...the wife and daughter. Seems that women really like to name their vehicles. I went along because we have 5 cars, and it just makes it easier.The Vibe is named "Vinny" (actually, "Vinny Viberino").The Mazda MX-5 is "Max."The Firehawk is "The Hawk."The Rondo ...

such replacement would hurt the vibe's mpg, not something GM would want to do. remember that the 2009 vibe w. 2.4L was designed before $4 gasoline hit.

My 2006 Vibe came with the (non-alloy) basic wheel set with hubcaps. See what these look like at: http://www.hubcaps-wheelcovers...s.htmThe car has not been expose to any road salt, but at 23,000 miles, the wheel surfaces had rusted badly in between the "spokes" of those hubcaps. Can't rea...

I own a 2006 1.8L but friends of mine now own a 2009 1.8L. They report 36 hwy, 29 around town (suburbs).This just in a friend with a new 2009 with the 2.4L reports a high of 30 mpg on the highway. Car is still only 2 months old.

Labeling an entire brand of tire as crap because of the wife's accident. No info on which Nexen model tire, nothing noted on the age of the tire, etc. Guess it's not possible that the company has improved their design, manufacture, etc, since then, huh?My new Nexens are fine on all surfaces, includi...

Have a 2006 Vibe 1.8L, AT, with 23000 miles. Extremely rare to not get 30+mpg per tankful---maybe 1-2 times per year, usually in winter when I'm doing more city miles. Recently got 36 mpg on a tankful that was 3/4's hwy miles. Amazing!

Hey Altimar. I see you're from Lafayette, LA. Been there many times. I have my own zydeco band in North Carolina (www.zydecopious.com)Hey VHoward. I see you're from Bend OR. Been there too, back in 1990, spent a month there. One of the places I always said I'd love to live in. Is it still a great an...

.......on the internet, delivered to your front door or (with many tire outfits) drop-shipped to a tire service shop of your choice.I was going to do just that, when I found a dealer here. The sites with the best prices were:http://www.tires-easy.comhttp://www.tiresavings.comNexen is a relatively ne...

http://www.nexentireusa.com/ti...d=108An off-brand that a fellow car guy suggested. Had never heard fo them before. All Season, UHP, directional......and at a terrific price. Set of 4 for $300, including mounting, balancing, old tire disposal and taxes.

Yes, less body roll. If the sidewall is working, yes.

Wow. My 2006 base 1.8L Vibe had 22K miles on its crappy set of factory Goodyear Eagle tires. Front end was starting to spin out all the time from a standing stop on wet pavement. Plus I've hated the noisiness of those tires since taking the car's delivery.Put on new set of ultra high performance tir...

Got to see/drive the 2009 Vibe. I do not like the Matrix-like restyling of the rear sides. One of the reasons I chose a Vibe over a Matrix when I bought my '06 was my dislike of the Matrix look.

2006 1.8L, 20,000 miles. Rarely ever get less than 30 mpg for combined (city/burb/hwy) driving. Highest ever = 36 mpg; lowest ever = 26 mpg

In my 06 Vibe and my 07 Rondo and my 93 Protege for that matter. I took the advice of some very good mechanics I know, and ran the best (as in most expensive/most hyped) fuel injector cleaner I could buy off the shelf, at slightly over the recommended dilution strength, through two consecutive tank ...

You're talking apples and oranges though. STi is a turbocharged 305 hp AWD world-class rally machine. And yet the Vibe GT has certain clear and BIG advantages: In-the-driveway price: approx. $20K (Vibe GT) vs. approx. $38K (STi)MPG: 21-29 (Vibe GT) vs. 17-23 (STi)

Lived there from 1974-1976, and then again from 1987 to 1997. After that I lived nearby in Ithaca until moving to North Carolina in 2006. My best friends live in the Salt City, and I consider that city to be my "home" town. Am an SU alum.That said, you do not need an AWD Vibe, even in Syra...

MY 2006 Vibe automatic with 15K miles on her has only failed to get at least 28 mpg/tankful twice since I got it new from the dealer. In mixed driving, I get 30 or more mpg virtually every time I fill up. That's the way it should be!

Three weeks from now will be one year anny for moi, too. Nepture '06 Vibe AT. Not a single issue/problem, never back to the dealer (knocking on wood right now).Great car, averages over 30 mpg with some (removed). Handy too--have carted home a 42' plasma TV, a box freezer, two 8 x 11 rugs, a Lazyboy ...

Can't tell you about mpg increase (the car is still too new and getting broken in), but the change -- at least in my Vibe -- in acceleration from a standing start was hard to believe. Even my wife (who, like a lot of other women, only ever notices car colors) remarked "Did you do something to V...

an oil-impregnated, cotton air filter, i.e., K&N, Holley, etcI have changed over to such air filters in my last 10 vehicles (Camry, Firehawk, Monte Carlo (2x). Escort, Impreza, Protege, Dakota (3x) I always perceived an improvement in acceleration, and always could document an improvement in gas...

...for the 06 Vibe. Lund has a bug protector but I haven't seen it in the real or in a picture. Any advice on what to buy?Also, would like rear bumper protectors so things going in and out of the cargo area don't gouge the top of the bumper. Ideas and sources?

Went to pick up the 2006 Salsa 5-speed Vibe early on Saturday. Dealer actually didn't have the car available; needed to be fetched from another dealer in another state, and my dealer couldn't negotiate a trade with that dealership. So I left at 10 am that morning "In Search Of..."At anothe...

As I do with all my cars, I typically replace the paper air filter with an oil-impregnated version (e.g. K&N). Consumer Reports has said that the oil in these have had reported adverse effects on the mass air sensor/intake in the Vibe. As I take delivery of the new Vibe and contemplate said air ...

Thanks, all, for the warm welcome and compliments on "my other car."Today is one of those days when the mind wanders at work. Anxious to pick up the new Vibe.Question for all: Just what is the nature of the Pontiac-Toyota lineage of the Vibe? Is it that the Vibe and Matrix are built at the...

....will pick it up Saturday. 2006 lava red, 5-sp, sun roof and sound package, power windows, power locks, remote key, alloy wheels. Nice car!It will stay stock, mainly for commuting. I can always pound pavement in my other car (see sig).Nice to be here, with y'all........