Who is coming to the August Meet in Oshawa?

RoundUp · Post by **RoundUp** » Fri Jul 25, 2003 12:30 pm

I am trying to get an idea of who will be coming to the meet in Oshawa. Please only vote once. It will be held August 23rd, 2003 at 1:00 p.m. in the parking lot at GM's Canadian Regional Engineering Centre. Please only vote once per Vibe/Matrix that you are bringing.

MadBill · Post by **MadBill** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 4:21 am

Err... So on the poll, does the choice "bringing a Vibe" mean another Vibe besides the one you are in will accompany you? Otherwise it sounds like the same thing as "coming with my Vibe".or does the word "planning" mean "Maybe I'll come"?

RoundUp · Post by **RoundUp** » Sun Jul 27, 2003 1:49 am

I only had 2 choices up when I originally made up this poll. 1) I am coming and bringing a Vibe (meaning your own Vibe)2) I am coming and bringing a Matrix (meaning your own Matrix)then someone added the third choice:3)"I am PLANNING to come with my Vibe"I assume whoever added this third choice meant that they are not 100% sure that they will show up. It doesn't matter which one you pick. Just vote only once per vehicle. The total number of votes should reflect the total number of vehicles that will be coming.

MadBill · Post by **MadBill** » Sun Jul 27, 2003 1:00 pm

Now I understand!Amazing how hard it is to make such simple concepts clear! (at least to some of us)

MadBill · Post by **MadBill** » Sun Jul 27, 2003 1:05 pm

Guess this means I better at least get my cut-out/dual exhaust plumbed by then...

SuDs · Post by **SuDs** » Sun Jul 27, 2003 3:33 pm

coming for SURE! hopefully i won't be the only matrix

ZedTim · Post by **ZedTim** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 3:59 am

quote:coming for SURE! hopefully i won't be the only matrixHey even if you are the only matrix there, there have been a few occation at the KC meets there has only been 1 vibe there... don't worry we will welcome you , we will even put a little vibe sticker over Matrix,,,, no one will ever notice! lol (jk) we would be more then happy to see you there.

Big_Red · Post by **Big_Red** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 4:21 am

I will be there....with my Vibe (and hopefully my wife and kids). I can't wait.

cool vibes · Post by **cool vibes** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 2:49 am

I will be coming with my own vibe

Big_Red · Post by **Big_Red** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 3:12 am

Coming with your own Vibe....as oppose to who's?

ZedTim · Post by **ZedTim** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 6:04 am

MOMMY'S!!!! (removed)! JK

mistamatrix · Post by **mistamatrix** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 1:46 pm

I PLAN to COME and BRING my Matrix.

cool vibes · Post by **cool vibes** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 1:00 am

I mean with my vibe" and possibly my wife? looking forward to seeing other vibes""""""

Big_Red · Post by **Big_Red** » Fri Aug 01, 2003 1:32 am

MistaMatrix....don't forget, you are responsible for the Matrix Crew!!!

ArcsVibe · Post by **ArcsVibe** » Fri Aug 01, 2003 10:01 pm

Hey guys!Wondering if a Quebec Vibe can join your gang in Oshawa? It is only an hour and half away from my place! I would love to see all the cool things people have done on the Vibes I am also trying to get a Montreal meet going but I guess everyone here is on vacation Thanks!

Sputnik · Post by **Sputnik** » Mon Aug 04, 2003 10:30 am

Oshawa is an hour and a half from Montreal? Its about 4 from Ottawa!Unless you thought they said Ottawa? Because thats about an hour and a half from Montreal...?

MadBill · Post by **MadBill** » Mon Aug 04, 2003 11:12 am

quote:coming for SURE! hopefully i won't be the only matrixWhatever Matrix count we get, count on us Vibers being envious of your unblemished (no stone chips) hood(s)!

SuDs · Post by **SuDs** » Mon Aug 04, 2003 11:38 am

HA! wait till you see mine. i'll be envious of your "chipped-less-than-me" hood.

Big_Red · Post by **Big_Red** » Tue Aug 05, 2003 1:51 am

Well, I just hope that the weather is good (clear sunny skies)

Qck Silver · Post by **Qck Silver** » Tue Aug 05, 2003 4:42 am

I will be there, should be a blast, hopefully get a good turn out.See you there !

MadBill · Post by **MadBill** » Tue Aug 05, 2003 6:35 am

Hey gang, we've got TROUBLE!A friend of mine talked to a guy involved in organizing the GM Autofest for Aug 24 and was told that all vehicles were being cleared out of the GM parking lots on the Friday, and that there will be no public access to the CHQ area Saturday the 23rd, as a number of displays would be getting set up. (I think this means that Colonel Sam Drive will be closed off to the public somewhere West of the GM building from early Saturday morning until late Sunday night.)

mistamatrix · Post by **mistamatrix** » Tue Aug 05, 2003 12:12 pm

quote:MistaMatrix....don't forget, you are responsible for the Matrix Crew!!!Not to worry. If the 'Trix boyz were members here and they signed up for that poll, we'd already have you Vibers outnumbered.

ArcsVibe · Post by **ArcsVibe** » Tue Aug 05, 2003 1:36 pm

Oops You are right it is about 3 hours from here ( remember I am a Quebecer, we tend to drive a little faster than you Ontario boys )It would still be fun though, you guys sound like a fun bunch.So what is the plan?

Sputnik · Post by **Sputnik** » Tue Aug 05, 2003 7:55 pm

[QUOTE] we tend to drive a little faster than you Ontario boys )[QUOTE]Ahem... some of us Ontarians are women!!

ArcsVibe · Post by **ArcsVibe** » Tue Aug 05, 2003 9:55 pm

My bad I apologize....but we still tend to drive faster than you Ontarians?

ArcsVibe · Post by **ArcsVibe** » Tue Aug 05, 2003 10:05 pm

Damn!Forgot about that ok, ok you win you win!!

Sub-Vibe-R · Post by **Sub-Vibe-R** » Wed Aug 06, 2003 4:55 am

quote:that sounds like a challenge...we get there faster because we can make right turns on a red light We can make right turn on red light as well. Except in Montreal and at some (can I say too much) intersection.

Big_Red · Post by **Big_Red** » Wed Aug 06, 2003 5:51 am

quote:Hey gang, we've got TROUBLE!A friend of mine talked to a guy involved in organizing the GM Autofest for Aug 24 and was told that all vehicles were being cleared out of the GM parking lots on the Friday, and that there will be no public access to the CHQ area Saturday the 23rd, as a number of displays would be getting set up. (I think this means that Colonel Sam Drive will be closed off to the public somewhere West of the GM building from early Saturday morning until late Sunday night.)We may have to do some real fast PR work here if that is the case.

ArcsVibe · Post by **ArcsVibe** » Wed Aug 06, 2003 12:40 pm

Is there another place to meet?unless you guys want to come up to Montreal?

ZedTim · Post by **ZedTim** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 3:12 am

quote:What's going on with this - has a new spot been chosen ?Not to worry people I already have it taken care of.... instead of turning Left on good ol' CS Drive you are going to turn right onto Wentworth, down there there is a Tim Hortons and across the street from there is an available parking lot at another GM Building... we will just have to post signs saying where we moved to... but in the mean time I have another issue, my computer crashed and I have lost the flyer, still haven't had a response from any that have been put out... hense the reason you never got the flyer At Work...Sorry

ZedTim · Post by **ZedTim** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 3:25 am

True... turns out I was given a brain for a reason! lol

MadBill · Post by **MadBill** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 8:04 am

Quote>Not to worry people I already have it taken care of.... instead of turning Left on good ol' CS Drive you are going to turn right onto Wentworth, down there (~3 klicks) there is a Tim Hortons and across the street from there is an available parking lot at another GM Building... we will just have to post signs saying where we moved to...Hi Zed.Re your lost flyer, remember it's still on the thread. With some help, I managed to print off a copy, so you should be able to recover it "as is" at the least, even if you can't edit it to change the address.Speaking of address, Is GM security OK with plan 'B' ? (good one, BTW, what with Timmy's so close by...)

Big_Red · Post by **Big_Red** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 11:41 pm

ZedTim, if you are going to be out in the Mississauga region for the meet on the 13th, we can hook up (you can give me some flyers...now that you know where to get them from), and I will distribute it to every Vibe and Matrix I see on the road.

RoundUp · Post by **RoundUp** » Fri Aug 08, 2003 1:46 am

Good news. I just got official confirmation that we can use the lot at the GM Canadian Regional Engineering Centre. It will be cleared for us on Saturday August 23rd, 2003 at 1:00 p.m.CREC is located at 500 Wentworth St. in Oshawa Driving directions from 401 Eastbound. * Exit at the Park Rd South Ramp (Exit #416).* Make a left turn at the lights onto Bloor St. * Make a right turn at the second set of lights onto Park Rd. South.* At the fourth set of lights turn left onto Wentworth Street (eastbound) * Go past the first set of lights and then turn left into the parking lot of the Canadian Regional Engineering Centre (just past entrance to Tim Horton's) Driving Directions from 401 Westbound*Exit at the Park Rd. South Ramp (Exit 416)*Make a right turn at the lights*Then make a left turn at the next lights onto Bloor St. *At the next set of lights make a right turn onto Park Rd. South*Proceed to the 4th set of lights and make a left turn onto Wentworth*Go past the first set of lights and then turn left into the parking lot of the Canadian Regional Engineering Centre (just past Tim Horton's)

MadBill · Post by **MadBill** » Fri Aug 08, 2003 5:40 am

Which lot will we use? The visitor parking and semi-circular drive out front would hold around 25 cars, and provide a nice background for pix, plus maybe give a little shade and be closer to Timmy's than the side lot.

RoundUp · Post by **RoundUp** » Fri Aug 08, 2003 7:37 am

I will try to make sure that the area in front of the building be cleared for us for pictures.Marketing promised to send me 5 T-shirts to give away at the event. I guess we will have a draw and pick names out of a hat.

MadBill · Post by **MadBill** » Fri Aug 08, 2003 8:53 am

Aces!

Big_Red · Post by **Big_Red** » Fri Aug 08, 2003 10:46 am

Very nice. Any word whether or not GM will send a Supercharged Vibe? I would really like to see the difference in person.

RoundUp · Post by **RoundUp** » Sun Aug 10, 2003 1:13 am

I didn't actually ask for a Supercharged Vibe for this meet. I can check to see if there is one in Oshawa. Otherwise, it may be difficult to get one brought up from the States due to cost and timing. There may also be problems getting it across the border. I will check just to be sure.

Big_Red · Post by **Big_Red** » Sun Aug 10, 2003 11:40 pm

Well, whether or not it shows (to be honest, I wanted it there so that the people in Michigan can stop bragging about it (kidding), but honestly, I would like to see GM come with something to show the people who will be attending - taking into consideration that we are using their lot.

ZedTim · Post by **ZedTim** » Mon Aug 11, 2003 1:48 am

Can't be there on the 13th in Miss. but as for the 23rd I will be there and right now I have Bissel Pont. working on the supercharged vibe. not sure if they can get it there yet it is in TO at a dealership downtown somewhere. they are also willing to donate some things to get the party started. as for the flyers guys your going to have to help me out here, my color is out of ink and the laser printer just went for a vacation today. I'm pretty well useless for that now....

Big_Red · Post by **Big_Red** » Mon Aug 11, 2003 1:26 pm

Will see what I can do....finances are tight, but will try something.

mistamatrix · Post by **mistamatrix** » Tue Aug 12, 2003 11:35 am

I actually made a few B&W copies at work. BTW, after looking at it a few times, genvibe.com and/or matrixvibe.net should've been added to the flyer just so people know that it doesn't end at the meet on Aug.23 but continues on at the websites...

RoundUp · Post by **RoundUp** » Tue Aug 12, 2003 12:47 pm

I got an answer today. There aren't any Supercharged Vibes among the fleet vehicles in Oshawa yet. The ones that are in Michigan are likely to be validation vehicles and can't be brought up here easily; for one, crossing the border would be an issue. The trouble is that product development and manufacturing for the Vibe is not really done here in Canada. However, all is not lost. There may very well be supercharged Vibes at a dealership somewhere, but it would likely have been fitted with an aftermarket non-GM supercharger. Any word yet on that Vibe at a downtown dealership, Tim?

ZedTim · Post by **ZedTim** » Tue Aug 12, 2003 11:28 pm

I did get word on it, it was an original GM Supercharged Vibe and it was at ROY FOSS but it has returned to the states where they had gotten it from.. so now there isn't any in Canada at this time. Has anyone tried getting any support from Toyota yet?

RoundUp · Post by **RoundUp** » Wed Aug 13, 2003 8:32 am

I finally took pictures of the shirts. I have 3 of the V necks (all XL) and 2 of the zippered ones (both L). I figured we could put names in a hat and have a draw.

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RoundUp · Post by **RoundUp** » Wed Aug 13, 2003 8:39 am

Here's the other shirt.

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Big_Red · Post by **Big_Red** » Wed Aug 13, 2003 9:36 pm

Large? Why is everything free in large...what about people like me, who wear XL? Kinda sucks that we aren't going to have a Supercharged Vibe, but I think our main problem will be to have more Vibe's than Matrix..... http://www.matrixowners.com/ftopic11422.html Keep an eye on it....more Matrix showed up than Vibe's....

ArcsVibe · Post by **ArcsVibe** » Sun Aug 17, 2003 9:50 am

Hey AtWork!I was in your neck of the woods this weekend, saw some Vibes and most of the drivers honked! Hoping you can come to our Montreal meet, I also want to come over to your Ontario meet.Have a great day!

mistamatrix · Post by **mistamatrix** » Sun Aug 17, 2003 1:19 pm

quote:Good news. I just got official confirmation that we can use the lot at the GM Canadian Regional Engineering Centre. It will be cleared for us on Saturday August 23rd, 2003 at 1:00 p.m.CREC is located at 500 Wentworth St. in Oshawa Driving directions from 401 Eastbound. * Exit at the Park Rd South Ramp (Exit #416).* Make a left turn at the lights onto Bloor St. * Make a right turn at the second set of lights onto Park Rd. South.* At the fourth set of lights turn left onto Wentworth Street (eastbound) * Go past the first set of lights and then turn left into the parking lot of the Canadian Regional Engineering Centre (just past entrance to Tim Horton's) Driving Directions from 401 Westbound*Exit at the Park Rd. South Ramp (Exit 416)*Make a right turn at the lights*Then make a left turn at the next lights onto Bloor St. *At the next set of lights make a right turn onto Park Rd. South*Proceed to the 4th set of lights and make a left turn onto Wentworth*Go past the first set of lights and then turn left into the parking lot of the Canadian Regional Engineering Centre (just past Tim Horton's)Ok. So this is the CONFIRMED location, yes? And we're not heading to 1908 Colonel Sam Drive as indicated on the flyer, right?Big_Red or At Work, please keep us posted on matrixvibe.net or matrixowners.com as us Matrix guys probably aren't keeping tabs on this thread daily. Please and thx.