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star_deceiver wrote:Hmmm... this anybody here?

CAMOGIRL wrote:TOTALLY stole my idea... I have been saying I was going to get a tag that just says R8R.... TOO funny. (removed)!

That's hysterical ! I wonder how many non-Vibe owners would get a plate that just says R8R? There was alot of inter-state 2nd gen lovin' going on in the DeKalb, Illinois Hyvee parking lot yesterday... The black GT had Wisconsin plates. I didn't look at the driver's side, but they were missing the passenger side rear wheel center cap and both passenger side wheels had some pretty nasty curb rash on them . The white AWD had Iowa plates. Also, between the trip to and from DeKalb and while in DeKalb we saw a handful of 1st gen Vibes. Apparently the Vibes are quite popular in the college town.

Can't beat the silver.

Quote, originally posted by 09vGT »Can't beat the silver. Darn straight !

Quote, originally posted by 09vGT »They're actual not so different looking. On a side note, what was Pontiac's problem with cladding? I mean, did they think it looked classy? I guess it's in the eye of the beholder. The cladding on our '98 Montana made it look a WHOLE lot better than the bare-sided '06 Montana.

Mac ! your vibe looks great. Also I can see how the Vibe MAY have been influenced by the Aztec. From the top of the headlights down the Vibe looks like the Aztec. Fogs light and the basic shape of the headlights looks similar. Vibe front end pretty much looks like a rounded off version of the Aztec. The Vibe looks much better.....

Quote, originally posted by 09vGT »They're actual not so different looking. On a side note, what was Pontiac's problem with cladding? I mean, did they think it looked classy? Well when cladding was first used by Pontiac on the 1985 Grand Am, it was considered a breath of fresh air for Pontiac who was the the performance division of GM from the 1960's but had grown stale by the beginning of the 1980'sIt looked good on the 1985-2005 Grand Am and the 1988-2008 Grand Prix but then Pontiac decided every car in the line up should have body cladding and that sunk the brand

Quote, originally posted by journeyforce »Well when cladding was first used by Pontiac on the 1985 Grand Am, it was considered a breath of fresh air for Pontiac who was the the performance division of GM from the 1960's but had grown stale by the beginning of the 1980'sIt looked good on the 1985-2005 Grand Am and the 1988-2008 Grand Prix but then Pontiac decided every car in the line up should have body cladding and that sunk the brand Thank Bob Lutz though, for it is because of him that the Vibe doesn't have the Aztec-like cladding, and is much more restrained in that department.

Quote, originally posted by journeyforce »It looked good on the 1985-2005 Grand Am and the 1988-2008 Grand Prix The MAJOR advantages of cladding: Resist denting the lower portion of the metal doors & such from road debris and other inconsiderate drivers AND hides the rust form the poor metal prep that GM gave to these cars . The '85 on up Grand Ams were notorious for having their doors rust out and thanks to the cladding, you wouldn't see it

Not exactly Vibe love, but I love the paintjob on this one. I've seen it before, but haven't been able to get a picture. I didn't even notice the dual exhaust until just now.

That person belongs on genvibe!

Quote, originally posted by CAMOGIRL »That person belongs on genvibe!I know! I have seen it once or twice before, but I've yet to see who's driving it .

Inter-familial Vibe love! I convinced my aunt and uncle to get a Vibe. Its a 2009 2.4l 5-spd with 17" rims. I love it!

Nice addition to the family Now you have to convince them to sign up here on this great forum. Good work on influencing them to purchase a Vibe!

I showed them the forum and told them anything they need to know is here, so its out there, but mostly as a resource. They're the second ones I've gotten into one too, and she says she loves the Vibe more than her Grand Am! And even with the 2.4 its more efficient than the Grand Am too. Only feature they really miss is the heads up display. They also adore the space!

Here are two from my drive a couple weeks ago... clearly i am in my 03 with a 2nd gen in front of me.. and if you look close enough. there is a Matrix in front of that. Now here is a couple with my 03 with a customers Trix.And one more. My 03 with another Trix parked outside in the snow on Christmas day.

Quote, originally posted by KITT222 »Inter-familial Vibe love! I convinced my aunt and uncle to get a Vibe. Its a 2009 2.4l 5-spd with 17" rims. I love it!Congratulations on getting another friend/family member into a Vibe ! Very nice looking 2nd gen for sure!

Another one at you drive what! http://www.youdrivewhat.com/what-about-child-abuse/

Saw this 1st Gen on post the other day, but he/she is not a local - just visiting.

2nd gen GT love at Target...

Hey..doesn't the other Vibe owner know that running steelies and hubcaps in winter is the cool thing to do JR

Quote, originally posted by csxt8058 »Hey..doesn't the other Vibe owner know that running steelies and hubcaps in winter is the cool thing to do LOL! Apparently not ! I'd hate to see what their 18s look like after a couple Chicagoland winters !My mom said that as she was going to leave the owners were coming out. She said it was a younger couple. She backed up and went right by them so they could "admire her Vibe" . She said they were looking at it as she drove by. I told her they were probably wondering what the deal was with the wheels .Coincidentally, the white GT was from the same dealer both our GTs came from. There's a good chance it was the very first 2nd gen Vibe GT I saw in person on the dealer lot.

Quote, originally posted by J_TO_ENVY »LOL! Apparently not ! I'd hate to see what their 18s look like after a couple Chicagoland winters !My mom said that as she was going to leave the owners were coming out. She said it was a younger couple. She backed up and went right by them so they could "admire her Vibe" . She said they were looking at it as she drove by. I told her they were probably wondering what the deal was with the wheels .Coincidentally, the white GT was from the same dealer both our GTs came from. There's a good chance it was the very first 2nd gen Vibe GT I saw in person on the dealer lot.At least they took notice when she left JR

Quote, originally posted by csxt8058 »At least they took notice when she left True. It's hard to ignore the steelies and wheel covers ! LOL!

My mom and I came out of Woodman's earlier today to find this 1st gen Neptune monotone AWD parked next to us !

Caught this Matrix in my mirror today when i parked at Best Buy to FINALLY pick up my new laptop.

Not "Vibe Love" per se, but my Vibe loved being there!Beware the Shadow....

Quote, originally posted by tpollauf » The MAJOR advantages of cladding: Resist denting the lower portion of the metal doors & such from road debris and other inconsiderate drivers AND hides the rust form the poor metal prep that GM gave to these cars . The '85 on up Grand Ams were notorious for having their doors rust out and thanks to the cladding, you wouldn't see it If I hadn't've had the cladding, I would have had to replace and repaint my back bumper (had a lady run into me because she was too cool to stop for a red light...also she was on her cell phone). I had two small dents in the back and one popped out all the way, the other one is a little dimple. Not particularly noticeable.

while getting ready for work yesterday, my best friend sent me a photo. I looked at it to discover that there was a wave blue Vibe sitting at our local grocery store. I was kinda bummed because wave is the only color I havent seen in person. When I went to pick her up, 30 minutes later, we drove by the store to make sure it was gone, and it was THERE!! It's cool that I caught it, I am the only Vibe in town, let alone there being a rare color.

I love Wave ! Beautiful color !

Why can't I attach a picture anymore?

Quote, originally posted by Herb »Why can't I attach a picture anymore?I have no idea .

What's wrong with this picture?

I can see two things on the Matrix...cracked windshield, and the rather odd BMW emblem on the front.The block heater plug could be hidden a little better too. JR

Stuffed animal, kleenex box and what appears to be a plant on the dash.... Typical BMW owner....

Quote, originally posted by star_deceiver »Stuffed animal, kleenex box and what appears to be a plant on the dash.... Typical BMW owner....LOL!I had to take a photo when I saw the BMW emblem. If anything, I'd say the emblem makes the Matrix look silly, not the choice of interior decorations

Oh thats one of those plastic plants that dance when light hits the solar panel on its side

Now I know what the M stands for in BMW

Was able to snuggle between my neighbor's.

Driving counts, right?

Sure does Ethan !

Quote, originally posted by J_TO_ENVY »I love Wave ! Beautiful color !Same here. There's one close to where I work that I randomly see every week. At least I *think* it's the same one. Definitely a color I would have considered. Especially with black aftermarket rims, tons of spokes and low pros.

Some Love a couple days ago at a Home Depot.

Someone was considerate enough to park their Vibe next to mine while I was eating lunch today.

I have a whole bunch to add from the last six months or so... even though I haven't been around, I still keep taking pictures!!These are from around the Chicagoland area, as well as our trips to Indiana and our road trip out to Washington DC!

So you were in the DC area? Did you see any of the red and white 2009-2010 Pontiac Vibes that the Ricoh repair folks use? I see Vibes from time to time commuting to work in the DC area but most of the Vibes i see around that way are owned by the Ricoh repair people. They are red and white and are debadged and say Ricoh in big letters. I forget to take a pic of one of their Vibes

While out running errands today, my mom and I saw a total of 14 Vibes! All but 3 of them were while we were driving so I wasn't able to get pictures, but here are the 3 we encountered in the parking lot of Woodman's (sorry for the small pictures, the battery in my camera died so I had to use my phone ). The 14 were pretty evenly split between 1st gen and 2nd gen which was nice because usually we seem to only see 1st gens around here.

This two tone Satellite was already parked so of course I had to park by it and get a picture!



When we came out of Woodman's, this two tone Satellite was parked in front of us. At first we thought it was the same one from the first picture and that someone had just moved it, but upon closer inspection of the first picture, it was indeed a different one. This one had pretty nice looking aftermarket wheels on it.



On our way out of the parking lot I spied this two tone Abyss and pulled up for a picture!

wooooow! around me there arent many matrix/vibe owners. Everyone that owns one I am either friends with or related

There are two vibes and two Trixes where I work, Ive not photoed the new white trix, but finally caught this salsa

I've been attracting the reds lately, a pretty red Trix was parked next to me today