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I'm back after about a year and wanted to get some thoughts on an issue I've been dealing with recently. Starting last summer, there have been a few occasions where it would not start in hot, sunny weather. Only after a couple of minutes of cranking (10-15 sec at a time) would it start and the CEL l...

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Welcome aboard! I will echo my fellow GenVibers and say, "Post pics soon!"

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I know the feeling - for the first time in many months, my usual station is selling gas for $2.99 per gallon!

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It's been a year today since I got mine - I loved it after I first got it and 21,500 miles later, I still love it. It's doing exactly what I hoped it would do but the only thing I've done to it is (frequent) routine maintenance and buy a mat for the cargo area. But just because I'm a SCVO doesn't me...

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Mine is Silver Bullet III - the original Silver Bullet was the '78 Chevette my grandparents bought for me in high school (complete with 65-hp "High Output" engine) and Silver Bullet II was a '01 Focus ZX3.

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Welcome! Don't forget to post picsâ€¦

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The Pontiac dealer where I got my Vibe last September (Davis Pontiac in Richboro, PA) had been in business since Pontiac was launched in 1926. Despite that, they closed a couple of months later and "merged" with a Buick-GMC dealer a little farther away - I guess current GM policy is that t...

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Has anyone checked out the "Competitive Comparison" page for the Vibe on Pontiac.com? I'm not questioning the comparisons to the Caliber and the Mazda3 but why are they comparing a 2009 Vibe to a 2008 Matrix? Is it because the '09 Vibe and 'Trix are the same car and GM thinks we're stupid?

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Welcome from a fellow NJ Satellite/Platinum/Liquid Platinum Metallic (silver) Vibe owner!

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Congrats on the Vibe purchase and welcome! I've been averaging around 27 MPG in my '05 AWD (60/40 highway/city) - you'll find it's pretty good in the snow.

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New Jersey born and raised but spent a few years up and down the east coast while in the Navy. BTW, Halifax was a great port call city!

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Welcome aboard! Post pics before the angry mob comesâ€¦ Nice MG!

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I was already parking the Vibe on the weekends and using my wife's minivan in order to save miles on the Vibe due to my long commute (43 miles). About all I can do is try some hypermiling techniques to cut back on gas usage during my commute.

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I echo everyone else's sentiments - my condolences on the loss of your Vibe but the fact that mom, dad and baby are OK is what's really important.I originally bought my Vibe AWD because I wanted something safer than my last car for my long commute ('01 Ford Focus ZX3) and hearing so many stories sim...

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$3.85 for regular on US 1 in Edison NJ as of this morning - and someone else pumps it for meâ€¦

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I've had my '05 AWD for 9 months and 17K miles. In mixed (70/30) city/highway driving I also get 26-28 mpg. That's the main reason I bought it - it has the highest mileage of any AWD vehicle. I didn't have any problems over the winter with a new set of stock RS-As but then again we only had the one ...

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Welcome to the forum from an ex-Navy submariner!Picsâ€¦

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As of this morning, the cheapest gas I saw on US 1 was $3.25 for regular. But look on the bright side - I was in the Netherlands last month and gas was going for â‚¬1.46 per liter which is almost $9/gal!

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Welcome to Genvibe! Post pics when you can.

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You can also get these - and the 07 and 08 versions - from the GM CUV website (www.gmcertified.com) and clicking on the "Vehicle Quick Facts" button.

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And here's an 06â€¦

Attached files 06Pontiac_Vibe.pdf (972.3 KB)

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Here's an 05 brochureâ€¦

Attached files 05Pontiac_Vibe.pdf (848.5 KB)

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I have a friend at work who has a '97 Infiniti I30t who was always talking about the good info he got from the online forums. So when I bought my Vibe, I Googled "Pontiac Vibe" and here I am!

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Welcome to the site!

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In the 7+ months I've had my Vibe, I think I've seen an Envy Vibe twice. I've seen Fusion Vibes a little more often (but not much).

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Welcome to the site!GM uses this color by different names for other models - on a Pontiac G6 or GMC Acadia, it's called "Blue-Gold Crystal Metallic" and on a Chevy Malibu it's called "Golden Pewter" so if you want to see what the color looks like on a vehicle (though not necessar...

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Welcomeâ€¦congratsâ€¦pics!!

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I've been in Europe for the last week on business (one week to go) and both in the Netherlands and here in Switzerland, I've seen a Toyota called the "Corolla Verso" that looks a lot like the '09 Matrix. Anyone ever heard of this? I'll try to get a picture of one but will not be able to po...

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I noticed them about 30 seconds after my last postâ€¦ Nice pics - always nice to have another NJ GenViber!

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I bought my Vibe last September with 33K on it and it's up to 45K 6 months later - 90 mile round trip commute + 1 trip to Va Beach over Thanksgiving will do that. Getting in the 26-28 mpg range but got over 30 on the long trip.By the way, I'm in Europe this week on business and I've seen a Toyota ca...

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Welcome to Genvibe!As you can tell, we REALLY like seeing picsâ€¦

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Welcome aboard!Anxiously awaiting picsâ€¦

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It's always good to see more '05 silver Vibes around, but not this wayâ€¦ Hope your shoulder is better soon!!

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That sux, Dan It's bad enough that it was stolen and wrecked - no need to be shooting at youâ€¦

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In the Trenton, NJ area (25-mile radius) today, there are 24 used Vibes listed on Autotrader.com ranging from $8.5K (03 base Satellite, 86K miles) to $17K (05 base Abyss, 13K miles) for those that have prices (4 do not). Half of them are silver - I did hear that this is the most popular car color.

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Congrats and welcome to Genvibe! Post pics when you can - I'm surprised no one else has asked yet!

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Welcome - please post pics!

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Welcome to the site - please post pics!Sounds like you did all right by price. I bought my '05 AWD with 33k miles on it back in September for $15,300. It was a GM Certified so I did get the 5 year 100K warranty.

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Happy New Year from NJ to all GenVibers!

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There is a preview test of the 09 Matrix XRS in the January Car And Driver - I entered the details in the "latest News" thread. http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=31173

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Welcome to the site!I've had my '05 AWD for about 3 months now and it's been great. Plenty of room for the family and our stuff, 300 miles per tank commuting to work even with the smaller AWD tank (350 with highway driving). It's a little low on power compared to my last car ('01 Focus ZX3 5-spd) bu...

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A couple more of their comments: The new independent rear suspension on the XRS doesn't make much of a difference in the ride/handling and they feel the electric power steering ranges from numb to very numb (depending on the model).

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Just got the January issue of Car and Driver and they had a preview test of the new Matrix XRS. They generally liked it - "â€¦well screwed together, has a roomy, make-sense interior and very nice instruments and controls, and, with the optional navigation system, is fairly upmarketâ€¦" The...

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Quote, originally posted by joatmon Â»If you look at the 09 hatch glass, you no longer see the little black plastic bumps that covered the screws for the hatch glass supports. Here's an 03 for comparisonI agree - the 09 also doesn't have the little handle under the wiper to lift the window.

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Yes - I lived there for 7 years when I was in the Navy, my wife is from there and we have a timeshare there. I'll be there at some point this coming weekend to visit my parents-in-laws but I'll be staying with my brother-in-law in Smithfield.

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Gotta personalize my ride but I won't stick anything on sheetmetal if I can help it.

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Thanks - went back and edited previous post to show pics not already shown.

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Thanks, Kev! This is why I love this site VoilÃ !

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