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no kia, no hyundai, no suzuki rio

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this is what i've got to drive while they fix my vibe.
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Post by northvibe »

....soooo what are you driving?
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Post by Kamikaze »

That's alot better than what we thought you were going to get...
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bet thats all kinds of fun in the snow.
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Post by Blanco_Diablo »

Sure is an upgrade to the Dodge Caliber I had for a month. Repairs still are not done but insurance rental coverage ran out. Rockin' my room mate's '01 Ford Focus now
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Quote, originally posted by Mavrik »bet thats all kinds of fun in the snow. woohoo i can do REAL donuts for the first time in 3 years blanco, what happened to your vibe? did i miss something?
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weapon-r short ram (thanx BC!) | typeR sport pedals | LED 3rd brake
o2 triumph speed four
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Post by northvibe »

huh my pic's arent loading..that may explain my...what car? comment
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Quote, originally posted by northvibe »huh my pic's arent loading..that may explain my...what car? comment no worries parnell. although i was wondering why you asked that question! they gave me a mustang for the week.vibe should be fixed in 7 days. replacing, painting and clearcoating the upper bumper cover, replacing the the lower cover, absorber, left bracket, emblem (woohoo no more pink), headlamp assembly, fender liner, cladding..i think that's it. i can't remember...is there a different paint code for the o4 vs o5+ satellite color?
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weapon-r short ram (thanx BC!) | typeR sport pedals | LED 3rd brake
o2 triumph speed four
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Post by AKLGT »

i believe they changed the silver in 05. satellite was avail for 03/04.
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thanx hopedid the name change too? or was it also satellite in o5+ but a different code...
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weapon-r short ram (thanx BC!) | typeR sport pedals | LED 3rd brake
o2 triumph speed four
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Post by AKLGT »

it was a different name. i can't really remember. sorry. i just called it silver
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Post by northvibe »

Quote, originally posted by ramenboy... »no worries parnell. although i was wondering why you asked that question! they gave me a mustang for the week.vibe should be fixed in 7 days. replacing, painting and clearcoating the upper bumper cover, replacing the the lower cover, absorber, left bracket, emblem (woohoo no more pink), headlamp assembly, fender liner, cladding..i think that's it. i can't remember...is there a different paint code for the o4 vs o5+ satellite color? Ha at home the pic loads! hahha well that was funny sweet, looks to be the 3.8l v6, some pep but should be a decent rental
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Post by 02csnow »

I would not drive that even it is a rental.
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Post by ramenboy... »

ha! i'm likin it. alot of power. luckily not alot of snow on the ground. i'm happy with this rental. i couldn't see myself driving a chevy impala, which was the only other car available!
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At least it is better than the one I had when my wing was getting painted. I had a Buick Century or Regal ( granny car ). I felt like a really old man when driving it, but it did haul a**.
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Quote, originally posted by 02csnow » I had a Buick Century or Regal ( granny car ). I felt like a really old man when driving it...that's exactly what i was thinking if i would have ended up with the impala. maybe if it was a 94 ss, i'd have gone with that i do look forward to getting the vibe back though
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weapon-r short ram (thanx BC!) | typeR sport pedals | LED 3rd brake
o2 triumph speed four
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Post by Sublimewind »

You DEFINITLY need to beat the living SNOT out of that POS...
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When my wife's '00 Neon was in the shop, the only car they had was a Toyota Echo It was lousy on the freeway (probably took her a whole mile to get up to speed) Not long after that, I had my Jeep in the shop and had to rent a Nissan Sentra, which wasn't too bad.Traded the Jeep in about a month later for the Vibe.
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Post by Raivis »

trash that rental!!!ford sucks!!!i have had a ton of rentals since i got a vibe:1. chevy tracker-not too bad actually2. VW Jetta- non deisel sucks3. gmc caynon- i think it was the 5 cyl. pretty sweet truck4. mits. lancer- nice5. pontiac bonneville- '93 thats all i have to say!and some others that my dad kept while the vibe was in the shop
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Post by TJinPgh »

Vroom. Hehe.Enterprise gave me a new Monte Carlo as a free upgrade to the economy car I'd reserved. Not quite as nice as the 'Stang but still a pretty nice car.I drove a Mustang for five years. We don't get a ton of snow here, but we have LOTS of hills and ice.If you drive one all the time, you get used to it. There's a ski resort near Johnstown (Blue Knob) that has the lodge at the top of the hill. The last time I was there the access road was covered in ice and my Mustang was one of the few cars that made it all the way to the top. No chains. No snow tires.Just be easy on the throttle and it should be fine.I couldn't tell from the pic... 6cyl or 8?
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Post by northvibe »

nice TJinPgh,Thats for sure the v6.
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Post by MRCN RCE »

yep, it's the v6. no lights in the grille, and no GT emblems on the front fenders.and yeah you need to drive the hell outta that car. you know that's what rentals are for, don't you?? my friend and i went off roading in a ford escape rental. man we bottomed that thing out like 8 times lolrental cars to beat up ftw!!!
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hey guys, yeah its a 6. and i'm lookin at 44 degrees today with some rain and then by tonite it drops to 16 and then maybe snow sunday or something. so TJ, i'll really learn to 'be easy on the throttle' next couple days if it was summertime, this would be alot more fun to drive
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de-badged o4 vibe
tein s-techs | 17" msr 105 wheels | 235 45 17 nexen n7000
weapon-r short ram (thanx BC!) | typeR sport pedals | LED 3rd brake
o2 triumph speed four
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