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Chill Penguin · Post by **Chill Penguin** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 9:18 am

I'm a proud owner of a new Vibe GT. Colored Abyss with M&T, the power package,monotone coloring, and sports package. I have had her for one full day now, and I'm still learning how to drive stick!I have been checking out these forums alot in the past few weeks while researching this car. Many of your stories were very helpful in making my decision.Thanks a lot!

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 9:23 am

welcome to the club!

cibomatto · Post by **cibomatto** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 9:24 am

ROCK ON!!! congrats on your new buy and welcome.. Gosh I remember my first time with my Vibe,, (I almost had an accident literally the first 30 minutes of driving it) I wasn't use to the blind spot but now its WONDERFUL!!!!welcome and please stay .. I persoanlly would love to see the membership grow.. (more people sharing tips, ideas and thoughts are great)

rasermon · Post by **rasermon** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 9:27 am

Chill Penguin, welcome and enjoy your stay.....

Chill Penguin · Post by **Chill Penguin** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 9:44 am

This is what she looks like: One thing that really drew me to this car is how few of them there are on the road - at least here in MD. I have told many people that I was going to replace my Altima (which was wrecked in an accident) with a Pontiac Vibe. The most common reaction I got was, "A what? I never heard of that car before."

Post by **NSimkins** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 9:50 am

Woo! Sport Appearance Package... nice! Welcome to GenVibe.

geezer · Post by **geezer** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 10:04 am

Congratulations -- I really like the black Vibes -- just as long as somebody else washes them.

billabong_star · Post by **billabong_star** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 11:51 am

I agree Geezer! It's SLICK though!

Psychobroker · Post by **Psychobroker** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 1:07 pm

Welcome Since you're still learning, be very careful to not overburn that clutch. They're notorious for their weak "bite" and seem to burn out early. Does a friend or family member have a beater you could practice on?Nice lookin' GT BTW

Chill Penguin · Post by **Chill Penguin** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 8:29 pm

How would I go about burning the clutch? Is that when I have both the clutch and the accelerator pushed down? If so, then I've done that a couple of times accidently... you know, not realizing that I haven't let up on the clutch enough.By the way, I've learned a very important leasson - when shifting from nuetral to 1st gear, make sure you are really in first gear and not in third!! I made that mistake many times, causing the car to stall over and over again.I have a question (which I posted on the maintenance board) - you see that this, hard rubber thing on the car door under the Vibe GT logo? Well, my drunk neighbor opened her door and hit that part of my car, which made a nice little scratch. It is tough to see (that pic is before she did that), but it is bugging the hell out of me. Any tips on fixing or repairing it?A buddy of mine let me practice on his Jeep Cherokee. That was extremely helpful. Also, a friend helped me learn on mine - I don't think he'd let me drive his Honda Civic Si to learn.Thanks for the compliments, btw!

Triton · Post by **Triton** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 9:55 pm

Nice looking Vibe GT! I love the Abyss with the sport package.

cds22 · Post by **cds22** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 3:35 am

quote: I have had her for one full day now, and I'm still learning how to drive stick!Gee.... I had to learn to drive an automatic when I got my AWD! I'd only ever had standards before. My first impression was "Man, a monkey could drive an automatic!" So much more time to gauk at the scenery....

Chill Penguin · Post by **Chill Penguin** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 3:52 am

quote: My first impression was "Man, a monkey could drive an automatic!"That is so true. The ease of driving an automatic explains how the people that shouldn't be driving got their license! In general, the drivers in MD aren't very good. I would say fully half of the motorists should either take their license exam again or have it revoked.

ShotInTheDark · Post by **ShotInTheDark** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 6:24 am

Glad to see someone else in maryland knows what a vibe is. We don't see to many of them down here on the Eastern Shore either Good luck with it!

Sputnik · Post by **Sputnik** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 7:14 am

Welcome to Genvibe! Thats one sharp looking car. Mine's not looking quite that sharp (its rather mud splattered at the moment).

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