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NY Pete

Glad to see you guys are still doing the Ohio meets. If I wasn't busy that weekend, I'd roll up to say hi to the Vibe folks......of course, now I'm spending all my spare time frequenting VW gatherings... here's a pic of my car from a local Southwest Ohio VW BBQ this past weekend...

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Quote, originally posted by Merzbow Â»Well, with $50 paychecks every two weeks I don't have alot to work with here...besides, what else could get you a loud half way descent exhaust sound other than dual?Save up for the Borla system - it's PLENTY loud...

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My bad, I MEANT to say the VUE... all those three-letter saturn nameplates run together for me... Pete

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Quote, originally posted by Stang2Vibe Â»yeah, but they always raise the price of gas across the board. If the low octane regular goes up 10 cents per gallon, then they all go up that much.That's what I said. So when 87 octane is $1 a gallon, 93 octane is usually $1.20 a gallon, a 20% premium. When ...

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Yah, don't get me wrong, you WILL like the Vibe, it's a great vehicle (I had a base 5-speed, my mom has a AWD), but I'm always looking at what is comparable for the same $. Seeing as dealers are selling base Vibes off the lot for $14k plus change brand new, I just couldn't justify that much more $ f...

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Install the GM s/c on that car (and lose your powertrain warantee), or trade it in on a Saturn Ion with the Honda 3.2L 250hp V-6...Pete

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Quote, originally posted by Merzbow Â»Would it be possible to cut into the stock exhaust pipe about 3/4 of the way down the middle and have a custom pipe bent out to the side of the car for side pipes? So I was thinking custom sidepipe with a cap on the end so you can make it open header (technicall...

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You're never going to get breakneck acceleration AND fuel economy in a small displacement enginewith higher octane and/or forced induction... simply not possible, as there is always a tradeoff. Don't waste your money on parts for a base engine when you could have the better motor (GT) up front. As g...

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Quote, originally posted by astromer Â»anyone know where to buy red/clear lights? they remove the "amber" ugliness.( this one in picture is not for the Vibe, but shows the style ) Keep dreaming, but it won't happen for another couple years... 95% of the people that drive these cars don't d...

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Get some Grafxwerks arrowhead overlays for it, tint, CAI and exhaust... STAT... Pete

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Quote, originally posted by debi5475 Â»With the $560 Destination Charge, 23,456.67. $544 over invoice. That includes their $344 ad fee. Anything else I need? Did I do ok? Oh good god, $23.5k for a Vibe? No way... walk away, no RUN away, or find one a year used for $14k or so. Seriously... they shoul...

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one with my boss's '66 mustang I striped for him...

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back shot

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Car my dad and I restored back in '95-'99, finally trailered down here to Ohio... took it to work today, and then switched everything over to Ohio title/reg/etc...'71 Monte Carlo 350/4bbl should look nice eventually on 20's with air ride...

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Quote, originally posted by NSimkins Â»The Supercharger is now available for the Base Vibe w/ 5-speed manual transmission.Manual Supercharger Part Number: 12499105http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=9923GM must have been waiting to call my bluff... HAHA too late for them I finally have a real F/...

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Quote, originally posted by jksimnacher Â»Dealer can't keep Vibes in stock at all - there was a $1,000 rebate on the 2005 modelPlenty of them around here... Bocherding in Cincinnati must have 20 of them on the lot...Pete

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Quote, originally posted by rasermon Â»Happy Birthday Mavrik.A small gift for you. Hey, can you still get this stuff? I haven't seen Kokanee for forever...!Pete

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Quote, originally posted by trdvibe Â»you need some tint!Hehe... no kiddin... I only signed the papers tonight, ya gotta give me like... a week or somethin!PeteP.S. Thanks again with the foglight... somebody'll enjoy it...

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18's, big brakes, factory Eibach lowering springs!

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interior... Recaros!

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As just a few of you might be aware, I have ranted against GM's continued snubbing it has given to its manual base Vibe owners by not releasing a supercharger in a timely fashion (I was promised when I bought mine last March it would be only a month more!). I finally did something about it, I traded...

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Quote, originally posted by Mr. Poopypants Â»See I was looking at a cruiser bike but I am still too young for one, so I got a pseudo crotch-rocket. This is what mine looks like but it's dark green. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...sting So funny, dude... I almost bid on that bike. It was on my "...

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Methinks it twas my TRD intake...Pete

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I picked up some 12' long EverX boards from Home Depot when I built my deck last summer... They hung out the back a little, but I wouldn't have been able to haul those with a full size pickup with a short (6') bed!Pete

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Quote, originally posted by msmyer Â»I'm going to have to see them in person, Pete are you coming to the MI meet? Unfortunately not. My fiancee and I are most likely traveling up to Buffalo for the 4th of July, so I don't think we can do two trips in two weekends...But if (when) I get these decals I...

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Cool. I'll buy some in a couple weeks (I just put in an order with you for some dark blue arrowhead overlays for my Mom's AWD Neptune)... Pete

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Saw it on the Grafxwerks site today, but no picture... I'd love to cover over mine with white if it looks nice...Pete

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I get 4 free car wash tokens from my dealership every month, so I take it there when it's REALLY dirty. The dealership is really close, so I drive the mile or so home and wipe it off, then get the wax out and finish the job...Pete

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ZAINO baby! For a dark colored car, there's nothing better. I use it on my white car too, still love it. Just re-ordered my Zaino stuff the other day, gotta get ready for the summer!Pete

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You could always put on some 18's!Here's a pic of mine with 18"x7.5", 225/40R18 tires...Pete

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Another pic showing the drop... (I know it's a little hard to see with my dark wheels)...Pete

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I ended up going with the sportlines... 2" drop. My lower control arm is just about parallel to the ground, so any lower would be bad for handling... the drop is nice, the car handles well, but when I put these on (last April) there weren't any aftermarket dampers out yet for our cars. With the...

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Ahhh! Get the GT... if you're buying a base because you can "get the supercharger later"... TRUST ME...Pete

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Glad to hear you're pleased with your purchase. They're a neat little car and indeed you can jam pack them full of stuff and knock down 35mpg on the highway... Pete

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Quote, originally posted by Faultline Â»...Your warranty will be over by the time the SC comes out for the 5spd anyway......LOL No doubt! I think my money is going to go towards installing a full F-B-SS air bag suspension in my old '71 Monte. That should be pretty cool to cruise around, not to menti...

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Yeah, what a crock of sh_t GM is. I bought the base over the GT under the guise that the supercharger would be out "in a month or so". That was LAST FEBRUARY. I would have f&%*ing ordered a GT if I would have known that they NEVER intended to release the supercharger for the 5-speed Vi...

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Quote, originally posted by cool vibes Â»Just installed my Magnaflow on last night very easy" talk about beingtame you could hardly notice any sound on the highway i wonder whatkind of sound you would get if you were to hookup the Borla exhaustto the Magnaflow resonator extension pipe?? I was w...

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Quote, originally posted by transmission11 Â»The Total MSRP was about $20,300. BUT, with all the rebates for a low price of about $13,900. What kind of rebates are they giving these days ?!?Pete

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I'm sorry tho - I am NOT liking those mudflaps... bleh... Pete

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Quote, originally posted by tbm34 Â»The SC info on GM performance parts site is very new and specifically states "Application for the base Vibe with automatic transmission (MU4) only. Not applicable for base Vibe with manual transmission, Vibe GT, and Vibe AWD models". We'll see what Nick ...

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wow, that smoothed out '05 look makes our '03 and '04's look like they have body kits on them!!! I definately like our "old" look much better...Pete

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Quote, originally posted by rasermon »One other thing, spray the rubber hangers down with some WD-40. Makes it easier to remove them. You will see what I'm talking about when the time comes. Good call! I would have had the exhaust swapped in under ten minutes including drinking a beer if I had just ...

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Tragically Hip - Road ApplesMisfits - Disc 2 of the Box setG Unit - Beg for MercyObie Trice - CheersLudacris - Chicken and BeerDark Tranquility - HavenBubba Sparxxx - DeliveranceA Perfect Circle - Thirteenth StepA bit eclectic I guess... my motto is "anything but country!!"Pete

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Check this link - pics of both GT and base... http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=4614 Pete

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Yeah, well, this is what hurts - before I bought the Vibe, I actually had a Mini Cooper S on order. I waited months and months and still had some time to wait (waiting list was about 8 months around here), and then decided to get the Vibe because owith the discounts it was way cheaper, and far more ...

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Quote, originally posted by wicked1981 »I liked the exhaust its $360 for the complete exhaust. Is there anything that has to be welded? Or is it all bolt on? Bolt-on. Takes about 10 minutes to put it on, VERY easy to install!

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Oval vs. tiny round muffler - oval is for the GT, tiny round is for the base. I have the small round one on my base - smallest muffler I have EVER seen, no joke...Pete

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What a buzzkill. I checked on KBB.COM today just to see if the value is holding up at all on these cars, and unfortunately I was not surprised by the outcome. My car's original MSRP when I bought it in late February '03 - $18,530 Trade-in value as of now (17,000 miles) - $10,750 SHEESH! that's sad. ...

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Quote, originally posted by scherry2 Â»I have replaced the lamps.they are around $150.00 each, supply your own vaseline.OOF! There's just a crack across the whole lens so far, I guess I'll leave it alone for now, maybe I can custom fit some PIAA's or CATZ or something in those factory openings...Pete

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OK, the real question is has ANYBODY with a Matrix 5-speed installed the supercharger yet? Somebody must have, I want a review! C'MON!!!!Pete

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