"BahamaTodd" (bahamatodd)
09/27/2019 at 13:51 • Filed to: Vibe, pontiac, matrix, pontiac vibe | 1 | 6 |
All cleaned up and putting it up for sale. Here’s your chance to own a super ra re , manual transmission, 2009 Toyota Matrix Pontiac Vibe GT with 121k miles. One of the last vehicles to come out of the Toyota/GM joint venture assembly plant NUMMI, now occupied by Tesla.
It was originally purchased using the Cash for Clunkers program in exchange for the family’s 97 Expedition which was falling apart ( any electrical gremlins and a blown rear air suspension). Along with GM employee pricing that I got through a friend, and a nice discount from the dealer since no one wanted manuals back then either, the $21k sticker price was reduced to about $ 12k out the door.
My sister has had it since new but with her move from south Florida to San Francisco for a new job
she no longer needed a car. She wasn’t originally planning to sell it but it didn’t make sense to have it sit at our parents’
house. So
I was tasked with getting it sale ready, which wasn’t fun cleaning up after a stereotypical girl that uses her car as an extension of her bedroom/closet
.
With only 158hp from the 2.4L 4cyl it isn’t quick, but the GT trim comes with a stiffer suspension so it actually handles pretty
ok with minimal body roll. Even though its a 4cyl,
with a 28 mpg
hwy rating its not
that
economical. Its amazing how much
fuel efficiency has increased in the last decade. I have always wondered why this got a 5 speed while the g
eneration before this one
had a 6 speed which would have probably been better for performance and efficiency.
It has served us well over the last 10 years / 121k miles and I’m sure with its Toyota guts it has many more miles left in it .
It will be missed.
UggaDuggaForAll
> BahamaTodd
09/27/2019 at 15:11 | 1 |
I had a 2010 Vibe base with the 1.8l engine and auto transmission.
I was amazed at how bad the gas mileage was. 21 MPG highway and like 19 MPG city confirmed by calculating MPG by hand. Was SLOOOOOOWWWWWWWW. Wished that I had the 2.4l engine.
Not a bad car, but let down by a terrible automatic transmission.
I had other negative experiences, but not going to shit on your post.
If I was in FL, I would want to take a look at the car for my kid.
BahamaTodd
> UggaDuggaForAll
09/27/2019 at 15:23 | 0 |
One problem I assume you had is the crappy radio volume and tune knobs that break . I think the radio was replaced two or three times under warranty before we gave up. The steering wheel has volume control and everything in the radio can still be controlled by the buttons.
wes111
> BahamaTodd
10/17/2019 at 11:22 | 0 |
How much is it?!
BahamaTodd
> wes111
10/17/2019 at 11:54 | 0 |
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2448719311830473/
Listed for $4999
JDawg70
> BahamaTodd
02/17/2020 at 12:58 | 0 |
Vibes are utility hatchbacks more than eco or sport hatchbacks. Look at the pic of the open hatch, Seats all down. Its huge on the inside.
BahamaTodd
> JDawg70
02/17/2020 at 13:08 | 0 |
Definitely not eco. 28 hwy for a 2.4L manual hatch is pretty bad. But yes it is very spacious.