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KEEP OR TRADE
Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 9:11 am
by fstbandit
I got an '04 vibe base loaded you guys think i sould trade it for a brand new one or keep it my vibe only has 14210 miles thanks
Re: KEEP OR TRADE (fstbandit)
Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 9:12 am
by BlueCrush
If it were me, I would keep it. Especially with that low mileage.
Re: KEEP OR TRADE (fstbandit)
Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 9:13 am
by 02csnow
Ugh, I would say keep it. Especially when it only has 14K miles on it. And I am guessing it is paid off.
Re: KEEP OR TRADE (fstbandit)
Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 9:20 am
by ColonelPanic
The new ones are nice, a decent evolution of the product... But if yours is paid off and isn't giving you any trouble, it's probably not a bad idea to hang on to it. Very low mileage, it still has a lot of life left in it.With the economy down the crapper and gas rising to record levels daily, I would keep the old one since the new one probably isn't going to be able to match the fuel economy of the 1st gen.
Re: KEEP OR TRADE (fstbandit)
Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 9:33 am
by Toasted7
I'm right there with everyone else... KEEP IT.
Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 9:58 am
by WaveAction
keep it...im not a fan of the new ones
Re: KEEP OR TRADE (fstbandit)
Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 10:08 am
by Scootman!
Trade it in for an '03 GT
Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 11:38 am
by audiovibe
Keep it and save the money that you use to put toward the car payment as a down payment fund for a new car that you want. Aron
Re: KEEP OR TRADE (fstbandit)
Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 11:45 am
by CoolAKid
Two words... KEEP IT!
Re: KEEP OR TRADE (fstbandit)
Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 11:50 am
by moongdss
KEEP
Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 12:31 pm
by asburydan
KEEP IT! If you don't let us know the price.
Re: (asburydan)
Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 5:31 pm
by 808 Vibes
Keep it...keep it...keep it...keep it...keep it.....keep it.....keep it
Re: (HawaiiPontiacLover)
Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 7:16 pm
by pick41
Like everyone else, keep it. Enjoy no car payments.
Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 9:25 pm
by zionzr2
The wise thing to do is keep it.Put any money you would hav been planning for a car payment or higher payment into a ROTH IRA and have lots of money later.As Dave Ramsey would say "Live like no one else, so later you can LIVE Like NO ONE Else!"
Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 11:38 pm
by lovemyraffe
Keep it. 14k is hardly broken in.
Re: KEEP OR TRADE (fstbandit)
Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 12:01 am
by Whelan
Quote, originally posted by fstbandit »I got an '04 vibe base loaded So you have a base Vibe, but it is loaded? Am I the only one confused by that. If it was loaded it wouldn't be the base. Although it depends on what loaded means. Alloy wheels, 6 disc in dash CD, sunroof, leather wrapped wheel and shifter, etc.
Re: KEEP OR TRADE (Whelan)
Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 12:26 am
by ColonelPanic
Base model doesn't have to mean it is stripped down... The Vibe has 3 models: base, AWD, and GT. The base has plenty of options available, thus a base model can be loaded if you select all the options. It just isn't a GT or AWD, thus the "base" designation.
Re: KEEP OR TRADE (fstbandit)
Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 12:43 am
by sloth
Keep It. I love my vibe, but I'd never buy another brand new car again. You lose 30% of you value as you drive it home. If you really want to get rid of that kind of cash, just throw $5k out the window on your next commute.Besides, you do much more for the environment by not buying a new vehicle, no matter how good of mpg it gets.
Re: KEEP OR TRADE (ColonelPanic)
Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 12:50 am
by joatmon
Whelan is used to thinking Matrix, where on the base even things like air conditioning, AC inverter, power exterior mirrors were optional. Base matrix = bare bones, base vibe just means not GT or AWD.-Unless there is something undisclosed that makes you want to get rid of it, then I'll pile on with a KEEP IT
Re: KEEP OR TRADE (joatmon)
Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 1:04 am
by Whelan
Correct, with the Trix we have base, AWD, XR, XR AWD, XRS. And I got the XR AWD. So there are a few different options.
Re: KEEP OR TRADE (Whelan)
Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 1:25 am
by NibCrom
Keep it. Don't waste your money on a brand new car when you have a perfectly good one.
Re: KEEP OR TRADE (sloth)
Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 5:55 am
by jake75
Quote, originally posted by sloth »Keep It. I love my vibe, but I'd never buy another brand new car again. You lose 30% of you value as you drive it home. Besides, you do much more for the environment by not buying a new vehicle, no matter how good of mpg it gets.Well - a used car can lose 20% of its value as you drive it home too.If you buy a new Vibe and someone driving a Hummer buys your used Vibe that might help the environment.