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Quote, originally posted by DopeVibeGT Â»Theres a little plastic 'hatch/panel' on the inside of the hatch that you pull off to gain access to them. Thanks for your reply. I'll try prying that panel off.

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Has anyone changed out their license plate bulbs? One of mine has blown out and I cannot figure out what to take apart in order to get to the lamp. Thanks

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Yes, I use mine often for groceries. Also it comes in handy when the Vibe is really loaded for camping and I only need to get something from the top of the pile.

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Yes, I just bought one tonight at a K-Mart store here in Pennsylvania.This new Matchbox Superfast Vibe GT is Abyss. The first two Matchbox Vibes (Hero City and Showcase) were both Satellite.The Superfast Vibes are also showing up in Toys R Us and Wal-Mart.

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I my Vibe for camping. Last summer my son and I drove to Shenandoah National Park. Weather was mixed and we put the Vibe to good use rain or shine. (The fold down seat was handy for breakfast one morning when we needed to keep dry.)This year our camping should be even better now that I am finally sa...

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Was passed by a PT Cruiser on the hwy coming to work this morning. Top half was painted metallic brownish gray. The lower body (below the windows) was painted silver. At first I admired it but then as I watched it drive away I couldn't help thinking that it looked just too much like a hearse.

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Glad that you enjoyed the Blue Ridge Parkway. Your pictures are great.The destination for our June vacation was Shenandoah National Park. I took my seven year old son for a few days of tent camping -- just the two of us. This was our longest road trip yet with the Vibe and it was a terrific test of ...

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Found the Matchbox Vibe in Cedar Rapids this week. The price was 86 cents at Wal-Mart. Have patience -- these are coming.(And no I didn't drive from Pennsylvania to Iowa.)

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quote:Neptune is a cool name for blue. I think they did a really good job picking unique names for all of the colors on the Vibe. Is anyone old enough to remember the original colors of the Ford Maverick? I remember that one was called "Thanks Vermillion" Other Maverick colors had similar ...

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quote:But the orange only looks good on the Vibe. I've seen it on other cars and it just looks odd...but it looks alright on the Vibe. The prototype orange was REALLY pretty...Have you seen the Fusion color on the Cadillac CTS? Looks very nice and quite distinctive.

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quote:Any sightings yet?Yes, finally -- though the first sighting was in an overseas Toys 'R Us store.One little bit of news is that Matchbox scaled down the Vibe GT emblem and included that as part of the toy casting.

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Great -- thanks again to both of you (Phil and Scott) for the info. That equipment should hopefully work for me.

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Thanks Phil and Scott,For some reason I thought that the Yakima roof rack system for the Vibe required mounts in front of the factory rack. Your (Phil's) car looks good with that rack.In checking the Yakima web site, I found this disclaimer:"Rear hatch will interfere with some accessories. Use ...

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My odometer has over 18,000 miles on it. I've had my Vibe since late December.A few weeks ago I learned that my cousin recently bought a Vibe. Our Salsa and Neptune Vibes looked great parked together at our family picnic.Still trying to figure out how to carry my bike though. If anyone can help, ple...

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Still trying to find a solution that works for me. http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=3878 Presently I have the GM Utility Bars and GM Bike Carrier. The only way I can get these two components to work together is to mount the carrier at the very end of the Utility Bars. I purchased these severa...

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quote:I remembered one more thing. Have any of you tried to lock your doors, with the door open and your key in the ignition? I haven't tried in a while but I think the door will unlock itself. It is the same thing in most Toyotas.Yes the Vibe doors will unlock themselves in that situation -- handy ...

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A few weeks ago I saw the a 2004 Vibe in the new Fusion Orange color at my local Pontiac dealer but I have yet to see an Envy Vibe except as pics here on genVibe.

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quote:Dude they have meetings?? Do you have to pay dues to attend the matchbox club meetings.We try to schedule meetings once a month as social gatherings with eveyone bringing food to share as a meal. Dues go to pay for a collector's newsletter.quote:Do you haze your new members like a frat, have a...

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I have yet to see it in stores and don't know anyone in our Matchbox club who has seen one yet. (Our last meeting was this past Saturday.)Once it's found I'll post it here to let everyone know. It would be cool if its released in time for the Pennsylvania Vibe Rally.

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quote:Heard that GM is coming out with new utility bars for the Vibe and a fork mount bike rack for the bars that puts the fork to the rear so that the tire dosen't hit the hatch when open.Hmm, that's interesting; might be worth waiting for. Thanks.

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quote:you could always ebay your GM bars.....hehe Yeah, I guess I can't rule that out either. I still have the cardboard box.quote:the setup i have is a similar type of design that holds the bike w/ both wheels still on also....i think it is actually less hassle than having the front wheels inside y...

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Thanks for the tip and suggestions.I had already have purchased the GM Utility Bars, thinking that I could used my older two-piece Thule mount from my VW Golf. It turns out that the two piece Thule mount is no good since the lateral bars on the Vibe can't be spaced far enough apart. So I checked out...

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Well, maybe not every day but I've had plenty of compliments on my Vibe.The one and only time when I refueled at a full service station the attendant checked it out very well and wanted to learn about the Vibe. Feels nice driving a car that turns heads.

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Anyone have the rooftop bike carrier that GM sells? From the Pontiac accessories web site it appears to extend far enough in the back end to interfere with opening the liftglass and liftgate. I'm interested in comments to learn if this is an inconvenience. Thanks

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quote:My first car, a 1962 Dodge Dart, bought in 1970 for the 200 bucks. It had a push button automatic transmission on the dashboard.Anybody out there remember this car, not many of us "old timers" out there.I had a school mate who drove me to our first after-school job. He had a Plymouth...

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quote:I bet you liked the blue lighted interior though. The Jetta Wagon was the runner-up car that I was considering before I picked my Vibe. I liked that blue VW instrument lighting sooo much better than red (which my salesman pointed out was sort of a Pontiac thing). Red translates to mean caution...

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Hey gang. Just thought I would update this post with a scan from this year's Matchbox poster.I still have not heard of any Matchbox Vibes showing up in toy stores yet. Stay tuned.

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quote:Are you hitting your right knee against th console aslo sometimes? Yes, my knee gets jostled between the console and my key remote. Not a big deal though.The big inconvenience was when I had my '91 VW Golf with an aftermarket cruise control. My knee kept knocking the control stick loose. After...

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I'm 6'1" and I've been driving my new Vibe since late December.I would rate the headroom as great -- and I also have a moonroof.The seats are very comfortable, much more so than in my '89 Corolla. (My longest trips so far in the Vibe have been 100 miles.)Knee room for me is adequate. I know tha...

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I received a Vibe Wave this week for the first time here in Pennsylvania and waved back to the female driver of a Satellite Vibe.A few days earlier I pulled in next to a Matrix in our church parking lot. When the driver was getting into her vehicle I said, "Nice car", but didn't get any re...

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I'm 46 so I guess I'm helping to upset Pontiac's target demographics for the Vibe. Some day I'll figure out if I'm driving a mid-life crisis sports car or a station wagen.

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Interesting thread. Here's my history . . .1964 VW Beetle (used)1980 VW Rabbit C 2-door w/ sunroof (first new car)1991 VW Golf 4-door1993 Saturn Wagon (used - purchased for my wife)1989 Toyota Corolla 4-door (used - purchased in midst of divorce - reliable but definitely not very versatile)2003 Pont...

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I bought my Vibe off the lot. The exhaust tip was already on the car as a dealer installed option.

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VW Jetta Wagon

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quote:I don't know how much you are into Matchbox vehicles, but if you are let us know if you find any new information.Guilty of having way too many Matchbox cars. Yes, I'm a collector and I'll try to keep GenVibe updated on small scale Vibes from Matchbox.The Vibe is number 51 in the Matchbox serie...

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Here's a photo of the 1:64 scale Pontiac Vibe from Matchbox that will be showing up in toy stores later this year.This was shown at a preview and Mattel has been known to make changes to color, wheels, and other specifications before toys are mass produced.Should make owners of Satellite Vibes happy.

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quote:Are you using 6th gear?Yes. Sixth gear works well with cruise control on highways.

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quote:Cool.. ....someone is actually local to me.How do you like your Vibe so far?It's great. I was ready for something more versatile than my old Corolla and wanted more than a hatchback. The Toyota Matrix attracted my attention first and then a friend bought a Matrix. However the Vibe seemed to ha...

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In Evansburg (Collegeville P.O.) Montgomery Countybetween Valley Forge and Pottstown

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Re: Access to license plate bulbs ? ? (DopeVibeGT)

Access to license plate bulbs ? ?

Re: Would you give a crap if your hatch glass didn't open? (drunkenvibe)

Re: New! Pontiac Vibe Matchbox (msmyer)

Re: Just got back from camping.... (ViciousRR)

PT Cruiser -- two-tone paint

Re: Drive on Blueridge Parkway (JustinVGT)

Re: Matchbox Vibe is out... (msmyer)

Re: Vibe Rename (Triton GT)

Re: Production numbers by paint color (Kari)

Re: Matchbox Vibe is out... (ragingfish)

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Re: How many miles on your Vibes? (03Vibe5speed)

Roof top bike carrier (more problems)

Re: My only Vibe annoyance (jrdiesel)

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Re: How many compliments? (Shadow Realm)

Roof top bike carrier

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Re: Anyone else have the Chrome Exhaust Tip? (Triton GT)

Re: what if the Vibe or Matrix never existed? what would you drive (cibomatto)

Re: Matchbox Vibe (NSimkins)

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Re: Hey Fellow PA Vibe Owners...........where are you? (MrMke)

Re: Hey Fellow PA Vibe Owners...........where are you? (MrMke)