The waiting is finished... VibeSalsa is finally driving his Vibe!

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VibeSalsa
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The waiting is finished... VibeSalsa is finally driving his Vibe!

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After a long wait of 18 weeks, I took delivery of my Vibe yesterday afternoon.When I arrived at my dealership, I fell in love with it. My Vibe was standing in evidence near the front door of my dealership. The Salsa color is very nice!!! Below is a pic I took just before delivery.My very first impressions are:- The car seems extremely solid, and I'm sure it is. I really like the feel I have on the steering wheel: not too firm, not too smooth...- It's more a SUV than I was thinking before. The driving position is high and the Vibe is taller than all other small cars. It gives like a sentiment of superiority.... - I listened to music for ±1½ hour and I think the basic CD player is good.- It's an awsome car with a lot of space!!!!It's snowing outside this morning here in Eastern Quebec... I must go out to remove all this snow on my brand new car. I didn't see it through the living room window. I will try my new snow sweeper!

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Post by Shadow Realm »

Congratulations on your salsa Vibe Vibesalsa I know you'll love it. I know I love mine.
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Post by Sputnik »

Congrats vibesalsa! Nice car.
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Post by rasermon »

Congrats vibesalsa, that sure is a sharp looking car.
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Post by NSimkins »

vibesalsa, as I told you earlier, sharp looking Vibe! Congrats on the arrival!
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Post by Vibe-rate »

You'll like it! Nice choice on the color, too.
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Post by shenandoah24 »

Congratulations.....I know you will love it. I love mine!!!Tomorrow is my one month anniversary with my vibe....maybe I'll take her out for a spin to celebrate....who am I kidding..if that's a celebration--I celebrate every day!!!!!
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Congrats! VERY sharp.
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Post by MrRich »

Congratulations!Nice car!
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Thanks to all of you! And another time, thanks to Nick to host my pics!I want to say something special because during the waiting of my Vibe, I came here almost everyday to see I was not alone waiting and eager to receive this superb car... And I will continue to come back often.I really like these forums here at GenVibe.com. Everybody help each other and whatever place we come from, whatever language we speak (I speak French so excuse my English sometimes), whatever our Vibe knowing or anything else... we are always welcome here to discuss about our passion: the VIBE. Thank you my friends!
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Post by SCTM »

All right, good news for you my Québec`s friend.I'm sure that you will enjoy your new superb VIBE (nice photos)Hope to have you latest feeling soon on this forum. What a great gift for you 1 month before Xmas !!! Chanceux va!
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Post by Quevibec »

Another Vibe in Québec !!!Félicitation
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Post by VibeSalsa »

Thank you SCTM!To answer your question, I'm enjoying right now the moment. I have not finished to discover all the things the Vibe has to offer. But, so far, it really satisfies me. I will give feedback in a few days certainely. For now, I don't have time... I passed most of my free time in my car or reading the owner's manual... quote: What a great gift for you 1 month before Xmas !!!Yeeeeesssss! And, next week it will be my birthday.... So I'm not sure my Vibe is my birthday's gift or a Xmas' one... Merci SCTM et j'espère que tu recevras la tienne un peu plus vite que prévu....
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Post by ngilbert »

Nice, nice, nice! Congrats on the new ride, and something should be said for your patience! I'm sure you'll realize it was worth the wait!
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Post by baltimore17 »

Beautiful car, VibeSalsa! Quebec by freight train is only one week farther from California than is Baltimore!
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Post by Sub-Vibe-R »

Congradulation.Another Vibe in Quebec and another Salsa on the road (wonderfull color, better then that, you have a monotone lol)
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quote:Beautiful car, VibeSalsa! Quebec by freight train is only one week farther from California than is Baltimore! I was thinking the same thing this weekend... But my dealer received the car on November 20. Maybe you can have written "a few days farther"... LOLBut now, I know where is Baltimore on the US map!!! Good!
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quote:...better then that, you have a monotone lol)I think I will go to the body shop right now!!! (to have the gray cladding painted...) LOLI really like this Salsa! And many people too. I never see a monotone salsa on the streets... When will you post some pics of yours?
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Post by mark and jaclyn »

When was the build date for your car? Maybe mine will be here soon too!!!
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My built date was November 1 and it arrives on the dealer lot on November 20. So it tooks 20 days to come from California to Eastern Québec. My story can be found there.Do you already have your ordering number? If you don't have it ask your dealer to give it to you. Did you call GM Canada with it (1-800-463-7483) ? It's the fastest way I found to have information about the update on production of my Vibe. I called there about 6 times and had more info each time. The rep are very friendly...You come from Moncton. What a beautiful city! I like it so much to go there in vacations with the beaches, the Hopewell rocks, Main Street, Magic Mountain.... in the summer...
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Post by camthecanuck »

Very nice photos of a great-looking car! What camera are you using? Congratulations on your new car and hope you enjoy it immensely.
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Post by VibeSalsa »

Thanks a lot. I really love this car. Before the Vibe, I was thinking passion about car can no longer exist with me, but now I don't think so...quote:What camera are you using?I'm using a Hewlett-Packard (HP) model Photosmart 612 with the BEST photo quality(***). I think the photos are not so bad Bye
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