Just fixed the image in the first post, but the link may be expiring somehow.

Had to go with an automatic given the traffic and my little dog's propensity to sit on my lap.

Ha, you describe it so well. :) My traveling companions include two dogs. I didn't get the Vibe to replace the F train and Metro-North, but to replace Zipcar, Car2Go, ReachNow, and Maven -- all the car sharing options that have disappeared in the last couple of years. Zipcar is still operating, but ...

Greetings from Brooklyn, New York, where people have been panic-buying cars since the pandemic started. Our roads are clogged with temporary plates and every local mechanic has a waiting list. I hadn't owned a car for ten years and spent months researching what to buy. The obvious choice was a Vibe!...