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hello everyone. my name is josh, and i'm a vibe addict. (group) "hi, josh." just wanted to introduce myself and say hi to everyone on here, this seems like a pretty cool place. i like mrizzle05's warning. talk to yall later. peace

Hey MRCN RCE! (How, specifically, do you pronouce that ? )Welcome to Genvibe. I'm not big into drivetrain mods myself, but just remember - a Vibe with No Mods a quantum leap over No Vibe Any interesting options on your GT? (By which I mean - what options do you have?!)

Welcome to Genvibe!Let us know a little more about your vibe.

Welcome to GenVibe... American Rice!Enjoy your stay!

hey good job and thanks blue, you're the first person to figure that out. that's what my plates say, and the closest guess i've heard was mercenary. well i'll tell yall more about me and my vibe. i tried posting it in my bio, but i was 1700 characters too long. so here it is: i've liked vibes since late winter 2001, when i was in michigan gettin my car serviced at the dealership and noticed a flyer withs this hot yellow car on it. i picked it up n read about it. then i read about it again. and again, til i asked a salesman when it was gonna be released. he said "i don't know" and walked away. so then i started doing my own research online, in magazines, and anywhere i could get my filthy lil hands on some info. then as i was reading an article about a vibe, i saw a lil blurb about somethin called a matrix, and found out that gm and toyota teamed up to build these two cars. for a little while, i was leaning more towards the matrix, and when the first matrix came out in arizona on february 6th 2002, (i had moved to AZ by that time) i went to see it, and on the way to the car, i bombarded the salesman with all kinds of questions: is it the base model, xr, or xrs?? what options are in it?? the salesman didn't know half of what i was asking, just telling me that the only things he knew about it was what the toyota website had up. so i left once i found out it wasn't an xrs, looking for a vibe gt. i couldn't get financed for it and with nobody to co-sign, i was basically given a foot in the (removed) and was told to have a nice day.fast forward to the present: february 2006. i was out with my mom and her boyfriend todd when todd and i started talking about the new solstice. my mom asked what it looked like and i said "i'll show ya." we hit the nearest pontiac dealer and as we were talkin to the salesman, i walked over to the used cars, and saw a few vibes sittin there, so i looked at this 05 gt that was sittin there for $16,700, and asked if it was used, and the salesman said no. i asked why it was so freakin cheap and he told me that they had purchased too many and that these two had been sittin there, so the price was dropped $8,000. well that was it. i drove it and startin lovin it. i thought about it that night, searched all the auto trader type sites, and found that it was the cheapest new gt in the country so i went and picked it up the next day. i couldn't believe it, a brand new 05 gt with 32 miles on it for $1,500 more than they wanted for an 05 with 30,000 miles. i wasn't sure if that used one was an awd or not, but i knew it wasn't a gt, and this was an excellent deal to me. well that is all i have for now, i'll include more info in the future

You got a great deal on that GT. Congrats!

in response to gmjap's question, the options on it are:moon n tunesside curtain airbagsabspower windows n locksthe lil first aid kitfactory 17'sthe stereo doesn't sound too bad, the bass is pretty good when the windows are up.i got a price on a 10" shallow mount sub and amp in a fiberglass enclosure that'll match the contours of the stock panel with the monsoon 8" for around $2,000. has anyone had this done so i can see what the final product looks like, and how much did you pay?? i have a sub box in my other car, but i don't really wanna put it in there because it's kinda hard to hide for one thing, and if i need to load some big stuff, i dont wanna go through takin the box out, trippin the breaker, cappin the wires, and all that other great stuff. i also think it would look much better while still maintaining the original functionality of the hatch back n fold down seats

welcome to the family hopw you will like the stay. everyone here is so very helpful youll enjoy it.

welcome aboard!

Wow, looks like you got a taste of all Michigan dealers! Completely clueless...boggles my mind how you can get a career revolving around cars and know absolutely nothing about them even after years and years of service...ANYWAYS, beautiful car! Welcome to the forum.

Welcome!

yeah Merzbow, i grew up in south bend, indiana (go irish) just below the michigan border, and the salespeople there are squarebutts too. actually it seems like most salespeople are, their only objective is to get you into ANY car they can get you to put your (removed) in. they aren't concerned with the minor details. i asked a salesman a while back what kinda mileage a car got, and he looked at the sticker for a minute (tryin to play it off like he was fixin his hair in the reflection lol) before answering me. there are still some good ones out there tho. my friend used to sell pontiacs and when i pulled up at his house, he was talkin bout all the specs n stuff like it was second nature to him. dude needs to teach courses on becoming a real car salesperson or somethin

Quote, originally posted by MRCN RCE »hello everyone. my name is josh, and i'm a vibe addict. (group) "hi, josh." just wanted to introduce myself and say hi to everyone on here, this seems like a pretty cool place. i like mrizzle05's warning. talk to yall later. peaceMan!!! i got some props! Welcome to the site fellow cali viber. YES modding is addicting. my fiances mad at me cuz i told her all i wanted was a cold air intake... i have a lil more than just the intake now.How close are you to the LA area. Im in Thousand Oaks.*the stereo option: most people like me buy a single speaker box. easy to move and still have space. others put them in the spare tire area. some custom make theres fit. all up to you and how much you wanna spend.Since you live close by (kinda) my buddy can get you a single box like mine dirt cheap. and stereo equip. (if he ever answers his phone agian. )Enjoy the site and hope to see some pics and mods soon!

I live in palm desert, about 15 mins east of palm springs and the infamous windmills.yeah a hook up on stereo stuff would be cool, i'd appreciate that

Well if you check out efx's amps, subs, etc. on scosche.com you can look at what he can get. its not a BIG discount but wiring and stuff for it all he can get dirt cheap and some stuff cheaper.just let me know what your looking for and when i get ahold of him ill see what i can do.Im still waiting to hear from him about a amp for another genviber.

nice. welcome to gvc. as for your plates, people used to ask me what "RIZRKT" meant all the time.. oh well. enjoy your stay!

Welcome!

Yeah, welcome to the site! You sure did get an awesome deal on your GT!

Hello

welcome aboard

Welcome!Great deal for a great car, huh

Wow! Great price . . . better than employee price. Enjoy your Vibe and if you ever come to NorCal, stop by NUMMI and see where it was made.

Welcome to the site. Great job on that first mod!! I look forward to seeing more mods, I am fairly new as well.Great price as well

Aloha fellow newbie! Niiiice Vibe!