...actually, the engine is designed and cast by Yamaha. You could also wonder then about the mid-90's Ford Taurus SHO. It too had a Yamaha powerplant.The bottom line is where do the profits go for each vehicle? Vibe profits go to Pontiac. Matrix profits go to Toyota.

Nice! Congrats!

hahahahahahaha...you probably hold the record for Vibe or Matrix owners on the planet.- Mike

I think something close the the Fx will reach production next year but let me see how much I can learn while I am out in MI. I will be at the Crowne Plaza near Ann Arbor the 18th-20th.- Mike

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I will be in Michigan for GM's 2003 model line preview June 18-20. It's a chance to speak with the Vibe team and get some more time behind the wheel. I also learned I will be able to drive the Vibe Fx and GT-R so get ready for those driving impressions after I get back! These are the two cars here: ...

OK, I fixed the purchase dates in the profiles already created. I will be fixing the form hopefully today.- Mike

It looks like you are pointing to a picture on your desktop. Did you upload it to Yahoo? - Mike

Hi, I reposted MrRich's original post here and added a polling feature. Anyone can post a poll at anytime using the forums for similar topics and questions.(my vote is for black)- Mike

Congrats! Take pictures.- Mike

Welcome aboard. (Your secret is safe with us). - Mike

I know I have seen this come up somewhere. The song in the Vibe commercial is Chocolate Elvis by Tosca.- Mike

I'm not sure how long it takes this engine 'break in' but I know on the other cars I have had it takes at least 1000 miles to start getting the best mileage.- Mike

Excellent! Welcome aboard Ali. Spread the Vibe Love!- Mike

It would be great to learn how folks found out about the site.- Mike

The Vibe is a full dometic model. It's sold by Pontiac and built right here in San Francisco Bay Area in Fremont, CA. Toyota exports a version of the Vibe back to Japan where it's sold as the Voltz.The plant where it's built, NUMMI, used to be a total GM plant that made Camaros before it was basical...

Thanks for contributing to the boards BCGT! Much appreciated the info you provide. - Mike

Deslock - here are the answers to your questions. We spoke with James Hunter, Assistant Brand Manager for the Vibe.1) Why is the Vibe GT $1000 more than the Matrix XRS? (when you add cruise control package to the GT, which is standard on the XRS) As far as I can tell, the only additional feature the...

I have sent both questions to a contact at Pontiac. Let's see what comes back, hopefully in the next day or so.- Mike

Great link. I just added the link to GM's Vibe catalog in Adobe Acrobat format under the Mods page.- Mike

Some Wallpaper for folks to use on their PCs:On the far right hand side... http://www.genvibe.com/html/features/features.shtml - Mike

I'm Mike. I wanted to create GenVibe because I think the Vibe is one of the coolest cars to come out of GM in a long while. I don't have the budget to add one to my personal fleet right now but I hope to get into one in the future. It looks like a great car to customize and tune.You will notice GenV...

OK, here is what's up with the 17" tires and the Moons and Tunes Package. With the addition of the sun roof and those larger tires the Vibe exceeds GM's standards for stability. GM is hoping to offer this combination in the 2004 model.As for the manual tranny. Well, Pontiac is seen as the perfo...

I sent a note to Pontiac about the 17" wheels and the auto tranny on the GT. Let's see what comes back to us...Gotta say though, I drive a stick and I love it also.- Mike

Right now my understanding is that there is a production constraint on the 180hp engines for at least the first year. Whether or not that is artificial I dont know.For Pontiac and Toyota to offer a supercharger in the first year would be pretty amazing. There is plenty of demand for the cars as they...