Kind of Ticked off!!!

shenandoah24 · Post by **shenandoah24** » Sat Feb 22, 2003 2:02 pm

I am very happy to see a few more vibes on the road these days--but today I pulled up next to a salsa vibe just like mine at a red light....It was EXACTLY like mine. It had the same sunshine antenna ball, the same sunshine air freshener hanging from the rearview mirror, same chrome license plate frame and the same sunshine decal on the back window. He pulled into a gas station about a mile down the road so I pulled in too. It was a brand new car because the license plate said Feb 2003....so I talked to the guy for a few minutes...come to find out, he lives like 2 miles from me and his wife saw my car and wanted the EXACT same car right down to the frickin air freshener....it kind of made me mad, disturbed me, and flattered me all at the same time. The only thing that was different was the fact that he had hubcaps and I got the factory aluminum wheels. I just think that a person's ride should show their individuality....oh well--I guess I won't get too ticked off unless they get the same front license plate the I have ( which he was eying pretty hard while I was talking to him.....)

rasermon · Post by **rasermon** » Sat Feb 22, 2003 2:14 pm

Well Heather, I would say you have a better looking (aluminum wheels) vibe. I still would be pissed.

KSNeptune · Post by **KSNeptune** » Sat Feb 22, 2003 2:16 pm

Some people are followers, not leaders. Consider yourself a leader. And know that mimicry shows no imagination, but does flatter the mimiced.And if you notice them changing their car every time you change something about yours, then you have power over them. You CAN use that to your advantage, so the advantage is yours. All good things for you. All bad signs for them.KSNeptune

Herb · Post by **Herb** » Sat Feb 22, 2003 5:26 pm

Wow, and I thought women got upset if someone wears the same outfits.Anyways, maybe this guy has a crush on you or something and wanted to get your attention.Don't get too worked up about it. There's always more things you can do to personalize your car. However if he follow's suit, I might be more concerned.

drb22 · Post by **drb22** » Sat Feb 22, 2003 9:55 pm

This actually sounds a little creepy to me. But I gues I might be flattered because I had a car that was so well liked. If they get the same front license plate - I would definetely knock on their door and call the Wierdos!

Frosty · Post by **Frosty** » Mon Feb 24, 2003 1:56 am

Creepy!I call stalker, watch your back

Vibe · Post by **Vibe** » Mon Feb 24, 2003 2:26 am

OK-Same color -fine -but the same airfreshener and eyeballing you license plate. VERY WEIRD and STRANGE-in my book!I would advise ---make no conversation --a lot of strange people out there.

Triton · Post by **Triton** » Mon Feb 24, 2003 2:37 am

I would be kind of pissed too. I have seen one other monotone Neptune Vibe GT around town, but I only seen it once. Now that I have windows tinted and all the stickers and badge overlays I have to put on when it warms up, my Vibe should be truly unique. Unless someone checks out my stuff and duplicates it. That would suck.

Lee · Post by **Lee** » Mon Feb 24, 2003 2:51 am

Sorry Heather! Sounds a bit like a stalker to me! I would probably be mad, but on the other hand, I guess it is a compliment ( a bit off handed though!)

Stang2Vibe · Post by **Stang2Vibe** » Mon Feb 24, 2003 3:40 am

Wow, a genuine automotive stalker, sounds like a first in history to my knowledge! I was going to guess that aliens had landed and chose you as a the subject to clone their transportation from--LOL. I think their behavior would be flattering to a point, but it sounds like they've passed that point and moved on to annoying. Definately a bit bizarre, though.Here's a thought---buy a few of those cling-on decals that look like bullet holes and stick them on the driver's door. Then, make a dummy of yourself that looks like it's been shot a few times, complete with some fake blood and everything. Park your car one evening near their neighborhood, set up the dummy in the driver's seat, and have someone else drive you home. Maybe the copy cats will imitate this one and your problem is solved. Or you may be arrested as an accessory to murder . Maybe that wouldn't work so well then? Oh well, just a thought. Hope you get a laugh out of it anyway!

Frosty · Post by **Frosty** » Mon Feb 24, 2003 3:54 am

quote:Wow, a genuine automotive stalker, sounds like a first in history to my knowledge! This story is sounding familiar for some reason. Can't place it.Ladies, it sounds like the one where the cool chick has some klingon that wants to be just like you, so they copy all your hair, makeup, outfits....Hopefully these people are just weird and not dangerous.

MadBill · Post by **MadBill** » Mon Feb 24, 2003 8:18 am

I had a situation sort of similar many years ago. A guy in my neighborhood wanted to buy my 2 year old Z28, but I wouldn't sell, so he finally bought another one of the same year, and painted it exactly like mine. This might have been kinda flattering, except he was a total maniac behind the wheel, and my wife would get in these conversations with the neighbours like: "I saw Bill the other night. He was driving awfully fast and making a lot of noise..." I got a temporary reprieve when the guy lost his license (surprise!), but before long he had his equally insane buddy behind the wheel, burning rubber and scattering pedestrians like quail. Finally he moved away and I could come out in the daylight again...

satur9 · Post by **satur9** » Mon Feb 24, 2003 8:36 am

you know what tics me off. i wanted a gt but couldnt get it (now im happy i didnt ,can we say supercharged) anyway i pull up to a red gt with like a 70 year old lady behind the wheel. she is doing 40mph on the highway. i bet she never takes it over 2 grand hell she probably never takes it out a first. im just ranting because im jealous but damn!!!

millster · Post by **millster** » Mon Feb 24, 2003 8:48 am

Boy, after reading this post I don't feel quite so strange about my happening. My neighbors just seem to mirror my vehicle purchases about 2 or 3 months afterword. When I bought my Saturn, my neighbor bought one shortly after. Now after my Vibe, my other neighbor comes home one day with a nice shiny frosty Vibe. I'd be a bit freaked out, but you can't be upset at someone for having good taste in vehicles (the Vibe not the Saturn).

Cubanpete · Post by **Cubanpete** » Mon Feb 24, 2003 8:57 am

I think you are overreacting for nothing!.....It's just a car.

KSNeptune · Post by **KSNeptune** » Mon Feb 24, 2003 12:21 pm

quote:The only thing that was different was the fact that he had hubcaps and I got the factory aluminum wheels.It's probably a good thing you didn't point out the wheel difference. Otherwise the other owner would've gone out and got wheels to match.I had to move my old Nissan pickup out onto the street to make room in the garage for my Vibe. Since the truck is now on display to all the neighbors, I noticed a kid down the street must have admired the black wheels and wide tires. Within a week after it was on the street that kid was driving around his ford pickup with exactly the same wheels and tires. OK, it wasn't total truck envy. But it sure was wheel envy.My point? Keep your treasures (cars) hidden (in a garage), and the neighbors won't see anything to envy. Keep the on display, and their envy will grow until they have to do something about it.KSNeptune

red · Post by **red** » Mon Feb 24, 2003 2:19 pm

you know, there are some individuals who do not have any imagination to customize their vehicles their own way so they copy others!! when you think about it, that is what sells alot of those custom car mags...just think about how many vehicles you'll see now with those lighted up windshield sprayers or lighted seatcovers look how many people pattern their vehicles after racecars or favorite hot rods...imitation is a form of flattery

savedbyzero · Post by **savedbyzero** » Tue Feb 25, 2003 12:47 am

GRRRR! That would (removed) me off sooo bad! I can't stand people who rip off, steal, and have no creativity...change all the sunshine's to skulls...

Pawel · Post by **Pawel** » Tue Feb 25, 2003 1:31 am

Ok, let's face it we are all driving under $20k cars and we will see exactly same cars sooner or later. If one wants really unique vehicle they have to spent much more $ to have one.

Frosty · Post by **Frosty** » Tue Feb 25, 2003 2:36 am

Gee with 7 colors, plus monotone or two tone and four different drivetrains (not including the two base Vibe transmissions) if your neighbour goes out and orders an identical car and adds your aftermarket accessories, that is just too weird. 7 colors x 2 lower body options x 4 drivetrains = 56 possible basic factory configurationsThere are lots of possibilities for different Vibes....

Vibe-rate · Post by **Vibe-rate** » Tue Feb 25, 2003 10:01 am

Hehe, similar story here - I pulled into the work parking lot a couple weeks ago, and found out that I was already at work! At least, that's what it looked like, 'cuz my Vibe's twin was in the parking lot. I figured out who it belonged to, and after comparing notes, it turns out she has EXACTLY the same options that I have (Salsa 1ZZ, 5-spd., M&T, power pkg, and hubcaps). Her husband is a GM engineer, and they picked out the car on the basis of its warranty record - it's currently the LOWEST warranty claim vehicle that GM sells (no surprise there).The last spooky bit - we both took delivery on the same day (Halloween)..... I think I've started a trend, because last week, ANOTHER Salsa Vibe showed up in our lot (this one's a little more upscale than mine; monotone with alum. rims & auto). The more, the merrier...

Vibe-rate · Post by **Vibe-rate** » Thu Feb 27, 2003 12:04 am

I'm up in Macomb (a little S of you, apparently), but work in Troy. Of course, right now you can't tell what color my Vibe is - I prefer to call it "salt camoflage".

shenandoah24 · Post by **shenandoah24** » Thu Feb 27, 2003 3:22 am

I went to get another estimateon getting my windows tinted yesterday and there was my stalker....I promptly pulled out of the parking lot and left. I see him all the time now...he creeps me out....

Sputnik · Post by **Sputnik** » Thu Feb 27, 2003 5:20 am

Well if he was already there, and you don't have your windows tinted yet, doesn't that indicate he was doing something you hadn't done yet? Or did you tell him you were getting it done when talking to him initially? Now that would be weird.

Frosty · Post by **Frosty** » Thu Feb 27, 2003 6:04 am

quote:I went to get another estimateon getting my windows tinted yesterday and there was my stalker....I promptly pulled out of the parking lot and left. I see him all the time now...he creeps me out....Good lord too freaky! Next he will be logging in here....Yikes!

Sputnik · Post by **Sputnik** » Thu Feb 27, 2003 6:24 am

quote:Good lord too freaky! Next he will be logging in here....Yikes!Who knows, maybe he already does.

MadBill · Post by **MadBill** » Thu Feb 27, 2003 7:26 am

Like we needed to hear that! Now we can all freak out...

Stang2Vibe · Post by **Stang2Vibe** » Fri Feb 28, 2003 2:24 am

Or if they join here under the name shenandoah25 or something like that. Creepy.

Frosty · Post by **Frosty** » Fri Feb 28, 2003 5:31 am

quote:Or if they join here under the name shenandoah25 or something like that. Creepy.Too funny! Now if somebody comes on with a car like shenandoah's we will be all suspicious. Good thing we aren't with the CIA or CSIS....

LavaTroll · Post by **LavaTroll** » Fri Feb 28, 2003 7:03 am

Some (somewhat hardcore) suggestions:Get a Dead Kennedys sticker and put it smack dab in the middle of your rear window. If the local music store's out of DKs logos (since they disbanded in '85), a Misfits or Bad Brains logo will suffice.Carelessly recreate your favorite heavy metal band logo with White-Out on each tire (great for a trippy spinning effect). Hang some of that dingle-ball fringe inside each window.Duct-tape a bicycle horn (the kind with a rubber bulb) carelessly to your driver side mirror.For no reason, place a combat boot over the antenna. You get bonus points if it bends from the weight.For maximum cultural confusion, place a rainbow sticker, an NRA sticker and a big ol' VW logo graphic right next to each other on the bumper.The point being, people will imitate thoughtlessly until you throw them off with irreverence, creativity or obscurity. Of course you won't do these things, but hopefully you had a giggle...

jake75 · Post by **jake75** » Sat Mar 01, 2003 10:08 am

Maybe his wife saw you too and wanted . . . .

Big_Red · Post by **Big_Red** » Sat Mar 01, 2003 11:49 am

Well,I own a Salsa Vibe, but the difference, is that no one in my city has the same coloured Vibe. Which for me is a good thing. Add to that...when the Habs win their game, I usually put up my flag.As for unique coloured cars....we should have gone out and bought ENVY. after all it is no longer made.

shenandoah24 · Post by **shenandoah24** » Sat Mar 01, 2003 2:10 pm

I guess that I shouldn't be too mad about the whole ordeal, because there is bound to be more and more beautiful vibes on the road sooner or later. If someone logs on here with the name shenandoah25, then I will freak out. I saw my car's "stalker" again today, and it had a new front license plate--which looked nothing like mine. Thank goodness...They have also changed their antenna ball to a strange looking green alien guy (which might be an indication of the people that I am dealing with here, haha!!!)So I think that the disgust that was written all over my face when I was talking to the guy may have done some good....hope so anyway.I saw 4 vibes on the way home today. At one point there was 3 of us all in a row going down the interstate, A Frosty then Neptune, then me. WE all waved very cordially, beeped our little "sissy" horns at one another and went on Viben'!!!

philndz · Post by **philndz** » Sun Mar 02, 2003 4:22 am

quote:I saw 4 vibes on the way home today. At one point there was 3 of us all in a row going down the interstate, A Frosty then Neptune, then me. WE all waved very cordially, beeped our little "sissy" horns at one another and went on Viben'!!!VW BUG comes to mind here!! long live the "VIBE-Wave"-Phil

LavaTroll · Post by **LavaTroll** » Sun Mar 02, 2003 11:31 pm

quote: "As for unique coloured cars....we should have gone out and bought ENVY. after all it is no longer made."I would have bought an Envy Vibe if one had been available, though I seem to be in the distinct minority tastewise. When I picked my Lava Vibe, it was the only 5-speed w/Moon & Tunes in that color. There were so many light silver ones, but the darker grey or Envy would have been my top picks.

philndz · Post by **philndz** » Sun Mar 02, 2003 11:33 pm

i really like that envy too.....its different and i like it!phil

philndz · Post by **philndz** » Sun Mar 02, 2003 11:36 pm

quote:Why does a VW come to mind? OK.for a long time two vw bugs could not pass each other w/o the drivers waving to each other.....now of course w/ the new ones and all they are just another car....but im sure you will still find drivers of the old ones waving to each other -phil

Lee · Post by **Lee** » Mon Mar 03, 2003 12:59 am

Hey Heather-maybe the guy read our posts here at Genvibe and took a hint!!

GT_03 · Post by **GT_03** » Sat Apr 10, 2004 11:11 pm

I'm having the same prob, but with a 96 Sunfire. It's some guy i kinda know and he loves my Vibe. He asks my opinion everytime i see him what he should do to it. He already got the same speakers, intake, exhaust. He asked what kinda lowering springs i got, and when i said TRD he wanted to know if they made a kit for his car. I said no, and he seemed mad. Then just 2 days ago at a gas station he wanted to know where i got my stickers made cause he wanted some donw for his car. I'm not really mad, but i kinda got a one-of-a-kind look and want to keep it. If you has the exact same color scheme it will kinda annoy me.

GT_03 · Post by **GT_03** » Sat Apr 10, 2004 11:27 pm

Trust me i know. He asked me about those junk performance chips on Ebay for like $10, and was all excited. I told him they were crap and he was like yeah i didn't like them anyways. If i did not tell them they were crap he would have already got them. He kinda wants me to pick all his parts for his car. I'm kinda flattered that he cares that much what i think, but it's his car. I help him as much as possible, cause he is a very nice guy. I just think he sees the attention i get in my Vibe, and wants the same. I took him for a ride a while back, and all he could talk about for like 2 weeks was all the people checking us out. I want me to have a cool car he can be proud of, but not my exact car. The funny thing he wants a bodykit and i told him that they don't even make them you the Vibe, and he got madder than i was about it.

Mavrik · Post by **Mavrik** » Sat Apr 10, 2004 11:45 pm

One of the reasons I bought a fusion Vibe was because at the moment its not that popular. Infact the only ones around are those halloween ones, or as they are really know as the two-tone Vibe, fusion with grey cladding. But on the very day my monotone Vibe comes in, what else comes in? An identical one. Thankfully that one went to a couple in another town and I am still the only one in a population of 35,000 to have one heh.But that was also my reason for getting rid of the Sunfire GT. Everyone has a black sunfire around here. Quite a few are GTs and quite a few were the old style between 1996 and 1999.Park my Vibe now beside the one the other couple bought and there is nothing simular now. I got 17 inch gunmetal wheels, limo tint, grill inserts and I have not even started yet with what I want to do. I like owning something I won't see 12 others just like it. Sure there are other Vibes out there but none like mine. I did accidently end up with rims like another Vibe owner, I took her advice to go gunmetal, went and shopped for rims, bought them and was then told mine were the same as hers. But thats where our simularities end.

GT_03 · Post by **GT_03** » Sat Apr 10, 2004 11:53 pm

I feel the same, there are about 30,000 in my city and i'm the only monotone Lava Vibe GT, in fact there is not even another GT in town.. Also, i'm the only one under 50 to own a Vibe also. There are tons of Salsa and Satelite two tones, but thats all. I think there are probably 35 Vibes around town and 20 of them have a handicapped sticker. Most people don't even know my car is a Vibe, well i did debadge it, but by looks alone. Most people think it's a little station wagon. My car sticks out and i love it. Soon though i'll have a little sunfire looking the same. If he does the stickers in the same color and position i will say something to him.

Mavrik · Post by **Mavrik** » Sun Apr 11, 2004 7:25 am

I'm the only Vibe owner under 30 around here, let alone the only one who actually changed how the Vibe looks to. to all us who are different!

ColonelPanic · Post by **ColonelPanic** » Sun Apr 11, 2004 10:09 am

Quote, originally posted by Mavrik Â»I'm the only Vibe owner under 30 around here, let alone the only one who actually changed how the Vibe looks to. to all us who are different!Agreed... I've got the most heavily modified Vibe in town, and all I've done is added some grafxwerks overlays!

Mavrik · Post by **Mavrik** » Sun Apr 11, 2004 10:14 am

Quote, originally posted by ColonelPanic Â»Agreed... I've got the most heavily modified Vibe in town, and all I've done is added some grafxwerks overlays!lol all I got is rims and tinted windows... for now.

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Sun Apr 11, 2004 11:40 am

well i have seen a couple younger kids around my little town and one is a lava 2 tone w/ tinted windows. the rest are old folk w/ kids... mine is also one of the most modded vibes in the state i imagine.... but who really knows.

SpaceGal · Post by **SpaceGal** » Fri Apr 16, 2004 2:17 am

Granted, I'm quite fortunate to not have a person copying my car. But I do have neighbors that buy things they see in my apartment. What's funny is that before I brought home my lucky bamboo they had commented oh now "trendy" those were. We bring our bamboo home and the very next day they got some too. It was scary...they bought the same chair we have and now want a few other things that they saw in our apartment. Luckily most of those are imported so they'll have a tought time finding it in suburban America. I can relate to the level of oddity involved here.

Mr. Poopypants · Post by **Mr. Poopypants** » Fri Apr 16, 2004 2:24 am

Quote, originally posted by SpaceGal Â»Granted, I'm quite fortunate to not have a person copying my car. But I do have neighbors that buy things they see in my apartment. What's funny is that before I brought home my lucky bamboo they had commented oh now "trendy" those were. We bring our bamboo home and the very next day they got some too. It was scary...they bought the same chair we have and now want a few other things that they saw in our apartment. Luckily most of those are imported so they'll have a tought time finding it in suburban America. I can relate to the level of oddity involved here. You must have slipped through the cracks, Welcome to the forum!