justin_o_guy2 wrote on 04/29/18 at 07:55:26:The Pontiac Vibe was a cool car but the wife wanted something else,,
My Pontiac Vibe is a 2006, and it is the best car I have ever owned. I put lowering springs and 16" wheels with low profile tires to make it handle a bit better (15" wheels with snow tires in the winter). I can haul 4 folks to dinner, fold the rear seat down and haul the dog or stuff......or haul the dog and stuff when we go camping. It gets 30-32 mpg most of the time, and the mileage drops to 25 mpg when I haul the enclosed motorcycle trailer/camper behind. I am approaching 150,000 miles and I wore out a bearing in the transmission at 100,000 miles - it now has a 6 speed which is reported to be more durable and it works a bit better when hauling the trailer.
It has been a very long time since I owned a sedan.....it was a 1978 Dodge Monaco that I bought when the City of Fort Thomas put it up for surplus auction. It had been the City Manager's car, then became a detective's car......
I bought it in 1983 for $850 and drove it for 2 years and sold it for $500. It was big, and roomy, and cheap to own, and handled like a big yacht!
I was just out of college a few months and starting my working career - cheap transportation was a necessity.