Is the rust underneath the cladding/plastic panels on the bottoms of the doors? I imagine salty water could splash up in there, but then again I haven't exactly looked up under the sides of my doors lately so maybe I'm remembering something completely wrong... No, it's not on the doors, it's on the...

Thanks for the replies. After I posted I found the "How Many Miles on Your Vibe" thread and found lots of high mileage ones in there. I tend to keep my vehicles for as long as possible and only get rid of them if I no longer trust them for long distance travel. Out of my last 4 vehicles, a...

Hi everyone, I am looking at buying with a Vibe or a Matrix and have a few random questions. I've looked at a few '03-'05 models and every single one of them has rust on the top of the driver's side rocker panel around the rubber pad. Is this just common surface rust or is there a deeper problem and...