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Vibe GT 2 door?

Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2002 2:30 am
by DopeVibeGT
Anyone know if GM will ever see it fit to make a 2 door Vibe GT? It gets tiring hearing all my friends say "You got a 4 door??" If they would, I'd trade my 4 door in on it in a heratbeat! Until then, I my 4 door.

Re: Vibe GT 2 door? (DopeVibeGT)

Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2002 3:59 am
by NovaResource
Yeah, it's supposed to be out early 2003 as a '04 model. I believe on April 1st.

Re: Vibe GT 2 door? (NovaResource)

Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2002 5:30 am
by Vibe
WOW!! That 2 door Vibe sure is a work of "ART" . And what a fitting day to introduce this work of "ART" ----------- ------Gotta LOL------James

Re: Vibe GT 2 door? (NovaResource)

Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2002 12:46 pm
by DopeVibeGT
Yeah. Ha. Good one. Scott, you ever take anything serious? LoL

Re: Vibe GT 2 door? (Salsa!)

Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2002 10:32 pm
by Sub-Vibe-R
Ah.... What photoshop can do

Re: Vibe GT 2 door? (Salsa!)

Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2002 6:52 am
by DopeVibeGT
quote:Come on guys a 2 door Vibe, we are not owners of Honda Civics..... of Ford Focus ZX3!!!Thank God!!!! Both are too damn slow for me. LoL I like the looks of the Focus HB, but it IS a Ford, afterall.

Re: Vibe GT 2 door? (DopeVibeGT)

Posted: Tue Dec 31, 2002 12:25 pm
by ragingfish
I think they should avoid 2-door models...look WAY too much like focus...GM needs to keep differentiating itself from the other major brands...otherwise, people won't be interested anymore. I mean, for years,the various GM brands all looked identical...people couldn't tell one from another...though now they use the same bodies for different brands, they differentiate. Don't break it up now, it's finally getting GM somewhere.

Re: Vibe GT 2 door? (ragingfish)

Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2003 2:09 am
by Cubanpete
agree 100%

Re: Vibe GT 2 door? (ragingfish)

Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2003 12:10 am
by Flip-Side
quote:I think they should avoid 2-door models...look WAY too much like focus...GM needs to keep differentiating itself from the other major brands...otherwise, people won't be interested anymore. Unless you haven't noticed, the 2 door focus is one of the best selling cars in America, which means GM isn't getting those sales. Producing a 2-door Vibe is a smart move, although a follow rather than lead strategy. GM could give a crap whether people are warm and fuzzy inside about their cars, they just want mass sales in a slumping economy. And guess what? The only cars selling well are cheap econo cars with decent space inside. I'm not really disagreeing with you, I like the 4-door much better as well, but its how the world works.

Re: Vibe GT 2 door? (Flip-Side)

Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2003 1:37 am
by KSNeptune
I'd like to see a Vibe 2-door with a 6' pickup bed behind the front seats. El-caminoish, ya know. An included topper could be designed to restore the look back to the Vibes original roof line. Keep or better yet increase the tie-down options of the cargo area. Stiffen up the rear to handle higher loads. Include a trailer hitch, and a power take-off. OK, photo-shop wizzes... You've been challenged. KSNeptune

Re: Vibe GT 2 door? (KSNeptune)

Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2003 6:52 am
by ragingfish
While the focus may be the best seller, I heard it has the worst reliability and highest maintenance demands of any brand car. I'd like to think those consumer, if unsatisfied by the lack of reliability, would eventually go shopping somewhere else. But that aside, I have to say, people aren't gonna get a 2 door vibe cause it looks like ht efocus and is more reliable -- they're gonna buy a vibe cause they want a vibe, ya know? most won't get one to throw mud in the face of ford, though i'd love to see that happen.

Re: Vibe GT 2 door? (NovaResource)

Posted: Tue May 06, 2003 4:29 am
by abe98gt
uhh, if that Vibe were real, it'd be a PITA to get in and out of...I'd probably bang my head everytime on that B pillar.

Re: Vibe GT 2 door? (abe98gt)

Posted: Tue May 06, 2003 4:33 am
by NovaResource
quote:I'd probably bang my head everytime on that B pillar.No you wouldn't because the doors are longer but the seat is in the same position. The B-pillar is farther back and angled back instead of forward. Look where the B-pillar begins in relation to the roof rack:

Re: Vibe GT 2 door? (KSNeptune)

Posted: Tue May 06, 2003 12:37 pm
by Jethro
quote:I'd like to see a Vibe 2-door with a 6' pickup bed behind the front seats. El-caminoish, ya know.Yeah, I'd like to see that too but a 6' bed is probably a bit too much. Break out the Photoshop guys!

Re: Vibe GT 2 door?

Posted: Tue May 06, 2003 11:49 pm
by Nervous_Dog
So, a 2-door Vibe would look too much like a Focus? Doesn't the 4-door Vibe look like the ZX5? I think it does. http://www.fordvehicles.com//images/200 ... l640_4.jpg

Re: Vibe GT 2 door? (KSNeptune)

Posted: Wed May 07, 2003 12:24 am
by NovaResource
quote:I'd like to see a Vibe 2-door with a 6' pickup bed behind the front seats. El-caminoish, ya know.OK, photo-shop wizzes... You've been challenged.Challenge accepted. Introducing the Pontiac El Vibemino. Due out April 1, 2004Imagine what I could do if I actually had Photoshop. This was done with MS Paint and MS Photo Editor.

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Re: Vibe GT 2 door? (NovaResource)

Posted: Wed May 07, 2003 12:27 am
by millster
If the B-pillar were straight up and down that would look like some sort of modified F-150. Strange how well the Vibe actually lends itself to a truck. I don't think I'd buy one though, not that GM would likely ever make it. Good work though Nova!

Re: Vibe GT 2 door? (DopeVibeGT)

Posted: Wed May 07, 2003 6:51 am
by latina_qt
The two door looks way too much like the Focus. I say NO to the two door and tell your friends not to worry about it! I love my four door!

Re: Vibe GT 2 door? (latina_qt)

Posted: Wed May 07, 2003 9:47 pm
by Nervous_Dog
Hello, does anyone ever read my posts? Everyone is going on about how a 2-door Vibe would look like a Focus. The 4-door hatchback Focus was out before the Vibe. This one looks alot like my Lava GT!

Re: Vibe GT 2 door? (Nervous_Dog)

Posted: Wed May 07, 2003 11:04 pm
by NovaResource
I don't think the Focus ZX5 looks like the Vibe but I do think the Ford Focus C-MAX does:http://www.focaljet.com/http://www.spie ... max.phpAnd I think the new Mazda MX Sportif is almost a direct copy of the Vibe:http://www.topgear.com/content/features ... ndex6.html

Re: Vibe GT 2 door? (NovaResource)

Posted: Wed May 07, 2003 11:51 pm
by Nervous_Dog
That Mazda is kind of nice.

Re: Vibe GT 2 door? (NovaResource)

Posted: Thu May 08, 2003 11:02 pm
by latina_qt
I must agree with Nova

Re: Vibe GT 2 door? (NovaResource)

Posted: Mon May 12, 2003 1:51 pm
by 6slinger
Very Nice!!! My Grandpa had an El Camino and I loved it. I f Gm made a Vibe like that I'd be one of the first in line to buy one!!Of course I already have one but hey they are just that good of a unit!

Re: Vibe GT 2 door? (NovaResource)

Posted: Mon May 12, 2003 2:28 pm
by ragingfish
Saw that Mazda at the NY Auto Show. First words outta my mouth were:"THEY STOLE MY VIBE!!!"It offends me how similar they are.