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Your drive in to work this morning (Michiganders)
Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2002 12:50 am
by yank dini
How did you Vibe hold up on our first real Snow day? That is if you don't live in Port Huron
Re: Your drive in to work this morning (yank dini)
Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2002 2:09 am
by Michael Matola
Held up great. This was my first drive in snow in the new Vibe and I was pleased. Back wheels went slippy for a split second going up a hill in Ann Arbor, but other than that it was fine. (OK, I could have avoided that hill, but I wanted to see how well the Vibe would take it.)I take M-14 to Ann Arbor and it was a mess. Snow wasn't bad -- only an inch or so. But cars were backed up for miles. I bailed at Ford Road, which turned out to be just as bad as M-14 in terms of back-up. What's normally about a 40-minute commute ended up about an hour and 45 minutes this morning.
Re: Your drive in to work this morning
Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2002 6:15 am
by hesredbird
It was white knuckle city in the Flint area. The Vibe disapointed me. Tire spinning and front end "wandering" was bad. Braking was not the best either.
Re: Your drive in to work this morning (yank dini)
Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2002 2:20 pm
by Vibe
WEll-I wasn't either impressed or dissapointed--it was so so. But what do you expect ---its not a 4 wheel drive Monster,so I can say it was ok. I thought about my 4 wheel drive Jimmy I got rid of for the Vibe. But up here they do a pretty good job on the roads.But all things considered I still love my VIBE. James
Re: Your drive in to work this morning (yank dini)
Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2002 9:32 pm
by jeremyfattire
I went from a 4door, 4wd, Yukon to a six-speed front wheel drive car.It took some serious getting used to in the snow, but I made it. Thecar does not make it up the steeper hils very well at all, but by the way this winter is starting off, I'll be an expert in Jan.
Re: Your drive in to work this morning (yank dini)
Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2002 4:30 am
by Vibe-rate
Well, I got rid of a 4WD Explorer to get the Vibe, since I think I used the 4WD system maybe twice in two years. The Vibe isn't "great" in the snow, but it's adequate (would probably be more than adequate, if I'd get rid of the Conti's). I managed to stall it once (1st time) coming up to a light - I normally start braking first, then push in the clutch once I'm close to a stop. This time, I found a patch of ice, and my "light braking" turned into "lock up the wheels". Lock up = instant stall.