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"Many natives of Wisconsin (and IMHO Minnesota, Iowa, and Michigan) have a distinct 'northern' accent to those of us living in central Indiana"Interestings facts. Last year we visited the Point and Leinies breweries. Point was a good time and we will be back. The Leinies tour was too corpo...

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I'm planning to do a coolant flush tomorrow and I want to make sure that I have a clue in terms of what to do. I've searched and did not find much with supporting posts, so let me know what I'm missing or can be improved upon. Here we go:1. With a cool engine drain fluid from radiator.2. Use some so...

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I've heard about speeding tickets that are upwards of $250, but I can always improve mpg by slowing down a bit. I live in Cook (aka Crook county) so taxes are already insane.

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I just came back from another great camping experience in Wisconsin and during our drive home we had come to two-conclusions. The first is that Wisconsin has far more Vibes than Illinois. There were several times on our trip that we were one of three or even four Vibes on the highway driving side by...

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My brother and I both have the lifetime through firestone and it does not seem to be a scam at all. Of course they may tell you that you need this or that, but so will any other place that you go. I think I paid $115 so if I get two alignments it covers the cost. I would go for it especially when th...

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Freeplay~I may be able to help you seeing as though I work for Bridgestone-Firestone and even better, I work in the distrabution center so I can easily find out how much it will cost (with my 35% off discount) and if it is in stock, just give me your size!

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Thanks for the help!

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I am currently looking for the best deal on snows and steel rims and came accross this ad for the rims. Will the bolt pattern fit an '04 base and would the tire size be too small or can 14's work on Das Vibe?http://chicago.craigslist.org/....html

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I was used to the slow crank of the starter, I just wanted them to look/listen to the noise coming from under the hood which sounds like a rattling of sorts as if something is loose.

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Well lets see....year is an '04, noise begins as soon as the cars is started and the outside temp. has ranged from 50's to high 80's and no loaner car, we were told we would be able to pick it up the same day and yes it is under the extended warranty. Any idea if they will replace the starter with a...

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So I took das vibe into the dealer to have the window recall taken care of. I had my wife drop it off and told her what to tell them about the noise coming from under the hood during start up and acceleration into third. So I get a call today saying that the dealer wanted to investigate the slow sta...

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I wonder if it was a formula ford, continental, or mazada which are similar to F1 or Indy, but on a smaller and slower scale which also makes it more affordable to an extent.

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Fuzion's are an off-brand (very little mark up on cost) tire made by Bridgestone which are almost identical to Bridgestone Potenzas. Very good tire for the money, I think they are roughly $96 per tire.

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Is this the right way to drain and fill the trans fluid?1) Drain fluid2) Drop pan3)change filter and clean the screen (any idea on how much the filter cost?)4)reattach the pan (is there a torque value for the bolts?)5) Drop the car and fill with Toyota type-IX fluid (how many quarts? AND where do yo...

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Quote, originally posted by keithvibe Â»the black crud is hair,dirt,toothpaste,ect. Over time it builds up and lines the walls of the pipe. Compleatly normal!I bet you ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY that the clog was around the stop leaver that closes the stopper in your bathroom sink. When someone does their ...

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So my bathroom sink became clogged a little so I decided bring out the plunger to free it up. Well, this only made it worse?!?! The water would not drain at all and all this black crap came up from the pipe, what the hell???? We went under the sink an unscrewed the u-shaped pipe and the clog was not...

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I hate to burst your bubble but Wal-mart is horrible. Managers intentionally over work employees and there are many documented cases when those employees are forced to work unpaid overtime. In terms of the community that store resides in, employment rises for a short while until mom and pop shops ar...

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Ah ha! I totally forgot that Sam's is owned by the Walton brothers who own the super efficient wal-mart stores and treat their employee's, the environment, and the towns they reside in like crap! Costco it is!

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Ok, so my wife has been bugging me for a while to join either sams club or costco and I've been able to delay it until now. Both stores seem pretty good, but we can't decide on which one to join. Both stores are an equal distance away and the membership fee's are similar.....so what do you think?

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The engine is a rebuilt with 80,000 but how many miles does the rest of the car have? I would say no to the deal, but if you want to trade cars I have an '89 Accord with 93,000 miles all stock, and still faster than my base '04!

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I know!!! My wife can't seem to grasp the concept of not hitting or running things over. The most recent was scraping the front fascia on some flagstone which pulled the bumper slightly... off.... as well as pulling the liner on the fire wall off....yeah, I was quite peeved to say the least.

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Trade it in for an '03 GT

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Is a throttle body spacer similar to the tornado fuel saving system?

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1) Gone in Sixty Seconds2) Mad Max3) Gumball Rally

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OK, so everyone has done some sort of mod, but who has the best sounding vibe overall???? Exhaust, intake, supercharger, turbo or anything else, who has the best sounding vibe....

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looks great!

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It is a Bridgestone Potenza G-OO9 which I'll probably replace with a Fuzion ZRi or something comparable.

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Maybe I should have said that it is raised in a half small somewhat like a bubble form..... ....it does not look too terrrible but I guess it's time to replace it then. These tires are only a few months old too, oh well thankfully I get a huge discount on tires.

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I was driving down a pot hole filled dirt road the other day and when I stopped I noticed that a small bubble (size of a nickel) was on the transition area between the side wall and the tread. Will this cause a blow out for sure or do I have some time to replace the tire?

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I just purchased a total gym pro off of craigslist and there were no instructions included for assembly. Is there a website with instructions for this model or am I sol?

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To bad I don't have $10,000 to pay off my note! Thanks for the info guys

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Cant I write up a bill of sale, sorry for the ignorance on my part, this is the first time selling a car.

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I am ready to sell my Vibe so I can rid myself of a car note to free up some funds which will be put towards a mortgage. I still have two and a half years left on my note and when I contacted GMAC they were vague on the process of selling to a private party. I was going to have the buyer cut a check...

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Try and check out the Bridgestone Potenza G-009

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Hey tribal do you have any pin stripping?

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This is definitely a great time to buy and unfortunately I was planing on buying next year but if we have scrap by for a while then the Vibe will have to go.

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I took this one years ago. How can I post my pic so that it shows up in the forum without a attatchment? Sorry guys I'm a newbie in the photo threads.

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From looking at your mods I'm sure your Vibe would absolutely smoke mine. I was going to get the supercharger but I am planning on buying a house so 2k in the bank seemed to make more sense to my wife.

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Well after being away from GenVibe for a few days and talking to some people who have had subaru's or jeeps my hands are tied?!?!I was leaning toward the jeep, but now I have no idea! This is what I was told about Subarus: Great until the trans goes or anything else since most parts and labor is ins...

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That sounds like the one I have seen in and around Woodridge along with an abyss with the top and mid gate spoiler as well. Most of the Vibe's in the area that have the spoiler package come from Dan Wolf Pontiac in Lagrange. Here's a pic. of my '04 silver.

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pretty cool site I checked out.......http://www.unimogvideos.com/main.php?g2_itemId=18

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The reason we may sell our Vibe is that we want to buy a house and we are trying to get rid of our car loan. We love the Vibe, but we really want to buy a home.

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I may be selling my '04 with 45,000 on it, if your interested let me know maybe we can work something out.

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Thanks for the info regarding CR and I am going to check edmunds.com for further research. I leaning towards a Jeep or possibly an Accord, but I'm keeping my options open.

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Thats why I said very very lucky to find one And in terms of the Jeep, the dealership does sell used vehicles at cost or close to it. My cousin purchased a 1999 Grand Cherokee with 90 k for $5,000 about a year ago.

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Thanks for the input! I really want a Cherokee and have heard good things about them, but I wonder why CR rated them low in terms of a used vehicle. I even have an aunt that works at a Jeep dealer and can get me a friends/family discount which sells the car at about cost.

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Do you know what year Jeep changed the body style from boxy to rounded? I like the rounded look as it seems more sporty and the look lasts with age.

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I really like the Cherokee's but Consumer Reports has rated them in the "what not to buy" category. I have always trusted CR since they have not led me wrong yet, which is why I bought the Vibe

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I'm looking to buy a used car for about $6,000 or less and I 'm not sure what to get. I need a reliable work car that can also be a family hauler if need be. I checked out consumer reports and found there what to buy list informative. I would like to purchase an '03 Vibe GT, Matrix XRS (only if I am...

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Drivenut I'm not too far from you at all, just down the road in Lemont!

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