Delivered the Vibe to the buyer today, kind of an odd feeling. Had it since spring of 2010, served me well
Never did end up advertising, let friends and relatives know and it went to a friend of a friend, a Ukrainian couple just here a month
They don't really speak English yet, but they could talk to my wife who gets by in Ukrainian. She ended up getting them set up with insurance too.
All the cleaning and polishing I did when the weather was warm paid off, the wife really liked the car and that apparently was it. They paid the full $3500 asking, but when I was changing the oil yesterday I saw a front strut was leaking so I knocked $500 off
So, bought in 2010 with 140,000km for $6000 all in, sold in 2022 with 220,000km for $3000
Over the years the only major thing I did was changed the cat and O2 sensors to get rid of a code and the OEM alloys when they started to leak air, the rest was all just oil changes, tires, brake pads, etc. Pretty cheap motoring, I guess as expected for a Corolla drivetrain
2010
2022
That being said, while I'll miss the 5 speed in the Vibe, the Crosstrek is like the same car upgraded in every possible way. Unlikely to be as cheap an ownership experience though