tpollauf, That's quite a collection you have. I can see why the Vibe has a following. I had to drive a couple hundred miles to check mine out and have it delivered. Put a good set of radials and new brakes and am very happy with the handling. It leaks a little oil from the pan but I don't think it b...

How is the compression? Does it smoke on start up and acceleration?

I am new to the Vibe, But not to used autos and trucks, and tend to drive my vehicles til the wheels fall off. Looks to me like you are about there.
Good luck in any case.

Picked this up a year ago. Very happy with the performance so far. No problems. Great little car. 2009 2.4 auto. Only 60K miles and good maintenance according to CarFax.

Just bought a 2009 1.8 Vibe with 60K according to CarFax. There is a clunk noise in the rear when going over bumps, even small ones. Don't notice any bad handling characteristics. I had this problem with a Mercury Sable and it turned out to be struts. Nothing is loose around the jack or spare that w...