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simon

My head gasket just let go with 365,000 kms on my 2003 Frosty. I'm reasonably happy with 8 years, one wheel bearing, water pump, cracked manifold (re-welded) radiator (stone damage) and six windshields! There's also a couple of spots of rust that periodically get sanded and re-painted.

simon

Just had to buy more fog lights as one of these are broken now too. At least the same ones are still in stock and three years later still the same price - now I'll have a spare

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Thanks for the advice on the tires, I'm getting the Michelin Primacy MXV4. It's supposed to be good for 100,000 kms. and with the 40% off the price is too good to switch brands.

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Quote, originally posted by jlolli Â»I'm suprised that no one has mentioned the Michelin HydroEdge. I put a set on my '03 because the Continentals were just too damned noisy. The HydroEdge are MUCH quieter and provide very good traction in both the wet & dry pavements.The Michelin's are not &quo...

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Hi,I've had Hydroedges on my vibe since May '05 - took them off in the winter of course. They're worn on the inside and outside yet have 6/32" left in the centre. Spoke to Michelin cust. serv. and they say the Vibe needs "H" rated tires. Hydroedge doesn't come in an "H" rate...

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I have to replace it now. I have a 2003 with over 230,000kms but if I leave the radio on for about 15-20 minutes I barely have enough left to turn it over on a warm day. The new one will be 450CCA.

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My hoses out lasted my radiator. Just had to replace it today, I've got over 200,000 kms on it though the rad. cap rubber had deteriorated enough to block the expansion tank inlet too and the thermostat was changed at the same time - just in case.

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It depends what grade of SS is used - there are lots!

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Hope you had a great time in Halifax.I'm from the south shhore and have been a member for a while. Every time I meet someone with a vibe I pass along the web site info.

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Love the Reflex wipers, my father-in-law just bought a new Jetta and they come with similar blades already installed

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I have the Hydroedge. Love them I put them on about 5000kms ago and we've had a lot of rain this month and my vibe drives as if the roads are dry.

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I had a vacuum leak on my 2003 just after I bought it. Took it to the dealer they fiixed it, didn't try to sell me anything else. Check engine light went out. No problem since (100,000kms ago).

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There's not really any good all seasons. Buy a spare set of rims from WalMart and stick a set of winter tires on them. For the summer try Michelin Hydroedge if the price doesn't scare you if it does try Bridgestone Tiger Paw Touring or for better cornering Bridgestone Tiger Paw H for about $5/tire m...

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I was at the dealer again today. The Service Manager is going to take my car for a week and give me a loaner to see if he can hear the sound that we all know is there!!Hopefully once he hears it he will replace the valve and I'll finally be happy

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Hi,I printed off the information that you posted about the fan noise, took it to the dealer. They can't hear the noise! They told me the information you'd posted was for a sunfire!Got the car back, nothing done plus a bill for $34.50.

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I might still have my old bracket. I took it off when I got the car because in NS you don't need a front plate. If you're willing to pay the postage and I can find it you're welcome to it.

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I thought what you lost on gas mileage going up you might gain back on the return!

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What gas mileage did you get?

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Here's some pics of my vibe that I've played around with

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Here's some pics of my vibe that I've played around with

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Hi Inder,Did you ever get that little bulb out?Simon

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Nice photosI love the shots in the trees.

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Maybe I need smaller hands!!

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Have any of you had to change the bulb in your headlights yet?The passenger side is relatively easy but to get at the drivers side in my '03 base vibe I had to disconnect the battery and move it to be able to get it in! That doesn't seem like a well thought out design.

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I liked it, had it for my wallpaper for a while

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I saw this on the web a while back, you're not the only one doodling on their car pics!

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Hi Vibe_dude,It's good to see another maritimer on this site.I have a hidden hitch on my vibe, for some reason the threaded holes in the bottom of my car were 7/16" instead of the standard 10mm (or vice-versa I forget) so I had to order some new bolts but the instalation was a piece of cake. I ...

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Hi TRD4reelI followed your thread for changing the bulb. How do you remove the bulb itself. My fingers are too big to fit in the space. Does it twist in like a bayonet fitting or screw in?

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We have a '91 Subaru Justy. We've had it since new and it still works well. My daughter prefers getting a ride to school in the Vibe though - the Justy is older than she is!

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Glad to hear you're okay.Check your insurance policy. Some have a rider that means you'll get a new vibe to replace the one that was totaled. That's how my insurance is written for the first 4 years of the policy. Of course I live in Canada and the insurance policies in the US may be different.

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I seem to remember reading in the owners manual about if the car goes below 30 km/h, if you use resume, the cruise control won't respond. I believe it is so if you come off the highway and are driving through town and the resume is accidentaly set you won't take off at 100!

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I've had 5 chips, one new windshield and had to replace my fog lights due to rocks on the highway. My new windshield is scatched from using my wipers when the windshield is dry to sweep dust off when driving on dirt roads. I've never had any chips from driving on dirt roads though.

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They are working on supporting Safari so if you're using that browser it won't work yet. Regardless of your browser type, you must have JavaScript enabled to use Google Maps. Hope this helps

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Driver's side: Ice scraperPassenger side: Maps

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I like it. The head rests are cool, I think the grill is a bit too big for the front end.

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Great news with the car. I took the car to Midas, they found that the heat shield had corroded off and jammed next to the exhaust. That was what was causing the noise. I had wondered why it sounded worse inside the car than outside. They thoroughly checked the exhaust, removed the heat shield, final...

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Thanks,I'm hoping that my car will hold together 'til Friday (220kms)I'll let you know

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I have 100,000+kms on my vibe and there is a noise coming from my exhaust? It only happens when the engine is under load. It sounds like a blowing exhaust (big throaty roar) but if I stand with my head under the hood and rev it, it sounds normal. Has anyone else had the same problem? Is my exhaust m...

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By that time I was too mad to want to know what the price would be!I'm told it's normal for some tappet noise when the engine is cold so you don't have to trade it in yet!!

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Well I spoke to the Toyota dealership, they told me no problem drop it off the night before we'll call you when it's ready.I went over to pick my car up - I figured I'd get the oil change, transmission fluid and coolant change done too. That's all they'd done!When I questioned them they said that if...

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Nice pics

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We've had 3 blizzards in 7 days!

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Did the earlier Vibes have a better battery or do the GT's have a higher compression ratio and so are harder to turn over? I've never had a problem. -30?C and it turns over a little more slowly but always starts first time. I have a 2003 Base.

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Thanks guys,I think I'll call the GM and Toyota dealers and see if either have experience of doing this service rather than have them learn using my car. It's -23?C outside and not the sort of weather for tinkering with my car!

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My 100,000 km service is due this weekend. One of the items listed is inspect for tappet noise and engine vibration. Should I need to adjust valve clearance to factory specifications (?) how do I do this?

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I installed aftermarket fogs because I couldn't bear to pay the GM prices, especially when I figured it would probably happen again sooner or later. Here's how I did it.I found after driving around a while I wanted to turn them through 90? so I made a 3/8" square spacer with a hole in it to fit...

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Canoe, ladder, wood, plastic trellis.Was going to put my bike up there but made a mount for the track system in the back. It fits great with just the rear drivers side seat down and the front wheel off.(the bike's wheel!!)

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Got mine Dec 31st 2002 - 99,000kms

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Anyone looking to check which filter is right size in the book at the store might be surprised to find that Pontiac Vibe is not in the car section its in the truck section!

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Check this thread:http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=12901

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