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Well I didn't think it would happen this soon but it has. My 2004 Pontiac Vibe is all paid off. But I don't really get to enjoy this as much as you'd think because its only paid off because its sold. Yup today its offical... my Vibe is sold and paid off. I'm still driving it though until my new car arrives and I'll be housing it in my garage until my folks pick it up this summer. Yeah I'm jumping ship to a Subaru but that has nothing to do with the Vibe being crappy or anything. Its just not what I want in a car anymore. Its been a great problem free car and fun to autocross. Ah well. I got some good memories.Bye bye Vibe, hello Subaru STiOh and I'll still be around to bother all you subaru haters with pics of my new ride once it arrives

As soon as your new car arrives, there better be pics.

cant wait for the subie..love those damn cars..wish i could afford one..i'd jump on the oppurtunity quick if i could..specially the white ones..they're hot

Whoa dude I am jealous. The 07 Subies look WAY WAY better than those 4 door hatch 08s. Good time to get one.

Quote, originally posted by RedFire2K »cant wait for the subie..love those damn cars..wish i could afford one..i'd jump on the oppurtunity quick if i could..specially the white ones..they're hotMine is satin white pearl with gold rims trust me there will be a lot of pics.

Just pay cash for the new STi and problem solved......then you can still enjoy the feeling.

FREEDOM is just another word for nothing left to pay....

Quote, originally posted by b16er »Whoa dude I am jealous. The 07 Subies look WAY WAY better than those 4 door hatch 08s. Good time to get one.one of those (99% positive) will also be in our garage by this time next year. 3 STI's.... will be fun times.betcha my hatch will be faster than yours.

Congrats! Looking forward to seeing pics of the new subie.

Quote, originally posted by Mavrik »Oh and I'll still be around to bother all you subaru haters with pics of my new ride once it arrives Oh, please do! I especially request pictures of the wheels and spoiler. lol! j/k Congrats on the payoff and the purchase. I'm sure the wait is killer for you, may the car you desire arrive soon.

Congrats Phil! Can't wait to see the pics of the new car

You all will definatly see some pics when this comes in.

Quote, originally posted by Mavrik »You all will definatly see some pics when this comes in. One more year of payments for me!

Quote, originally posted by ArcsVibe » One more year of payments for me!cool I had one more year also had I kept the car.

i am going to have a celebration when my LGT is paid off! LOLbut here's hoping for next week!

Quote, originally posted by Mavrik »Oh and I'll still be around to bother all you subaru haters with pics of my new ride once it arrives Well whoopty-do! Oh, and who might you be referring to?!? I happen to wish I owned an older STI, but constantly hearing about them on another car forum and usually referring to them as "better"got pretty annoying!

Quote, originally posted by damronjr »Well whoopty-do! Oh, and who might you be referring to?!? I happen to wish I owned an older STI, but constantly hearing about them on another car forum and usually referring to them as "better"got pretty annoying! (removed). don't you know? STI > anything else! LOL

Quote, originally posted by AKLGT »(removed). don't you know? STI > anything else! LOLI've been gathering that....

Quote, originally posted by damronjr »I've been gathering that.... (removed). so, when you going to paint that bumper? or have you already?

Quote, originally posted by damronjr »I've been gathering that.... the quality of my Vibe has been top notch. But when it comes down to it... power and performance is not something I think of when I think Vibe. So yes... the STi is better then my Vibe in that regard. Its fact, the truth and you'll just have to get over it.

Quote, originally posted by Mavrik »cool I had one more year also had I kept the car. how long is the new loan?

Congrats Mav! That STi is gonna be awsome. I'm paying mine off in the next couple of days and then I'll keep it until I can afford my G35.

Quote, originally posted by AKLGT »(removed). so, when you going to paint that bumper? or have you already?For some reason I have this obsession with paying my bills as opposed to spending it freely on whatever, so it might be a while with the paychecks I'm getting, or it could be sooner than you think depending on some various scenarios! Let's hop for the latter!

Quote, originally posted by damronjr »For some reason I have this obsession with paying my bills as opposed to spending it freely on whatever, so it might be a while with the paychecks I'm getting, or it could be sooner than you think depending on some various scenarios! Let's hop for the latter!Paying Bill is good. he can get very angry if you don't pay him. car should hopefully arrive this week.

Quote, originally posted by Celtic_Curse »Congrats Mav! That STi is gonna be awsome. I'm paying mine off in the next couple of days and then I'll keep it until I can afford my G35.I'm with you on this one. An Infinity EX or a Gx will be our next car. But congrats on the STI.

hey congrats on the subie, mav. what's the first mod gonna be?? i think you should have GV stickers on every window, that would be saaweet

Quote, originally posted by MRCN RCE »hey congrats on the subie, mav. what's the first mod gonna be?? i think you should have GV stickers on every window, that would be saaweet Good call!

first thing will be the 3M clear bra and tinting the windows. oh ya, rallyarmour mudflaps, hella supertones (also plan to get a set for me), and of course, hi-speed logos (small ones) on the rear window or deflector;)

awwww no decals covering the entire side of the LGT anymore? you don't want to go back to that?

Quote, originally posted by joholste »awwww no decals covering the entire side of the LGT anymore? you don't want to go back to that?it will have my new logos. just not til after we get back from our road trip to WA and OR first of June. i just don't want to be a rolling billboard through Canada and PNW. trust me, i still have some of my graphics, just not the huge ones. besides, i think i'm missing a good 50 whp from no ginormous stickers.

well since Hope says tint and all that doesn't count as a modification... the first modification will be COBB stage 2 turbo back catted exhaust system and Access Port. But that will probably be next year. This year its staying stock.

it's a modification mav, just not a performance modification. what does she know about cars anyway??

Quote, originally posted by MRCN RCE »it's a modification mav, just not a performance modification. what does she know about cars anyway?? (removed) tinting a vehicle does not make it "modified" just tinted and better looking. ya, what do i know about modding cars.... nothing....

Quote, originally posted by Mavrik »well since Hope says tint and all that doesn't count as a modification... the first modification will be COBB stage 2 turbo back catted exhaust system and Access Port. But that will probably be next year. This year its staying stock. my goal for 08 will be 350 whp for both cars. or i may just go with a new STI and do stg 2 as well.... too many choices for the future. oh well. i'll go with what i have now: one very fun auto

i think damron's point is this;when someone joins the site and makes a thread saying for example, "hi i just joined the site. i am looking at getting an 03 AWD. i heard it has power issues, is it fast enough"as sure as i fart a lot, there will be a post that says, "my subie is AWD with 250/250. this summer when i get my FMIC, NAACP, YMCA, and my tuned ABCDEFG, i should be hitting 300/300 AWHP. then next month after i tweak dingleflopper and have emril kick it up a notch (BAM) i should easily be 350/350. there are guys on subiedoobiedoo.com pushing 500/500 with nearly the same setup as i am.next thing you know, this poor guy knows nothing about an AWD vibe and his thread is about car acronyms for a totally different brand.

Quote, originally posted by drunkenmaxx »i think damron's point is this;when someone joins the site and makes a thread saying for example, "hi i just joined the site. i am looking at getting an 03 AWD. i heard it has power issues, is it fast enough"as sure as i fart a lot, there will be a post that says, "my subie is AWD with 250/250. this summer when i get my FMIC, NAACP, YMCA, and my tuned ABCDEFG, i should be hitting 300/300 AWHP. then next month after i tweak dingleflopper and have emril kick it up a notch (BAM) i should easily be 350/350. there are guys on subiedoobiedoo.com pushing 500/500 with nearly the same setup as i am.next thing you know, this poor guy knows nothing about an AWD vibe and his thread is about car acronyms for a totally different brand.you trolling for trouble again? both of you need to stay out of my thread if thats the case.

nah man, that's not it at all. a lot of people are guilty of the same type thing. hell, i am probably guilty of bragging about my non-vibe a bit much too.the other day when someone asked for info on the malibu maxx, it turned into a domestic bashing full of crap the guy didn't care about, apparently he gave up on the thread all together.don't get me wrong, it's quite obvious that almost all subies in general are quite impressive performance wise. congratulations on getting the car you want.i don't think damron was trying to troll or be ignorant. i was just illustrating the point he was making.

Congrats and congrats! Yeah white is kind of rare. There is one white STi with gold rims around near me and minus the spoiler.

Quote, originally posted by drunkenmaxx »nah man, that's not it at all. a lot of people are guilty of the same type thing. hell, i am probably guilty of bragging about my non-vibe a bit much too.the other day when someone asked for info on the malibu maxx, it turned into a domestic bashing full of crap the guy didn't care about, apparently he gave up on the thread all together.don't get me wrong, it's quite obvious that almost all subies in general are quite impressive performance wise. congratulations on getting the car you want.i don't think damron was trying to troll or be ignorant. i was just illustrating the point he was making. thank you for that. because it gets old to deal with all the haters, and then it ends up being a battle that is just not worthwhile.The vibe/s have been good to us, both of us. His has been problem free, rock solid and no issues. i still can't believe he's on the original windshield! the only reason mine had problems were because of me.. driving into a snow bank, romping on the clutch and brakes, etc. overall, i would recommend a Vibe to ANYONE. they are (imo) one of the best vehicles out there! they are just not really meant for huge performance. and i'm not saying that they can't be, because given enough time and money, you can make anything possible (just about). but it's time for Phil to move onto what he's wanted since GT1 came out and they had the first rally wrx's on the video game. He's always wanted one and now we can make it a reality. so i am happy that he's happy... he's been giddy since we ordered the silly thing and every day it gets worse. i only hope it's tomorrow or thursday, or this week. we've both worked very hard, given up many things to make it all happen. and through it all, he's ALWAYS been supportive of my endeavors for speed, so it is only right that I support his too. I love the vibe, it's going to a good home.

Quote, originally posted by AKLGT »thank you for that. because it gets old to deal with all the haters, and then it ends up being a battle that is just not worthwhile.I'm a hater! I hate you b/c I wish I could afford a car with looks, power, and respect, let alone 2 in the household, and from what has been said, 3 to-be!

ya, third won't be for a long time.... plus, come on, a year from now, i could completely change my mind! plus, Derek will be selling his spec B and well, anytime i see that car i get all giddy the way phil gets giddy looking at an STI. oh well... we'll see what happens. i'm just glad we can get this car already since it's taking longer than we thought to get here.

Quote, originally posted by AKLGT »ya, third won't be for a long time.... plus, come on, a year from now, i could completely change my mind! plus, Derek will be selling his spec B and well, anytime i see that car i get all giddy the way phil gets giddy looking at an STI. oh well... we'll see what happens. i'm just glad we can get this car already since it's taking longer than we thought to get here. it was registered with SOA sometime between saturday and this morning when I ran the VIN so hopefully that means its at the port... *crosses fingers*

just hope it means it's in the Anchorage Port and not like LA or Seattle.

Quote, originally posted by damronjr »and from what has been said, 3 to-be!3-to-be?!?Oh, you're talking about cars!

ha ha! you are oh so funny jim!

Quote, originally posted by AKLGT »just hope it means it's in the Anchorage Port and not like LA or Seattle. well if it's in the LA port, i just might hafta take a trip over there to inspect and test drive(the hell out of) it just to make sure that it's suitable for mav's needs and standards. if i don't think it meets those, i'll send my car up there instead. sound good?? ok great we have a deal

Quote, originally posted by MRCN RCE »well if it's in the LA port, i just might hafta take a trip over there to inspect and test drive(the hell out of) it just to make sure that it's suitable for mav's needs and standards. if i don't think it meets those, i'll send my car up there instead. sound good?? ok great we have a deal I hope you have life insurance

Quote, originally posted by Mavrik »you trolling for trouble again? both of you need to stay out of my thread if thats the case.yeah, well, you kinda asked for it by starting another "I'm dumping my vibe for a subaru" thread disguised as a general interest thread about paying off car loans, with a title of "My Vibe is all paid off"

Quote, originally posted by joatmon »yeah, well, you kinda asked for it by starting another "I'm dumping my vibe for a subaru" thread disguised as a general interest thread about paying off car loans, with a title of "My Vibe is all paid off"uh, prove to me I'm the first person on this board who paid for, sold their vibe and bought something else, said so on here... and I'll agree with you.

Quote, originally posted by Mavrik »uh, prove to me I'm the first person on this board who paid for, sold their vibe and bought something else, said so on here... and I'll agree with you."You cant handle the PROOF!" hahaIts what you like mav... i would love to own one, id love to just own my vibe so i can put the car payment money into fixing it up and saving. you say you earned the car, well enjoy it!Just dont post up on here how you raced hope and she beat you or you blew your engine already!