the vibe can haul........

Upholstery, floor mats, seats, window tint and anything inside the vehicle and not electronic
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The Vibe is the best truck I've ever owned!

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Had to rent a ladder to change some light bulbs in my house. This is a collapsible 16' free standing ladder (total length collapsed is 9'), fit in the Vibe with the front seat up.

Now the four bulb candelabra chandelier in the entry way has 5w LED bulbs instead of the old-school 40w incandescent bulbs :D
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for what it's worth, the current picture challenge viewtopic.php?f=11&t=36612&start=500" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; is:
"Post a picture of your Vibe use to carry/tow something...."
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joatmon wrote:for what it's worth, the current picture challenge viewtopic.php?f=11&t=36612&start=500" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; is:
"Post a picture of your Vibe use to carry/tow something...."
I knew I should have taken a pic of my last haul. I just forgot before I unloaded it. :roll: Hitch mounted carrier with a 48"x 25"x 45" aquarium stand strapped to it. The end of the basket was probably 4" off the ground and it scraped 4 times driving home!
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Vibe can haul big screen TV's. Clerk brought the TV to the curb, pulled up in the Vibe and he looked at the car the whole time, until I opened the hatch and saw all the space inside. 50" no problem. 60" or bigger may be snug depending on box size.

Santa should get a Vibe to replace his sleigh,.. they haul lots of gifts. :lol:
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A boat motor. Two person lift, opened the side door and slid it in.
Tie down hooks in the Vibe are great!
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I had 18 foot gutters going from the dash out the rear glass doing 70 on the freeway......

Gotta find those pictures. The looks I got were HILARIOUS!!!
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My vibe hauled a thirty year old 40 gallon breeder fish tank (36" x 18" x 16") and the stand (36" x 18" x 30"). Pretty much filled the area behind the front seats. Will put up a picture or two later today if yesterday's haul.

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This was a few years ago.

900lbs of Travertine tile.

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4x8s go on the roof... :D
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I know, I know, Most un-impressive Photo EVER! But this picture shows a 10 foot long stick of rigid 1" copper tubing, completely enclosed in the gen1 cabin! I wonder if any other Compact Hatch can also pull this off?
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I don't have any pictures but when I had a 91 Corolla sedan, I hauled long 3" PVC drain pipe in it one time. How you ask? I laid the front seat back, undid the back seat's upper part (not on hinges) and ran the pipes through and out the back of the trunk with the trunk tied shut. I got some funny looks in the Lowes parking lot.
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2003 Base 118k
put on a roof rack added an 8 gallon gas can.boat fuel tank spare tire full size up top too
Loaded All my worldly possessions trekked across country
Prior to the trip changed all 4 struts ,tires, intake and throttle body gaskets ,spark plugs all fluids changed basic maintenance .. ran like a champ 3500 rpm for hours at times
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No problems was able to get straight through Nebraska q fill up
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Hauled a Honda home the other day..............................




























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Also, on two sepaate occasions, I bought home some new 36x80" storm doors.
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I was crammed close to the steering wheel and had the storm door right next to my noggin, but made it home just fine. :lol:
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Nice work, but about that mower .... "self propelled" ... really ? :lol: My wife REALLY wants one of those (she cuts our yard) but I keep our 15 year old Craftsman 20" non-self propelled mower running like new so that she gets her exercise! Below is the proof (love them security cameras :lol: ) Just look at how she is putting forth such effort to cut that grass. I'm extending her lifespan by promoting physical fitness. Gotta love it :P

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tpollauf wrote: Tue May 05, 2020 5:02 pm Nice work, but about that mower .... "self propelled" ... really ? :lol: My wife REALLY wants one of those (she cuts our yard) but I keep our 15 year old Craftsman 20" non-self propelled mower running like new so that she gets her exercise! Below is the proof (love them security cameras :lol: ) Just look at how she is putting forth such effort to cut that grass. I'm extending her lifespan by promoting physical fitness. Gotta love it :P
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1,050 pounds of landscaping blocks and two 150 pound passengers. lol.

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narlycharley wrote: Mon Jun 15, 2020 7:22 am 1,050 pounds of landscaping blocks and two 150 pound passengers. lol.
wow, the back end of that Vibe is really low
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Add a 96 gallon recycle can to the list of stuff the Vibe can swallow whole. Sure, the recycling folks would have delivered it for an additional five bucks - but what's the fun in that? :D
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I don't have pictures, but I has a bedroom dresser, with mirror, and nightstand, and some other crap as well. I don't remember exactly how i packed it, other than everything but the drivers seat down. but I made it home.

had full size bikes and all sorts of things in it over the years.

oh yeah I had 2 disassembled recliners in it as well.
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Hauled home a junkyard 2zz/c60 combo and all the tools used to pull it today. Only took us an hour and a half to cut it out of the matrix. Tough break on the trans though, the two brackets broke the case where they bolt on in the crash. Hauled everything home at 75 on the interstate lol
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CraftsmanQuad19 wrote: Sat Feb 13, 2021 2:20 pm Hauled home a junkyard 2zz/c60 combo and all the tools used to pull it today. Only took us an hour and a half to cut it out of the matrix. Tough break on the trans though, the two brackets broke the case where they bolt on in the crash. Hauled everything home at 75 on the interstate lol
Ok so, all of this PLUS a full set of snow tires mounted on wheels. In one load. Still has room for a little more but I don’t think the suspension can take it
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Company screwed up my brother's van rental the day he was planning to leave for a race.
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The Vibe was pressed into transporter duty.
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tommytipover wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 10:58 am Company screwed up my brother's van rental the day he was planning to leave for a race.

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The Vibe was pressed into transporter duty.

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Now that's one way to get to the track. What did everyone else think when you arrived? haha
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zbyers wrote: Mon Aug 16, 2021 2:33 am Now that's one way to get to the track. What did everyone else think when you arrived? haha
:oops: we unloaded real quick, hoping no one would notice...
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I found that you can put two twin, extra long box "spring" boxes into the Vibe and drive home, if you have short legs, like I do. A queen sized mattress also fits if it's rolled.

I also regularly carry a 6 foot stepladder, with the rear window shut. (pull rear seat headrest, hook ladder over passenger headrest). I've carried lots of 8' lumber with the doors shut as well.

Most recently, I hauled 26 computers, three laptops, five monitors, and a pile of battery backups. The people at the electronics recycling place couldn't figure out how I fitted it all in. I filled up two pallets.

I also moved almost as much with the Vibe as the moving truck during our forced move to a new house.
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less along the lines of "vibe can haul", more like "can haul the Vibe"

Here's my Forester carrying an 03 Matrix hatch with lots of room to spare
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With rear seats folded down I could put in 3-50 pound bales of hay...

Don't ask me how long it took me to clean out the Vibe when I did this..

Also 600 pounds of horse feed-- 12-50 pound bags..
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