Supercharger price quote

jrdiesel · Post by **jrdiesel** » Tue Mar 02, 2004 4:38 am

My dealer just got back to me about the price of the SC. $7500.00 CD.What a joke. If I can get it for 2300-2500 in the states, I might as well drive down and buy it.Just thought I would let you all know.

Fialchar · Post by **Fialchar** » Tue Mar 02, 2004 4:43 am

My dealer quoted my at $2995 from the dealership, but she told me there's another distributer that they can get it for, and from them (Still a GM product) it would run between $1000 to $1500. Once I get my engine paid off that'll be the next thing I add to my car

Sub-Vibe-R · Post by **Sub-Vibe-R** » Tue Mar 02, 2004 4:52 am

Quote, originally posted by jrdiesel Â»My dealer just got back to me about the price of the SC. $7500.00 CD.What a joke. If I can get it for 2300-2500 in the states, I might as well drive down and buy it.Just thought I would let you all know.Funny as hell!!! 7500$ (plus taxes and installation I presume) on a 22 000$ car. So the most basic Vibe with a SC will cost 30K!!

jrdiesel · Post by **jrdiesel** » Tue Mar 02, 2004 5:38 am

I asked the dealership again and they dropped the price down to $5995. "Oh my mistake..." he said

Fialchar · Post by **Fialchar** » Tue Mar 02, 2004 7:52 am

The GM SC shouldn't even be THAT much. The GM Retail on the SC (From my understanding, based on the GM Parts #) should be $2995The complete new engine (the 130 hp VVT-i) retails at $7300

Mavrik · Post by **Mavrik** » Tue Mar 02, 2004 8:00 am

What parts showed me a while ago when this was first announced was at estimated $3000 canadian. About $2000 for the SC and 12 hour labour to install. Unfortunatly they misplaced the information they showed me which also had the part numbers...

Fialchar · Post by **Fialchar** » Tue Mar 02, 2004 9:50 am

Well, that's in Canadian currency too, which is different.Anyone know how much a SC for the Vibe would be in Canada? (Preferably translated into US Dollars, so we would be able to compare the two country's prices on it)

MadBill · Post by **MadBill** » Tue Mar 02, 2004 10:13 am

The quote I got a few months ago was $CAN 5,995 or ~ $US 4,466 at todays closing exchange rate, a mere 50% more than US retail!

Celtic_Curse · Post by **Celtic_Curse** » Tue Mar 02, 2004 1:19 pm

Don't forget to add gst on top of that price, thats freakin ridiculous, almost worth going custom supercharger it might be cheaper....on a side note jrdiesel you guys adding more to the line up at your website especially for the vibe? Seems like a cool site and only 3 hours or less away.

tbm34 · Post by **tbm34** » Wed Mar 03, 2004 1:11 am

Quote, originally posted by Fialchar Â»My dealer quoted my at $2995 from the dealership, but she told me there's another distributer that they can get it for, and from them (Still a GM product) it would run between $1000 to $1500. Once I get my engine paid off that'll be the next thing I add to my car How does that saying go again?, something about seeming to good to be true. The Toyota parts dealers are a lot more competitive than GM, and the rock bottom, screaming deal for a TRD SC is $2490 shipped. The Piggy-back ECU alone costs $875. If you can get it for under $1500, sell the wife, mortgage the dog and get it now, or at least let the rest of us in on this Ã¢Â€Âœother distributorÃ¢Â€Â that Ã¢Â€ÂœsheÃ¢Â€Â told you about.

KSNeptune · Post by **KSNeptune** » Wed Mar 03, 2004 10:54 am

My local dealer just sent me a coupon book. It includes a "20% off the price of any over-the-counter parts". I called (without mentioning the coupon) and asked if I could buy a Vibe supercharger kit over the counter and was told yes, but of course I would have to install the SC myself. He quoted $2995 for it.So... If I hadn't just drained my savings account to pay off my house, I could have gotten a SC kit for $2995 - 20% = $2396 + tax.I've got til the end of the month to use the coupon, so I may still get one!KSNeptune

jrdiesel · Post by **jrdiesel** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 6:45 am

Quote, originally posted by Celtic_Curse Â»on a side note jrdiesel you guys adding more to the line up at your website especially for the vibe? Seems like a cool site and only 3 hours or less away.I wish we did have more. Every new catalog we get for the sport compact cars, I go through it quickly to see if they have anything for me. I checked through the Magnaflow catalog and found the cat-back, and the strut tower bar from Vibrant. I ordered them that day. It's not so much that we don't carry it, as much as it's nobody makes stuff for us. Matrix, Matrix, Matrix, it's always about them.

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 1:11 pm

well, i believe the toyota ecu is a little diff from gm's.

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 1:16 pm

or just trade the vibe in for the trix! lolthanks, GM for jacking up the prices even more! and what about this being the first attempt of theirs to try out the tuner market? they're not doing a very good job of it! only 1 body kit available and they want $1890 for it!!!! finally got the S/C out for the base auto only... and still dragging their feet on the manual s/c...

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 5:57 pm

yes, i agree. gm really let a lot of people down with not coming up with better a/m and performance parts.. look at the trix! they have several body kits and all kinds of performance parts out there! we're still stuck with nothing! except for what we can take from the trix.

Mavrik · Post by **Mavrik** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 12:39 am

I still love my Vibe even if the company that makes it is an (removed). And if I had bought a Matrix, I would not have gotten an employee discount... Toyota can chip and install a SC on our Vibes. ECU can be very easily reprogrammed. There are body kits out there for the Vibe, we just got to find them... but those Matrix ones are sweet... *drool*

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 3:46 am

i'm wondering if i move the fogs over, if maybe the trix body kits would fit on the vibe. maybe make some minor adjustments on the rear fascia too...

satur9 · Post by **satur9** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 4:45 am

mavrik if you find a body kit let us know.but i doubt theres another one. theres like 3 matrix eurotails, none for the vibe. but lets get back on topic.

Mavrik · Post by **Mavrik** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 5:24 am

Well I am going to work on seeing how a Matrix one might be modified to fit the Vibe... and I know were at least one Vibe body kit is sold but I'll have to check the price yet. With all the custom mods done around here and in Toronto, I am sure there is someone out there that could make one for me... just gotta find someone.And I am really serious about letting Toyota put a SC on my Vibe, but not until my warranty is up... Dec 29,06...

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 3:25 pm

no, not quite yet. april 19 will be my one year anniversary. i'd really like to have a vehicle longer than 2 yrs and one that i have paid off!

Mavrik · Post by **Mavrik** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 7:23 am

Quote, originally posted by trdvibe Â»no, not quite yet. april 19 will be my one year anniversary. i'd really like to have a vehicle longer than 2 yrs and one that i have paid off!Yeah, same here, if I go Matrix, I'll probably trade the Vibe after a few years for it... and then only maybe. I want to put a lot of work in my Vibe... could very well have a S/C in there by then. And a body kit...

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 2:26 pm

anyways, if you are interested jrdiesel, illquik, has his almost new s/c for the vibe auto for sale $2K obo... that's a smoking good deal!!!

teammonkeys · Post by **teammonkeys** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 6:58 am

i'm interested.. what is the contact info?

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 7:32 am

the link ins in the for sale forum, under demod sale.

bellwilliam · Post by **bellwilliam** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 11:25 am

seriously looking for a Vibe supercharger, anyone know what the best price is? on Ebay, it is about $2,700price for Matrix is about $2,500 for the supercharger and $500 for the install. http://www.matrixowners.com/mo...18066

teammonkeys · Post by **teammonkeys** » Sat Mar 27, 2004 1:05 am

3K for s/c and installation is worth it....!!!!

bellwilliam · Post by **bellwilliam** » Sat Mar 27, 2004 1:21 am

but that's for Matrix, not Vibe. does anyone know what Pontiac charges for parts and labor?

wicked1981 · Post by **wicked1981** » Sat Mar 27, 2004 6:04 am

My dealer "estimated" $460 but not sure until they do the {1st} SC install. Not sure about being 1st...

bellwilliam · Post by **bellwilliam** » Sat Mar 27, 2004 8:32 am

how much was the supercharger?

Fialchar · Post by **Fialchar** » Sat Mar 27, 2004 6:43 pm

I'll find out. McKenzie Motors (Pontiac/GM dealer) has outfitted Vibes with S/C's as a dealer option, and I'm sure they can give me a price quote on install/labor.

teammonkeys · Post by **teammonkeys** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 1:41 am

The dealer in San Jose wanted $2995 for S/C and $670 for labor. They were willingly to give 10% off on teh S/C so the S/C would be $2695 plus tax.

El Vibe · Post by **El Vibe** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 7:19 am

My good buddy's father owns a pontiac dealership. When I asked his father about the SC he gave me a price of around $1500 for the base vibe auto S/C and $60/hour for labor....However, a few days later, I talked to the parts manager that was working at the time at the same dealership and he looked at me like I was crazy when I asked how much the S/C was for base vibe. He looked it up and said it wasnt coming out until June and the price would be $2995...I don't know who to believe.

Mavrik · Post by **Mavrik** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 9:43 am

Well your friend's dad might have priced it out at his cost for you which the parts guy would not have. And don't bother waiting till june, the manual base Vibe Supercharger and auto base Vibe supercharger is out already, read the LATEST NEWS forum for the part numbers and listed price.

MadBill · Post by **MadBill** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 9:51 am

Think you're getting jacked up on the price of the SC kit? check this out Canadian dollars, currently 0.757 $US, but still...Response from a pal I asked to check out the MT SC:Hi Garry.> GM has at last come up with a number for the supercharger kit for the> manual> transmission Vibe. Could you run it by your contact to see if the price is> as ridiculous as for the auto version? MT SC: 12499105 Hi Bill. It is not yet priced by> SPO. It has come to the attention of the Canadaian parts operation that> the price of the automatic version is uncompetitive, and its pricing is> under review as is the kit for the Cavalier PN12498660; therefore, the> price of the manual version has not been determined. It appears that there> had been no Canadian inquiries, hence no dealer interest, (No S**t, Sherlock, wonder why?) but now they are> working on it. I wonder what alerted them?> AT SC: 12498927 Cdn$5955.60 with GM discount [($7,500 List)/B] to be revised.

Mavrik · Post by **Mavrik** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 10:03 am

Had been informed that it was near $5000 CAD for the auto one. And I also checked with my parts department and was told the manual S/C price was not out yet either but I will keep pestering them for it lol. Yeah you americans complain about the price... we might just be happy canadians to get it for that price.

HCguy · Post by **HCguy** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 2:53 pm

I checked out GM Performance Parts website for S/C manual... Nothing there! GM seems to be REALLY unorganized! Between what we hear on the forums, from GM, and from the dealers, who knows who to believe! seems to me that the original $2000 installed was reasonable.

tbm34 · Post by **tbm34** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 10:27 pm

Quote, originally posted by HCguy Â»I checked out GM Performance Parts website for S/C manual... Nothing there! GM seems to be REALLY unorganized! Between what we hear on the forums, from GM, and from the dealers, who knows who to believe! seems to me that the original $2000 installed was reasonable. Yea, both the GM performance parts site and accessories site still show SC for auto only. I called my local parts department with the "new" manual SC part number and they could come up with nothing. Don't hold your breath, it took them 6 months to update thier sites that the SC was for auto only. Sounds like typical GM.

El Vibe · Post by **El Vibe** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 9:34 am

Talked to pontiac dealership owner and was told GM is charging way too much and there are other companys developing S/C'ers for Vibe's that will cost much less. However, they won't be out until late this year.... bummer

bellwilliam · Post by **bellwilliam** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 4:42 am

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...22802on Ebay, price is $2,420 for buy it now for Matrix TRD supercharger !! good price compare to Vibe's price of $2,800 or so.

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 4:47 am

yes, i noticed this too. why is it that toyota has lower cost parts then GM???? i thot it's supposed to be the other way around! lol

Mavrik · Post by **Mavrik** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 5:02 am

Well no body can beat GM's prices if they want to pay out the (removed). otherwise EVERYONE else is cheaper.

Flip-Side · Post by **Flip-Side** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 2:16 pm

Quote, originally posted by silverawd26 Â»S/C is way overpriced and GM is going to lose their buts on this one.I say buy a TRD S/C and install it. From what I heard from TRDVIbe, the ECU is not any different.... Speed on bro's....Right on bro. I couldn't agree more. I think the whole "Different ECU" message GM is feeding us is a lie. Why spend time and money making a new part, that does the exact same thing the matrix ecu does? GM is just sticking it to us for the cash...business as usual.

bellwilliam · Post by **bellwilliam** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 4:15 pm

even if Matrix and Vibe's ECU were different, it doesn't mean supercharger's add-on ECU piggyback is different for Matrix and Vibe. I wonder !!wonder what the difference in ECU is? why would GM and Toyota use a different ECU? may be TRD uses same ECU piggyback for both? is the internal TRD part number the same for both Vibe and Matrix. should call TRD and see if they give same part number for both Vibe and Matrix.

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 4:53 pm

well my plug n play unichip says toyota right on it for the xrs/gt. same chip for both. and the great thing is it works! even got rid of the CEL my TRD cai was throwing!!!

MadBill · Post by **MadBill** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 9:00 pm

Good point Hope! Hey, someone should check with the Unichip folks. They would have to know if there's any difference of consequence, otherwise they couldn't offer the same piggyback device for both. At the least, perhaps a custom unit from them would adapt for any differences as well as leaning out the SC fuel calibration for maximum power, as per a previous thread.