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BanditWS6

Hi Tumbleweed,Can you or anyone else here be a little more specific on the installation of the snap-screws provided with the front end cover (bra)? I am trying to install one on my Vibe right now as well and having trouble with this step.I've removed the captive screw and washer-type assembly from t...

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Hmm...I had heard from several sources that the interior design of the Vibe was actually Pontiac's doing. Now, obviously Toyota supplied the standard controls and such, because the power lock/window buttons and tilt wheel controls are certainly not of American design, but the design is purportedly P...

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quote:I feel you there. I was thinking something Rendezvous-esque?Exactly! Some kind of cross between the Rendezvous and the Bengal (barf).

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That is a nice engine choice. I'm not big on the exterior front end (something makes me think "Buick" for some reason) but it's a decent package overall. But I'm not an SUV person. I'd rather have the new 350Z...

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Sadly, Jack, NovaResource is right. The brochure is in error -- there is no power liftglass release unless you purchase the Power Package.

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Yeah, Pontiac's advertising has always been pretty poor. Although I have not seen this new Vibe ad; I'll keep my eyes out for it. The only Pontiac ads I ever liked were the ones for the '98 Trans Ams...and even then they had to hire BMW's marketing agency to come up with those."It's so powerful...

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How about the supercharged 3800-series from the GTP? I'd buy that in a heartbeat.

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They did the same dang thing to me on the day I bought my Vibe. The salespeople took the plate off my old car, got some new screws from somewhere and tried to attach the plate to my Vibe. They came back saying "We had some trouble getting the screws to go in...but I'm sure the plate will be sec...

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Hey, that looks pretty cool. That's some good Photoshop work there.

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Wanted that hot, hot GT but my wife hates manual trannys with a passion. And since this is her car...

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Pontiac's paint seems to have improved greatly since the "turbo bell" GM paint fiasco of the late 80s-early 90s. My '93 Grand Prix had horrible paint that bubbled, cracked and simply splintered off of its own volition. My '98 Trans Am, on the other hand, has much better paint that still lo...

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dlmetzger, if I may ask, which Pontiac dealers in the Detroit area have you taken your car to? I used to live in the area and frequented a variety of dealers...always got the best service from Bob Jeannotte Pontiac. Red Holman in Westland has a fantastic sales department but their service staff, IMH...

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Yesssss, yes yes I looovvveee those options on the Grand Am.

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NSimkins, you're quite right! I was surprised to discover that feature as well. My family and I went out for dinner the day we picked up the Vibe, and afterwards we went out to the car and I unlocked it with the keyfob. We stood there next to the car chatting for a moment, and suddenly it locked bac...

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quote:I mean how many people plan on having a car for 25 years just a few weeks after they buy it? Hey, you're not alone there. I was planning to keep my WS6 Trans Am for 25+ years before I even ordered the thing. My dad kept his '79 Trans Am for almost 25 years and I intend to do the same with mine...

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Since the engineering of the Vibe's interior controls is pure Toyota, I have to guess it may be a Japanese automaker perspective on how the window lock should function. Any American car I've ever driven with a window lock function (mostly Fords) allowed the driver to control all the windows while th...

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quote:If it was that easy, they should have done it at the plant and avoided this little annoyance.That's what I was thinking too... It's possible they don't do it at the factory because of the way the paint treatment is applied...the vehicle bodies are submerged in this special coating and there ne...

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Hey, nice! Those rims are a great match with that car. Reminds me of something out of Robocop.

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quote:Actually, it was mentioned on epinions.com...one of the more recent reviews on the Pontiac Vibe suggested that anyone owning or interested in the Vibe check out this site...and well...here I am! Whoa somebody read my review!! Welcome to the forum!

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quote:Envy is no longer offered for order on the Vibe.Oh man, anyone with an Envy Vibe just got themselves a collectible. Like the yellow Firebirds from '93 or '94, whichever year it was...only a scant few were produced.

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Congratulations on the new car!! You're gonna love it. Great job on getting the monotone paint, too. That's awesome.Whoever said a simple test drive doesn't do it justice was right. I've come to like the car a whole lot more since owning it. It was great on the test, but it's seemed even more smooth...

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You're absolutely right. I would never think of buying a performance upgrade from eBay unless my favorite F-body/Vibe user group had heard of it and tested it previously. My cars mean too much to me.

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Yeah, I actually heard it was supposed to be more like 320 from the factory...at least initially...maybe they'll produce a super-hot "Judge" package for the ultimate in nostalgia. I gotta figure they're gonna try to compete with the new Cobra somehow.At any rate, this problem is nothing a ...

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LOL...oh man, thanks for posting that. What a trip! I sincerely hope the people bidding on this are in on the joke.I especially enjoyed the bit about the !CAGS unit. That snippet is from the same document I read on the subject when I first got my T/A....woohoo! SES blinkielights!Good stuff.

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quote:To bad they are stopping making them. I wanted to cry when I found out.I sure know what you mean on that one. The end of an era indeed.quote:Hopefully they will bring it back like they are doing the GTO, which will be pushing 400 HP!Aw yeah...now that GTO is what I'm considering!

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quote:Not to put down the validity of epinions, but wouldn't a very large percentage of the reviews be from people who liked it enough to test drive it and buy it?You have a point. Although I have seen a number of auto reviews there from folks who have merely road-tested or rented vehicles, I believ...

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What else did we consider? Hmm...well, since this is my wife's car, it was mostly up to her...I think her favorite car was the Suzuki Vitara / Chevy Tracker, but those things make me want to...umm...nevermind. (At least I have to give them this -- they're much better than they used to be.) So I trie...

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*sigh* Yep...that's the CarPoint boards for ya.If you'd like to check out some more well-written reviews from real honest people, try http://www.epinions.com. You have to register for a (free) account to write reviews, which I think helps to deter the one-timers who want to just lower the average ra...

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Just for anyone following along, I took care of this problem myself. Drove the Vibe up on a set of ramps and got underneath there...it was real easy to spot the holes where these plugs go. There's one on each side just forward of the rear wheelwells. Popped the plugs in there and was done in about a...

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I agree; from what I've read here, it seems like the Canadians are getting unfairly shafted. You guys should take a trip on down to Orlando, FL and go see McNamara Pontiac -- last time I looked, they had like 31 Vibes in stock. Great service manager there, too.

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Hey Biggdogg! I'm in Naples, FL, down in the southwest corner of the state. I've only seen two other Vibes down here, and one was on I-75 getting out of town real fast. The other is Satellite and, ironically, keeps showing up in the neighborhood where I live.BTW: Heh heh....I love Office Space...

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You mean you factory ordered a Vibe, configured to your liking, and they built your car with the wrong options?Man....that seriously sucks! Especially after waiting for an order to be preferenced and built! I'd bypass the dealer and contact GM directly on this one. If the car was assembled improperl...

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Justin, thanks a ton. I'll look under the car tonight and see if I can spot these holes...if it comes to it I'll take it to a local dealer and have them install the plugs, but all the dealers around here have screwed me real bad in the past and I'm hesitant to even let them look at my brand new car....

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Sorry. That one's aaalllll mine!

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Thanks everybody!Black Widow, we hadn't seen many Vibes around here either -- just one in fact, a Satellite. Of course, the day we picked up our car, we saw three others in town! Everybody keeps checking it out everywhere we go. Pretty cool.d_m_kolb, thanks for the remarks about the T/A too! That's ...

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If you're still looking for opinions, I just picked up my Vibe this weekend and it's Shadow two-tone. The color is definitely not brownish. The dealer may have been thinking of that muddy metallic color they put on the Grand Am; it's definitely not that. It's more like a warm gunmetal gray metallic....

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I have a quick question for you other Vibe owners out there.My wife and I brought our new Vibe home on Saturday. I'd reserved the car since before it arrived at the dealer, and it looked like the dealer had barely even touched it. I believe that they actually neglected to do at least one thing that ...

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Hi all!My wife and I finally picked up our new Shadow Vibe from the dealer this past Saturday, and the car now sits happily washed & freshly polished in our garage. I took a few pictures yesterday (it started to rain though, so I only got a few before I had to race back home)...here's where you ...

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Yep, the red instrumentation is as "Pontiac" as arrowheads and dual honeycomb grilles. Although there was a period in the '70s where they dropped the red instruments and went with white. My '79 Trans Am (factory stock) has white lights in the gauges.IMHO the red lighting isn't what's bad, ...

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Thanks for the tip! I'm picking mine up maybe this weekend, or next week at latest. Does that only apply to retail financing (vehicle purchase) or can leasees get it too?

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Welcome to the board Carl!So you are from Auburn! I am originally of Redford Township myself, although I live in Florida now. Next week I'm picking up my Shadow base Vibe from the dealer as well. This board's been a big help to me just in the one week I've been a member. I'm sure you'll learn a lot ...

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Welcome to the board, Artvibe7!Glad to hear you enjoyed the test drive and came away with a positive opinion. Your experience sounds similar to mine...I first test-drove the Vibe on Monday, and really liked the ride and the car as a whole. I'll agree with you about the somewhat limited rear visibili...

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No kidding; I thought they would. But if they had, I'd have just called up that dealer in Detroit and tried to get them to fax me some evidence. I know the guy up there pretty well; my family has bought six cars from him and he's been a great help. He knows if I still lived up there I would have bou...

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Actually I think I got lucky -- the dealer that's getting my ideal Vibe is very high volume and they tend to easily offer factory invoice prices. I went in there saying I had been offered $100 over invoice by a "competing dealer" and wanted to know if they would beat it. They answered, &qu...

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Cristen, similar thing happened to me. I wanted the monotone option but a car came in that was perfect except for that...plus I got (IMHO) a good deal on it so I put down a deposit. I agree with you; Satellite looks good with the gray cladding...I think it provides good contrast. Belated congrats on...

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Millster: Thanks a ton! Those pics will do just fine. Wow, that car looks fantastic! You've really sold me on this color. I can't wait to see mine in person now. Great pics! And believe me, I know what you mean about the old car killing you. Mine's killing me too. It's a ten year old domestic and it...

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Hmm... If the brochure says power liftglass is included standard, I think it's mistaken. (I'll have to go poke through my brochure to find out.) I believe you only get the power hatch/liftglass release with the Power Package, which you must not have if you don't have keyless entry.

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Thanks! I really appreciate it.

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Sounds awesome. Thanks for offering to post links to more pics -- if you don't mind, might I see some more? Yours is the only really good pic of a Shadow Vibe I've seen.

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Huh; I thought it was special because nobody else around here would do anything close to it. All the dealers I went to in my local area (35 mile range) flat out would not offer anything lower than sticker. One guy told me "no dealers are offering anything less than MSRP on these cars" and ...

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