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I'd have to agree with PW. The Toyota engine/transmission was the main reason I considered buying the Vibe. Otherwise, I would have just leased the el cheapo Cavalier/Sunfire for 3 years until I saved up enough to buy a Honda/Toyota. I still haven't heard great things about GM quality in the past, b...

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I think the Heart & Stroke Foundation in Calgary (I could be wrong, I'm going off on memory here) would give you a $500 donation credit if you gave them a used car. Assuming that the school gives you a $500 credit and you were taxed at a combined Fed/Ont tax rate of 37%, you would get ~$185 back...

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Don't know much about the tutoring situation in Quebec, but here in Western Canada, there's a huge growth in the tutoring field. A lot of parents are ponying up big bucks to try to give their kids the leg up in school.1st year or 2 in university is usually a good bet as well those are the weedout ye...

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CYOAIn other words: Cover Your Own (removed)

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Thanks for the site. I THINK I can figure it out from here!

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Considering there's so many experts here, I figured this is the best place to ask.My girlfriend left her 92 Civic's lights on while she was at the gym. The battery was dead when she came out (shock!), and she called me to give her a boost (another shock!), no pun intended. Anyways, her stock radio n...

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Usually not a problem if I stay off the sidewalks!

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I think everyone talked about the mileage about GT's enough, so I won't add anything there.As for handling in the snow. The only thing that I would add is that the base and GT's handle similarly in the snow, the only difference would be the tires. The AWD will help you start faster, but it won't hel...

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There's movement!! It looks like the players are willing to live with a salary cap. I'm still hopeful!!BTW, as for the Leafs moving to the east, I believe the story goes back to the 80's when Harold Ballard was the owner. The Leafs were getting massacred by the Canadiens back at that time, so Ballar...

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This is a while back (I picked up my 03 in Aug of 03), but I think I had my alarm put in for $200 CAD. I negotiated it down from some amount with the dealer, but I can't remember what the original price was.

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Just another thought though, is that legal?

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That's a great idea! It'll also reduce tailgating by idiots driving SUV's too!

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Is it me, or am I looking at a pre 96 Honda Prelude bank end and a 97 Prelude front end?

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At 20 cents for the difference, even if you use 40 gallons a week, it's just $8 per week more, or $32 per month more (out of a ~$320 gas bill).Just my 2 cents (no pun intended)

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I don't mean to make fun of you guys down south, but I find it interesting how people define "cold".If it's going to be a high of 0 C (32F), in the winter its considered that it's going to be a warm winter day. On days like those (like today), I tend to warm up the car for like 30 secs to ...

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I'm not an expert, but there's been a LOT of discussion around here about Kyoto and emission reductions, so I remember a few points.One is that the worst damage is always the first several seconds of startup. The oil is in your pan, not coating your engine, but as long as your oil is not a solid blo...

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I agree with Poopypants. The way I keep the moisture down in the car is to not only kick the snow off my boots, but I also keep the air blowing down on the floor mats as much as I can. The high air ciculation rate will evaporate the water/snow, and increasure the humidity, but the circulation should...

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Hehe.... you'll see a vid of Celtic leaving in the dust at the start light...... A missed start line and a little confusion led to a big win on his part.

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Oh yeah, I've got a stock 2003 GT.

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180kph is about 113mph.My girlfriend took my Vibe up to 200 kph (125mph) before I told her to ease it! We were in Montana, so it was flat as a board and we could see for miles around.

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One more thing to keep in mind is that if it's cold outside, you SHOULDN'T use your cruise control. If you happen to hit an icy spot on an uphill, your tires will spin uncontrollably as your cruise control tries to compensate. You might react in time, you might not, but you will be a more relaxed st...

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I'm not air bag expert, but it looks as though the BMW went right under the SUV, with the front bumper untouched. If that's the case, the sensors in the front bumper wouldn't have registered a hit, so the airbags wouldn't deploy.

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My guess is that they were braking when they got rear ended. When you brake hard, your nose dives, and your rear gets lifted, and if someone hits you, they'll go under you.Either way.... it's a great ad for not tailgating!

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Remember, AWD let's you start faster, but it doesn't help you stop any faster!

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I remember reading a stat somewhere about how cars with ABS in them had a slightly higher accident rate (it's my memory, so I could be wrong). The rationale was that people with ABS tended to be in more control of their cars and tended to drive through the snow/ice harder, and voila, end up rear end...

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Driving in ice and snow..... that's a pretty regular occurance up here. Best way to get out of a spin? Avoid one. If there's any moisture on the road, and it's starting to drop below freezing, you ought to be driving slower than normal. I usually slam on the brakes on a straight stetch of road to se...

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That's right.... In the winter, the floor mats tend to get soaked (snow on your shoes), and that increases the humidity inside the Vibe. The moisture will then collect on a cold surface (your windsheild), and eventually freeze.As steve said, the best bet is to direct heat to the floor and dry off th...

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It's always tough to negotiate on a new car. You'll rarely find a dealer who will budge. However, if you were to try and negotiate on a 2004 now (if there are any left), I'm sure you'd find the dealer MUCH more accomodating.I tried to negotiate in mid-late 2003 for my 03 Vibe, and got a few goodies,...

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I've got an 03 Vibe GT, and I've noticed that when it gets cold out, I get a huge drop in mileage. Granted, cold up here is a very different cold down there. This may just be pertinent to me, but when I got out of my breaking in period, I hit lift with my Vibe farily regularly, which has a disastero...

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I don't think there's a minimum in Canada for getting capital gains excemption for selling your home (of course, if you keep swapping homes every 2 weeks, you can probably expect an audit).Here's the link to the CRA website (you probably looked anyways).http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/menu-e.htmlIf you jus...

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Ummm.... I'd have to disagree with your "near instanteous heat and defrost". When it's -20 or below, it's still going to take at least 5 minutes before any decent amount of heat is going to come out of those vents!

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You have to use a block heater in Mississauga? I didn't think it gets below -15 (w/o wind chill) that often over there. I've noticed that in the past, that plugging it in when it's above -10, doesn't really get you a whole lot in terms of an easier start. When it does dip below -20, 2-3 hours of plu...

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Consider what you're saving by putting in 87 octane instead of 91 octane. In Canada, you save ~10-12 cents/L, so over 30L, you save $3-4 Canadian dollars. Given the miniscule savings, and the potential for engine damage, which is very expensive, stick with the 91 octane.Anyways, here's my mileage ch...

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I bought an 03 Vibe in August of 03 (when the 04 just started coming out) from Stampede Pontiac (just outside of downtown). The price, and they're willingness to negotiate, and their dealership location, were the primary reasons for me going there versus someone like McKay Pontiac (much further sout...

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This is probably a stupid question, but Canadian Tire is selling a 2-ton jack for $35. That should be more than enough for a Vibe, right?I figured I might as well check before I drop the Vibe on myself!

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For all the Canadians who are watching the Olympics on CBC, the "Little Blue Cow" is really starting to (removed) me off! It's on like fourth commercial.

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I don't have any problems driving the GT in the city. And the extra power from dropping from 5th or 6th, just can't beat that feeling. The clutch on the Vibe is more sensitive than other cars, but again, it just takes getting used to. My gf hates driving the GT in traffic, but that just means I get ...

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Happy Canada Day everyone!Now, it's back to cleaning up from the big pre-Canada Day BBQ!

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Hey guys,I've been AWOL for awhile, as I usually log in at work, and it's been crazy busy there for the last month or so.Anyways, I picked up a computer (finally!), and I can log in from home. To make a long story short, I can finally log in, regardless of how things are going at work. As for a meet...

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I'm confused here. Who's meeting when and where?

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Looks great! I guess I'll have to take a closer look next weekend!BTW, have we decided where we're meeting yet?

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You can blame the price of crude going up to over $35/bbl. But, in the long run, it'll be better for the environment as people have more incentive to NOT buy those massive SUV's to drive around 2 people at a time.

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Excellent! This should be a good meet. 4ish then, at some parking lot in the NW so we can go to the meet together.

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Haha..... my gf is rolling her eyes. I'm going to try and drag her along to show that I'm not the only obsessed with the Vibe. :-)What about a time on the 15th? I was thinking sometime in the late morning so that we could go for lunch afterwards. As for locations, I'm pretty flexible.

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I had my winter steelies on, so I didn't have any hub caps on. I just put my 16" alloys back on. It's a good thing he didn't smack me with those on!

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Guess how much that damage cost to replace? Almost $2600 Canadian!

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Yup, I'll make it this time. My Vibe should be out of the shop by then.

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Not if I can help it!!

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I thought about putting a Canuck sticker on my car. I'm 99% sure it would be safe, but it's the drunk 1% that I'm worried about. So, my hockey preferences will not be stated. Last one.

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