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Bought my first Vibe/New Here
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 9:53 am
by chefdrew
Hey all,Just bought a 2004 Vibe with only 41,600 miles on it. I was wanting to get into one for a while and I found a deal I could not pass up. Sold a 2003 G35 for 11K and bought the 2004 Vibe for 5K, not bad Anyway, just thought I would introduce myself...
Re: Bought my first Vibe/New Here (chefdrew)
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 10:00 am
by 09vGT
Cool.. a G35!.. I would like to have the new G37.. But anyway.. the Vibe is cool too!.. Welcome to the site.. Wow.. your '04 has less miles than my '09!
Re: Bought my first Vibe/New Here (09vGT)
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 10:07 am
by chefdrew
Yes, it was someone's Gma's who passed away, sadly. She obviously didn't drive a whole lot. The carfax checked out good and my mechanic said it was well taken care of. To tell you the truth, I really do not miss the G like I thought I would. I like my new car
Re: Bought my first Vibe/New Here (chefdrew)
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 11:20 am
by A Psycho Martyr
you'll love the new Vibe! Is it Fuzion Orange?And BTW....you got the one with the COOL grille like me Start a garage thread and put some pics up of it while it's still Plain Jane...b/c it won't be for too much longer if you hang out with us And then I can make you a signature like mine and 09vGT's
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 11:37 am
by ramenboy...
hey welcome to the family!!!2004. a great vintage
Re: Bought my first Vibe/New Here (chefdrew)
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 11:38 am
by jake75
Quote, originally posted by chefdrew »Hey all,Just bought a 2004 Vibe with only 41,600 miles on it. I was wanting to get into one for a while and I found a deal I could not pass up. Sold a 2003 G35 for 11K and bought the 2004 Vibe for 5K, not bad Anyway, just thought I would introduce myself...$7,500 would have been a bargain let alone $5,000.
Re: Bought my first Vibe/New Here (A Psycho Martyr)
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 11:39 am
by 09vGT
Quote »Start a garage thread and put some pics up of it while it's still Plain Jane...b/c it won't be for too much longer if you hang out with us And then I can make you a signature like mine and 09vGT's
Re: Bought my first Vibe/New Here (chefdrew)
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 1:48 pm
by waveresponder
welcome
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 2:07 pm
by cptnsolo77
Welcome!!!The Vibe will serve you well!!!
Re: Bought my first Vibe/New Here (chefdrew)
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 2:42 pm
by Blanco_Diablo
Welcome to the family!
Re: Bought my first Vibe/New Here (chefdrew)
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 2:47 pm
by tpollauf
Quote, originally posted by chefdrew »Hey all,Just bought a 2004 Vibe with only 41,600 miles on it. Anyway, just thought I would introduce myself...Welcome to this site Looks like you got an excellent deal Now post some pics so we can all check out your ride
Re: Bought my first Vibe/New Here (tpollauf)
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 6:20 pm
by 808 Vibes
Welcome and congrats!
Re: Bought my first Vibe/New Here (HawaiiPontiacLover)
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 9:21 pm
by jkm311
Welcome! And if I do the math correctly, that's 6 grand for mods!!!
Re: Bought my first Vibe/New Here (jkm311)
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 1:21 am
by lovemyraffe
Welcome and congrats on the new ride!
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 1:48 am
by northvibe
pics of both cars!!!
Re: (northvibe)
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 2:08 am
by A Psycho Martyr
Quote, originally posted by northvibe »pics of both cars!!! :Dquick or he'll start yelling!
Re: (A Psycho Martyr)
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 2:36 am
by chefdrew
So the dent on the back was big enough to talk him down on the price, he was asking 7k but talked him down to 5k. After a few days I took the inside panel off of the hatchback, popped the dent out and put some touch-up paint on it. There is still a small dent but it looks good enough to me. The car is nothing special, good condition and better on gas then the G35, plus cheaper to maintain. I did this because I am trying to get completely out of debt, not too much more to go.Anyway, here are 2 pictures, one of the dent and the other of the car...
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Re: (chefdrew)
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 2:41 am
by chefdrew
The dent...
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Re: (chefdrew)
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 2:47 am
by A Psycho Martyr
it's not too bad...surprised the emblem made it thru whatever that was tho and you know you got the best color right? FROSTYYYYYY FTW!!!!
Re: (A Psycho Martyr)
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 3:21 am
by chefdrew
I will post a pic of what it looks like now, later,
Re: (chefdrew)
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 5:06 am
by 06pvibe
From that POV, your car could easily be our car... when we bought it back in December!! (Forgive the crappy looking dealership picture.)It looks a bit different now though.... and I'm guessing too that yours is an automatic while ours... a 5sp.Welcome aboard, ChefDrew!!What in the food world is your specialty?
Re: (chefdrew)
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 8:39 am
by chefdrew
How did I do on the dent?
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Re: (chefdrew)
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 8:42 am
by BlueCrush
What dent....?
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 8:53 am
by 06pvibe
Not bad!! A few love-taps with a hammer and dolly should clean up the rest of it around the licence plate indent. But use some old rags and gentle taps so as not to disturb the factory paint any more than necessary. Ease it back into place, don't force it.
Re: Bought my first Vibe/New Here (chefdrew)
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 9:41 am
by wt2ga
Re: (06pvibe)
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 10:04 am
by A Psycho Martyr
niiiiice job!
Re: (06pvibe)
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 10:54 am
by chefdrew
Yes it is an automatic. As for the cooking, well I guess it's a little of this and a little of that:)Spend more of my time as a director now and less time over the stock pots If I were to say my style now...I would lean more toward making fresh ingredient meals, that are good for you, and at the same time still taste good.
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Re: (chefdrew)
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 10:55 am
by chefdrew
another
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Re: (chefdrew)
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 10:56 am
by chefdrew
one more:)
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Re: (chefdrew)
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 1:07 pm
by A Psycho Martyr
hungry now...
Re: (A Psycho Martyr)
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 1:14 pm
by tpollauf
Quote, originally posted by A Psycho Martyr » hungry now...I was thinking (my stomach anyways) the same thing Kidnap this guy (he's not too far from you) and bring him to Indy to cook diner for all of us next Saturday
Re: (tpollauf)
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 1:22 pm
by chefdrew
Free MOD's for food?