In my opinion, an AWD Vibe is unnecessary for 99% of drivers out there. My advice is to buy a FWD vibe and run quality snow tires on it. Plenty of owners out there who do brilliantly with their FWD Vibes in the snow. Honestly, I did great with relatively new all-season tires (Arizonan Silver Editio...

Welcome to genvibe! If you're looking for first gen AWD, I'd look for a 2005 or 2006 with low miles from somewhere they don't use salt on the roads. The AWD is an "on demand" system that 97% of the time just adds weight to the car and makes certain repairs more expensive, e.g., exhaust. A...

Second generation Vibes unreliable??? Well, Consumer Reports has had that model as their poster child for the past couple of years as an example of the best used car to buy. Regarding AWD, the more parts you have on a car, the more parts that fail. Where do you live? U.P. of Michigan? Northern Main...

Hello fellow members, I have created an account to solicit your advice on whether it's a good idea to purchase an automatic AWD Vibe, but only the original generation, not the 2009-2010 versions which seem to be unreliable. The engine is solid according to all of the reviews, but does the AWD perfor...