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The 175k mile 2003 base vibe automatic check-in!
Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 8:20 am
by BoostFrenzy
This car's been pretty good, always run on mobil1 5w20 with 7500 mile oil change intervals... just recently the belt tensioner and catalytic converter had to be replaced, I put a new front O2 in it recently even with the bad cat and it still achieves ~32-33mpg @ 70mph (we'll see how it does with the new cat)Otherwise, it was 100% trouble-free till about 150k miles and it's driven on the highway 100miles/day by my gf.The body and interior does show some normal wear which isn't worth fixing, but overall toyota's done a great job with this car.
Re: The 175k mile 2003 base vibe automatic check-in! (BoostFrenzy)
Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 8:23 am
by keithvibe
who cares about the vibe.. tell us more about that yellowjacket you got in your siggy
Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 8:23 am
by WaveAction
thats why we all bought one..cause we knew they're amazing cars for the price of them..im definitly very glad i've bought mine..only 15,000 km on it but still..i hope to hit 250,000 on it and still be able to drive it like it was brand new..to a certain extent of course
Re: The 175k mile 2003 base vibe automatic check-in! (keithvibe)
Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 8:26 am
by BoostFrenzy
It's just a stock LS3 Corvette..... for now I've had several performance cars, but her daily commute and necessity for reliability & fuel economy is a million times higher than mine.
Re: (WaveAction)
Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 8:27 am
by BoostFrenzy
i've cared for her car with a careful hand since day and it sure paid off, i don't know how many of you guys have gf's you live with / wives, but a problem free vehicle for them to drive is top choice to make life easier lol
Re: (BoostFrenzy)
Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 8:50 am
by northvibe
Quote, originally posted by BoostFrenzy »i've cared for her car with a careful hand since day and it sure paid off, i don't know how many of you guys have gf's you live with / wives, but a problem free vehicle for them to drive is top choice to make life easier lolhahah YES i would agree, they can complain enough, not like you need 1 more thing for them to complain about specially since its used daily.
Re: (BoostFrenzy)
Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 9:28 pm
by keithvibe
Quote, originally posted by BoostFrenzy »i've cared for her car with a careful hand since day and it sure paid off, i don't know how many of you guys have gf's you live with / wives, but a problem free vehicle for them to drive is top choice to make life easier lolAh.. yes... at least yours would tell you about a problem.. mine usually waits till it will cost a ton to fix then tells me LOL
Re: (BoostFrenzy)
Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 10:10 pm
by NibCrom
Quote, originally posted by BoostFrenzy »i've cared for her car with a careful hand since day and it sure paid off, i don't know how many of you guys have gf's you live with / wives, but a problem free vehicle for them to drive is top choice to make life easier lolAmen to that!Quote »who cares about the vibe.. tell us more about that yellowjacket you got in your siggy I was thinking the exact same thing! Thanks for the update on your Vibe. I'm hoping mine will be trouble free as well.
Re: (BoostFrenzy)
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 7:34 am
by 04shadowvibe
Quote, originally posted by BoostFrenzy » i don't know how many of you guys have gf's you live with / wives, but a problem free vehicle for them to drive is top choice to make life easier lolI agree, I feel a lot better with my girlfriend driving her Vibe daily vs. the POS Chrysler she had before. When she told me she wanted to get a Vibe I was very happy.....it sure is better than her first choice the Neon. Finding the great condition low mileage 03 she has was the best thing she could do. Now when we go out and take her car I dont complain....heck i even like to drive it too...lol I felt like the Chrysler she had was gonna fall apart when i drove it...i hated it.
Re: The 175k mile 2003 base vibe automatic check-in! (BoostFrenzy)
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 9:23 pm
by ToolGuy
Good to know it has been trouble free like that! Mine is paid for and I will probably keep it for 100,000 miles. I too fix my own cars and the Vibe still runs and performs new. The body on ours looks great and all paint chips are touched up. I would have no issues if I traded it in right now.
Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 1:45 pm
by BoostFrenzy
hers is paid off and she's getting a new a car soon, i'm probably going to buy it for cheap and use it for winter