2003 Base VibeSatellite (silver) Two-Tone
5-Speed manual transmission
ABSS
ide Air Bags
Moon & Tunes
Continental tires (replaced at 45K miles)
Slate (dark) interior fabric
Steel wheels w/ hubcaps
OEM rear cargo mat
OEM rear bumper protector
purchased 12/30/2002
No performance mods
Non performance mods
03 Matrix CD/tape head unit
Center console power enable1
15V inverter enable
Moonroof soft stop disable
DRL disable switch
Hidden Hitch
2003 to 2004 cluster swap
Rear view mirror w/ map lights
Auto AC on defrost disable (thanks vibeowner )
Here's my old and new instrument cluster, swapped at 91245 miles
Crossed 100,000 miles on 1/21/2006
another odometer milestone 5/15/2006
another interesting Odo # on 9/19/2006
and yet another milestone200K on 4/7/2009
222222 on 4/23/2010
250K 0n 7/18/2011
Maintenance/Repair
Lots of oil changes, so far always with Castrol GTX 5W-30 oil and Purolator PureOne PL14476 filter
Engine air filter replaced twice
Spark plugs replaced @96K miles and @ 173K miles
Front brake pads, @96K miles, 170K miles
transmission, twice clutch replaced the first time
Changed tranny oil at 150K miles
Replaced stock Continental tires with Bridgestone Turanza LS-T tires @ 45K miles
Replaced the Bridgestone Turanza LS-T's with Goodyear Assurance TripleTreds on 9/8/7 at 151,784 miles
Replaced the TripleTreds with another set of Bridgestone Turanza's on 5/1/2010 @ 222700 miles
Coolant flush @ 60K miles
Wiper blades replaced
Rear O2 sensor replaced
Catalytic Converter replaced at 106K miles
Driver's door weatherstrip replaced - my only "warranty" work
windshield replaced 9/5/2006 after TS Ernesto threw a branch at it
valve clearance check at 128K miles, clearances fine
Headlight bulbs replaced too many times
Recirc actuator replaced at 173K miles
new clutch at 187,700
replaced connecting rod bearings 7/19/09 @ 208,034
tranny again, 9/13/2010 @228K
This canoe dwarfs the little car
This woodstove wouldn't have fit in just any car
MPG graph:
Attached files LOST from some forum software change along the way
This pic is from march 2013, first vibe on the right, replacement on the left