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kalumia01 · Post by **kalumia01** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 10:07 pm

Hey guys,Just picked up a used 2006 Vibe Base on Saturday. Have always liked them, and needed to get rid of my SUV which was killing me on fuel economy. Getting a new set of wheels and tires put on tomorrow, Eagle model 192's in 16x7 silver, and new potenza re960 pole position tires. Worked them into the deal on the car since it has the steelies and hubcaps! Pretty pumped to get the car back with the new shoes on it!Anyways....great forum, looking forward to hanging out with you guys!I attached a pic of it when I got home from the dealer.Michael

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ponta2147 · Post by **ponta2147** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 10:16 pm

Welcome!Good job attaching a pic, that's always the first thing people ask for.

BlueCrush · Post by **BlueCrush** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 10:19 pm

Welcome to GenVibe! Congrats! Those Eagle 192's should look great on your Vibe. Definitely post pics when the new wheels are on.

TONY TAT2 · Post by **TONY TAT2** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 11:01 pm

Hi !

lovemyraffe · Post by **lovemyraffe** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 11:19 pm

Congrats and welcome!

808 Vibes · Post by **808 Vibes** » Thu Apr 01, 2010 12:28 am

Welcome and congrats....OOOOOOH....NEPTUNE...

tpollauf · Post by **tpollauf** » Thu Apr 01, 2010 4:48 am

Welcome That deep blue is a sharp color when clean You'll now be part of a large, friendly & helpful, Vibe family where you seek out (and receive) advise & ideas to keep your new ride in the best possible condition. Nice to see another "mid-westerner" joining the family

ponta2147 · Post by **ponta2147** » Thu Apr 01, 2010 5:10 am

By the way I see you are from Illinois, GenVibe is having an Illinois meetup on April 10th up here in Schaumburg. Dunno how "central" you are in IL so it may be a bit of a hike, but wanted to make you aware! There is a thread about it.

A Psycho Martyr · Post by **A Psycho Martyr** » Thu Apr 01, 2010 5:39 am

Welcome! Enjoy diving into thread after thread of useful information. You've just made a heck of wise investment! Glad you found us and decided to join. Took me 3yrs of having mine to stumble upon 8(

kalumia01 · Post by **kalumia01** » Thu Apr 01, 2010 5:42 am

I am actually from the peoria area, so Schaumburg is about 2 hours away. Might be able to make something happen for a trip up there.....provided the weather isnt too nice to go ride my other toy.....a 1998 suzuki bandit 1200!

tpollauf · Post by **tpollauf** » Thu Apr 01, 2010 6:27 am

Toledo is only a 4hr drive on the turnpike so maybe I can make something happen. We'll see

ponta2147 · Post by **ponta2147** » Thu Apr 01, 2010 6:37 am

Quote, originally posted by kalumia01 Â»I am actually from the peoria area, so Schaumburg is about 2 hours away. Might be able to make something happen for a trip up there.....provided the weather isnt too nice to go ride my other toy.....a 1998 suzuki bandit 1200! Great! Here is the link to the other thread about it:http://forums.genvibe.com/zero...age=5We'll be having a BBQ at Busse Woods so just let us know if you're planning on showing up

epcIII · Post by **epcIII** » Thu Apr 01, 2010 8:40 am

Welcome and congrats on your purchase!

star_deceiver · Post by **star_deceiver** » Thu Apr 01, 2010 9:33 am

Welcome to GenVibe!!!

vibolista · Post by **vibolista** » Thu Apr 01, 2010 11:53 pm

Someone took really good care of that Blue paint! Nice car. Welcome to the Vibe hideout. Don't forget to pop another picture after you get your new wheels and tires on. RE960s are excellent shoes!!! Hope your Vibe lives up to your mileage hopes. I love mine so far, it's very fuel stingy. You can nurse a lot of miles out of a gallon if you keep your tires full, the alignment straight, and the air passages through the engine clean. How many miles on the engine?

kalumia01 · Post by **kalumia01** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 1:39 am

The car is at the shop right now, dropped it off last night to get the work done. I bought it as a certified used GM car, means it has a 5 year 100k mile powertrain, and a 12mo/12k bumper to bumper. The car has just over 54k on it. It needed a couple of things done on it, the radio display was only half lit, and the armrest hinge was broken (both of which will be taken care of by the dealer). They are mounting the new tires and wheels as well as replacing the cabin air filter. Has a new air filter as well. I also ordered the pontiac all-weather rubber floor mats for it, I always like having the rubber to catch the dirt and grime.The car itself appears to be in very clean condition, the carfax showed it was a one owner, locally bought and serviced. The person traded it on a minivan, had 2 kids they needed to carry full time. Since this is a spare car for us (the other is a 2008 Highlander) I wanted the hatch for the convenience, and the thrifty fuel savings for the commute. During the nice weather I ride my bike, but this will make a great car. It needs a good wax and buff, has some swirl marks in the sunlight, but overall I am very pleased with how clean it is.Thanks to everyone for the warm welcome, will be sure to get some good pics of the wheels/tires after I get it picked up today from the dealer.

Kincaid · Post by **Kincaid** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 3:02 am

Love that color! Congrats and welcome. Can't wait to see the pics with the new shoes.

NascarXprt · Post by **NascarXprt** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 7:32 am

Welcome to our 8 yr. old Family! lovely Neptune! one thing that will improve the look of your Neptune is a nice window tint job!

kalumia01 · Post by **kalumia01** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 10:15 am

So I picked the car up today from the dealer, got the new wheels and tires done! They look.....AMAZING! I am very happy with the choice. For the record, I went with stock size Potenza RE960 Pole Position tires 205-55-16, and Eagle Style 192 16x7 silver painted wheels. I think they look amazing, so glad I worked them into the deal when I got my vibe!I will post a few pictures below for your viewing enjoyment!Hope the picture links work!Thanks for the advice and welcome guys!

ColonelPanic · Post by **ColonelPanic** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 10:31 am

Neptune is the best color. Welcome!Lookin' good, when I first saw the pic I was gonna say that you needed to paint those rusting steelies! (need to here too.)Great car you've got there, enjoy it.

vibolista · Post by **vibolista** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 1:10 pm

Wow!!!! No exaggeration. I knew they would look good, but didn't realize they would look that good. How do the Bridgestones ride?

A Psycho Martyr · Post by **A Psycho Martyr** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 1:49 pm

Don't stop at rims man... KEEP GOING!!!!!Window tint?Maybe some of these? -->http://www.gwdecals.com/produc...-1199

star_deceiver · Post by **star_deceiver** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 11:05 pm

Lookin' good!!!

BlueCrush · Post by **BlueCrush** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 3:14 am

Quote, originally posted by vibolista Â» Wow!!!! No exaggeration. I knew they would look good, but didn't realize they would look that good. X2...Thats an understatement!!! Those wheels look awesome!

ramenboy... · Post by **ramenboy...** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 1:56 pm

Quote, originally posted by kalumia01 Â»I am actually from the peoria area, so Schaumburg is about 2 hours away. Might be able to make something happen for a trip up there.....provided the weather isnt too nice to go ride my other toy.....a 1998 suzuki bandit 1200! hey great to welcome another illinois vibe! looks good! bring the vibe up next week! i just picked up my triumph speed four this week. we can do a genvibe bike meet some time!

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