The second graphic in this story seems to explain the problem pretty clearly. It looks like the shim just adds extra tension to the spring to force the sensors apart... http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02...t=nyt

I just finished the first tank that came with my car and I worked the mileage out to be 31.43 MPG, about 75% city / 25% highway. A/C on most times, got stuck in traffic a couple times. Not sure how accurate that is, I had to convert from litres -> gallons and kilometers -> miles via Google. Plus the...

I washed and waxed my car yesterday and took this picture. Eerily similar! Except mines black. And I had the same problem; an hour after bringing her home, she was covered in dust again!

Thanks everybody! I might get a strut bar and CAI eventually, once it's been broken in a bit. I was thinking of doing the air conditioning mod, but it looks like they have some insulation on the tubing already so I'm not sure if any more would help that much? I live in Calgary, so I probably won't g...

Hey everybody! I just picked up my new Vibe today and I thought I'd say hi here. I did some reading on this forum before I bought it and everybody seemed pretty happy with their cars, so I felt it would be a good purchase. It's a 2006 base, Abyss black, 5 speed manual, power package and that's about...