Thanks! I sure thot I saw something like that here back in '06 when I bought the car. Must have been the overlay you mention. Seemed like a good idea, tho.

not sure of nothin' gettin' old.

I know I saw an LED third brake light replacement that spelled "VIBE" somewhere, but I can't find it now. Any ideas?

MPG is surely another element of this equation. But when I drive our 100 turnpike/interstate the last thing I want to do is manuever the foot feed...cruise control was made just for me (good chance to get a nap). Really like most things about the Vibe and the wife LOVES it, so guess we trade. Old Ci...

Yeah, I are one. But that just means that I agree with you. Didn't figure there was any adjustment available, but had to ask. Will be going in for warranty work soon and will ask the "experts". Thanks...

Affirmative. I think there is enough torque to pull most hills in 4th, but it always kicks out and drops into 3rd.

Anybody had experience with adjusting threshold for disengaging torque converter lock-up so pulling hills might only disengage into 4th instead of dropping into 3rd? Base Vibe w/automatic wont even pull interstate hills, and dropping into 3rd at 75 MPH really makes it rev. Not a good thing.

To install crossbars, do I pry UP and WHERE on rear brackets. Don't want to break anything.

Thanks, all. I am considering cold air intake and unichip. The car is a base '06 with auto tranny. Turning off OD at 65 MPH is exactly the same result as the down shift!It's nice to know I'm among so many intelligent, helpful people.

Any ideas on improving hill climbing ability? Can't pull interstate long hills without serious down-shift; even at 65 MPH. Would throttle 'reset' help?

Will 'reset' help with anemic hill-climbing? At 60+ MPH on interstate I can't pull long hills without serious down-shift.