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Quote, originally posted by tnpartsguy Â»... I still get credit card offers for my mom several times a month, no matter how many times I send them back marked recipient deceased...There's a phone number available to stop receiving new credit card offers: 1-888-5-OPT-OUT.There must be a way to call w...

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If you think GM has a foothold to takeover Toyota, you should read up on some automotive history, as well keeping up with current events.GM is too overstretched as it is. Most people view their many inter-company deals as complications at best, and failures at worst. Saab was a drag on GM profits fo...

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Quote, originally posted by Mavrik Â»You going to the MI meet? I'll show you some canadian money... a little bit of free canadian education I'm so used to our money here that all US paper bills seem fake.That's way too much effort just to see canadian money. Just have him look at his Monopoly board ...

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the percentage is irrelevant. If we're going to look at percentages then it would be much much worse to drive 40 in a 30 zone (25%), than it would be to drive 80 in a 70 zone (12.5%). They're both 10 over. The percentage does not matter.I'm not saying she's innocent. She was speeding. But I don't se...

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Don't listen to anyone that says you should just plead guilty and pay the fine. Fight the ticket. Even if you plead "guilty with an explanation" you can at least avoid the points.Your insurance CAN go up even after 1 isolated ticket. I got a ticket over a year ago (with a clean record) and...

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Yeah I was thinking Neon too. I'm half expecting the new Vibe ads to have a cute little "Hi!" on the screen somewhere.

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I'm not sure I care for the new nose either, but don't forget... GM seems to always do a lousy job of photographing their new vehicles. They always choose the blandest colors and boring lighting. They really need to hire new PR people or photographers or something.I bet if we saw it in person or in ...

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I wonder if the Matrix will also get a 2005 refresh...

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No one will ever say you drive a chick car again... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISA...y=418

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I'm also a renter thinking about buying a home eventually. One question for you would be how the military deals with people selling homes. If they send you somewhere and you can't sell your home in time, will they help? Sometimes people need 4 to 6 months to sell a home. You would need to know you'r...

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thanks drunkenvibe. I looked in the phone book and online but couldn't find any traffic hotline for michigan. But I have seen on a few websites that Michigan and a few other states do not share minor traffic information with other states. So i guess any points i get in ohio wouldn't show up on my mi...

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I just got a f$&#@ ticket last week! Since it's out of state, i don't really know what to do besides just pay it. I can't take a day off of work to drive several hours to go to court. Anyone here ever reduce an out-of-state ticket? I had another ticket last year so now I'd have 2 on my record wi...

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Quote, originally posted by Kari Â»... we could be the idiots of the universe and not even know it. I bet the aliens are up there laughing at us right now with our primitive technology, the same way we laugh at cavemen nowyou should read the Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy series by Douglas Adams. ...

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get what for free?!? LOL

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If driving in snow or ice is a big concern you could also get snow tires. They do make a difference and they are a whole lot cheaper than AWD.

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If you haven't used the Windows Update feature lately (past month or so) I would suggest doing this first. If you don't have a Windows Update icon/link go here: http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp Click on Scan for Updates then select all the Critical Updates it finds for your PC. I...

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since the vibe was not designed by GM from the ground up, i doubt it has that control module. I don't think toyota uses it as much as GM does...if at all.

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I used to have a hi-res closeup version of this pic as my wallpaper. There's a lot of good pics at the hubble site: http://hubblesite.org/

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Nope. The G6 will soon be a production car that will replace the Grand Am in 2005. The Grand Am name is being retired after 2004.

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OK... this may be a dumb question, but what exactly is Clear Coat anyway. I've always assumed it was some sort of colorless protective chemical that gets sprayed on top of the color paint coat. If someone gets 5 extra layers of clear coat on just the front part of the car would it look noticeably di...

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actually, incontinent is spelled the same way here. how anyone, even drunk, could put anything that explodes up their (removed) or between their legs is un-f***ing-believable.

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Since you only buy a car once every 10 years, GM probably won't exactly consider you a targeted consumer for marketing! The people that buy or lease a new car every 3 years will get GM's attention. (of course in reality, GM doesn't listen to them either now that I think about it, I don't think GM li...

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Don't forget that the varying results that people are having could be from whether they often drive on freeways or the slower back-roads. I have a bunch of paint chips (and some windshield chips) on my honda because I drive the freeway everyday at 80mph with lots of truck traffic that kicks up stone...

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Do Cracker-Jack tattoos count?I'm a total badass thug when i got the smudged pirate flag on my bicep.

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The point systemFor all you guys out there who just can't figure it out, here it is: In the world of romance, one single rule applies: Make the woman happy. Do something she likes and you get points. Do something she dislikes and points are subtracted. You don't get any points for doing something sh...

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This is like watching Natural Selection in progress. Someone should start filling out the application form for this year's Darwin Awards.

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I like the back-end of that car, the way the side fenders cut into the hatch and tail lights. The front is kinda weak and it is overpriced. But I totally support any manufacturer taking a chance on new designs. Cars are finally getting interesting again.

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Yes. That car rocks. I love the FX45 and the Nissan Murano (cheaper but not as cool). Nissan/Infinity really proved that you can take a concept car and bring it to production without watering it down into a typical blandmobile.

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quote:"related to a malfunction at Canadaâ€™s Niagara Mohawk power grid, which rippled across the enormous Eastern Interconnected System power grid...."Niagara Mohawk is a New York State power company, not Canada. Who writes these articles??

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nevermind... got it.

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where do you find those icons/avatar gifs? I loved the 'spaz' one.

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wait... are you saying they haven't run cable lines out to your area yet?? You're in Maryland, not North Alaska... supwidat?

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The REV kinda reminds me of a funkier Mercury Cougar.

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Since it's going to be freshened up in 2006, I bet it will be around until 2008 or 2009. If they decide they want a real GM (not Toyota) car with a V6 to fill that segment, then I guess the Vibe would eventually be replaced by that. Anyway, long-term plans have a way of changing drastically, so who ...

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That site is hilarious. I love the Atari-themed intro page. Strong Bad screamin "get this freakin duck away from me!" When i was a kid we used to joke that those cheesy dragons looked like anemic ducks.

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It will be interesting to see how the Vibe fits in with Pontiacs long term future direction. There could be a beefed-up all-GM Vibe replacement... and he mentions plans for a sport-wagon and sport-van.[Cut from Automotive News article "GM Poised For Lutz Era" by Dave Guilford]Sunfire: Pont...

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I noticed that window sticker listed the color as "Sunburst (orange)". Is that what it's called in Canada instead of Fusion? I thought it was interesting because last year there were rumors of the new color for 2004 being "sunburst yellow".

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Nice theory, but i'm not sure it will hold up. my car is black... i'm in IT and IT people are not exactly known as powerful people. actually right now they are very powerless as all their jobs are going to india. heh heh.I look at black as being more sophisticated, not really about power. Sometimes ...

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Does anyone know what they've done to the new cladding that will prevent this problem from happening again? I know the new rocker panels are supposed to block debris from hitting them, but supposedly monotones can't get the new rocker panels.

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cool setup. Where did you buy that collapsible box? I don't think I've ever seen one like that.

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I agree 100% with what Pablo said. Retro designs are very limited because you can't update them without ruining the retro look. Retro cars sell very well at first, but 4 years later they still look the same and feel very dated. The vibe is an all-new modern design, so it can evolve into whatever it ...

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quote:I also believe that GM is simply too big and inexperienced to be efficient at getting a performance part (kit) into production quickly. So your service manager either lied, was misinformed, or just made up something to get you off his back for not having a supercharger already.I'm not pretendi...

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I agree with Herb. Looks like daddy's little princess thought you were uber-cool... (or at least your car). But it is a little creepy that she got EVERYTHING the same. Maybe she'll start stalking you... you'll run into her everywhere... she'll make rude phone calls to your girlfriend... and you'll w...

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thanks for the link... but what part of that site has the 2004 vibe? The showroom links only have 2003 vibes.

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It's more than just a name change. When the sunbird changed to sunfire it was still built on the same J-body platform... same as the cavalier. The new cobalt will use a brand new platform that the ion is built on.

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The rebadged Daewoo will be called the Chevy Aveo. and you're right, it's pretty fugly. But then the Metro wasn't exactly a "gotta have" car either. I think their target price is between 9000-11000 US. Honestly if the Aveo causes them to make the Cobalt BETTER then I'm all for it.

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This is a pic from the matrixvibe.net forum of the new gages. It looks like they're still chrome, not brushed.I think brushed metal would look better than the shiny chrome. Wish they would change it.

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It's true that the Cavalier and Sunfire are ending in 04. The '05 Cavalier will be replaced with an entirely new car based off the Delta platform (same as the Saturn Ion... but it won't look like the Ion). The new name is supposedly Cobalt but that isn't confirmed yet by GM. I've heard Gm's plan is ...

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I'm glad you started this thread. I've been having the same problem with this site when certain attachments are downloaded. But for me just closing the browser doesn't always fix it... sometimes i have to reboot. I have netscape but never use it. Now it has a purpose! I'll make GenVibe the homepage ...

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