Thanks; I'm enjoying the car,and the people here are great - although apparently I'm going to have to give up some of the $ I saved to buy a digital camera:)First mod happened yesterday; I took a roof rack from a BMW 528i that's been lying in my basement since the lease ended on the car - about fie ...

Thanks, Unlocking the doors is rapidly becoming a pain, so I will be doing this soon, I suspect. The GTO got 18 - 22 mpg in almost all highway driving. The funny thing is that if I went 60 mph in fifth or sixth gear, I'd average 24 - 26 mpg...but I couldn't do that for more than a few minutes:)Drivi...

well, if the photo's any indication, your Vibe might be as fast as the GTO)

Thanks everyone, for the advice and the welcome - and for the subtle hints about how much you all like pics:) Blue Crush, upgraded pads and slotted / cross-drilled rotors are what I was thinking. The stock brakes stop the car, but they're obviously not all that happy about it, especially from high s...

and I like it, quite a bit. I recently moved to the suburbs (now driving 35 miles a day to the train station and acquired a dog, so the Vibe's gas mileage and utility were attractive, as was the price (base 5 speed was 14k with moon and tunes, leather and XM).I'll be reading the stickies and posts r...