Studded tires are legal everywhere in Canada except south of North Bay Ontario. Its only if your postal address is south that its illegal with a fine "up to $1000". No points are associated with the fine. Some in eastern Ontario choose to stud. You have to weigh the potential fine cost to ...

Yes that is correct. Its just one question about the antenna while the rest is an opinion on some products.The sharkfin is poor value at over $100CDN just to get some radio when outside urban areas. Personally I do not recommend ebay but many do.A stubby antenna is a great idea but unable to source ...

The SportRack Explorer cargo box and GM utility bars are recomended for adding space to a Canadian 2008 Vibe.In May 2008 the cargo box was on sale at canadiantire.ca for $89CDN and it goes on sale several times yearly. An extra u-bolt mounting kit was $35CDN but some hardware from HomeDepot can be M...

Purchased Goodyear Nordic winter tires from canadiantire.ca and found them very good during recent snow storm of the century. P195/65R/15 size tire ($74 each) on new steel rims ($49 each) and balanced ($12 each) were on sale and they seem to go on sale almost monthly. This cost just over $600 with t...

The inside cabin "air filter" is not standard on the 2009 and is part of a $3,000 option. Its not a feature I find of any real value.Right now a 2008 Canadian Vibe is $1,845 cheaper than a 2009 with a/c. Thats significant enough to consider the added value of some safety features. Personal...

The 2009 Vibe is now available (February 27) in Ontario Canada starting at $15,995 in loonies.Its $15,995 for the base model plus $1,160 for freight. Air conditioning is no longer standard and has to be added as part of a package thats $3,000. Compared to the 2008 model, they dropped a/c, fog lamps,...

The 2008 Vibe base Canadian model has sensors in the valve. Its not ABS based. The valves cost $200 each.To run 15" snow tires its an additional $800 if you want to keep that TPMS. A small square of black electrical tape fairly well covers the dash warning lamp on the fuel guage and you can see...