My 2008 Pontiac Vibe
I talked to the dealership today. Tonight, I’m riding the train only part of the way home. I now have a car.
What I Like About It:
- The price: I got this car for about $4000 less than it would have cost me new.
- The color: It’s not white or some weird color. It’s kind of bluish green.
- The new car smell: Despite having 16000 miles on it, it still smells like a brand new car.
- The comfort: The seats are really really comfy. This is going to rock on a road trip.
- The versatility: The back seats fold down flat and, unlike the 2009 Vibe, the back window opens separately from the tailgate. Awesome!
What I Don’t Like About It:
- No AUX jack: I’m going to have to buy an aftermarket iPod interface and install it myself or pay a bunch of money to have one installed.
- Fumes: When I got the car, it came with about an eighth of a tank of gas. I made it to my home gas station for the first fill up, but I’m sure if it’d been another mile, I’d have pushed my car in.
At last, I have a nice car again. It’s no hot rod (At 128 horsepower, this thing feels pretty much like the Toyota Corolla whose engine powers it), but it gets decent gas mileage (topping at 32 mpg hwy). I decided that the versatility of a small wagon and the niceness of the cabin outweighed the slightly higher fuel economy in the two other front runners (the 2008 Pontiac G5 coupe and the 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt LT). Now to await the sticker for my license plates from DMV.
Note to friends in San Francisco: Given SF’s status as a car theft capital, I’m not going to drive my shiny new car into the city until I have a registration sticker from DMV. That’ll let me take the temporary with my name and address out of my front window.
Also, on this day 12 years and one month ago, my last Pontiac was totalled by my housemate. This Pontiac has full coverage, though. Aspicious anniversary, no?
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