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Responding to a 1 year old thread I know but- I wanted to add somethingI traded my vibe in to get an automatic car (wife hated standard ) and I have learned that the dealership actually replaced the entire clutch assembly in the car, or so I was told they had. Part of the reason was apprently becaus...

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The fact this guy does not have his car Dyno Tuned (No Dyno Chart backing up that 500HP claim) would make me stay far from this car at the price he is asking... you dont slap a bunch of stuff on your car then not tune it, then turn around and try to sell it on ebay for 20 grand.. Some people make me...

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I buy all my gas from Maine (10 or so minutes from Houlton-Woodstock Boarder) US gas is the cheap! Congrats on the new car, looks very nice

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My car is 100% stock. I notice it only in lift, and its a very distinctive sound. The 2zzge is a loud engine, even stock, and this sound can be heard clearly over it. I notice the sound a lot more in 3rd gear lift (while im passing people) then I do in any other gear (although I dont exaclly hit lif...

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Happen to hear anything back yet ?

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Best RPM to shift. I will give you two awsners on what I think is right.1. For every day driving, I shift at 3-4k RPM. No sense winding her up for no good reason.2. On the highway, doing passing maneuvers, I usually shift right before rev limiter (8400RPM) in third gear to land myself back in lift f...

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lol I have stock exaust so its very noticible for me whie passing people on the highway in third gear (lift) Sounds similar but not exaclly like a Supercharger.

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This is actually weird, I am having the EXACT to the tee issues you are. The whine (I notice it in lift) and the gears not engaging randomly. The dealer could never figure out what is wrong with it, and my issue was never addressed. If you do find some awnsers let me now.

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I have been pulled over a total of 4 times for speeding. Out of those 4 times not once have I had a ticket. 3 vernal warnings and 1 writting warning. Most interesting time was about 2 months after I got my Vibe GT. It was about 2am in the morning, just after work on a long straight 2 lane road, with...

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I believe the 2 litre Supercharged Ecotec would be the perfect mate to the vibe. Not only would it be a mid 14 to low 15 second car, it would still turn over decent gas mileage, remain under 3000 pounds and have the great looks and versatility that we have now. But give me the 6 speed from the corve...

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The power issue is going to be subjective. I drive 95% highway and I have no problem dropping into third at 100(60mph). Low end tourque is wanting, but I dont have any traffic to deal with in a city driving enviroment so its a non issue for me. The 1.8 2zzge is a very loud engine. Under full accerla...

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Give me a Vibe with the 2 litre SC from the Cobalt SS/ion Redline.

Dave_ca

2003 GT48,000kmOnly problem are the damn rattles, mechanly perfect otherwise.

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I will admit from the get-go I consider myself spoiled. I live in a community with under 800,000 people in the entire province. My town is a small trucker/famring town of 5000 people, and I travel to another small community up the river (about 50km away) with a population of only 1000 people, maybe ...

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I would buy a Hybrid in a second if I could afford it. The accord is decently priced and may very well end up being my next vehicle! Atomb: I agree with your point of view 100% If this was the right time, or right forum I would of discused this much further.

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27k USD for a vibe ? My at the time brand new 2003 Vibe GT fully loaded was under 27k Canadian! It would pay for you to shop around, thant is for sure. A note about the Kia Sportage/Hyundai Tucson- These are not sporty vehicles at all. Yes there drive is 'nice', fit and finish is awsome, and there V...

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http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question90.htm gives an excellent discription of what Octane is. Putting 87 octane into an engine that is running 11.5:1 compression will end up costing you money in the long run. Your engine life will be decresed, your power will be decreased and Fuel economy will also...

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I have a similar rattle on the left side of my vibe, but it only happenes when its below -10 Celcius. I think mine is comming from the area where the drivers door and dash meet. If I put my fingers down in there (very tight squeeze) the rattle stops immediatly. When I go for my 50k Maintenance I wil...

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With the GT you really have to know how to drive it. I find it a very quik car (for a NA 1.8)-- However I have no problems with downshifting into 3rd at over 100kph to extract the speed required. It is all about what you are used to driving. Most people will not like the peaky power of the vibe... f...

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I do indeed love my vibe very much and will never part with it. However, test driving the SRT-4 and the 2005 Altima 3.5 makes me want low end tq... (Altima 3.5 will be my next car after Vibe is done being paid off)

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575km=357 miles and filled it with 12.3 Gallons (I always fill to click, then add .2 gallons more) The gauge was showing below the empty mark, felt very nervous driving over to Maine with the gauge on emptyand gas light on

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26,000km and 10 months about 2600 km a month

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The quality overall on my vibe has been great. It has only 25,000 KM's on her (2003 Vibe GT) However the only issues I have had are:1. In the winter when it gets cold (below -10 celcius) the car is harder to start then my old 1996 Firefly (heh)2. The Plastic Molding became discolored. The dealership...

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For an experiment, in the month of May I TRIED to get the lowest mileage I could and only managed a pitiful 20mpg. This was a lot of Lift and melted rubber. Now when I do my normal driving, wich is about 80% highway I seldom get below 30Mpg (and never once have I got above 33mpg) it is an almost con...

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You guys dont get the low washer Level fluid light in the US ? Thats just weird, I wonder why ?

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Hey Atomb: I know with my insurance (from NB) I get the same coverage you do, for about 30 dollars a year as well.. I think it might be a canadian thing perhaps.

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Since my last huge gash I got on my hood yesterday, I went to the dealership and was suprised to find a bottle of touch up paint only 3.50 cents canadian. I btw have the Shadow color, but the touch up paint is marked Dark Carcoal Grey. The color codes match and I was quite suprised how much better i...

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I am going in tomorow to make an apointment to have them replaced. I never knew there was a TSB about it until now. I was getting very discouraged with how the side cladding was holding up! Thanks for the info guys!

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I take it to 8krpm quite often, sometimes even to the full 8300 it will allow (I swear its 8400 RPM, but that is my imagination I bet)

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The Mazda 3 is a great car, and I almost traded my Vibe in for one. The one thing that stopped me was my test drive of the SRT-4. Im sorry but after running that thing on the highway its so hard to go back to sub 200hp cars.... The mazda handles like a champ though, no comparison at all! Just my nee...

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1. My vibe (minus the stock starter and battery)2. 2004 BMW M3 (Coupe)3. 2004 WRX Sti (my winter car)4. 2004 Dodge Ram 1500 HEMI 5. 2004 SRT-4

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I finally got an awsner from my dealer about the problem of the starter or what ever it is sticking when the car is cold. The dealer said "its suppose to do that, all other vibes do it, so the problem is not fixable" This to me is not acceptable and makes me wonder if I chose to correct co...

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Well so it is not only me with this problem. This week has been the first bit of cold wheather and I noticed that the starter gets "stuck" when its below -15Celcius... Tomorow I have an apointment at my dealership for them to look at it.. ill post what they tell me.

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I find my Vibe GT is very bouncy over small bumps, making the wheels jump up and break traction on some bumpy and bad intersections (this is during acceleration off a green light) My other (older) cars dont do this at all.

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The SRT does not use any component from the base Neon engine. The base Neon engine uses a completly different 2.0 litre engine. The SRT uses a 2.4 litre engine (same one used in the PTcruiser in case your curious) that was designed to be a turbo engine. The interior, while not high quality is about ...

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Well the Dodge SRT-4 is defenitly NOT a Neon. It shares the same platform as the Neon yes, but comparing the Neon to the SRT is like comparing the Lancer to a Lancer Evo. The SRT uses a 2.4 litre 4 banger that has not been seen in any Neon. The engine has been beefed up from the factory to stand up ...

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A 1996 Pontiac Firefly... dealer gave me 2 grand for it plus another 1 grand for loyalty, great deal I thaught for such a errmm not great car

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I have a shinny 2,300 KM on mine, and its a little over a month old.Only problem so far is me learning to drive a standard

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I drove a Pontiac Firefly for 2 straight canadian winters (freezing rain mixed with snow) and I never once had a problem. I remeber traveling on the highway and seeing 4wd vehicles in the ditch all the time. 4wd seems to give some people a big head, wich is a bad thing to have with icee covered snow...

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