new used vibe owner

[jayman2009]

Hi all just been browsing the forum for a fue days . I bought my self a 2003 vibe with 76,000miles on it from my work. It was a icbc wright off stolen recovery only pass door lock was busted out all fixed now. its been in for 3 tsb and had the timeing belt replaced at 73,000 any thing eals i should get done to it? just put 4 new wires and rims on it had 3 diff size rims and tires, just installed a cold air intake 7.5 indash dvd deck as well as ran 0 gage from the bat to where my amp and sub are going. so far i like this car. it will be my daily driver my outher car is a pain on gas

[keithvibe]

Quote, originally posted by jayman2009 »Hi all just been browsing the forum for a fue days . I bought my self a 2003 vibe with 76,000miles on it from my work. It was a icbc wright off stolen recovery only pass door lock was busted out all fixed now. its been in for 3 tsb and had the timeing belt replaced at 73,000 any thing eals i should get done to it? just put 4 new wires and rims on it had 3 diff size rims and tires, just installed a cold air intake 7.5 indash dvd deck as well as ran 0 gage from the bat to where my amp and sub are going. so far i like this car. it will be my daily driver my outher car is a pain on gaswe don't have timing belts, just a chain... maybe they were refering to the main drive belt if it's a manual, the clutch will be twards the end of the life span.If automatic it's well past a trans and coolant service.I'm sure the brakes were checked, so I won't even mention those.

[jayman2009]

sorry ment chain. Brakes are good as it went thru inspection acording to the paper work the trans flush was done the same time as the chain. dono if the rad was done ill do that next same with oil.

[star_deceiver]

Welcome to GenVibe!!!

[808 Vibes]

Welcome and congrats!

[vibolista]

You got a great car. Has great reliability and should last many years. If it's a manual transmission, you should get 35 mpg overall. An automatic will get a little less than that on average. If you drive conservatively you can achieve even better mileage... so you should save money on fuel.Check your tires and pressure. 38-40psi front and 36 to 38psi rear (if the max tire pressure on the tire sidewall allows) will give you a shot at good gas mileage . Keep an eye on your tire wear, to make sure your alignment is OK. Oil, oil filter and air filter changes are good to do (at least look at the oil to see how dark it is and the air filter to see how clean or dirty it is), just in case it has been overlooked. Might want to look at your spark plugs. A good set of NGK iridiums will smooth the engine and make it even more efficient. There may be other high tech plugs that are just as good. My son will be installing a set of Bosch Platinum Fusion plugs and we will see if they are any better than the NGK iridiums. Welcome to the Vibe madness club. Take a picture of your car when you get a chance and post for us to see!

[TONY TAT2]

Hi !

[A Psycho Martyr]

can't wait to see what color this baby is. I bet it's white