GenVibe - Community for Pontiac Vibe Enthusiasts

My gf has been needing a car for some time now... She's been driving a 91'ish GMC Jimmy for a bit over a year now, and it's been falling apart rather quickly... So, last night we took the 2+hr trip to Detroit and picked her up this little bad boy.. It's got it's bumps and bruises, it's an 05' with 60k on the ODO.. Manual, aftermarket wheels AND the stock wheels with tires (25mi on the tires woot)She's soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo happy... she's been wanting one for longer than she's had the Jimmy... paid 5k... !!I've already got a system for it... Had all the parts for EVER now.. lol... go figure.. Components, a NICE 5ch amp and sub.. she's be in heaven..

I'm sure a 14yr newer vehicle will be nice for her. Not a fan of the car, but again, better than a falling apart 14yr old jimmy...Congrats Sublimewind's GF!

I'm seeing a pattern with the electric blue kinda color, lol.Agreed not my cup of tea, but better than an old flopped Jimmy for sure. Congrats and enjoy the cheap sparse fillups!

congrats --- whoever is in the vibe looks happy with the new car

Quote, originally posted by Kamikaze »I'm sure a 14yr newer vehicle will be nice for her. Not a fan of the car, but again, better than a falling apart 14yr old jimmy...Congrats Sublimewind's GF!Yeah, i'm not a fan, but it's growing on me quickly... it's a manual, so it's actually rather "zippy" It needs some help though... A short shifter to rid it of the mile long throw, the clutch is a non-linear travisty which i'll have to look into.. It's weird, because it's alost like it's slow for the first 3-4" of travel, than it moves as it should... odd... It needs some low-pro tires BAD (found some one fleabay for It's perfect for the GF... lol... Quote, originally posted by Whelan »I'm seeing a pattern with the electric blue kinda color, lol.Agreed not my cup of tea, but better than an old flopped Jimmy for sure. Congrats and enjoy the cheap sparse fillups!Thinking about putting, or painting the wheels gold and slapping a "Subaru in training" or a "One day i'll grow up to be a Subaru" sticker on the back...lol... ANYTHING was better than the jimmy, it was/is so far gone, the doors sag, like if you look at the hinge area, it went (top down) rust hole/hinge/bigger rust hole/ hinge/rust hole... lol..Quote, originally posted by bull77 »congrats --- whoever is in the vibe looks happy with the new car Most deffinitly....

Congrats! And the price seems great. Good on gas for her too.

Quote, originally posted by bull77 »whoever is in the vibe looks happy with the new car She sure does!!!

Cute little car... sure she will like it. Nice addition to the family! How's the mileage on that little beast?

Quote, originally posted by Sublimewind »Thinking about putting, or painting the wheels gold and slapping a "Subaru in training" or a "One day i'll grow up to be a Subaru" sticker on the back...lol... oh please don't but nice buy regardless... $5K? i'm sure she'll be happy it's not falling apart and every time she fills it up at the gas station once every 2 weeks! LOL

Quote, originally posted by AKLGT »oh please don't but nice buy regardless... $5K? i'm sure she'll be happy it's not falling apart and every time she fills it up at the gas station once every 2 weeks! LOLyeah, not going to happen, but we thought it was funny at the time... OR, just consider it a "new" Justy... lol...

Quote, originally posted by Toasted7 »Cute little car... sure she will like it. Nice addition to the family! How's the mileage on that little beast?Honestly, not a lot better than the Vibe, BUT, it's not falling apart on her... Heck, the windows JUST started rolling up again and the dash lights came back on... LOL

Good Find! Probably a little better gas mileage than the Jimmy? Little = YesBad = Not so muchLOL!

i cant see pics, what is it?

Quote, originally posted by northvibe »i cant see pics, what is it?It's a Yugo....lol

What kind of car does it want to be when it grows up?

It's cute, nice color, good on gas, and you can bench press it! (j/k...CONGRATS, happy lady!)

Quote, originally posted by northvibe »i cant see pics, what is it?behind a firewall or something? The pics are on photobucket...?? It's a Chevy Aveo

The Aveo gets a bad rap since it's made by Daewoo, but they're a decent car for the money. Great gas mileage, lots of storage room, and they look pretty good. I wouldn't buy a new one because they don't hold their value at all, but to get a used one for $5K, that's perfect.