So the phase out of the Pontiac and the price of the Vibes?

[wgates]

Is it right that G6 was the last American manufactured Pontiac whereas 2010 Vibes are still being manufactured in CA and are considered to be non-American Pontiac?I had a search for 2010 Vibe and the result was like 6 of them? Also some dealer in AZ seem to have stock of the new 09 Vibe and they want 20K+ for the base model? Does this mean the value does not depreciate as much as I thought?

[star_deceiver]

For $20K that must be a well optioned base model...

[kowell]

Quote, originally posted by wgates »Is it right that G6 was the last American manufactured Pontiac whereas 2010 Vibes are still being manufactured in CA and are considered to be non-American Pontiac?The last Pontiac Vibe was manufactured in August 2009.Quote, originally posted by star_deceiver »For $20K that must be a well optioned base model...It depends what they mean by "base model". There are officially 3 types of 2009 vibe models. The base model, the AWD model and the GT model. My insurances consider my vibe to be a base model since it's not a GT nor an AWD model even if my Vibe has the 1SC package which adds the 2.4L and full interior equipment.

[wgates]

right, ..... so then if the last vibe rolled off in Aug 09, where are the 2010 vibes from ?

[ponta2147]

Quote, originally posted by wgates »right, ..... so then if the last vibe rolled off in Aug 09, where are the 2010 vibes from ?Probably August '09... Model years usually start near the middle/end of the previous year, I recall the '09 and '10 Vibes were especially early releases.

[kowell]

Quote, originally posted by wgates »right, ..... so then if the last vibe rolled off in Aug 09, where are the 2010 vibes from ?2010 Vibes were the ones produced in the summer of 2009. Next year production usually starts around May-June.My vibe in an 2009 but it was manufactured in February 2008 which is kinda ridiculous when you think about it.

[jake75]

Quote, originally posted by kowell »2010 Vibes were the ones produced in the summer of 2009. Next year production usually starts around May-June.My vibe in an 2009 but it was manufactured in February 2008 which is kinda ridiculous when you think about it.The 2008 was a real short model year for both the Vibe and the Matrix.

[jake75]

Quote, originally posted by wgates »Is it right that G6 was the last American manufactured Pontiac whereas 2010 Vibes are still being manufactured in CA and are considered to be non-American Pontiac?I had a search for 2010 Vibe and the result was like 6 of them? Also some dealer in AZ seem to have stock of the new 09 Vibe and they want 20K+ for the base model? Does this mean the value does not depreciate as much as I thought?The law of supply and demand is still in effect. Perhaps the scarcity of Vibes has dealers asking more for them - limiting factor is that the Matrix twin is still around. Also - the majority of websites I have seen do not show any price other than msrp, maybe net of rebates. The dealer discounts off that may be high and include dealer incentives.How did you search? I didn't think the search feature for Vibe was on the GM Website anymore.

[kowell]

Quote, originally posted by jake75 »The 2008 was a real short model year for both the Vibe and the Matrix.Yeah the story was that the new models were supposed to be ready sooner but there was 1 or 2 problems they couldn't work out so they ended up pushing them back a few months.

[wgates]

Thanks all for your replies !and that explains why my 09 has 30k on it....

[JetBlack09VibeGT]

Quote, originally posted by wgates »right, ..... so then if the last vibe rolled off in Aug 09, where are the 2010 vibes from ?According to some screwed up law, an auto manufacturer can proclaim a vehicle to be the upcoming model year as early as January 2. Most auto manufacturers shut down for maintenance and any necessary retooling in late June and resume production in July. Typically any vehicle built from July-June is considered to be one model year. Examples:1984 Corvette went into production in March 1983, no 1983 model was offered. 1965 Mustang went into production on March 9, 1964. Enthusiast referred to this as the 1964 1/2 Mustang and the 1965 Mustang as those built between August 1, 1964 and June 30, 19652011 Chevy Cruze is rumored to debut sometime before summer.