Haven't posted anything in awhile since not much interesting has happened with the Vibe over the winter. Been driving it about 30 miles/day everyday for school and have had no problems whatsoever! I never got a chance to make a showroom thread but the Winter weather seems to be over with so I cleaned it up a bit for some pictures.
Took this one yesterday as a little joke with my neighbor and his buddies who all drive newer Duramax pickup trucks that they love showing how tough they are by parking on a hill or snowbank
So my dad does some work and maintenance at his shop on this VW Beetle for one of his customers. Its a beautifully cared for car with low mileage and they recently bought two brand new sets of rims and tires for their car, one for summer and one for winter. They didnt have any room for the stock rims and they looked a bit cruddy so they said my dad could just take them and do whatever with them. They collected dust for a bit until I realized they were the same bolt pattern as the Vibe! I originally was going to sand off all the junk and paint them because I thought it was corrosion but the last two days, after going over them 3-4 times with oven cleaner and some persistence, I got them looking pretty darn close to perfect. From 10 feet away, you wouldnt know that they've even been used before! I decided not to paint them after all! My dad restriped the side for me in red, silver and black since the black stripe I did was kind of lacking. He also had the idea to pinstripe red around the rim which I really ended up liking as well!
Heres some pics from today:
Im really happy with the way the car looks right now. The rims look good in person, I am just not in love with the tire size. They are 205/60R16's I believe, and the winter tires I had on the stock steel wheels were 215/60R16's and filled the wheelwells much better and without rubbing! Only a small complaint and after getting used to it, Im sure I wont even notice anymore! The car still has a few little dings in it but I now have the car and both summer and winter sets of rims and tires for a total of $500! And this wonderful machine has cost $0 in repairs. Its only cost standard maintenance that any car would get! I love this thing!
I might as well post some pics of my toy as well since some were interested. Its a '95 Supercharged Buick Riviera with 178k miles on the clock. My dad repainted the entire car a couple years ago with a black roof along with White lowers that are grey from the factory. The mods so far are a smaller (2.5") S/C pulley, 3.5" Fender-well intake, a 3" downpipe, Gutted Cat, 1.8:1 high ratio roller rocker arms from Yella Terra and a bunch of supporting mods. I have alot more planned this summer but am going to be working on tuning first but am just learning at the moment. Brakes and suspension will likely be next before any more go fast mods!
Both of these cars have been tremendous fun and are joys to drive! Two entirely different types of drivers but both have found they're way to some great fun driving!
Now you just need some center caps to go with the rims. You are lucky to have a dad with shop capabilities 
This makes any/all repairs go so much smoother! My wife is from the Jamestown/Olean area and her bro lives in North Tonawanda so I know right where you're at. You can have your winter weather up there ... too much snow for me 
Keep up the good work 
