I just bought a 2009 AWD and...

[Sunny]

I am in love! But I have a couple questions... My 2005 is a base model (and, yes, I have kept it because it has almost 204k on it, and I love it) so it was only FWD. My AWD feels "washy" in the back and bouncy over the frost heaves in the road, so I wonder if I should have the sway bars and struts looked at? Or if that is kind of standard in an AWD vehicle in general? Mind you, I just drove it off the used car lot yesterday, so I may not be used to the AWD if that is indeed the way it reacts.

[zbyers]

It's probably worth having them looked at depending on the mileage. I don't think I've really noticed a big difference in ride between our FWD and AWD Vibes.

[jolt]

As zbyers said, you should have it inspected and checked out. Depending on the mileage and the area of the country the car came from, it could be a number of different things making it feel like that.