Life as a lurker has ended!!!

[michiganguy]

After over a year.....michiganguy is no longer a lurker!!!A new Vibe sits is sitting in the driveway and I am a proud owner!!!

[Mrizzle05]

good job! we want PICS!

[slvrvibes]

Congrats! Fill us in. What color, is it auto or manual?

[BlueCrush]

Awesome! Congrats! Pics, I say, Pics!

[michiganguy]

Kind of a funny deal. I saw this Vibe about a month ago at the dealer and thought this is way more than I needed anyway. Then the saleswoman said it was getting ready to be shipped out. It had a an Military Overseas tag on it.Was getting serious this week and sent out a number of e-mails to various dealers listing any Vibe in their inventory that I was interested in. I noticed that this car was now listed in the dealer's inventory, and the saleswoman said she just got back from vacation and wasn't sure what happened, but apparently the deal didn't go thru, and now it was for sale again. She quoted me a price that I thought was pretty low. She checked the invoice and said that apparently they tacked on another $1,000 credit...must have been some form of credit to the dealr because of the deal not going through with the military. Anyway, with all of the rebates and the extra discount, the price turned out to be 18,968 before taxes.Specifics:2006 PlatinumAutoPreferred packageSun & SoundSport PackageLeatherAirbags (side)Alarm sytemABSStabilitrakCargo netsRear bumper protectorEngine block heaterI think that's it!Sorry for the long post, but I am excited about the car and the deal, and the fact that I am now a REAL member of GenVibe!

[michiganguy]

Oh yeah....and pics....none yet...too dark outside, but will have some soon (after I get that dealer plateholder replaced!)

[melders]

congrats on the new Vibe! we want pics! lol

[ZubenElGenubi]

Welcome to GenVibe!Congratulations, MGG! I think you win the prize for longest period between GV membership and Vibe ownership!

[jwalcik]

congrats on the new vibe!

[Merzbow]

Welcome sir

[northvibe]

congrats, sounds like a sweet ride! get those pics up soon!

[808 Vibes]

Cooool!!! Congrats!!!

[ToolGuy]

Welcome to Michigan! I mean, welcome to the site!

[michiganguy]

Thank you all.....and especially to all those who have offered advice over the last year, which finally helped convince me on the Vibe purchase.

[Mavrik]

picssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and welcome to vibe ownership

[michiganguy]

thanks mavrik.....and you don't know how much i have lusted after your pumpkin Vibe over the last year!!Fusion was definitely my favorite, and frankly I had about made the decision to go for an 05 when I discovered they eliminated Fusion. That actually caused me to hold off on my buying decision.Ended up with platinum....which wasn't one of my favorites. But I actually like it now, and since I'm not a person to be out cleaning the car every couple of days, I think it will hide the dirt better!