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Cars:
2009 Pontiac Vibe GT Hatchback - Liquid Platinum Metallic
Birthday: April 28, 1984
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Ethnicity: Caucasian (White)
Education: Some College
Occupation: Quality Control
| About Me: |
My passion for J-Bodies began in 1988 when my mom and dad brought home a brand new Sunbird LE Sedan. I was only four years old, but I will never forget that first J. As I got older I began to imagine myself driving around in it all alone... listening to the stereo... just cruising.
In 1994 my parents brought home yet another brand new Sunbird LE Sedan. This was my mom's and my dad was now driving the '89 Sunbird.
In mid 1997 my dad was in an unfortunate accident in the '89 Sunbird. My dad was okay, but the car was totaled. My parents got about $1200 for it from the insurance company. According to my dad, when the car was totaled it had somewhere around 315,000 miles on it. That was a sad day. Now my dream of cruising in that J would never come true.
In the summer of 1998 my mom got a brand new Sunfire SE Sedan. My dad was now driving the only remaining Sunbird.
In 2000 I had only had my license for a few months when my dad announced that the remaining Sunbird was to be passed down to me. And so began my heavy passion for Pontiac J-Bodies. I took such good care of that car. I loved it more than anything. Than in late 2002, the transmission began to fail on my beloved Sunbird. On November 9th of 2002 I purchased a brand new Sunfire GT Coupe due to the ailing Sunbird transmission.
In late December of 2003, the transmission on the Sunbird was rebuilt with 217,200 miles on the odometer. The Sunbird is still alive and kicking to this day. Despite the presence of seemingly ever increasing rust, the car still runs great with 250,000+ miles on it. I still consider it a very trustworthy, great running little car and very much enjoy driving it.
My mom’s Sunfire is still alive and kicking as well. Unfortunately, rust is starting to appear on the bottoms of all four doors, but on a more positive note it is quickly approaching 200,000 miles and it still hauls ass. My mom traded her '98 Sunfire SE Sedan in on a brand new 2009 Pontiac Vibe GT on May 23, 2009. When the Sunfire was traded in it had 201,500 miles on it.
For the past five years I have enjoyed my Sunfire GT Coupe greatly. It won me a third place trophy at the 2005 GM Small Car Bash which was totally unexpected and such an awesome surprise. Through the GT I have gained many lasting friendships and even more wonderful acquaintances. If it weren’t for the GT I would know nothing about the J-Body platform. As much as I've enjoyed the GT over these past 5 1/2 years, it is time for me to move on to something more "grown up." The GT was sold on Saturday June 7, 2008 :-(.
On July 7, 2007 I purchased a 2002 Sunfire SE Sedan. I have liked the looks of the 2000 - 2002 Sunfire Sedans for quite some time so I finally decided to just go ahead and get one. It will remain clean and subtle. The main focus will be the suspension. It's a 2200 so it will never be fast, but I figure if I beef up the suspension it will at least be fun to drive which is more important to me anyway. 2200 FTW! On April 11, 2009 I traded the Sunfire in for a brand new 2009 Pontiac Vibe GT.
Although, I no longer own a J (except for the Sunbird), I will always love them, as up until now they're all I've driven/owned. I will still be around here daily helping out whenever and wherever I can. I <3 J-Bodies! |
| Hobbies/Interests: |
Car Domain, car modification, car shows/cruise nights, cruising, detailing cars, GenVibe, J-Body meets, junkyards, Pontiac Sunbirds, Pontiac Sunfires, Pontiac Vibes, The J-Body Organization |
| What's New: |
Picked up the winter wheels and tires for the Vibe today: '07 Toyota Camry 16" steel wheels wrapped in brand new 205/55/16 Kelly Explorer tires. |
| Favorite Quote: |
"We all come in from the cold. We come down from the wire. And everybody warms themselves to a different fire." - Guns N' Roses Breakdown |
Dream Car: I am happy with the Vibe just the way it is :-)!
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