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Gotta love the Woody look...

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When I stopped in at my local dealer a month or so back to get my first actual look at an '09, the salesman who sold me my '06 a little over a year and a half ago tried his best to put me into an '09. I just smiled, shook my head, climbed back into my '06 and drove away extremely happy.

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My wife would brain me if I ever spent big money on jewelry or the like for her. She is big into computer and console gaming, so it's always games/software, or hardware upgrades to make the software run better. Believe me, THAT'S the sort of stuff she likes. She calls it "fun" stuff, so I ...

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Two words... KEEP IT!

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Congrats and welcome. I can't personally help you out much with modding info, but if that's what you're into, you've definitely come to the right place. Again, welcome to GenVibe!

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Welcome to the forums! Clean looking '03. Congratulations on your purchase. You're in the right place if you love the Vibe... Being an '03, you already have two of the first "mods" I did to my '06. Adding crossbars, and the dual lid console top.

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Welcome and congrats on tomorrow's new ride! More and more '09's are popping up here everyday. Stick around and you'll find this a highly useful, friendly site. Again, congratulations!

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With three dogs, you can bet I'll be driving a hatchback - namely, the Vibe - for a long time yet to come! They are pretty much the ultimate in economy and functionality, aren't they?

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Welcome to the forums. I love to see canoes and kayaks on the roofs of Vibes! Definitely a great little car for an active lifestyle - or even one that's beginning to slow down a bit, like mine. Still love my occasional canoe trips though, and the Vibe does a great job transporting it, as well as all...

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Welcome! Love those Frosty two-tones... And I'm a Platinum!

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Welcome to GenVibe! That'll be a great-looking '09. Hope you get it soon. So far, my local dealer has only gotten in one '09, and it's a silver one that looks exactly like the picture you posted. Only it's the 2.4 Liter engine. Looks good, and so will yours.

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Holy........ That IS green! Wow.

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I'm a bit late with this, but welcome! That's a red-hot '09 you have there. You've found a great car and a great place to hang out... Congratulations!

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Welcome and congrats on the new Vibe! I think you'll love the car, and you'll find GenVibe to be a great resource with both valuable info and friendly folks.

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Don't know if that's true for the two-tone Vibes. Might just have been the monotones (I asked this same question in a thread I started a few weeks ago). Mine is an '06 Platinum two-tone, which of course has the flared rocker panel cladding. If you look at slvrvibes sig for her '05 Platinum two-tone,...

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Which one is which? Your Platinum two-tone is an exact twin of my '06, but of course it could just as easily be the '08! You're right. I don't think they made any visible changes during those years. Looking good, BTW.

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Man I hate to see that. That's some nasty gash! So glad everyone is okay...

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Geez that hurts! Sorry to see that. It really is sad when some idiot does that to your car, and doesn't have nerve to own up to it. Many MANY years ago I was driving from NJ to my parents' home in FL in my brand new 1976 (don't laugh now) Dodge Aspen. First new car I'd ever bought. I stopped to stay...

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Congratulations! You got yourself a great car at a good price. Before I bought my '06 new, I had test driven a used '06 for a weekend. Exact same color, similarly equipped, but the used one already had 23,000 miles on it. The way I drive, that represents about six or seven years worth of mileage to ...

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Sweet, sweet ride. Absolutely love that color. I saw my first '09 at my local dealer just yesterday (we're really behind here in Podunk). Gotta admit that I like it a lot better up close and personal than in most of the early pics I've seen. The one (and ONLY one!) on their lot was a silver (don't r...

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I've never seen a green valve cover before. Not to my taste, especially with the Fusion Orange, but certainly something different and unique. Props for originality!

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Good suggestion, Keith. If I wanted to go for that look, I would definitely try it. I'm not sure about that look, though. Even though the actual shape of the lower grill remains unchanged, the more pronounced straight chrome bars somehow seem to clash with the "honeycomb" appearance of the...

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Front plates aren't mandatory here in Florida, either, but I got one with my '06. How about one for the Matrix? Many, many parts for the Vibe and Matrix are interchangeable, and supposedly most Toyota dealers won't try to rip you off like the GM dealers do. Anybody out there know if the Matrix brack...

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A hundred dollars is just retarded. Where does GM get off charging some of the prices they do - especially for something that should have come with the car to begin with? Are you sure it's not hidden in the compartment behind the rear seat or down in the spare tire compartment? I'm sure you've check...

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Excellent! I love that pic. I think also that's the first Vibe I've seen with "racing stripes". Good work!

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Gorgeous white monotone. Welcome to Vibedom! No need to apologize about the lack of power options (at least not to me). That was my preference when I went looking, and I was tickled to find my (new at the time) '06 configured exactly the way I wanted, and in the exact color I wanted. I've had mine a...

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Great looking hood! "Half a chub"....(removed)!

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Forgive me if I'm stating the obvious, but being new to GenVibe - as Whelen was saying, the Toyota Matrix is the same car as the Pontiac Vibe. Same car mechanically (both Toyotas), just different sheetmetal. Even the interiors are nearly identical. So if you're looking and can't find an '08 Vibe, yo...

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I'm older than a lot of you, but not necessarily more mature...Love the seating position in the Vibe BTW. Definitely higher than my old Sunbird or Corolla. Also, if you want a small car with good fuel economy, but still need room to haul stuff, you can't do much better than the Vibe!

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Just got my Vibe back from the body shop today. She was in for a week to repair a bunch of dents, dings, and scratches showered on her when a tornado tore through my work last month. I guess I was lucky - a couple of employees' cars had crushed roofs and busted glass. My Vibe was still perfectly dri...

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I hadn't thought about the possible stricter government rules on rollover protection and structural integrity. Could have something to do with it, I suppose. Still don't think I'll be rushing out to buy an '09 Matrix anytime soon. But it's always fun looking at new cars, isn't it?

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Another new Viber! Congratulations and welcome... Everyone here is VERY knowledgeable about the 1st gen vibes. The '09's are so new, we seem to be learning as we go. So as a brand new '09 owner, maybe you can help educate us old Vibers. I still have yet to actually see an '09 in person, though I fin...

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Nintendo hit on a real winner with the Wii. My wife has about every platform imaginable form PC gaming to about 6 different consoles. The Wii is the only one I will play, sometimes for hours on end.

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What about actual gold plating?(just kidding...)

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I did sit in the driver's seat for a couple of minutes, tried adjusting the seat and the mirrors, but was still amazed at how bad it was. Didn't actually test drive it, but if I can't see the cars behind me in the dealer's lot when they're standing still, how am I going to see them when they're movi...

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Welcome and congratulations on the new ride!

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I may be a bit late at weighing in on this, but since I live in a small backward town, my local Toyota dealer only just got in a couple of '09's (local Pontiac dealer still has not followed suit with the '09 Vibe). While I sort of liked the new Matrix styling from the photos I'd seen, I was not that...

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I like "basic and bottom of the line". That makes my car a lot like me... Welcome and congrats to both new member/owners! You have chosen a great car and are now among some great people.

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That's pretty funny. My local Pontiac dealer never even got in any '08s. No sign of an '09 yet either. They still have one '07 Sleath base on the lot, and can't seem to move it.

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I live in North Central Florida, and the article was in mine. You got rooked, man!

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Okay - I've got to ask this. I've been a member for about a year and a half now, and while I don't post a lot, I do spend a fair bit of time reading the forums. This has probably been brought up in numerous threads in the past, but I personally have yet to see one.At what point did Pontiac start put...

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The all-weather rubber Vibe mats are the way to go...

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Just got mine today. Great picture and a great article. Congratulations!I'd definitely stick with the '06, though (same year as mine). Still not too sure about those '09's...

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A Mystic Blue '09. Now that I gotta see!

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Got to admit the '09 is growing on me more all the time. But potential for door dings is one of my concerns about the '09's as well. They look so clean - and exposed...

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Sorry - loaned my camera and never got it back. Guess I'll have to break down and buy another one.

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To each his own.. At this point, I definitely prefer the "older" Vibe styling (mine is an '06). And I still have not seen an '09 in person - only in photos. But I do have to admit that the more I see of the '09, it is starting to grow on me a bit.

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Thanks for posting that. It made for interesting reading.My '06 Vibe was the perfect choice for me. I'm in my 50's, own three dogs, and do some occasional moderate cargo hauling. I try to be reasonably environmentally conscious, not to mention enjoying saving a bit of money when I pull up to the pum...

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Fifty (cough) four...

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Thank you for the info. Much obliged!

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