Feel the VIBE!

[jEzTeR]

Well I got my company car today.Its a Pontiac Vibe.Not something that I would buy for myself but all in all a nice ride.Its got wheels,sunroof,power everything,cd,cruise,and such.The Great news is that I can now sell my Spec V and go ahead with my goal of getting a 99+ G20t 5-speed and making it awesome!1 step down many many more to go.LOLhere is a photo of the new daily driver...Vibe :jester:

[skydragoness]

I prefer the toyota version of the car, but that's just me. anyhow, that's a nice company car to roll around in, compared to a Chevy Malibu :P

[lessthanjakejohn]

lol its funny that toyota and pontiac have a partnershp

I think the matrixes are so cool, i have never seen a vibe.

What do you mean you can "go ahead and seel the spec v" you were worried about having the Alty as a daily driver?? or you lined up a buyer

[jEzTeR]

lol its funny that toyota and pontiac have a partnershp

I think the matrixes are so cool, i have never seen a vibe.

What do you mean you can "go ahead and seel the spec v" you were worried about having the Alty as a daily driver?? or you lined up a buyer

I had to drive the Spec V for work and was putting about 800 miles on per week.I could not drive the Altima or Vette to work for that reason.I got the Spec V just for that reason,I really wanted a WRX or something with boost but couldn't but lots of miles on a turbo car.Now im clear to Sell the Spec V and get a 99+ G20t to boost!Got to love the SR20DE.

[lessthanjakejohn]

who do you work for?

[skydragoness]

GM and Toyota have had a long-standing partnership, it's just be revived now i guess. The Geo/Chevy Prizm=Corolla was a long running one.

[lessthanjakejohn]

ha! never new that Geo was a work of toyota, but i figured that since this prizm down the street looks like an AE86

[jEzTeR]

who do you work for?

Im a Supervisor for Papa John's.I over see 7 stores that are in about a 300 mile area.Ive worked for the company for 10 years now and its starting to pay off.

[skydragoness]

how the FREAK does a Prizm look like an 86???!?!?second gen:first gen:versus:

[Rockenreno]

I'm going to have to go ahead and side with sky on this one, I have never seen a Prizm that looked like an AE86...

[lessthanjakejohn]

heynow, it looks like older toyotas

never seen an AE86 either, there is a prizm next door, there ya go, i am typing in fragments, pseudo-english

[jEzTeR]

1997 corolla

1996 Geo prizim

When you put em side by side these look really close.

[skydragoness]

heynow, it looks like older toyotas

never seen an AE86 either, there is a prizm next door, there ya go, i am typing in fragments, pseudo-english

(controls fist of death) do not use the holy grail of corolla's name lightly!

just messing with ya

[Cold_Zero]

How about the:

Mitsu Eclipse and the Eagle TalonMitsu 3000 and the Dodge StealthNissan Quest and the Mercury Villager

The SHO Taurus use to have a Yamaha engine

There are a lot of partnerships out there. I think that GM owns some stock in Fuji Heavy Industries which owns Subaru. GM also bought some stock in the sickly Daewoo.

Dane, the Vibe doesnt look bad, but I would rather take a matrix if I had the choice.

[UncleBen]

nice 'free' car. good luck w/ your G20-t project

[skydragoness]

How about the:

Mitsu Eclipse and the Eagle TalonMitsu 3000 and the Dodge StealthNissan Quest and the Mercury Villager

The SHO Taurus use to have a Yamaha engine

There are a lot of partnerships out there. I think that GM owns some stock in Fuji Heavy Industries which owns Subaru. GM also bought some stock in the sickly Daewoo.

oh yes, i'm well aware of those other partnerships. I just was trying to think of any other toyota/GM co-ops besides the Matrix/Vibe, and Prizm/Corolla. i suppose that's all between the two companies.

[jEzTeR]

I like the Matrix better also.I had no choice but am impressed with what I got.I was expecting a bottom line version and this one is loaded.One thing that sucks a bit is the fact that the Vibe is powered by a 1.8l.Getting out of the Spec V (2.5)and into the Vibe(1.8) is a big change in power.But it gets 28-33mpg so thats a big pluss.I just have to put performance out of my head till I get home.LOL

[Bubba1]

Free is certainly one my favorite 4-letter 4 words. My most unusual company car was an 4-speed Opel Manta fastback.(ok, a looong time ago) I dunno if anyone remembers them. It was a fun car. Anyway, it doesn't matter that a Matrix has a little nicer look. As long as the vibe is not a putrid color or splattered with logos/signs, it's fine as a daily driver. Enjoy it...

[Cold_Zero]

Isnt the Vibe AWD too?

[jEzTeR]

Nope The Vibe may have an AWD option,I know that they had a 5 or 6-speed but im not sure about the AWD.The Aztek is AWD and its Ulgy! LOL

[Stoneage_Turbo]

ill go out to the caddy , i think i got a vibe stuck in the grille somewhere , found a civic cowering in the radiator yesterday

[jEzTeR]

LMAO. Yeah I know I wont be pulling out of people in this.the 16v 1.8 is not a performance motor.I did have 3 people ive never met before make positive coments about it today.So it must not look too bad.

[AZhitman]

Free is certainly one my favorite 4-letter 4 words. My most unusual company car was an 4-speed Opel Manta fastback.(ok, a looong time ago) I dunno if anyone remembers them. It was a fun car.

I remember them well - Looked like a 3/4 scale 3rd-gen Vette.

Very popular cult car - Good "swap" material.