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PopeyeFAFL

So I went to my dealership.The A/C was inspected, missing refrigerant were added (with colored dye), it is cold as new. Just have to monitor in the coming weeks if it hold.The sweat in very hot weather is over (I hope).Thanks for your help.

PopeyeFAFL

I did browse under "Interior & A/C" but didn't found what I'm looking for, so here it is:I own a 2005 Vibe, it has 158,000 km for almost 7 years on the road.I remember that I was impress by the cold air coming out on a very hot day, when the car was brand new.Now, 7 years later, it see...

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Your problem description is exactly what happens to me, this morning.I stopped at my dealership, they show me that (temporarily) putting the recirculate button "on" make the noise go away.I will get it fix within 7 to 10 days (waiting for next service KM).But since this seem to be a known ...

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Do you all prefer the Vibe to return as a Chevy or a Buick?

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"Make sure the name does not offend French Canadians (I am...)"You mean, like the Buick LaCrosse, LOLP.S.: I'm QuÃ©bÃ©cois aussi.

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Here my translation:The Vibe will survive Pontiac.Against all odds, the Pontaic Vibe will escape the ax from GM. This is at least what the American constructorâ€™s media site mention and even precise the transformation for this model in 2010.Monday the GM Canada direction will confirm the new, toget...

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According to this Montreal French Newspaper (La Presse), GM will announce next Monday that the Vibe will survive?Is it true, or that journalist got mixed-up with the fact that the Vibe is suppose to still be produce up to late 2010?I couldn't find that information elsewhere.http://monvolant.cyberpre...

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There is a whole world outside of the USA.Yes Fiat is big, not sure if all those models could be successful in North America, but some will be.

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Sad to see the Pontiac brand, mostly for the Vibe.Now does some of you knows, what is worst as far as re-sale value:A- You own a car having the date/year, just before it got revamped but that car model still exist (like last two year Vibe when compared with actual Vibe). B- That car model no longer ...

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The only American Car that I ever own, before my Vibe, was a Chevrolet Caprice Classic Coupe 1979, I had paint problem with it, and I promise myself of never buying an American Car again.When I bought my Vibe, I couldn't believe, I set foot into an American Car dealership, but I somewhat convince my...

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I have the exact needed splash guard for my Vibe 2005.I don't have any problems, except for the Front driver side splash guard that always get loose.Actually the "pine tree" fastener located at the bottom is gone (I will wait 2 or 3 more weeks and replace it, while the car will be lifted i...

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That give an idea of our tiny tiny place in this universe.Earth and its neighbours:The rest of the planets (N.B.: Pluto is no longer a planet):Our Sun and the planets:Our Sun compare with other stars (the small ones):Our Sun (small dot of 1 pixel at the tip of the arrow to the left) compare with oth...

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I had American car before, a Chevrolet Caprice Classic 79 with a 350 V-8 an OK car, but by today's standard, not so great.At the time, that Chevy did suffer peel-off paint, no matter how much I argue with GM for making them repaint the car, I end-up paying a paint job from my own pocket.I promise my...

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Good joke against the Big three.http://www.boingboing.net/2008....html

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Quote, originally posted by Silversn95 Â»Perhaps what was meant but taken out of text was that there is a major trade imbalance between north american automakers in Japan (due to unfair trade laws) and japanese automakers in north america resulting in very small sales volumes of our cars in their ma...

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Quote, originally posted by vibolista Â»But wait! Hold on! Gas prices are back down to cheap. Hey, truck and SUV sales are up! And I just saw an ad on TV for a Hummer sales event. Wow! I could drive anyplace on the planet with that thing. I think it was climbing one of the roads out in the Himalayas...

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Quote, originally posted by mikey123 Â»At the risk of being lambasted as a "socialist", why not reinstitute trade tarrifs to help protect our industries. If we don't do something drastic such as this, our economy will continue to slide and we will never recover. Ever since the implementati...

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If worst get to worst (GM goes belly up).What will happens with our Vibe?1- Does GM have a legal obligation of supplying parts for 10 years, 20 years ?2- I guess as far as mechanics is concern, we can always go to Toyota.3- Knowing how many were produced, do you think that someone can keep it withou...

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There are already some sub-notebook Laptop (Asus Eee Pc) that sell for as less as $250, soon (like now) a Chinese firm (Hi-Vision) will sell a laptop for $98, obviously other manufacturers will follows offering more features for less or better features for the same price.It will be cheaper than a fa...

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I'm around 100,709 Km (62943 milles) for a 2005 Vibe (4 years on the road), I guess in 2 to 2.5 years from now I should reach the same landmark.So far, no problem.

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I didn't study that in detail, but one thing I dislike on the Vibe 2009 is the fact that the rear window cannot be open separately anymore.I found my Vibe 2005 handy for that, come back from the grocery store, just open the hatch, slip the bags in, without having to lift to whole tailgate.

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Quote, originally posted by northvibe Â»meh the material in that isnt going to be the right one for many household components. Also the cost for just making home components is to high for me to consider. Most people have the mentality of going to walmart to get something cheap...I think maybe in the...

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At my work (aerospace manufacturer), we are using Rapid Prototyping (such as the link below). There are even metallic powder that could be use, so it is not only plastic parts.In some cases, these parts are good enough for production parts.Do you think, that if those machines goes down in price, tha...

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It was 50 years ago, almost to the day (12 September 1958), that the first Integrated Circuit was invented by Jack Kilby (Texas Instruments).Another person (Robert Noyce, Fairchild Semiconductors and later co-founder of Intel) was also instrumental, since it is his silicon support that still preveil...

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For those of you interested in fundamental physics, the CERN will proceed this coming Wednesday with an experiment.This machine is awesome, enjoy.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sci...9.stmh ... tu....html

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What do you think of the fact that US Car Manufacturers are moving away from the Car Lease?Will US Car Manufacturers end-up pushing customers to Toyota/Honda who might still offer lease (since their cars hold they values better) or open the door to Chinese Car Manufacturer who might offer flashy fea...

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Quote, originally posted by K-NINE Â»My German Shepherd has taken care of two groundhogs on my property. You know how well the Germans and French get along.Doesn't your city have animal control? They should be able to put out a live trap for nothing.Not sure I understand what the French has to do in...

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Quote, originally posted by Herb Â»This proceedure is known as 'prebaiting'Sometimes when an established animal is in your area, it may become suspicious of anything new. If it finds it can get a free meal it will return. So the idea in this instance is to place your bait near the trap to see if it ...

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Quote, originally posted by ToolGuy Â»Yes I agree with you, catch and release!!!! They are just doing or being hogs, no reason to put led in it.Actually, putting "LED" in it, could be useful, I will see it in the dark, LOLOk, ok, I should not quit my day job to became a stand-up comic, I g...

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To ToolguyThanks for the info.Once caught, do they make a big mess in the cage ("Pee" Scent, etc.) during the short trip to the wooded area, any precaution to take (cover the cage with a blanket?, drive with window open?). What do you used for bait?I also have an indoor only cat, but I som...

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Quote, originally posted by Raven Â»Bait the trap with a large poutine. I want to catch it, not KILL it, LOLJe veux l'attrapÃƒÂ©, pas lui faire subir une mort atroce, LOL

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Does anyone know how to get rid of a groundhog which is drilling hole in my back yard (maybe also hiding under the yard shed).Since this is residential area, please don't give me the typical: "shot the *******" response.Also a trap will probably kill all the neighbor's cats before the grou...

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Congratulation and welcome to this group.If your Vibe is as good and nice as my 2005 Vibe, it will be one of your finest car.Visit this discussion forum often, you will learn a lot on your new baby.

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Maybe in the gas tank, Ã la Easy Rider, LOL

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Quote, originally posted by kunkstyle Â»BC just made it a provincial law - all hours. Total PITA for the consumer, not to mention not very safe. For the non pay at the pump stations, I've got to leave my credit card unattended with the 15 year old behind the counter? Thanks but no thanks.Yes, I shar...

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Quote, originally posted by HawaiiPontiacLover Â»They do have cards like that-I've had customers, including little kids, pay with "gift cards" issued by Visa/MC. I think companies give them to employees too because I see most gift cards after Xmas. Works just like a credit card, but it say...

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Quote, originally posted by kunkstyle Â»Also, why do $100? I realize that gas is pricey, but $100 in gas money laying around? Where do you drive that can't get you back to your wallet for $20? A road trip I could see, but I'm guessing the times you've left your wallet were when you were dashing out ...

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Quote, originally posted by zionzr2 Â»there are a lot of stations around here that wont activate the pump unless you pre-pay or use pay at the pump by first inserting your credit card.In QuÃƒÂ©bec, they are talking about it (they do it after 22h00 or 23h00, I forgot), due to the price of gas (an inc...

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When I said $100, I didn't mean a $100 bill, 5 x $20 is fine.I always fill past the warning sign and then some, so with gas price (here in Quebec at $1.50 CDN/liter) it could reach $70.I'm pretty good at making sure, I got my wallet, but as mentioned it did happens that I forgot, and if I stop for g...

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On extreme rare occasion (twice in 10 or 12 years) I forgot my wallet, therefore my credit card, I don't have a cellphone, beside no one to call for help.So my question, to you, Vibe owner, where will you hide $100 in your Vibe, just in case, you make a fill-up and then realize you don't have your c...

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Quote Â»I would think you had some kind of winter damage, frost cracking the asphalt. Then this mushroom took advantage of the damage and made it worse.In Quebec, last winter was a record year for the amount of snow on the ground, but it was not very cold (in fact, that snow partially melted twice d...

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Ok, I'm trying a photo insertion.

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Explain me briefly how to add pictures to this post, and I will add them.Do I need to download my photos to an external site (which one) and then Bracket URL Bracket ... Bracket slash URL bracket them?

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I got the same house since 20 years, the house is really 22 years old and so is the asphalt drive way.I was very surprised to see that my asphalt is lifting up (at the beginning , near the house foundation, but now right in the middle) literally bursting, what is underneath???, could you guess???......

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Thanks for your advice.For those interested, I finally pick the newest swivel screen model Toshiba SD-P91SK (9" LCD Screen).I'm very amaze by the screen quality, the sound is ok (some people claims that it is not loud enough, perhaps true in noisy environment like airplane).It is my first porta...

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I think, I'm leaning toward a Toshiba SPD-1900, it has DivX capabilities, can read all formats, 9 in screen and a battery that can last 5 hours (some say at least 3.5 hours).Now, how important is it, if it does not have an USB/SD Card reader? I think that the unit having that feature are new and ver...

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Update on thisI finally got a SanDisk Sansa Express 1Go (40$ CDN) + I also bought an MicroSD Card of 2 Go (20$ CDN).Cannot be happier, it is slick, easy to use, FM is good, perfect and much cheaper than an Ipod.Suit all my needs, thanks for your advices/help.

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I'm looking into buying a small portable DVD player, I'm not too knowledgeable in that area and I'm requesting your help. My main usage will be to play Strength Training Workout DVD while I will try to follow the instructions. Here are my questions:1- With the small built-in speakers (probably not o...

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To everyone more knowledgeable than me, here is my question.I want to purchase an MP3/FM Tuner Flash Player, music as such don't interest me (nor photos & video), it is only to listen to FM radio at work or interviews, PodCasts or public debate than I downloaded from my PC at home (I might liste...

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You guy's are genius.So following the instructions of this site, I just replace the insert of the rear wiper of my Vibe 2005.Here the breakdown (all Canadian Prices, roughly 1$ (CDN) = 1$ (US), those days).Replacement blade unit from GM dealership: 25.15$+tax = 28.39$Replacement blade unit from Toyo...

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