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Can anyone take a picture, at night and without the flash, of what the dashboard looks like with all its different color lights? Try to get a steady, clear shot. Thanks!!!

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Great buy, glad to see those mpg numbers in your sig! Nice other cars, too!Quote, originally posted by "lowincash" Â»welcome...wow our 6.5L gets 15-16 mpg average? i think there's something wrong with my maxima...it's a 3.5L and i'm getting the same thing =/See, the way mercedes added some...

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Quote, originally posted by "northvibe" Â» nice ride Which one?

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Oh, so, what, everyone who lives in a city is a rebel? Everyone has to listen to punk music? What the hell, Toyota doesn't know what they're doing. And they tried to put it in graffiti font...eugh.Horrible styling, horrible tagline, and in my opinion this is the unwanted twin.

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Wasn't a base, it was a 2.4L, and we aren't so concerned with a little tiny (what, 0.6mpg?) loss from the roof racks. We wouldn't be getting all those options though, unless the roof racks are standard and then we'd be using them.

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True, the wheel covers look good but expose WAAAY too much steel.

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That's the plan. We're gonna catch up on everything else, moneywise, for now. By the time we have those things covered, the '10s will be coming out and either a major defect will be found and avoided in the '09, or the '10 will be much more efficient, or it'll be a great time to get some good cleara...

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Most likely yes, but regardless it'll be sometime next year.

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It was base except for the 2.4L, A/C, and Auto tranny. Not a GT, and it was FWD. Plain, bland-looking Black, by the way.It's a very solid riding car, first off. Big bumps aren't its best friend because of the stiff suspension. The bolstered seats are very nice, and the front seats have plenty of tra...

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Wow, those are some astronomical mpg numbers! 2.4 and 5AT you say? I'm dragging mom and dad to the Pontiac dealer to see if the Vibe is tailored to them, so we may join you in being an '09 owner!

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Bikerscum: I think I understand, the car's computer won't let you run up through the gears if the shift'll drop the RPM too low, but it'll automatically goes down a gear if you go to pass? My Riviera, and most auto transmissions, will go up one gear from whatever you stick it in if you hit the redli...

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QUOTE: I reached 100,000 in my 1987 Cavalier, called Chervolet Customer Assistance and got a 100,000 miler T-shirt!We hit 100,000 in our 2003 VUE sometime in July-ish last year... Saturn didn't give us anything...

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Well, RedOctane makes the game itself, so they better make good controllers!!!

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Outlaw Star, FTW!!!Tenchi MuyoAll things Gundam.

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Wow, how are you driving the car? Is it being driven just normally, or are you trying hard to get those figures? Highway, city, combined?

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By the way, through some research, the automatic transmission 1.8L Corollas only average in the low 30's as well, under average driving conditions.

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Yeah, unfortunately I don't know if my parents are as excited about getting a used(I call it "proven") Vibe. The '09 will probably do in the low 30's on the highway with the 1.8. For a sec there, I thought the 2.4 with the 5 speed auto would do better, but I'm starting to reconsider that t...

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Alright, tribalman, so you're saying that by driving like a normal person, half and half, you're seeing those low 30's?Believe me, if I had the money I'd be in a new Vibe. I'll be sure to ask my local dealers about their service.

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Does anyone know how Pontiac is, as a company, about their customer service? Like, do they have a bad reputation of not taking responsability for repairs or whatever for broken things? Same with Toyota?

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Wow, nice stacks! We're used to 4-bangers, and it's hard to find a good one. We're torn between the Vibe and Corolla, and a test drive coming up soon is all it'll take to make the final decision! Glad to see another '09 Vibe owner!

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Luckily, I haven't heard anything bad about the 2009 Vibes! I'm really excited about this car, it seems perfect. I know, if I had the money, I'd buy one!

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Your car turned into red blocks?

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Yeah, about the scangauges, are they a difficult install, or something you could do yourself? We still have a few months before we actually buy the next car, because we just finished paying off the VUE and we're gonna give ourselves some time to catch up on all the other payments.

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Okay, thanks! 27 with all city is just about what they say it gets, so I'm sure that after break-in it'll get better.

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We also have some incentive over the Corolla because we'd fit in the Vibe more comfortably and it's a lot more utilitarian. We're gonna have to weigh the pros and cons of this one a lot.

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Wait a minute, three things I gotta ask.1- Just how good on gas is the 1.8? Actual viewed MPG would be great. Is there an instant mileage readout in the gauge cluster?2- Are those wheel covers from an older vibe? Love 'em.3- The new Vibe's don't have mudflaps, I didn't think, are they only available...

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Unfortunately, they need to revise their tests again. High gas prices mean people aren't going to be driving like they used to, as in WOT all over the place and 80mph on highways. We're looking at an age of 60-65mph highway speeds that's dawning now that gas is so damn expensive.Theoretically, a 2.4...

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Excellent to hear it, Bikerscum! Especially with that 2.4L averaging it's maximum highway rating on that 'brutal' commute! The new EPA tests are a bit too harsh, imo, and make everything look bad. Better than candyland with the ones before, though. Lemme ask you, do you use the tapshift in the auto ...

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Wait, if the extended warranty makes it bumper-to-bumper for 5 years/100,000miles, then that sounds quite worth it! Especially on the first generation of any new car, because you never know what might come up later on down the road.

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Okay, that's a good figure to work with. We're not going with anything like the Fit or xA, the small engine hurts fuel economy. We're most likely going with the 2.4 5AT 2009 Vibe. I know it's still too new to really rate, but if anyone has one of those please post here about what you've seen so far!

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I respect all of the Vibes, and love the front end of the first generation without the gray plasticky stuff, especially in that silver paint, but I had to go with the '09. Love it!

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Okay, that's very well put! This is exactly what we need, a highway commuter that we can take to home depot, like you said. I'm very excited about all the 30's I'm hearing! My dad would be more than willing to change driving habits, and since this would be his first car with cruise control I'd expec...

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Okay, thanks for the info and the tip on the site!I've been thinking about it, and the 2.4 might actually be better. If you think about it, the 2.4 has to work less because it's more torquey, and it has a 5 speed auto standard. The 1.8 has an optional 4 speed auto for $1,000 and has to work even har...

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Can anyone please help me? I saw someone get 27/33 with the 2.4 and 5MT, and I'm pretty sure the 1.8 will get better, even with the 4AT.Someone, please?

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Um, the 2.4 FWD has 20/26 ratings, while the 1.8 gets 26/32. I don't know where you heard 29/39 from, but wouldn't that be great!? Haha, imagine...

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Hey everyone. I came across this site while I was looking for pics of the new Vibe to compare with, and destroy, that ugly new Matrix. I, personally, bought a 1995 Buick Riviera in december for my first car, and am a regular over at RivPerformance(I'm only 16, birthday's in August, but don't underes...

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Test drove an '09 today!

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New guy, with a few questions!