Gearbox:

Tips for owners

of Pontiac Vibe

or Toyota Matrix

Ever notice how some cars never stay dirty for long? That is one measure of a happy owner – they love the car and take pride in it. Here’s hoping we Vibe and Matrix owners feel that way in a few years.

Please click on any of the current topics:

• Decisions: If you haven’t chosen yours yet, consider which model and options to get
• Comfort: Tips for simple ways to make yourself at home in the new wheels
• Dealers: Should you visit a Toyota dealer about your Pontiac, or vice versa
• Headlights: Daytime running lights and how to rip out those annoying automatic headlights
• Rattles and vibrations and how to remove the dashboard
• Camping out (in?) with the gearbox
• Hidden features
• A Year Later: Impressions and observations
• Two Years Later: Still cruisin’ along
• Three Years Later: Smile!
• Links

I’ll propose that this whole car category should be known as gearboxes. Not just because manual transmissions are popular, but because of the way they’re used – hauling gear for one or more people. We tend to choose the car for its versatility and efficiency, with people-hauling as a secondary interest.

If you have something to share, send it to vibeowner at comcast.net

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