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A little of a month ago, I met up with member (Merzbow) in Detroit for dinner and a couple drinks. We talked about the good old days and talked about getting a meet planned for the summer of 2011. This would be for old and new members and doesn't matter what you drive.I still wish I had my vibe GT, but was totaled in Feb, 2008.Anyone interested.....Please post below.

If you don't mind an "Ohioan" who lives right on the Mich/Ohio border, then count me in Also if it is anywhere in the metro Detroit area

I am always interested in meets, and road trips.

I'm Game!

Would be interested also

When??? Summer.... (June? July? August?)

Awsome some thing close to home

holy moley richard your still alive? yea that would be fun.

Rich, would be fun to get together with the old crew for the helluvit. Might consider it depending on life. Good times!

Hello to all and very nice to hear from you.As for a set date, we will have to work on that. As for a location, poor old Joseph Pontiac in vacant and not in business anymore. We can work on a location as well. Note: Buckeyes are more than welcome to the Michigan meet. I always thought Toledo was part of Michigan.

im down

Just let me know when and where, I see an Illinois caravibe in the works again. Everyone can see all the new changes I made

I might be in Minnesota, in fact I'm pretty sure I am, but a good 'ol road trip could get me there! I'm willing to meet up in Michigan.

if i'm available, i'm in. just don't hold it in the UP or anything...

o come on it is beautiful up here in the UP. we can set it in copper harbor so all the michiganders can go to the very top of mi

I'm at most a 'maybe' this far out, but I'll keep it in mind. We had a great time at the Indy meet last summer!UPDATE: Here's a photo of rasermon (far left) from the 2004 GenVibe Super Meet in Fenton.Rich, did your Satellite GT have both rear wings? I think I have a couple of photos including it too.

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IMO we should shoot for something like early/mid June, as the only downside to the Indy meet were the scorching temps.

I could probably plan around for this as well!And I say as SOON as it's warm enough to tolerate, we have the meet, then plan ANOTHER for early June! Hellz yeah!

I'm in. And +1 for early June time-frame. The Indy Meet's temp last July was tough, and that was under tree shade.Hell, I might even have a new sig by the time we have a new meet. Quote, originally posted by midnighthunder89 »o come on it is beautiful up here in the UP. we can set it in copper harbor so all the michiganders can go to the very top of miCamped there, done that! Beautiful. Even did a copper mine tour, and harbor sunset boat ride.

I'm down for sure! Indy was a blast except for the unbearable heat .

Wow! I'll get to see all the Indy Meet peeps again!

For Vibe's all coming from a similar area, there should be a con-Vibe, and they all travel down as a group. For me, the first week of June wouldn't work, since my school goes until I think June 8. Once there would there just be a big camp out?

Quote, originally posted by KITT222 »Once there would there just be a big camp out?Well last year a whole mess of us decided to book the SAME hotel, but one of my guests ended up working late and I missed the whole "cruising around" thing and hanging out and eating together. Pics in the parking lot were a BLAST tho

Mid June, 18th-19th weekend or later!!!

Sounds good to me....Still say we need one around March tho

Quote, originally posted by kostby »I'm at most a 'maybe' this far out, but I'll keep it in mind. We had a great time at the Indy meet last summer!UPDATE: Here's a photo of rasermon (far left) from the 2004 GenVibe Super Meet in Fenton.Rich, did your Satellite GT have both rear wings? I think I have a couple of photos including it too.Lolz... I was busy installing a CAI

Quote, originally posted by KITT222 »For Vibe's all coming from a similar area, there should be a con-Vibe, and they all travel down as a group. For me, the first week of June wouldn't work, since my school goes until I think June 8. Once there would there just be a big camp out?It's cara-vibe . Myself and three other Chicago area people did this on the way to Indy. I won't be doing it again. I prefer to drive by myself so I don't have to rush or worry about keeping up with other people and/or having them keep up with me. As Psycho said, a bunch of us stayed at the same hotel in Indy. I don't mind camping, but would prefer a nice bed to sleep in and a decent shower. Also, on a bit of a side note, I say we have the meet in Hell, MI! GenVibe goes to Hell ! LOL!

Lol, Hell Michigan. It's been sometime since I been there. I'm amazed with all the interest for another Mi. meet. Like I said, I don't have a vibe anymore but would be great to see new and old members again. After the first of the year, we will set a location and put a poll up for a convenient date and time for all.Regards....Rich

Quote, originally posted by kostby »I'm at most a 'maybe' this far out, but I'll keep it in mind. We had a great time at the Indy meet last summer!UPDATE: Here's a photo of rasermon (far left) from the 2004 GenVibe Super Meet in Fenton.Rich, did your Satellite GT have both rear wings? I think I have a couple of photos including it too.My Kostby;No rear wings on the old GT. I did have bright red overlays on the badges. Nice to hear from you again my friend.

Ah! Found it...

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Quote, originally posted by J_TO_ENVY »Also, on a bit of a side note, I say we have the meet in Hell, MI! GenVibe goes to Hell ! LOL!Ok, see you in Hell! Hahahaha! The GenVibe Goes to Hell Meet 2011 <= Awesome!

Quote, originally posted by J_TO_ENVY »It's cara-vibe . Myself and three other Chicago area people did this on the way to Indy. I won't be doing it again. I prefer to drive by myself so I don't have to rush or worry about keeping up with other people and/or having them keep up with me. As Psycho said, a bunch of us stayed at the same hotel in Indy. I don't mind camping, but would prefer a nice bed to sleep in and a decent shower. Also, on a bit of a side note, I say we have the meet in Hell, MI! GenVibe goes to Hell ! LOL!Whatever works. I prefer a good bed too. Not that big of a fan of camping. It's easy to see the hassles of a cara-Vibe, but it still might be fun if we see another Vibe in traffic to stick with it for a minute. Hell would be one hell of a drive down, from where I'm at, but I'm up for it.

I might have to make a sign for the Vibe that says Hell Bound, or Please follow me to hell. Wonder if I would get some strange looks.

Awww you guys are killing me i soooooo want to go to the next meet but 25 hrs of driving wow lol

Quote, originally posted by audiovibe »I might have to make a sign for the Vibe that says Hell Bound, or Please follow me to hell. Wonder if I would get some strange looks.LOL! It would be totally hysterical if we had the meet in Hell !

2300 miles to Hell!!!View Larger MapTime to start saving... oh and altering my christmas list: "Money so I can visit Hell"!!!

I live 654miles & 12 hours from Hell.

657 miles and 11 hours, 57 minutes from SAVAGE, MN, and I pass by Crystal Lake on the way.

you MN guys should take the car ferry across lake mich. not cheap, but it's one of those "do it once in your lifetime" experiences.

Quote, originally posted by Zimm »you MN guys should take the car ferry across lake mich. not cheap, but it's one of those "do it once in your lifetime" experiences.Funny, I was just wondering if there was a ferry. I would totally do that! Where does it go to and from? Website link?

Quote, originally posted by Zimm »you MN guys should take the car ferry across lake mich. not cheap, but it's one of those "do it once in your lifetime" experiences.That is a brilliant idea. We all could take one ferry, if possible, since we're all basically in the same area (Minneapolis metro). We'd get to avoid the toll roads, and save gas.

Quote, originally posted by rasermon »Lol, Hell Michigan. It's been sometime since I been there. I'm amazed with all the interest for another Mi. meet. Like I said, I don't have a vibe anymore but would be great to see new and old members again. After the first of the year, we will set a location and put a poll up for a convenient date and time for all.Regards....Rich For sure. Would be a lot of fun. Doubtful I could make it this go around as all my vacation/trips will be spoken for the next year.

Quote, originally posted by A Psycho Martyr »Sounds good to me....Still say we need one around March tho Man, you ARE from the south! Michigan in March is just as bad as January, there's usually still lots of snow.

Quote, originally posted by BlueCrush »Funny, I was just wondering if there was a ferry. I would totally do that! Where does it go to and from? Website link?i don't know anything more than what google could turn up, but i know people who have taken the ferry and said it was a cool experience and kinda pricey (but you don't have to pay for gas, tolls or the hassle of driving through chicago). i know there are a couple of services and a couple of routes. here's a couple links i turned up:http://www.lake-express.com/milwaukee-muskegoen (new, government subsidized route)http://www.ssbadger.com/home.aspxmanitowoc wi to luddington (the old school boat that has been going forever)

The SS Badger looks like the cheaper, and more fun, alternative, if we were to take a ferry. And if my math works out, the price of gas for the trip if we were to average 30 MPG (low-balling MPG for sake of my math) would even out the price of the car ticket. Then again, that is just one way. $130 one-way trip that takes four hours, as opposed to twelve, by ferry. Still cheaper than the other ferry, but it would still take an hour more to get to Hell. But minus four hours of driving. So driving is the better idea, but the ferry still looks tempting. Four hours less of driving, and on a ship with fun things to do sure looks nice...

Then we should meet further south....So I can see Harleyquinn's Vibe

I've been on a ferry, and it was a great experience. I would recommend it for those wanting to save a little money. The round trip for 1 passenger and Vibe would be $227 but it would take longer to get to Hell.St. Paul to Manitowoc, Wi (the Ferry) would take 5 hoursManitowoc, WI to Ludington, MI would take 5 hpurs (S.S. Badger)Ludington, MI to Hell would take 3.5 hours for a total of 13.5 hours not including the time it takes to load and unload the cars. Driving from St. Paul to Hell would take about $400 round trip if you averaged 30mpg but get you there at least 1.5 hours faster.The ferry route would take about $390, give you a 5 hour break from driving and only take 1.5hr longer to get to Hell and you would put about 220 less miles on your Vibe.The Beginning destination I used was St. Paul averaging $40.00 fill-ups based on 300miles per tank. Granted in reality if one was to keep the cruise set to 69mph you could get 375-425 miles per tank easily making driving the whole thing cheaper by about $50ish

Lol, you all crack me up.

2300mi/3700km one way. Adding detours, stops, city driving, general bumming around and such the trip will cover about 8000kms (a nice padded estimate, anyways )Assuming poor mileage of 600kms/tank, it will take 14 tanks of gas to get there and back. @ $40 per tank, $575 will cover the entire gas bill and what I will budget for.HOWEVER: Gas in the states is, on average, 20%-35% cheaper then it is here. US/CAN $$$ exchange is 5 cents on the dollar (95c US/$1 CAN). In reality, with the gas light on and gas @ $3/gal $35 will fill the tank. 700/750+kms out of a tank is the norm for 100% freeway driving.Hotels: None on the way, 1 or 2 nights at the meet, possibly 1 more on the way back. I've never seen the need to pay more then $60 a night.Food: Carl's Jr, Jack-in-the-Box, Subway $5 footlongs, and any other fast food that we don't have up here!!! And there's always walmarx... $20 a day will keep your belly full easily!Other expenses: The wife has her own trip planned for the summer with her girlfriends and most likely won't be tagging along with me so there's a huge savings!!! Cedar Point, and Six Flags - Great America will be a must see!!! Yellowstone.... and anything else of interest along the way!!!

Thanks Kostby, that was it.Wow, I sure did have fun with that car. No regrets what so ever with the 03 GT. Quote, originally posted by kostby »Ah! Found it...