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Message: <blockquote data-quote="swampratt" data-source="post: 3846446" data-attributes="member: 15054">OOOOHHHHH! That sucks.My father-in-law drove for Jack Cooper and hauled Corollas and Vibes from the California plant.That Vibe has the same 1.8 engine but they put the exhaust manifold in the rear and intake in the front and went with a timing chain instead of a belt.They increased Oil capacity and transmission fluid capacity on the Vibe but the oil pans on both remain the same.It was an attempt to extend oil change intervals with more capacity so only the dip stick changed.We have 2 Vibes a Corolla and son had the Prizm.Vibe manual stated change oil every 5,000 miles and the corolla manual stated every 3,000 miles and the Corolla manual also stated the engine would use 1/2 a quart of oil in 3,000 miles.They nailed that.Every time it was 1/2 quart down it was almost at 3,000 miles.Those little 1.8 engines will rev.My other cars are louder.Vibe is sprung on the stiff side but center of gravity is much higher.I like them.</blockquote>