I think that I posted briefly about my accident with a deer in Nov. of 2017. I was driving my '03 Neptune Vibe GT and was about a mile from home on a familiar road. It was dark and a deer came from my right and I struck her damaging the front grille, hood, and right fender. The fender was displaced ...

Since the collision was such that the passenger door no longer opens, that is probably enough to total it. The insurance amount does seem low. If you have any receipts for major repairs done in the last 6-12 months, you may be able to get it adjusted higher. I hit a deer with my '03 Vibe GT last Nov...

Thanks for everyone's input. I spent a day shopping around in late Feb. and ended up making an offer for the 2006 Vibe auto with 80K miles. However the dealer and I were too far apart and I walked away. It was the end of a long frustrating day. Two days later I found a private seller on Craig's list...

That's a great deal. Congrats on number 6 and thanks for helping me with my own Vibe #3.

JerBear - That was exactly the problem. The Recirculate button was on when I started the test drive and since I never use it in winter, the first thing I did was to turn it off.

Thanks for the info regarding brakes. Since my recent base Vibe came without ABS, I thought that brakes came in 3 configurations but I was unaware (or had forgotten) what was available with the different versions. I took the '03 Vibe GT for a short test drive on Saturday. The car ran well and it fel...

Thanks for all the advice. rmacnamara, you've gotten some nice deals. I browsed through Craig's list and saw that there are much more out there. I believe that the good deals go fast. However I think I've come back around to the first two that I had seen online through Autotrader. Seeing all of the ...

I'm in Pennsylvania and the price difference between the two cars is about $3K. One has Fuzion tires and the other has Tiger Paws. Neither brand thrills me and I previously had bad experiences with Uniroyal (although that was many years ago). But I'll be sure to check tread wear too. (So far I've on...

I had an accident last week with a young driver who ran a stop sign. No injuries, thankfully. Today I learned that my 2003 Vibe is a total loss. This was my second '03 Vibe. I purchased a new Salsa 2003 Vibe GT and drove it for almost 12 years until it was rear ended in the Fall of 2014. I replaced ...

Normally the insurance company would compensate me and I would surrender the title and car to them. However due to the time that had passed, they just mailed me a check. They could have contested the court decision too, but didn't.

Hi Tim, Thanks. The compensation was over $7500 including the court fee. They gave me what I thought was a fair assessment of my Vibe GT at about $4400. The towing/storage was outrageous at $2000. I probably could have gotten some lost time compensation too but I was just all too glad to have it ove...

Selling my 2003 Vibe GT that was rear-ended (front end damage too) (See my Vibe Lounge thread, "The End".) Original engine has 294K miles. It's been garage-stored since the accident in 2014. VIN: 5Y2SN62L33Z451069 Asking $140.

Time for a long overdue update… Back in September 2014: one wrecked (rear-ended) ’03 Vibe GT, a police accident report with errors and inconsistencies, and no insurance settlement. Now after close to a year and a half this prolonged ordeal has come to an end. I never did get to hire professional leg...

I want to thank everyone here for their advice. Vibe update … I retieved the GT (Salsa - red) from the salvage yard which cost over $2,000 for towing/storage (about 3 weeks?). I did manage to have it backed into my small townhouse garage after I took plenty of photos. Moved my Yakima roof bars to ...

It's been awhile since I posted here but I would still browse now and then. I was hoping to report two milestones later this year for my 2003 Vibe GT. I was closing in on 12 years and 300,000 miles. Unfortunately 3 weeks ago I was in the middle of a multi-car accident and was rear ended by an SUV. T...