2004 Pontiac Vibe GT 6-Speed - Phoenix, AZ $4,000-or-TRADE

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TLbacardi
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2004 Pontiac Vibe GT 6-Speed - Phoenix, AZ $4,000-or-TRADE

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Up for sale is my 2004 Pontiac Vibe GT 6-speed with 132,000 miles. It is lava burst red, but due to the AZ sun and lack of covered parking, the hood, roof, and passenger side molding are fading.

A month after I purchased it in November 2011, I installed a short ram intake (CARB compliant) which really brought the engine to life (I still have the factory air box if I ever planned to switch it back):
aFe 54-10702 Air Intake System

I checked the spark plugs shortly after purchasing and found the dealer I bought it from installed copper plugs (engineertwin2 had used Bosch+4), so I swapped them out with the recommended NGK Iridium plugs.

I did a new clutch around September of 2013 (I let my father-in-law drive it with my wife in December of 2012 and he was afraid of putting it in reverse and kept 3rd-gear launching the car, burning up the clutch enough to cause it to slip). The clutch that was replaced turned out to be a cheap Aisin brand clutch, so I'm not surprised that it wasn't the factory clutch at 93,000 miles.

Items installed, ordered from Monkey Wrench Racing:
ACT Clutch - Toyota 1ZZ 2ZZ Celica-MR2-S-Corolla-Matrix-TC2-HDSS
Toyota OEM Flywheel - 2ZZ-GE - Used Resurfaced
MWR ARP Bolt Set - Toyota 1ZZ/2ZZ/2GR Flywheel
Speed Source Shifter Cable Bushing Set - Toyota ZZ engines
Toyota OEM Rear Crankshaft (main) Seal - 2ZZ-GE

Car has been a wonderful and reliable car. Recently replaced two worn tires (Discount Tire misled me on tire rotation and they became too worn to rotate to the rear) and had to replace both CV axles and seals due to vibration on acceleration. Car now drives smooth on the highways.

User "engineertwin2" on the forums here is the original purchaser of the vehicle. He traded it in to a dealership where it saw another owner shortly. It went back to the dealership and I purchased it. I noticed the genvibe.com sticker on the roof rack, so I decided to see if I could track the original owner down (which I did). He's a really nice guy and claims to have always run Mobile 1 synthetic, which I do. I generally do Mobile 1 Synthetic every 5,000-7,500 miles (may have seen 1 or 2 regular oil changes before I purchased) and am currently running Penzoil Synchromesh Transmission Gear Oil since it is what Monkeywrench Racing recommends (much better then generic fluid, also had Redline gear oil in it before the clutch swap which felt just as good).

The car has seen a low of 24 MPG and a high of 32 MPG, with my recent tanks being around 27 MPG mixed driving. I normally hit "lift" if I'm getting onto the freeway and need to get ahead of traffic to merge. I always turn off my AC when hitting lift because I don't like to put any extra stress on the AC compressor. The AC works great and is very cold which is nice here in the summer.

It has come to the point in my life where driving a manual transmission is a chore, and with my wife not being able to drive it and my ankle becoming more sore lately, I have decided that it would just be more practical to get back into an automatic transmission vehicle that way my wife can drive it too. That being said, I am open to offers, and would consider a trade for an automatic transmission Vibe/Matrix or any practical automatic vehicle (nothing smaller than a Vibe). I will need to take some photos with my camera to show the current state of the vehicle, but I have included the link to the album of the photos I have at the moment (too dark to take any right now).

Please let me know if you have any questions on it. I'm not in a rush and am fine keeping it. It just makes more sense for our family to switch this vehicle to automatic. We have a Nissan Sentra 2.5 automatic but it is too small and uncomfortable for me to drive, and a 2006 Mountaineer which is the wife's.

Tony

https://picasaweb.google.com/1174935459 ... oaqimtXTBg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Last edited by TLbacardi on Thu Jul 31, 2014 7:39 am, edited 2 times in total.
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Re: 2004 Pontiac Vibe GT 6-Speed - Phoenix, AZ $4,500 obo/TR

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Tony. Welcome to GenVibe. I appreciate the thoughtfulness of attempting to keep this Vibe within the GenVibe community. That is one more reason that this forum is so valuable to those of us who use it and are actively involved here. Although I'm not in the market for another Vibe, I would certainly jump at this opportunity knowing the complete history of this Vibe. Also, a HUGE advantage to any of us up here in the "rust belt" is the fact that this car is very likely 100% rust free! You've taken goof care of it and maintained it well and put quality parts back into it instead of "whatever" just to get by. You're asking a fair & Reasonable price too for this LOW mileage Vibe. If for some reason I can locate a buyer up my way, I'd gladly make the "road trip" and drive it back to Ohio/Michigan! Good luck with the sale and "hats off" for contacting all of us here @ GenVibe. Finally, make sure this does NOT end up in the hands of another dealership!
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Re: 2004 Pontiac Vibe GT 6-Speed - Phoenix, AZ $4,500 obo/TR

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Thank you for the kind words, the forum has always been nice and helpful (though I think my account went missing or inactive because it treated me like I've never had an account before so I had to recreate).

I have updated the album with pictures from this morning highlighting the imperfections in the paint. I will also include the album of photos that the dealership posted on their website before I purchased.

updated album:
https://picasaweb.google.com/1174935459 ... oaqimtXTBg#" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Dealership photos:
https://picasaweb.google.com/1174935459 ... oIDI_-vROQ" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I need the retaining clips for the splash guard on the drivers side so I can reinstall the splash guard.


I will update the album possibly tonight with Interior photos to see the current state of the interior. It has held up well.

Tony
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Re: 2004 Pontiac Vibe GT 6-Speed - Phoenix, AZ $4,500 obo/TR

Post by lannvouivre »

(removed)! What a great-looking car! EEE!

Can you clarify which splash guard? Just curious. I myself have worn cool holes into my fender liners when those clips fell out, wondering which parts you had lose clips.
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Re: 2004 Pontiac Vibe GT 6-Speed - Phoenix, AZ $4,500 obo/TR

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The front drivers side splash guard I removed when doing the clutch, the plastic clips didn't seem reusable when I tried to put it back on. It isn't wet much here in Phoenix, and I haven't gotten around to finding the right size clips. Also it seems the front tires have worn a hole into the front part of the splash guard on both sides even though these aftermarket wheels that came with the car are the same size as the factory wheels.
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Updated album with interior photos:
https://picasaweb.google.com/1174935459 ... oaqimtXTBg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: 2004 Pontiac Vibe GT 6-Speed - Phoenix, AZ $4,000-or-TRA

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Hi there. Bacardi, really? Puerto Rico, maybe? If you still have your Vibe, let me know ASAP. My 2003 detonated tonight. Can't stand not to have one. I am @ 21/2 hours away and have cash. Let me know please. Thanks. KM
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Re: 2004 Pontiac Vibe GT 6-Speed - Phoenix, AZ $4,000-or-TRA

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For more rapid response my # is (520) 253-0655. thanks, KM
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Re: 2004 Pontiac Vibe GT 6-Speed - Phoenix, AZ $4,000-or-TRA

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The car is still for sale. Let me know if you have any questions on it.
Currently has about 137,000 miles on it which is why I lowered the price.
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