Faults:

Nothing gone wrong during my ownership. My '04 Vibe was flawless.

General Comments:

Had an '04 Vibe, which somebody was kind enough to broadside and ruin. Bought this '09 Vibe GT, because after not having a Vibe for 2 years, I really missed the economy and practicality the Vibe offers.

Overall, it's a nice car... and an acceptable substitute for a minivan, actually. The rear seats fold flat, and the front passenger seat in 2.4L equipped Vibes also folds flat, giving you the ability to haul 8 foot long items like lumber and ladders.

The seats in the GT model are fairly comfortable.

Driver controls are logically laid out, though the dashboard illumination control is unusual (you rotate the button you normally press to cycle through the odometer/trip computer readout), and the clutch sticks up a little further than it probably should.

Fit and finish of the car is good overall, though it's no luxury car. There's plenty of hard plastic in the cabin, but none of it screams "cheap".

Performance for the Vibe GT is pretty good, but fuel economy for the 2.4L could be better... 21 city, 28 highway. I see about 23.5 in mostly city driving.

While the nearly identical Toyota Matrix continues to be built, it's sad that the Vibe is no longer in production. Built in the US with the majority of parts sourced from the US, reliable Toyota engineering, but better GM pricing and the larger GM dealership network, gave the Vibe the best of both worlds. Definitely good value, and worth considering on the used car market.

General Comments:

Great car. Bought it because it was built by Toyota. Had a Sunbird that was very good, a Montana which was a disaster, and swore I wouldn't buy another Pontiac after the Montana experience. But the Toyota factor was what sold us on the Vibe.

Great car, great mileage, reasonable space. Comfortable and feels well built. Lacking power, but I bought it for the gas mileage, so that's what you get. Thinking of buying another... if we can find someone to buy the Montana, which we can't.