Thanks for the suggestions guys. The car looked good and drove well. It was an auto so no worries about the transmission. Carfax was clean (no open recalls unlike at least one other I found on the internet), so I went ahead and bought it. Car still had to be prepped (it was at a Mazda dealership) so...

Hi- I just joined the forum. I'm looking to buy a Vibe for my 21-year-old son and I'm going to check out an ~85k mile 2004 base model later today. 2WD and automatic.

Anything peculiar to the Vibe that I should be sure and check?

Thanks!

Hugh