Newb: What to look for shopping a used Vibe?

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nosoapradio
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Newb: What to look for shopping a used Vibe?

Post by nosoapradio »

Hello,
I'm new to the group and not yet an owner...but hoping to change that soon.

Later this week I'm checking out two 2009 Vibes (base) in the NYC area and was curious if there are specific "Vibe Insider" things I should check out, beyond the basics, when inspecting the cars? Bot have around 100k miles.

I apologize if this has been asked before. I've been searching for a few hours here. Either this topic is new, or I suck at searching.

Thanks,
Jay
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Re: Newb: What to look for shopping a used Vibe?

Post by joatmon »

Can't think of anything specific to a Vibe to look for in a 09 with 100K miles.

Some general stuff, look at the color of the tranny fluid and engine coolant. Maybe hook up an OBDII code reader and verify you get no codes and a ready status (an not ready status might indicate the seller recently cleared a fault code to hide it)
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