So, I'm car shopping. My beloved Corolla wagon was totaled in an accident a little over a year ago, and I've been driving a workhorse of a Geo Prizm ever since. She's a good little car, but lots of small things are starting to add up, and I'm hesitant to put money into a car I don't love (not a fan of sedans) when it has 290,000 miles on it.
I'm looking at Matrixes (Matrices?) and finding a lot of the Pontiac Vibe version as well. The sellers are claiming that it's essentially the same car, just like my Prizm compared to a Corolla, and I'm getting the same claims from internet research, but I don't know how much I trust that.
I had a Grand Am once, and it was a disaster. Broke down in new and exciting ways every time I took it out of town, crap for fuel economy, electrical system full of what I can only assume were malicious gremlins, plastic body that cracked if I looked at it wrong. I hated it with a passion, and when it developed an oil leak I traded it in on a Ford Escort and breathed a sigh of relief. I swore up and down afterward that I'd get a horse and buggy before I ever bought another Pontiac.
But here I am, looking at Pontiacs. For those of you who own the Vibe, is it really the same car? Does it measure up for reliability, fuel economy, and durability to the Matrix?
I'm looking at Matrixes (Matrices?) and finding a lot of the Pontiac Vibe version as well. The sellers are claiming that it's essentially the same car, just like my Prizm compared to a Corolla, and I'm getting the same claims from internet research, but I don't know how much I trust that.
I had a Grand Am once, and it was a disaster. Broke down in new and exciting ways every time I took it out of town, crap for fuel economy, electrical system full of what I can only assume were malicious gremlins, plastic body that cracked if I looked at it wrong. I hated it with a passion, and when it developed an oil leak I traded it in on a Ford Escort and breathed a sigh of relief. I swore up and down afterward that I'd get a horse and buggy before I ever bought another Pontiac.
But here I am, looking at Pontiacs. For those of you who own the Vibe, is it really the same car? Does it measure up for reliability, fuel economy, and durability to the Matrix?
