GENVIBE TENTH ANNIVERSARY April 1, 2012

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GENVIBE TENTH ANNIVERSARY April 1, 2012

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GenVibe first went public on April 1, 2002. Today marks the 10th anniversary. Of the internet forums I have belonged to, this is the only one where I feel always welcome. I go through periods where I don't have anything in particular going on with the car, but I still feel compelled to see whats going on here. To me the car and this forum are a package deal, part of the overall Vibe experience. My Vibe has not been trouble free, but genvibe is a key reason I really like the car. You people here are a friendly lot. GenVibe is why I still wave at other Vibes I see on the road. My thanks to the moderators here, we members don't get to see how much they do behind the curtain to keep this place the way it is. And thanks to admin Mike Kowdley, without him, this place would only be a memory.So on this tenth anniversary, post up, post a picture of your vibe, or you and your vibe, post to say what the place means to you, or to just post something token like +1. If you're a lurker, today is a good day to sign up, and meet the friends you didn't know you have.
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There is definitely something about this place that keeps me coming back 5 years after I traded in our Vibe, Sputnik. This site has been a wealth of information and full of friendly people. In contrast I barely go to the Rogue forum (not at all in 4 years), and only occasionally post on the Leaf forum. But for Genvibe I drop in almost every day even if I don't post every day. Its a great place and hopefully will be around for a very long time. Thanks to the members who keep this place active, friendly, and a fun place to be.
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Here, here! I am the same way. Barely on the Mazda forum but like to pop in here and see what is going on. By far this site is the friendliest site and I am super honored and proud to be a part of it.Even though my beloved Vibe was sold 2 years ago I love it here!Thank you everyone! Merci beaucoup! Grazie! Happy B-Day Genvibe!!Quote, originally posted by Sputnik »There is definitely something about this place that keeps me coming back 5 years after I traded in our Vibe, Sputnik. This site has been a wealth of information and full of friendly people. In contrast I barely go to the Rogue forum (not at all in 4 years), and only occasionally post on the Leaf forum. But for Genvibe I drop in almost every day even if I don't post every day. Its a great place and hopefully will be around for a very long time. Thanks to the members who keep this place active, friendly, and a fun place to be.

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Happy birthday Genvibe, and here's to many more. Everyone else has said it so well that I'm not quite sure what to add, other than how proud I am to have become part of this community, and how I wish I'd signed up as soon as I got my Vibe. Here's a picture of me and the Vibe before it was officially mine, in early 2010.
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Quote, originally posted by joatmon »GenVibe first went public on April 1, 2012.Shouldn't it be April 1, 2002 ?When was the first Vibe available? Was this website up before the actual availability of the Vibe?
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Yay Genvibe! I'm happy to be a part of such a great forum with such nice people. If enough people post their Vibes we could make a photo-mosaic!Quote, originally posted by Baltovibe »When was the first Vibe available? Was this website up before the actual availability of the Vibe?I'm going to assume the first Vibe was sold roughly the same time GV went live. My 04 model Vibe year will be nine years old in May.
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Hooray for GenVibe! Proving you actually can make friends with random internet strangers. :-)
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Hbd, gv! Still one of the best forums I've been a member of.
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Lots of old members coming out of the woodwork...LOLRemember matrixvibe.net?
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happy 10th glad to be a part of it!
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Quote, originally posted by joatmon »GenVibe first went public on April 1, 2012. Today marks the 10th anniversary. You didn't fool me when you said April 1, 2012.Happy anniversary. My day is not complete until I check out what's new at this site.
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Happy 10th GenVibe family!Click the attachment for a larger version.

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As all others have mentioned .... Happy 10th B-day This place has and always will be a wealth of knowledge for anything & everything pertaining to our Vibes. Glad this place exists. Stick around for another TEN years if you would
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Not trying to fool, just a typo which I fixed
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Quote, originally posted by ramenboy... »Hbd, gv! Still one of the best forums I've been a member of. X2!!
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+1
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Happy 10th Anniversary, GenVibe! My home away from home!
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Quote, originally posted by joatmon »Not trying to fool, just a typo which I fixedGenVibe first went public on April 1, 2002. Today marks the 10th anniversary. Now you fooled me. April Fools on me.
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Happy 10th, GenVibeI've been a member of a few different car forums (and lurk on plenty of others in my never ending wondering of things like 'is this car any good?) Nowhere else has had the quality of people on the site... Not to mention the same level of quality content. You guys are all great! I'm very fortunate that I found this site many years ago, words just can't express what the site has meant to me. Thanks Mike for keeping the place afloat, and thanks to the mods for everything you do.

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Well, I met my husband (ColonelPanic, for the newbies) here...or, technically, at the Ohio meet in 2004. We got married in 2007 and will celebrate our 5-year anniversary in July. I still have my Vibe and don't plan to get rid of it anytime soon.Here's a photo of both of our Vibes together:

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I miss pics like that, I need another Vibe! (Minus the awesome chrome wheel covers I slapped on my winter steelies! lol)
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Wow!! Happy Anniversary GenVibe!
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I need to do more posed pics with my friends' Vibe...Behold GV when it was only 14 days old! http://web.archive.org/web/200...omain
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Neato, I forgot all about the old layout.
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Happy Anniversary GenVibe! I've been on here a bit now and want thank everyone for they're ideas, help & info. I enjoy being apart of this Community
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Happy bday GenVibe! I'm real happy to be a long time subscribed lurker here This forum is making me enjoy my ride for almost 7 years now!!
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That's amazing, Kari!!Yay for us!! :D
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Awesome! Thanks to whomever is keeping this up and running. It has been of great value to me.
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Amazing! Happy Birthday GenVibe and thanks to all that support this great place!
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I want that shirt, Blanco. lol
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Happy Be-lated Birthday. This is truely a great site not so much for the content but the people!
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really cool that this site is still going so strong -- congrats for all who work hard on keeping Genvibe a great place to visit. :thumup:
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Great site! Great people! Great car!
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I have been a member for almost 3 years now. I have met alot of great people in person and over the computer. As everyone else has said, this is the best forum on the internet! Great people with tons of knowledge and awesome Vibes ! Happy belated 10th Birthday GenVibe !
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Though I'm over a week late, Happy Birthday GVC! I'm glad to be a member of this community for 8 long years! first with my 04 and to continue with my 06 is a great honor!seeing old faces return for a birthday wish as well as knowing most if not all old vibe owners "lurking" on the boards shows how memorable and amazing this community is!From this:to this:Then after this:to this:and now to this:
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