New Vibe owner...

garnermike · Post by **garnermike** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 11:23 am

....will pick it up Saturday. 2006 lava red, 5-sp, sun roof and sound package, power windows, power locks, remote key, alloy wheels. Nice car!It will stay stock, mainly for commuting. I can always pound pavement in my other car (see sig).Nice to be here, with y'all........

Katscan · Post by **Katscan** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 11:54 am

Wow Nice car!!!And Welcome to the Forums!!

slvrvibes · Post by **slvrvibes** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 12:22 pm

Welcome to genvibe!Nice Firehawk!

northvibe · Post by **northvibe** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 12:29 pm

welcome to genvibe!post some pics if you can the firehawk is looking sweeeeet!

BlueCrush · Post by **BlueCrush** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 12:46 pm

Welcome to GenVibe! Kick A$$ Firehawk!!!

808 Vibes · Post by **808 Vibes** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 1:22 pm

Woohoo!! Congrats and Welcome! And that is one mean F-Body!

garnermike · Post by **garnermike** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 7:53 pm

Thanks, all, for the warm welcome and compliments on "my other car."Today is one of those days when the mind wanders at work. Anxious to pick up the new Vibe.Question for all: Just what is the nature of the Pontiac-Toyota lineage of the Vibe? Is it that the Vibe and Matrix are built at the same factory? Does it goes deeper than that (i.e., common design, same platform/chassis, etc?)? I'm embarrassed to admit that I had already decided to buy before I knew of the hybrid nature of the Vibe. Any background (or reference to a good URL) would be appreciated.

slvrvibes · Post by **slvrvibes** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 3:36 am

Yes they are assembled at the same plant. This one explain the venture between GM & Toyota.http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=8333

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 4:04 am

welcome!

ZubenElGenubi · Post by **ZubenElGenubi** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 4:38 am

Welcome to GenVibe!Aw, the Firehawk is gettin' a younger sibling! Lava Red, no less! You seriously should get the RK sport hood for the Vibe, then you'd have two ram air Pontiacs:http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=24542As for background info on the Vibe, do a Search for "NUMMI" here and you'll find out a lot about the manufacture of the Vibe. Note that, while the platform is the Toyota Corolla, the design was all Pontiac. Toyota redid their body and changed some electronics.

jwalcik · Post by **jwalcik** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 9:56 am

welcome aboard!

garnermike · Post by **garnermike** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 2:00 am

Went to pick up the 2006 Salsa 5-speed Vibe early on Saturday. Dealer actually didn't have the car available; needed to be fetched from another dealer in another state, and my dealer couldn't negotiate a trade with that dealership. So I left at 10 am that morning "In Search Of..."At another dealership, found one that met all me needs/druthers. Neptune blue, AT, Sun and Sound package, Preferred package, all power. Got a better trade for my Monte Carlo, and with $1000 back from the factory, another $1000 back for being a "non-GM brand conquest customer" (my wife has a Toyota Camry), and with $1000 back from my GM card earnings, wound up paying just $9K (with trade), including all dealer/state fees, freight, and taxes. Was driving it home by 3 PM that day.Love it so far. I can now understand the compulsion to tweak/trick out a Vibe. I won't be doing it, but I understand it.............

ramenboy... · Post by **ramenboy...** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 2:32 am

hate it when the freakin dealers do that. but great 'new find'!!!! one helluva price you paid too!!!!neptune's a great color! welcome to the familyemjoy the ride

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