AGAIN with the Jalopnik articles

General discussions about the Pontiac Vibe & Toyota Matrix. New members, introduce yourself here!
Post Reply
KingKrab65
Posts: 162
Joined: Wed May 24, 2017 7:25 am
Location: Charlotte, NC

AGAIN with the Jalopnik articles

Post by KingKrab65 »

Another Vibe themed article today. I am not a huge fan of Jason Torchinsky but here it is.

https://jalopnik.com/lets-take-a-moment ... 1847159595
2003 Base Vibe
User avatar
joatmon
Posts: 10018
Joined: Fri Mar 21, 2003 5:19 am
Location: SMC MD

Re: AGAIN with the Jalopnik articles

Post by joatmon »

KingKrab65 wrote: Thu Jun 24, 2021 3:41 am ... I am not a huge fan of Jason Torchinsky ...
That article was a pile of contrived umbrage
Image
zbyers
Posts: 1767
Joined: Thu Apr 03, 2014 6:12 pm
Location: Sheffield, Pennsylvania

Re: AGAIN with the Jalopnik articles

Post by zbyers »

KITT222 helped inspire that article.
'74 Thing, '79 El Camino, '83 VW DoKa '91 Vanagon, '03 Base, 04 GT
'06 CRV, '06 AWD, '07 Base, '12 Highlander Limited, '17 Frontier CCLB

Byerscrew Garage, GenVibe Facebook, How-To Index
Everything You Need To Know About the Pontiac Vibe
User avatar
ColonelPanic
Posts: 8419
Joined: Sun Jan 05, 2003 8:48 am
Location: South Central Indiana

Re: AGAIN with the Jalopnik articles

Post by ColonelPanic »

When you're photoshopping stuff, how does one not notice you were comparing the dash of the RHD Voltz/1st gen Matrix with the 2nd gen Vibe? Geez.

At any rate, it wasn't a ridiculous rebadge at all. The Pontiac was a far better looking car than the Matrix and Toyota knew that. :D
03 Vibe base. Born 10/14/2002 06:07 AM
Auto, Moon & Tunes, power package. 143k
Neptune/dying clearcoat/primer grey. :lol:

Image

'21 Elantra Limited - 2.0L/IVT
'15 Escape SE - 1.6L EcoBoost (hers)
Image Image
SeattleJeremy
Posts: 1170
Joined: Mon Jun 05, 2006 4:02 pm
Location: Tacoma, WA

Re: AGAIN with the Jalopnik articles

Post by SeattleJeremy »

ColonelPanic wrote: Fri Jun 25, 2021 2:14 pm When you're photoshopping stuff, how does one not notice you were comparing the dash of the RHD Voltz/1st gen Matrix with the 2nd gen Vibe? Geez.

At any rate, it wasn't a ridiculous rebadge at all. The Pontiac was a far better looking car than the Matrix and Toyota knew that. :D
haha, yea, I noticed the 2nd gen dash, too. Pretty sloppy.
"The RHD interior seemed to pull more parts from the Matrix than the Vibe, just to keep things nice and confusing." :lol:
*Sold* 06' Vibe Base - Mono Platinum - Manual
Turo'ing 15' BMW 328i Sport - Jet Black - Auto
Daily 19' Toyota Camry SE Hybrid - Galactic Aqua Mica - eCVT
Post Reply