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joatmon wrote:Originally, in the bag, there is an instruction sheet showing how to use the retainers, and I've attached a pic of that instruction sheet.

Thank you! This was very helpful. And just one more thing that makes the 1st gen an awesome vehicle!!

Mazzy21

This is probably going to sound very dumb, but in all the time I had my 1st gen Vibe I didn't know what those tracks in the hatch were for. I now know that they are for tie-downs but I'm wondering if anyone has a link to a video that shows how to assemble/use this (or can make one real quick)? I loo...

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If you want AWD, then the only years you will find are 03-06. GM quit selling AWD Vibes after 06, until the 09 came out. Thanks! I didn't know that. And speaking of, because I don't actually know anything about cars, another question - I happen to be seeing 2003's with less miles than many 2006s (w...

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...Did this just turn into another repeated tire thread? Fine. I'll stop. Back to business, OP. :D Hahaha :) Yes, I love this forum; it has been most helpful to me during my time as a Vibe owner, but the one thing I have found is that any time winter driving is even mentioned the debate begins agai...

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Maybe I'll just chuck it all and get an Aztec.

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I was in Michigan for a particularly bad snow storm a few Christmases ago with the Vibe. I thought my Vibe performed quite well in the snow even with my well worn all season tires. It was pretty heavy with all the luggage and accessories that 2 adults and an infant required, so that may have played...

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Heck, I had Michelin hydroedge on my vibe and hated them....no traction any time (summer), but has the same tires on my 2000 Malibu and loved them (all year long) Tires make ALL the difference But that's just it, right? If tires really made THAT much of a difference then your traction would have be...

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I've definitely seen the winter tire debate on here many times, and I would also throw out that mine was an '05, that every bad review I've seen regarding snow is with someone owning an '05 Base, and that even a post on here, that I either made or commented on eons ago (when I still had my 1st gen) ...

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I don't deny that the 2nd gen just all around drives better (and has better safety features), as it should, it's the newer model. I personally feel there is something to be said for the weight of a car on particularly snowy roads. The Vibes got such great gas mileage because they are feather-light. ...

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My first Vibe was a 2005 Base. When a deer totaled that two years ago I purchased a 2009 GT. I should have paid more attention when test driving. I should have noticed the lack of functionality the 2nd gen gave me in comparison to the 1st. Of course the 2nd gen has *some* perks over the 1st: with th...

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Thanks guys. Again, I won't be getting snow tires no matter what. I have no place to store them and I'd have to have a mechanic put them on every year. It's just not practical. But as far as my '05, I have read others on here having the same issue so I'm hoping the '08s handle better. As far as tire...

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So after giving my '09 GT some more time, I'm ... 'okay' with it, and not in the same rush to get rid of it that I felt before. However, bottom line, I don't plan on keeping this particular car for the long haul. I'm not feelin' the love I felt for my '05, and I just want the functionality of the 1s...

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Vibe lovin' all around at work. 1st pic was when I got out Thursday; 2nd pic I came out to Saturday. I think this 'parking next to other Vibe's' thing is starting to catch on! :D (*or it could be just that parking spaces are limited :lol: ) http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m142/mazzy2121/018_zpse6...

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Okay, found it

Thought it was broken (once I saw it) but realized today that it has a switch. Turned it on - all set.

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Just found another difference in the 1st vs. 2nd gens. In the old 1st gen, at night, the positioning of the interior lighting still allowed for full view/lighted cargo area. The 2nd gen is completely dark in the cargo area. It was not fun to unload a whole car full of groceries by feeling around for...

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Got some love today at the gas station! When I came out this guy (I'm guessing an '08 Base?) was parked next to me. Taking this shot I am literally plastered against the wall of the store, Mission Impossible-style, because the double- in&out -doors of the store are all glass and I didn't want th...

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I just mean the cosmetics of the radio. Very generic. Incredibly so. The 1st gens not only have the red - Pontiac signature - but also just have a more unique look to the whole thing. Ad yeah, on my '09 the knob was broken when I bought it. :) I also love the fabric design on the GT. It's my only &q...

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I don't know anything about cars so I can't help point you in the right direction, but one thing that I heard once on the radio or TV or something ~shrug~ was that "even a new transmission is going to cost you a lot less than a whole new car" and after I heard that I always thought about i...

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I think that's a fair asking price for the '10 Vibe. Most of the 2nd gens are right in that price range (between 13-15K) that I found on autotrader back when I was looking. And honestly the 1st gens are not all that much cheaper - considering they are a bare minimum of 5 years old now. EDIT - I shou...

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Looks like you've made your decision and I hope you really like the new car. They are definitely "prettier" than the 1st gens. I also went from a 1st gen (a Frosty) to an '09 Abyss. The GT. For me, I wish I would have thought more about how I used the 1st gen. In hindsight, I would have pi...

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It's my understanding that the tire at Sears isn't a Z rated tire at all. The mechanic at Sears said "it's a Y rated tire". And if that's the case then the tires are different; I just don't know if that difference is of any significance to me/the car? EDIT: I'm sorry - I see it now. Thank ...

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I have settled on Continental ExtremeContact DWS tires for my '09 GT. On Discount Tire and on TireRack the number on the tires is 215/45ZR18. Sears is running a sale and there the number on these tires is 215/45R18XL 93Y. I read on TireRAck that the "Z" means the tires are "Z speed ra...

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That white one is sharp. Inside and out.

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I do take your point about winter tires, but there are several reasons I won't be purchasing them. First is storage. I live in a one bedroom apartment - 720sq.ft. I have no room to store tires and rims over the seasons, nor, frankly, do I want to. Second is installation. I have no one to swap them o...

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I've been perusing the posts here, looking at tires on websites, and reading what people have to say about their varying experiences. My heads about to explode. :( I need to replace the rear tires on my '09 GT. I will ultimately replace all four by the time the first snow falls but the two need to b...

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Just for kicks, I emailed the dealership with the '08 last night asking what a ball park figure would be for what I could expect to get for trade on my '09 GT. Now I wish I would have left it alone because they just emailed me back saying that in their market, the '09 GT would trade for somewhere be...

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OT: jake75 - I just noticed you were in Columbus. We shall have to meet back here to razz each other during The Game!

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Agreed that less "options" equals less to worry about down the road, but I am leery of not getting Traction Control considering how my '05 handled. It was my only complaint about that car, but not so much that it was worth losing/trading in, which is why I kept it through 4 accidents (not ...

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Sharp! The dark grey/charcoal is I believe my very favorite color in the 2nd gens. I say "I think" because then I see some other color and I"m like "oooh, that one's pretty too" all the time. lol But I think the dark grey suits the car very very well, if not the best of all ...

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There's a loaded up '08 available right now in Defiance and it's even black, which would be in my top two color choices (I can't really decide if I like the Neptune or the black better on the 1st gens). BUT - it doesn't have the ABS and Traction Control options. So I guess it's "mostly" lo...

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zythr isn't wrong. If money were no object I would ditch the '09 in a heartbeat and go back to a 1st gen. My only wibbling on this comes from the plain and simple fact that buying a car and then four months later trading it in is never a financially sound idea, and the fact that if I did this, not o...

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I apid attention to the RPMs earlier today and that is an easy adjustment I can make - thanks guys! I have been pretty shocked by the mpg even though I realized from teh start that the GT with the bigger engine wasn't going to get the 36mpg that my '05 Base got. I have to take the car back in tomorr...

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Oh, he recognized that it was a Vibe. It's a pretty exclusive club.

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She's a beauty! I have no doubt you'll find a true "love affair" with this car. It's versatility is amazing and the great gas mileage and dependability doesn't hurt either!

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I drive about a 60/40 split highway/city. It seemed low to me too but I figured because it's the GT I may just have sealed my mpg-fate with that decision. Maybe the filters need to be changed. Lord knows that dealership didn't do anything to it before they slapped the "Certified" sticker o...

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@KITT222 - thought about your questions and they were excellent questions to give me some insight into my own mind on this. When I approach the car, honestly I'm looking at it with derision and usually thinking "not-a-Vibe. This car is NOT a Vibe." And then I think I usually do a quick men...

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@Chiadog - yes, I did buy it used. If someone put some aftermarket stuff on it I thank them because that was a great little car. :) Also, I've been thinking about my first camping trip this season (with this '09). It was with some friends who camper-camp instead of tent-camp. I was the only one who ...

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That's so weird. That's one of the many reasons I loved my Vibe - because it was so customized to car camping. I can't explain why mine worked, but it certainly did and I used it several times over many summers. This last trip I was thankful we had electric on-site since there was a big fat nothing ...

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Just spotted a Vibe identical to mine ('09 GT, black) in my apartment complex. Stay tuned as I attempt to get a pic of the twins parked together without whoever owns it seeing me from their balcony taking pics of their car. lol

Coming soon....

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@tpollauf - I don't know what the exact cubic feet of the interior are on the two versions, but I would say that even if it is technically the same, the design of the newer version doesn't allow for the same amount of stuff to be packed in. Maybe it's the slant of the hatch compared to the 1st gens ...

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Well, when I first got the '05 I did blow a fuse twice. Could that really be it? Because I absolutely did use that outlet constantly while camping (and really constantly period but that was just to charge my phone). I am an avid camper which was what makes the Vibe partly so appealing to me. You can...

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Thank you for the info about the outlet. I honestly don't know what the airmattress pump wattage is. All I know is that last year at this time I was camping with my '05 Vibe and it blew up the mattress, I sat the coffee pot in the cargo area and set up a whole little 'coffee area' back there with cr...

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It is/was a camping grill. No need to be mean and assume I'm lying. And yeah, I could be wrong but if money were no object I think most would go with a Subaru. I'm really only debating getting rid of this Vibe for the old style, or something extremely similar. While I appreciate that some did not us...

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Thanks for all the input, guys. As far as Vibe's go, I disagree with the resale statement. Vibe's still sell for decent money considering they aren't even made anymore. And on top of that, people keep them. Not so much the new ones - you can find endless supplies of '09s on the market - but the old ...

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I didn't have snow tires on mine so maybe it would have been better with specifically-for-snow tires, but honestly, I've never experienced a car with so little 'grip' on the road as my '05 Base. And still I loved that car, so I guess that's saying something. :) I would prefer a car that's at least d...

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Yes, very easy to clean too

Does the Mazda3 have the rear window that opens? There's one right here in town for sale that basically looks just like a Vibe. I don't know if the features are actually similar though.

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You seem to know your cars so I'll ask you - along with those you listed, do you know of any cars that specifically have the back hatch window that opens? That was/is a key feature for me that I'm missing on the '09. I'm also not liking the (what seems to me) far inferior cargo space. When I used to...

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Welcome Alisha! Awesome deal!!! Seriously! And as vibenvy said - 204,000 miles is nothing to a Vibe. :) Just a couple hours ago today I was at a dealership (at the service dept but talking with a sales man) and pointed to an employee car, telling the salesman to get the employee to trade their car i...

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Okay, Vibe owners, what would you do? So, I LOVED my 1st gen Vibe EXCEPT for the terrible way it handled in the snow. I have been told by other previous Vibe owners that their Vibes did just fine in snow, but I've also read on here a couple posts of people with 2005 bases (what I had) also had this ...

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FINALLY! Got the opportunity to snap a pic of some Vibe luvin'. :) So, for months now, ever since I originally saw this post, I've been purposely parking next to Vibes. There's no shortage of them around here, but it seemed every time I pulled my phone out to snap a pic someone would come out of the...

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