Well in the last 4 weeks I have racked up 6000km on my vibe commuting from Montreal to Hamilton to visit my Girlfriend. about 1800km round tripThe Vibe has been great to me...the seats work well for the long haul...wind noise is well good for a car with a roof rack and an open hactch area in plastic. Fuel consumption is good as well. And despite its hight its not too bad in the wind.I love this car....and with the front passenger seat folded flat its a great table to hold my Taco Bell.Just thought I'd share my thoughts on my highway companion.
Holy smokes! You must be in love, with the girlfriend I mean. 9 ish hours each way on a weekend? I thought I was bad. My dad would have asked, "So aren't there any girls up there son". So now I am asking you the same. She must be pretty special. It does give you lots of time to get acquainted with the Vibe.
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Just realize it's his VIBE he's in love with. Having a distant girfriend is simpy a GREAT excuse to drive the Vibe.My girlfriend (my wife) lives WITH me. I have to think of all sorts of errands now to get quality time with my Vibe. KSNeptune
The Vibe is great on the Highway! I just put over 6500k's on ours in the last 2 weeks. Trip down south to escape the snow...Damn stuff was still here when I got back(Only MORE of it!!)
Base Vibe 5spdFrosty with Alum Wheels, Pwr Pack , Premium Stereo and tinted windowsOrdered March 12 2002Arrived July 19 2002Now sporting 15" Steel Wheels and winter tires! Thanks Mother Nature!
quote:....last fall driving down to Toronto.... doing around 135-140 km/h and people were passing.... even cops in the center highway area were looking at us doing nothing.....Ah...the real way a highway should be.....Sweet. Frosty has only visited those speeds in short bursts, passing and what not.Are the U.S. Interstates as tolerant of such activities? I hear traffic can flow at a good clip.
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I take the 20 and the 401.....but there is all that driving around hamilton visiting....well now she is special....we are getting married march 29....she by the way love the Vibe and enjoys driving it while i'm there...i got ticked on new years day on the way back doing 139km about 25 mins from quebec....should have been a $380 ticket but he marked me at a lower speed....in total $157.50 instead.....thank you officer that was very kind of you...
Well I'm upto 9455KM on the odometer.....its going up quickly.....this is a fine car!!!GM you have a winner!!!!and if anyone is curious i picked up my Vibe on October 19...
I've hit 115 mph (about 185 km/h) now in my Vibe on the highway. It was only for about 1/2 of a mile, though. If traffic is moving well, I typically cruise at about 70-80 mph. I can't risk getting another speeding ticket within about the next year or I'll lose my liscense for 3 months. Owning a Mustang did not do wonders for my driving record. I didn't really drive faster or fast more frequently than in other cars, I just got caught more often. I think the cops liked to have bragging rights with other cops telling each other things like "hey, I tagged a Mustang today". The Vibe can really buzz along, though.
Former owner of a 2003 Vibe GT---Great car that gave me 8 years and 83,000 miles of trouble-free service.Current owner of a 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe Limited AWD.
I am from Michigan also and I love driving my Vibe on our highways. I too have to watch my speed until I get my radar detector hardwired in. I am really looking forward to my tickets being erased from my record so my insurance will go down. Besides, I got caught even with the radar detector a few years ago when I was driving my Mitsubishi Eclipse. I was doing around 125 mph when my radar detector started going off (I was on a small hill, could not see over it). I slowed down, but the State policeman still clocked me at 104 mph. He wrote me up for that exact number too. I'm glad this happened before they raised the fines!Needless to say, I learned my lesson from that little run in.
***SOLD***2003 Vibe GT Monotone Neptune - Inaugural October 2004 Vibe of the Month***SOLD***
Now the proud owner of Titanium Silver 2012 Kia Optima SX
That must have been a pretty hefty fine even then. How much did it set you back? My most expensive ticket was about 8 years ago and it cost me $280 U.S. That was before they raised them here too. In fact they ahve raised them here a couple of time since then. I don't drive as fast as I used to anymore. I've been known to from time to time but as often.
Abyss Monotone GT, 6 speed, Moon & Tunes, Power Group,and 16" Alloys. Soon you can see my Vibe GT at Shadowrealm's car pics but for now it is under construction!
On a related note, I passed a cop at 140mph, got hit with instant-on radar...needless to say, I never saw his lights come on, he was pulling out after me, but I wasn't going to wait around to find out....
'03 Vibe GT monotone silver/black interior, 17 inch wheels, 6-disc changer, power packageMods: AEM intake, TRD springs, A-spec Strut Bar'01 Corvette Coupe silver/black interior, six-speed, Z51, a few mods, 12.29 at 117.3mph in 1/4 mile on street tires.
As far as I know radar detectors are illegal in Ontario (and probably many other places). I know that some years ago my wife was stopped and questionned about having a "fuzz buster". We didn't and don't have one and she didn't even know what it was. The cop just about turned the car upside down looking for it. She had braked at an inopportune moment as she was adjusting the radio and he misinterpreted her braking. She was heavy duty hassled!
Camthecanuck from the wilds of Northern Ontario, Canada. Proud and happy owner of a Shadow grey Vibe base model with alloys, power and safety and security packages with standard transmission.
To my knowledge, radar detectors are only illegal in Virginia and Washington D.C. I know they are legal in Texas where I live, but the cops don't look too highly on you if they stop you and notice one in the car.I have a Valentine One and it's the best $399 I've ever spent.
'03 Vibe GT monotone silver/black interior, 17 inch wheels, 6-disc changer, power packageMods: AEM intake, TRD springs, A-spec Strut Bar'01 Corvette Coupe silver/black interior, six-speed, Z51, a few mods, 12.29 at 117.3mph in 1/4 mile on street tires.
if you get pulled over with a radar detector in ontario, just stuff it down your pants. cops cant search there without resonable grounds for narcotics. just make sure the vg2 stealth is on so the radar detector DETECTOR cant detect your detector. cops have to prove it was operational at the time of the violation. it is not illegal to "poses" a fuzz buster in ontario, it is ilegal to operate a fuzz buster in ontario. only the newer opp impalas have the instant on lidar, and the fuzz buster detector installed. the majority only have the stationary x/y/ka old school radar gunns.