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Reynoma
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Dirty Picture...

Post by Reynoma »

It snowed yesterday in South Jersey...so after my commute into/out of Philadlephia, this is what my car looked like....yuk!

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Re: Dirty Picture... (Reynoma)

Post by Merzbow »

LOL looks like mine! Can't wait til spring so I can really get down and scrub it top-bottom. Hey I like your window sticker where did you get it? I would like a red one
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Post by ragingfish »

I got ya beat man!Just don't haveth the pics to prove it. Will nab 'em tomorrow!
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My car was a mess after traveling several hours on a 6 lane highway... slushy roads... no pic though but my fursion car was brown.
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Post by 4X4CHICHI »

you should of seen mine after my wife pulled into the yard (after 4.5" of rain). i had mud hanging from the side mirrors. women, can't live with them .......pass me the beer nuts. hehehe
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Your poor car there 4X4CHICHI... mud hanging off the mirrors?BTW I think your car looks awsome, its the same as mine only mine is a base model with steel wheels and bolt on wheel covers. I wish I could have afforded the body kit, I bet you'd agree it would be the icing on the cake.
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Re: Dirty Picture... (Reynoma)

Post by cohocarl »

Here's a pic of mine last year. Actually, it probably looks worse right now. We've had quite a bit of snow the last couple weeks, and it's been very cold. Alot of salt on the roads.
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My Frosty was quite diryt a couple of weeks ago because of my commute on highway and the weather was exceptional warm back then.cohocarl, what's your exhaust ? It's very long...
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Post by Merzbow »

Sexy lol. Your tail pipe is rusting!
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Quote, originally posted by huy397 »cohocarl, what's your exhaust ? It's very long...Quote »Your tail pipe is rusting! Just after I got the Vibe, I had a custom rear exhaust made up with a Hooker Aerochamber muffler, and a Hooker canister exhaust tip. When new it looked great, but after a month or two it rusted terribly. I had even put a coat of wax on it before installing. When last spring rolled around, I cut it off and have now replaced it with just a plain exhaust pipe. The Hooker tip was also baffled which cut down the sound a little more than I wanted, so it sounds just about right now.
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Post by Big_Red »

This is a dirty car....
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Post by Kari »

Quote, originally posted by Merzbow »Your tail pipe is rusting! So is mine, only it's on the inside...really strange.
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Post by Stang2Vibe »

Ha ha--Big_Red's Vibe has slush dingleberries!
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Quote, originally posted by Merzbow »Hey I like your window sticker where did you get it? I would like a red one It's from Ryan at Grafxwerks.
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Quote, originally posted by Merzbow »LOL looks like mine! Can't wait til spring so I can really get down and scrub it top-bottom. Hey I like your window sticker where did you get it? I would like a red one hey, merz, i have a red one that says vibe. i meant to get the vibe gt, but guess i told them wrong. let me know if you want it and i'll sell it to you for $5 + shipping. probably about $8 total or something i imagine.
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Post by ragingfish »

The red fade to the white of the snow is actually quite a cool effect!
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Post by Craigmri »

Its no wonder cars dont last up north! I grew up on Long Island and recall people saying "They have 100,000 miles on there car" and being so proud of that. Here in Florida, 100,000 miles is just broken in :-) And the filthy slushy roads.....Oh man I would freak if I subjected our Monotone Neptune to that punishment.Funny part about the pic of the nasty Vibe in the Garage......I was like......Why bother garaging it...LOL!
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Post by 4X4CHICHI »

I wish they offered the body kit in fusion orange. I thought i ordered the two spoilers but they weren't on the invoice so i didn't worry about it.
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I"ve thought about the 04 rocker pannels. I don't know why the monochromatic cars didn't come with them.
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Post by Reynoma »

Quote, originally posted by Craigmri »Funny part about the pic of the nasty Vibe in the Garage......I was like......Why bother garaging it...LOL!Because it keeps the vibe warmer than leaving it outside. Brrrr.
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Post by HIGHREV2 »

I wish I had pics of mine last week. It had white salt stripes from nose to windshield and nose to drivers door. Very dramatic look on the Neptune Mono.I also had snow packed on the backside of the front wheel well to the tire with about a half inch clearance.will get pictures next time.
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Post by Big_Red »

Well, I couldn't take it anymore...I washed my Vibe even with -19C windchill....but it looks Salsa red again....
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Post by Celtic_Curse »

My car is still brown...with the chinnook rolling in every other week now you go to bed at -28 and wake up to +7. Makes for some interesting commutes when the the snow starts to melt and then refreezes. Can't wait for summer.
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Post by AKLGT »

lol. actually, that's exactly what we have going right now. on mon morn i woke up and it was -25 F outside. today it was 28F and when i got home tonight it was 38F. snow is melting, i can't see out of the windshield or rear and my head/fog lights are covered with sludge! agh! i hate this weather! just let it be cold or warm, none of this back and forth crap! then it's gonna get really cold again and we'll have an ice rink to drive on!
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