2ZZ-GE Vibe GT Inspection, First look UNDER the car and, P0420 Code Persists? Rut Ro!
Well we've got a couple hundred miles on our "new" project / daily Pontiac Vibe GT and have a fair understanding of what's good, what's bad, and what still very much needs sorted. Firstly and shing right in our face is the Check Engine light that flat out refuses to stay gone, and this pesky P0420 code! Probably time for a proper inspection eh? For a car with a quarter of a million miles, and one that's likely changed hands a few times before us, and clearly with at least a little bit of "questionable" mechanic work (see calking on the roof) we kind of figured there would be one or two pieces that wouldn't be perfect. We certainly found one or two issues. This won't be the last you see of the 2003 Pontiac Vibe GT for sure, we've got more plans, for maintenance, more fixing, more upgrades all ahead and there's probably a pretty good chance this car has a Road Trip ahead of it! What do you all think? Did we buy a good one with a few issues? Or buy a time bomb who's fuse is about to burn out?
Well we've got a couple hundred miles on our "new" project / daily Pontiac Vibe GT and have a fair understanding of what's good, what's bad, and what still very much needs sorted. Firstly and shing right in our face is the Check Engine light that flat out refuses to stay gone, and this pesky P0420 code! Probably time for a proper inspection eh? For a car with a quarter of a million miles, and one that's likely changed hands a few times before us, and clearly with at least a little bit of "questionable" mechanic work (see calking on the roof) we kind of figured there would be one or two pieces that wouldn't be perfect. We certainly found one or two issues. This won't be the last you see of the 2003 Pontiac Vibe GT for sure, we've got more plans, for maintenance, more fixing, more upgrades all ahead and there's probably a pretty good chance this car has a Road Trip ahead of it! What do you all think? Did we buy a good one with a few issues? Or buy a time bomb who's fuse is about to burn out?