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My fiancee(Lydy) and I(Nick) picked up our 2003 Vibe today. After a week or two of looking we ran into the vibe. At first I didn't look back but it's her car, she liked it, so we test drove it.Turns out the thing is a great car, nothing but good reviews from everyone I could find.. I'm not a big fan of GMs but after reading about the Toyota engineering, it got my vote.. it's the best built GM I've seen so far, and even though the power is low it's a blast to drive.We traded in a 98 Buick Lesabre... that thing was a hunk of junk.I went around town today looking for a K&N filter but none in stock.. i'll look again tomorrow or order one.. read a few things on the board saying K&N isn't the best idea on this car.. first time i've read anything bad about K&N.. is this true? I'm just going to get the drop-in and swap out the paper stocker...post pictures in a few minutesoh yeahIt's a base 03, dark red, hub caps(for now), sunroof, with about 38,000 miles.. we payed about 11.5K for it.From what I can find online the sunroof is a package coming with a sound system.. but the sound system is kinda low end.. did the vibe come with a Monsoon system like the grandams?

Welcome!!!!! The M&T package is a little low end, replacement speakers can really give you that extra sound you are looking for. The electronics section has a ton of info that will help you out.

wow fast reply. thank youI'm still looking over everything the site has to offer, and trying to look over all old post to avoid asking already asked questions.

It's the exact same thing as my Vibe.

Cool same year and everything?If you don't mind me asking. How much did you pay for yours? and when did you get it?Trying to find out if the price we got was decent.. for the car I think it is.

Very nice looking congrats on the Vibe and welcome to the family.

Quote, originally posted by grass » I'm not a big fan of GMs but after reading about the Toyota engineering, it got my vote.. it's the best built GM I've seen so far, and even though the power is low it's a blast to drive.to make you even happier is that it is built by UAW workers at NUMMI in California which is a GM plant used by Toyota to build the Tacoma, Corolla, and Vibe (for GM)Quote, originally posted by grass »It's a base 03, dark red, hub caps(for now), sunroof, umm thats bright red or "Lava" the dark red is SalsaGlad to see you enjoy the Vibe hope it gives you many years of enjoyment. it sure is shiny.

Thanksoops. yeah bright, Lava it is.That's after a good clean job.. still want to claybar it and make it look a little better.

Quote, originally posted by grass »Cool same year and everything?If you don't mind me asking. How much did you pay for yours? and when did you get it?Trying to find out if the price we got was decent.. for the car I think it is.With the 5 yr. 70,000 mile extended warranty, it was 16,900. I got it in Sept. 10th, 2002.

nice vibe grass. if you have questions ask, that is what we are all here for. pretty helpful people here compared to other forums if you ask me. not as much flaming going on.

Quote, originally posted by rlfreese » not as much flaming going on. SHUT UP IT10T!!1!!! You don't know what you are talking about. HAHA

(removed)! gah! idiot! welcome to gvc. the moon & tunes package is basicly the crappy Toyota stereo w/ 2 tweeters and a 200 watt amp. same paper cone speakers, just louder. replacing the speakers will definitely help for sound quality! just remember the factory amp is 2 ohm and not 4 ohm like most a/m systems. vibe is a great car, and for what you got, sounds like $11.5K is a good deal. the dealer trying to sell my 03 vibe GT i traded back in April is asking $13.9K with 33K miles and a busted front bumper. of course i did install custom leather and heated seat (only drivers), but imo, i doubt they will get it. clutch is going out and the front end damage is about $1100. but, not my problem to fix anymore. lol. vibe is a great car! there have been a few lemons we know of, but i'd say 99% have been excellent!

Welcome to genvibe.com. Nice looking Vibe ya got there. grass?!?!? Hmmmm... interesting name.

Quote, originally posted by gargoyle »grass?!?!? Hmmmm... interesting name. i guess reefer was taken?

Welcome to GenVibe. That's a reeeeeel nice looking car for used/23K. Definitely a trade up from the LaSabre for sure.

welcome to the site!

In those pics it looks like new. oh, and welcome

Very nice, its a lot like the one I bought for my wife. I was sold on the quality and the practicality. She had a AWD Talon TSI with many upgrades before, fun to drive but was hard on gas and cramped inside. With gas approaching 3 bucks a gallon the fuel savings and insurance pretty much takes care of the payment. And with 25k on the odo it should be a dependable car for years to come.

Welcome!! I hope she enjoys driving as much as I have, I feel your pain on the gas, it was one of the reasons I turned in my SportTrac and got the Vibe. Had it only 2 weeks and already seeing the savings!!! yeah!

thanks everyone. grass.. haha long story just picked up the K&N filter tonight, going in tomorrow.. and a list of stuff to come sometime very soon.nick