Hello all - just bought a Vibe

jmpnjoe86 · Post by **jmpnjoe86** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 10:43 pm

Hello to Genvibe! Just bought an '05 AWD (Platinum/Graphite) last weekend for my 43-mile daily commute up US 1 and the GS Parkway in NJ. So far, I love it - curious how it will do in the snow.

BlueCrush · Post by **BlueCrush** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 10:55 pm

Welcome to GenVibe! The AWD does great in the snow. When I was lowered 2", I plowed thru 10" of snow with no problems. I was literally plowing it! It blocked my headlights and started coming over my hood. It was a light fluffy snow though. As long as you have a good set of all-season or winter tires, you should have no problems. Unless, of course, you get dumped on with 12"+ of snow. Then you might have a problem. lol.

Kamikaze · Post by **Kamikaze** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 11:03 pm

Welcome to GenVibe! You'll find just about anything and everything you need to here. If you don't find it, ask and you will probably receive it.

jmpnjoe86 · Post by **jmpnjoe86** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 11:13 pm

Thank you!I have the OE Goodyear Eagle RS-As - I'm curious how they are in the snow as well as how long they last.

Kamikaze · Post by **Kamikaze** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 11:20 pm

I've not experienced the RS-A's in snow, you could try checking with Whelan, I know he had them, and is from CT (I think it snows there...)

RIT · Post by **RIT** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 12:12 am

If you put snows on it - not a big investement, you'd be able to drive up the side of the Empire State Building. Without them, you'll be just fine. The snows will improve your stopping ability - often important in winter driving.

keithvibe · Post by **keithvibe** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 7:05 am

welcome,I have an 06 awd and last winter with the stock rs-a's on I was still able to drive around in 8-10inchs of snow. Starting on Hills and watching people galk at you as you just pull away with out spinning your tires is priceless!

MRCN RCE · Post by **MRCN RCE** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 12:13 pm

welcome to the family. enjoy your new baby

jmpnjoe86 · Post by **jmpnjoe86** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:36 pm

Thanks to all - I'm (almost) looking forward to the snow! Anyone have info on the tread life of the stock RS-As? My last car ('01 Ford Focus ZX3) was very good on tires - 82.5K on the OE Firestone Firehawk GTA02s and 46K on the replacement Kumho ECSTA ASXs with a decent amount of tread remaining.

ArcsVibe · Post by **ArcsVibe** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 2:02 pm

Welcome to the family! If I were you I would invest in a good set of winter tires

808 Vibes · Post by **808 Vibes** » Sat Sep 15, 2007 3:27 pm

Welcome!!!!

keithvibe · Post by **keithvibe** » Sat Sep 15, 2007 10:11 pm

with the AWD you will be lucky to see 30k on the stockers. Some lucky people who drive mostly highway have see 40-45k.

flywithabowtie · Post by **flywithabowtie** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 12:05 am

Welcome to the East Coast Vibers!!!! I live in Delaware and put a 100mi a day on my Vibe AWD.

gr8vibe · Post by **gr8vibe** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 3:49 am

Bienvenue!

jwalcik · Post by **jwalcik** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 7:13 am

Welcome aboard and congrats on the new Vibe!

02csnow · Post by **02csnow** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 7:40 am

Welcome!

mjbsb69 · Post by **mjbsb69** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 12:51 pm

Welcome to the site from another newbie.06 fwd abyss two-tone base

ToolGuy · Post by **ToolGuy** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 10:56 pm

Welcome! My Vibe eats snow!

slvrvibes · Post by **slvrvibes** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 12:27 am

Welcome!

ajflan · Post by **ajflan** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 2:37 am

Welcome.

ramenboy... · Post by **ramenboy...** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 3:19 am

welcome to the family. post some pics when you can!

eilros · Post by **eilros** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 12:53 am

I live in North Dakota (we do get a fair amount of snow!!) and the Vibe handles great in snow. I did replace the original Conti tires with Yokohama AVID TRZs though. I'd highly recommend those tires.

Atomic · Post by **Atomic** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 1:49 am

Welcome to the site.First thing you might want to do is disable the noise from the angry red flashy guy, about your seat belt not being done up.There's a post here somewhere about that, (this gives you a good excuse to try the "search" function too).About the RS-A tread life? crappy. I'm just barely at 30,000km, and these are almost toast.And they aren't too terribly sticky either.

CountryVibe · Post by **CountryVibe** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 2:00 am

Welcome to the site Here is the link for the seatbelt mod http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=18678

Mavrik · Post by **Mavrik** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 2:50 am

Quote, originally posted by jmpnjoe86 Â»Thank you!I have the OE Goodyear Eagle RS-As - I'm curious how they are in the snow as well as how long they last.I had those on my Sunfire GT before I bought my Vibe. While they were better then the Continental tires my Vibe came with, still not the best all season tire. I'd run those for summer and maybe pick up a good winter tire.Welcome to the board.

WaveAction · Post by **WaveAction** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 5:49 am

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