibe to replace this one!
Yep already looking... compact cars that are rated for towing are not so easy to find...
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Man, that sucks :cry:! You weren't seriously injured though, which is most important. Will you be getting another Vibe?
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