AHH this is killing me!!!!!

[FCser]

i was reading some of the posts about what people like about thier vibes and ....ok i dont know if anyone remembers or not but i was having my salvaged vibe repaired http://community.webshots.com/album/69030643VUtrTr and it should have been done a long time ago (2 months) my dad is repairing it and i am paying because he has a shop and the tools and can get GM parts at a discount 25% Off and im going to college in a month and need a new car... im driving a shadow (kinda in the 3rd pic in the 3rd row on the webshots site^^) i got this thing for 50 bucks.... it stalls out at times when i need it the most... like when crossing a highway and wellmy dad wants me to drive this thing to the city instead of my vibe that is nearly done (1 to 2 hours of work left tops all that is needed is : side moldings, window washer fluid sprayers, and little things like the pontiac symbol which isnt even really needed) but my dad is stalling because to worried that the wheels will get stolen (stock alloy wheels) .... and i have a garage to park it in aaaah i wanna feel the vibe!!!!

[philndz]

yo....check out your local parts store and pick up a set of wheel locks..heck..i just saw em at walmart for $8! (per wheel i think)

[Herb]

quote:and im going to college in a month and need a new car... im driving a shadow (kinda in the 3rd pic in the 3rd row on the webshots site^^) i got this thing for 50 bucks.... it stalls out at times when i need it the most... like when crossing a highway and wellTry changing the Halls Effect Pickup under the distributer. I had my Shadow for 15 years and I pretty much know it inside out. Don't buy the after market one because those burn out pretty quick.Also you might want to try to check the stored computer codes. If you turn the ingnition switch on/off/on (Not Start), the check engine light will flash a few sequences of two digit numbers. ie: 33= three short flashes followed by three short flashes. Subsequent numbers will be displayed in a similar fashion. Code 55 means the end of the diagnostic readout.

[joatmon]

Sounds like Dad has his priorities wrong. [sarcasm] Let's see, would he rather have you in a car that might get it'swheels stolen, or a car that is so unreliable that you're probably going to get totalled because it died in an intersection. Hmm, some token money, or his son's life/health. Tough choice. [/sarcasm]Is it that after working on the Vibe, he wants it for himself?

[scherry2]

quote:Sounds like Dad has his priorities wrong. [sarcasm] Let's see, would he rather have you in a car that might get it'swheels stolen, or a car that is so unreliable that you're probably going to get totalled because it died in an intersection. Hmm, some token money, or his son's life/health. Tough choice. [/sarcasm]Is it that after working on the Vibe, he wants it for himself?ouch.......

[ragingfish]

FCser:Have any pics of the car before you started working on it? Curious to see how bad the wreckage was...

[pmh013]

I agree with silver. I drove piece of junk after piece of junk when I was in school too. Unfortunately, it was my dad that continually bought me these pieces of junk. He didn't really realize the difference between driving in a real city and the retirement community in which he lives. I was always holding up traffic because my car was always on the verge of stalling.If the Vibe is driveable, take it & run away. When you come home for Thanksgiving, dad'll probably help you finish up the rest ... having long since forgotten about your earlier skirmish. Or, if he's a control freak like my father, he'll document it in a little book, and bring it up many years later. OK, I digress.Like silver said, "Take the Vibe and drive it. "

[ragingfish]

In support of taking it and running, I refer to a bumper sticker and quote I often see online:"Drive it like you stole it!"

[FCser]

yeah i got pictures here http://community.webshots.com/album/69030643VUtrTr lol "Drive it like you stole it"i went to test drive a vibe just to get a feel for it and the dealer was all hyped up and when he pulled it up for me to drive he turned the radio way up and started head banging... i watched in amazement .... then he gets out and i get in he's trying to go on and on about options then he says "hey! Drive it like you Stole it!!" hehe i should of just took off with that one and switched mine

[ragingfish]

Yeah, I saw those pics...you don't have one with the front end installed to show how smashed up it was?

[FCser]

yehi will have more pics once.. maybe ill go snap some tomorrow and load them up on that site

[joatmon]

What did you and your dad ever work out about the reborn vibe?

[LocDog]

Hey i got a ???Where did u get the front pontiac symbol from and how much was it???