New Vibe Owner in VA

[VibeInVA]

Hello all, there's a new (used) Vibe in town...that is, if you live in Richmond, VA. I've been following genvibe since I purchased my '03 two-tone Salsa in January (first car I bought with my own money!). So far, I love the car and love that there is an online forum that answers just about any questions I could ever have about my Vibe. I'm not all about tricking out my car "fast and furious" style but I love getting the most out of my vehicle. So far haven't done any performance modifications and I'm not sure I will (lack of $$$ right now), but this past weekend I was bored and got inspired to make my own custom cargo cover. That flimsy P.O.S. that came with the car wasn't a very good look and barely did its job so I followed suit with the guys at the link below and made a very stylish hard cover for my cargo area. Just like the one featured on the link about 3/4 of the page down on the Matrix, mine is a custom cut 1/2 inch thick Handy Panel with a quarter inch of carpet padding between the panel and the bright red vinyl "pleather". I'm hoping to borrow my roommates camera and have some pics up by tomorrow evening. Very easy modification that took a grand total of one hours labor and less than $50. Let me know if there are any other Vibes in the Central VA/Williamsburg area that would be willing to meet up and discuss Vibes/mods.http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=19612Also if anyone is in the area and is interested in having a solid cargo cover made, I'm willing to do the work as long a you finance it and bring me 6 (or 12) cold Budwisers. Takes less than an hour and it's well worth the money. Hell, it's a lot cheaper than having your windows tinted to hide your personal belongings.

[jake75]

A hard cargo cover is something the Vibe designers should have copied from the PT Cruiser.

[808 Vibes]

Welcome and congrats! I took the cargo cover out of the car...where I am, it might melt!

[Caretaker]

Bud-weis-er???? When you have the Legend????Legend Brewing CompanyCentral Virginia's oldest and largest microbrewery, has been providing true premium beers to restaurants, pubs and retailers in Virginia since January 1994. Best Outdoor Bar 2001Best After Work Bar 2001: Best of CitySearch"Best Brewpub": Richmond Magazine Four Years In A Row!"Best Quintessentially Richmond Product or Service": Second only to Ukrops! Style Weekly July 25, 2000"Best Microbrew":Style Weekly, July 25, 2000"Best Outdoor Bar": "Best View": Digital City Richmond 2000

[djkeev]

Quote, originally posted by Caretaker »Bud-weis-er???? When you have the Legend????Legend Brewing CompanyCentral Virginia's oldest and largest microbrewery, has been providing true premium beers to restaurants, pubs and retailers in Virginia since January 1994. Best Outdoor Bar 2001Best After Work Bar 2001: Best of CitySearch"Best Brewpub": Richmond Magazine Four Years In A Row!"Best Quintessentially Richmond Product or Service": Second only to Ukrops! Style Weekly July 25, 2000"Best Microbrew":Style Weekly, July 25, 2000"Best Outdoor Bar": "Best View": Digital City Richmond 2000Yes, I must agree, some tutoring on the wonderful world of non big brand beers may be in order. The watery swill referred to as payment barely passes as beer! Why bother? just grab a cold ginger ale!I guess with beer as with so many items, with maturity comes wisdom (and maybe taste buds)Anyway, Welcome to the Vibe! the NEW classic automobile! Pontiac is now a collectible name plate that went out of production. Joining the ranks of Studebaker, Hupmobile, Stanley Steamer and hundreds of other defunct nameplates!Dave

[Wolfman213]

Welcome to GVC!! Props on the DIY cargo cover. Can't wait to see pics.

[03VibeOttawa]

Welcome to the site, and congrats on the DIY project.Quote, originally posted by VibeInVA » '03 two-tone Salsa in January (first car I bought with my own money!).Right on! My '03 Salsa two tone is my first purchased car too.

[VibeInVA]

Quote, originally posted by Caretaker »Bud-weis-er???? When you have the Legend????Legend Brewing CompanyCentral Virginia's oldest and largest microbrewery, has been providing true premium beers to restaurants, pubs and retailers in Virginia since January 1994. Best Outdoor Bar 2001Best After Work Bar 2001: Best of CitySearch"Best Brewpub": Richmond Magazine Four Years In A Row!"Best Quintessentially Richmond Product or Service": Second only to Ukrops! Style Weekly July 25, 2000"Best Microbrew":Style Weekly, July 25, 2000"Best Outdoor Bar": "Best View": Digital City Richmond 2000Did you say Legend? Cause I'm pretty sure you said Legend. It's a household name around here and easily the most popular micro in the area. In fact, the one in the picture came straight from my fridge. Now, the only reason I said Budwiser was because it's America's most recognizable beer, and i was about half-way joking. So let me recant and change my offer. I'm willing to do the work as long as you finance it, and bring me 6 (or 12) Legend Brown Ales (not the Lager). Happy yall?

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[VibeInVA]

Now as for pictures of the cargo cover, I couldn't figure out how to post pictures of the image that didn't take up half of the screen (some help would be appreciated), but here are the attachments. Hope you all like. Comments are appreciated, as always.

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[VibeInVA]

Still having technical difficulties. Can't figure out how to attach more than one image at a time, sorry folks but here is a snapshot of the cover with the trunk closed.

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[Wolfman213]

Very nice job on the cargo cover!!!

[lovemyraffe]

Welcome and great job on the cargo cover!

[bull77]

Quote, originally posted by lovemyraffe »Welcome and great job on the cargo cover!