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So I have been lurking in the shadows for about a month now and have decided to finally post. I bought a 2010 Vibe GT in June, slightly used, and love it. Though this was expected since it is NOT my first Vibe. My first car was a gift to me, 03 Vibe with 120k miles but it was free so who cares. When tragedy struck I bought my first mistake. Now I decided to go back to Ponty. Pictures and story explanation to follow (soon I hope).first car, sorry only pics I have are after the tragedy.okay so 6 months after I go this I was rearended at a redlight. so a month later after getting my insurance check i bough this.With the price of gas and insurance due to my age I decided a sports car wasn't the best idea.

Ill post some pics of the new Vibe in the morning after I take some

Hi !

Welcome! Good call on ditching the Mustang for the Vibe GT ! The Vibe is sporty and fun, while still maintaining great gas mileage, cargo room, decently priced insurance, etc. Do you have any plans for mods for the Vibe? Looking forward to seeing pictures.

Quote, originally posted by J_TO_ENVY »Welcome! Good call on ditching the Mustang for the Vibe GT ! The Vibe is sporty and fun, while still maintaining great gas mileage, cargo room, decently priced insurance, etc. Do you have any plans for mods for the Vibe? Looking forward to seeing pictures.As of this moment no plans for mods due to the payment and school payment I am left with little to no money. But Ill be doing a new system for sure soon as I figure out which damn wire harnesses I need and all that junk. Only mod (if you want to call it that) that will be done right now is neon undercar because I had it from before.

what do you all think of it?

Hahaahah welcome back to vibedom!!!!Congrats on a sexy gt purchase

Very nice ride! I wish I had splurged for the aluminum rims.....instead I just stuck with base steel wheels and hubcaps....lol

theyre nice GT feature hehe. was gonna get the baby blueish one but no sunroof

Quote, originally posted by Losthookah »As of this moment no plans for mods due to the payment and school payment I am left with little to no money. But Ill be doing a new system for sure soon as I figure out which damn wire harnesses I need and all that junk. Only mod (if you want to call it that) that will be done right now is neon undercar because I had it from before.I hear you about money. My Vibe takes up the majority of my monthly income, but it's money well spent for sure.Quote, originally posted by Losthookah »what do you all think of it?Very nice! Of course I am a bit biased though . Quote, originally posted by Losthookah »theyre nice GT feature hehe. was gonna get the baby blueish one but no sunroofEveryone always thinks the wheels are aftermarket. They are stunned when I tell them they're factory .Mystic Blue Metallic is a very nice, unique color, but a sunroof is definitely a must have. Good call on that one !

Quote, originally posted by J_TO_ENVY »Everyone always thinks the wheels are aftermarket. They are stunned when I tell them they're factory .ya now my girl wants a set of them on her G6

Quote, originally posted by Losthookah »ya now my girl wants a set of them on her G6LOL! Well, she certainly has great taste ! Unfortunately I don't think they'll fit a G6 .

Nice to see another Ohio Vibe GT on this site If you're going to eventually change out the head unit, check with Michelle "ponta" as she's just about pulled all her RED hair out trying to do a similar mod to her 09 Vibe and has not quite succeeded. Always look here for advise before wasting any valuable time tearing your ride apart

I kind of miss my 'Stang. Though it looks rough because of a small accident in the driveway!

Quote, originally posted by tpollauf »Nice to see another Ohio Vibe GT on this site If you're going to eventually change out the head unit, check with Michelle "ponta" as she's just about pulled all her RED hair out trying to do a similar mod to her 09 Vibe and has not quite succeeded. Always look here for advise before wasting any valuable time tearing your ride apart well I have a good friend who owns a custom stereo place so I think Ill let him pull out whatever hair he has left putting in the deck haha

VERYYY pretty! It looks so sleek in black!

Very nice! (except for the slushbox)

Mineral Ridge!! I just moved to Florida but lived in Brookfield, OH the last 23 years. Only about a half hour away.

I like my "slushbox". I am all for advances in technology and the automatic shift was a great one I think.

Yessir good ole Miserable Ridge. Besides Deceiver you don't wait for a manual tranny when looking for a Vibe they're hard enough to find

Well this is true!

But if you want to trade transmissions I'd be happy too haha

Just added LEDs in the vents like I had in my 03 will edit picture in once its dark.

"There are 1 2010 PONTIAC VIBE FWD 'GT' vehicles (0.141%) matching your exact options list. There are 1 (0.141%) with at least as many options"wow fun little VIN search http://www.compnine.com/vid.ph...05261

Cool, you have the vent lights like what I want to do. How did you go about doing them?

sorry havent been on in awhile Kitt but ill take some pics of the setup got everything I needed at Pepboys costs around $20 depending on the switch you get. Should only take you about 20-30 minutes to install

Use a screw driver to poke a hole big enough to push the LED throughThen run the wires to you desired location I did mine right above the gauge clusterAdd you switch and wire it's power to the cig lighter and your good to go

Had an accident about 3 days ago now which has totally changed the future of my ride. GM wants $600 PER wheel for new rims and seeing as this one is toast and another got a small bend, I think its time for some new rims

Quote, originally posted by Losthookah »GM wants $600 PER wheel for new rims Ouch !!!!!!!! This is very similar to what my drivers side front wheel looked like a few months ago. NEW (not used) rim and NEW tire only ran me in the $500 range mounted, TMP sensor, balanced, etc. I'd try to stay with the original GT rim if possible. Let me know if you want me to forward you the places I dealt with on getting mine replaced. My insurance guy allowed me to buy direct and they reimbursed me after my deductible. I was quoted "reconditioned" from my local GM dealer and yet I got everything for LESS by purchasing it myself and it was NEW. I had NO suspension damage (lucky break there!). Hope this helps ..........

Ouch! If you want to save money, there is a member selling several sets of the 18" wheels from their fleet vehicles since they are replacing them with smaller wheels and tires. Might be at least worth a call.http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=45871

Thanks for the info tpollauf, but knowing that this happened to someone else just adds to my worries. Today I took the wheel to school and we dismounted it from the rim and discovered that they arent made all that well, and after taking hours scouring the area that it blew out and finding no potholes or debris that could have cause this we decided that aftermarket is not only cheaper but also more safe in our opinion of course.

Just remember, OEM is just good enough to pass regulations and not cost anything. Aftermarket has to perform better and prove it to make the sale.