Used 2008 Pontiac Vibe Consumer Reviews
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GREAT CHEAP RELIABLE
Tom Schulte, 06/10/2018
2008 Pontiac Vibe 4dr Wagon (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
Unfortunately Pontiac isn't making them anymore. I got a consistant 30 miles to the gallon hiway (don't drive city enough to care). Engine (Toyota Matrix) lasted 244500 miles and cost less than 3.5K to replace. Eats headlights, paint job not that good. Lots of cargo space. Original radio not so good but easily replaced. Tire sensor computer component is generically inferior.
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Love this little work horse
Kathy , 07/20/2020
2008 Pontiac Vibe 4dr Wagon (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
Overall great car that I would buy again if an updated model was released. Back hatch glass opens along with a fold flat front seat and split back seats. I can easily fit 2×8s; 2 × 10s and 2 × 12s can hang out the back glass. I have used this car to move furniture, washers/ driers, ect. It fits! Good milage and an engine that will last 200k miles easily.
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240,000 without major repair. the Vibe is now dead
Ray, 10/01/2017
updated 10/04/2019
2008 Pontiac Vibe 4dr Wagon (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
Well the Vibe was involved in a accident which totaled it. It went 240,000 with the original spark plugs. I will miss it. Acceleration is not great, but not bad. Road holding is great. Just turned 200,000 miles without major repairs, mostly brakes and 2 recalls. Had some tires that were so noisy I thought it was front bearings.
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Loved it the. Best I have had
Tom Schulte, 09/22/2018
2008 Pontiac Vibe 4dr Wagon (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
Paint job is rather poor that's endemic to the vibe the tire pressure sensor goes bad easily but otherwise it's very very reliable turns on a dime sufficient speed and Road handling I got a lot of highway miles on it and it has stood up well.
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Great Car, Great Rebates
Moonscape, 05/29/2008
2008 Pontiac Vibe 4dr Wagon (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
We were looking for a family car and came across the Matrix and then realized the Vibe was less $ and had a lot of rebates. We like the Vibe styling better the the Matrix. We have the base model with no options, it's perfect for us. It is a undertaking to make sure all 5 doors are locked. Good power/gearing. A/C seems on the light side. Can't turn off head lights at night! Check the vibe forums to find out how to turn off seat belt beep for passenger seat (if you put a backpack on the passenger seat it will loudly beep at you. Blind spots are bad, buy blind spot mirrors. Nice stock tires. Lots of cool little storage areas. Love how the seats fold down. Liked 08 better than 09.
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