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dianebrat
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I just wanted to take a few minutes and introduce myself,My name is Diane (everybody now "Hi Diane!")I'd been on the fence for a while, but living in the Boston area and having a job that can require me to go in at 2AM no matter what the weather, the AWD was a requirement.I'd had my eyes on an AWD Vibe since late fall, and my thought was that last handful of 2006 AWD units was going to sell after we start getting snow, and the delayed snow season has helped them stay around.I'm still trying to figure out all the various vibe'centric things I need to know. I came from a 4WD Chevy Tracker convertible, and I had forgotten how nice a car was to drive.Would I have preferred a 2007 with the new warranty? of course.. but no AWD!Now i'm just enjoying the new car smell as I get used to it.Diane
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Post by BlueCrush »

Welcome to GenVibe, Diane! Glad to hear your enjoying your AWD. It definitely helps in the snow in Winter. We have a great group of Vibe owners here htat wil be able to answer all of your questions. BTW, We love pics!
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Post by Raivis »

welcome to genvibe. the greatest family on earth. i thought bout the AWD but not enough HP for me. we don't get much snow down here in VAhave fun with the forum and again welcome
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WELCOME Diane!You will love having the AWD. I got to test out my AWD the other day on my 06. Just for fun I started doing donuts in the parking lot at work to see how the car handled and how hard I could push it... I was quite impressed to say the least.And as others will say.... PHOTOS PHOTOS AND MORE PHOTOS...
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Bout damn time someone from the Boston area got on here!
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Post by northvibe »

hello!!! I sorta wish i got the AWD its not the end of the world with fwd in minnesota but i drove my dads awd escape and..yea...that totally ruined my fwd driving in snow experience my next car is for sure awd its so much better handling in the winter (if you drive it properly of course).
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welcome aboard!
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Welcome to the family!!
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Hi Diane!!!!! Welcome and congrats!!!
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Hi Diane. Welcome to the site.
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hi dianewelcome to the family.
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hey diane, welcome to the family. how did you find us??
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Post by nuebluevibe »

Hey Diane...Welcome...I'm new to Vibe-dom also, just bought an 04 base model, and I love it... here's a pic of my Vibe sitting in the driveway here in Nova Scotia...Hope to see you around again soonGerry

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Quote, originally posted by MRCN RCE »hey diane, welcome to the family. how did you find us??I took a left at Albuquerque? I was hunting online before I got the vibe to see what kind of online "unofficial presence" was around, and genvibe popped up several times.An online community is important to me, simply because there are things only people that have a car for a few years know it does, like "oh yeah, the 2 year old thump in the rear right corner when you turn left.. we all get that" etc.thanks for all the warm welcomes, I'll see about taking a few pix when it's a little nicer out (or that 7 feet of snow we haven't gotten in Boston yet)Diane
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