I would still own it if I hadn't gotten deeper into autocrossing. It was super reliable while I owned it and I never had any real trouble with it. I replaced it after 4 years with a parts store brand battery with 380 CC amps. The stock battery it only like 230 CC amps and sometimes it was slow to crank during Midwestern blizzards. I ended up using a pair of large slip-joint pliers to loosen it. The oil filter is tiny so its hard to find a filter socket that fits. Same as in the Celica GT-S, Corolla XRS, and the Lotus Elise and Exige. The ONLY difference between the Vibe and Matrix interiors is the Vibe had black door handles and the Matrix had chrome door handles. Clutch Masters 00-05 Toyota MR-2 Spyder 1.8L 1ZZ Eng / 03-07 Pontiac Vibe 1.8L. Put a piece of sponge under it to hold it up high enough for the lock to latch firmly. There is a storage compartment under the shifter and sometimes those fall open since the hinge and lock are plastic. The interior is a little plasticy but mine held up fine. Even had the hatch and rear seats filled with stuff. I once hauled a loaded Uhaul sport trailer from Detroit to Chicago and got 29 mpg. I installed mine in 10 minutes with a clicker torque wrench. The nuts for the hitch are already welded to the rear subframe. You can add a hitch so you can use a hitch-based bike rack or tow a small trailer. They are nice for keeping stuff from sliding in the cargo area. If they aren't there, check under the floor in the spare tire area since most people never use them. There should be adjustable tie down points that fit into the tracks in the floor. The front passenger seat flips flat too so you can carry a 7 foot item without a problem. Great interior space as the rear seats flip down flat. I got decent mileage even using it as an H-stock autocross car. I used to get 33-34 on the highway on trips. If you can keep it off the 8200 rpm limiter you can easily get 30 mpg in mixed driving. That kick when you hit 6000 rpms is addictive. Hardly anything is different and they were all built on the same assembly line (the old NUMMI plant in California that was co-owned by Toyota and GM). I bought the car at around 17,000 miles a year ago. My wife drives the car occasionally, but she knows the proper clutch technique. I've been driving a clutch for almost 40 years and have never had a problem. It is a Toyota Matrix with a Pontiac body. I'm a new member here and would like to know if the slipping clutch on my '03 Vibe GT (27,000 miles) is common or not. But it is possible to stay in the increased powerband.I had a 2003 Vibe GT for 7 years. Sure to make or break any impromptu street race you might engage in. If you miss the coordination a little bit, you end up missing the gear and grinding. If you get your shifting arm and hand coordinated well with your left leg, you can pull off these power shifts as fast as you can move your arm and leg. Every time you shift from 2nd to 3rd you have to double clutch it unless the engine and transmission rpm's happen to be equal when you shift, otherwise the gears grind really bad.Shifting and keeping the engine in the high lift cam range is done by letting the engine wind all the way out almost to the rev limiter (8200 rpms) and then shifting to the next gear. I have this problem with a 3-ton 1994 GMC 5-speed we have at work.

Edmunds found one or more Great deals on a used Pontiac Vibe near you, starting at 3,699. My problem in the cold going back into 1st feels like when a synchro is shot and it won't go into gear. There are 253 used Pontiac Vibe vehicles for sale near you, with an average cost of 6,294. If you examine closely, I think the shifter gate is actually mounted slightly at an angle (to the left) so shifting from 2nd to 3rd is as straight a shot as possible. Obviously, don't prevent it from moving itself to the right. Don't put any pressure to the left at all, as you don't want to go back to first, but the transmission WANTS to go from 2nd to third and the spring will push it to the right for you, so all's you have to do is slowly/moderately push straight up. Also, those of you have a hard time with the 2nd to 3rd shift, when you're in second, gently push STRAIGHT up, the shifter will pull itself to center as it crosses the detent(sp?) and slide right up into third. If it won't go into 1st or third for example, pull 2nd or 4th and without letting up on the clutch push it into the gear you were originally trying to get into. Anyway, when the weather is cold, it's going to be harder to shift. I'm 26 and I've driven sticks basically since I could drive and this transmission is tricky especially when you're on the boil revving the motor and trying to keep it on the high lift cam, especially on the 1-2 and 2-3 shift.

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