 2009 Pontiac Vibes. |
Well it is a wrap up for me in Montreal, I have made it back to Ottawa a little tired but I had a complete blast the catchthevibe event. I was there to witness the cars hit the truck once again for their trek to Toronto where Chris Chase will be embarking in his challenge as part of Team Traction on April 1st.
 Smoked Meat |
Montreal is a great city — just be sure to excuse the crazy traffic conditions — I took a walk down to the famous Schwartz’s Bifteck for a smoked meat sandwich — it was oh so yummy!
The challenges presented to us today were not that difficult but they were still a challenge. Getting 175km on a vehicle in Montreal was a tough challenge even with our trip out to St. Hubert and even further to find a Pontiac dealership. We returned to the hotel with just barely 180km on the odometer.
 2009 Pontiac Vibe |
Unfortunately I didn’t get to drive the Vibe at all (not even around the block) so I haven’t a clue how it handles or feels, but I had a good amount of time in the passenger seat — which was fairly comfortable. I do really like the look of the new Vibe, Pontiac has been improving their styling and removing plastic cladding and bubbles and it makes the car look cleaner and more modern.
Perhaps Chris will get some driving impressions for the CanadianDriver team when he is in Toronto and he’ll forget about the challenge propelling Team Performance to victory! Don’t forget to sign up for your chance to win a Vibe and don’t forget to support Team Performance!
Catch The Vibe Preview:
 2009 Pontiac Vibe. Click image to enlarge |
The “Catch The Vibe” challenge consists of four teams of auto writers in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver competing to earn “Pontiac Points” through a series of “adventurous challenges”. Our intrepid writers will be armed with wireless hand-held digital communications technology (ie. Blackberrys) so they can blog or “twitter” their progress live on CarTalkCanada.com (March 27 and 28) and on CanadianDriver.com (April 1 and 2) and post photos of their adventures. Readers can participate by helping them find clues and solve problems to help their teams win.
For more info, visit the official site, CatchtheVibe.ca and don’t forget to look for James’ frequent twitter updates — right here on CarTalkCanada. Next Wednesday, look for Chris Chase’s updates on CanadianDriver.com.
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March 20, 2008, 03:48:43 pm
all kidding aside, I doubt you're the target demo that BMW was after with the campaign or even the 1 series for that matter.
March 20, 2008, 04:53:11 pm
all kidding aside, I doubt you're the target demo that BMW was after with the campaign or even the 1 series for that matter.
What, I am on Facebook
Is the 1 series that much smaller then the 323 CIC
March 20, 2008, 09:53:21 pm My name is now under team performance. Although my funniest moment story is not right, they are working on fixing that....
March 25, 2008, 11:40:16 am Hey guys, the competition has started! Check out catchthevibe.ca I'll be there Friday, but you can help my team now!
March 25, 2008, 11:57:34 am What do we do? find the answers? I don't have Twitter.
March 25, 2008, 12:05:11 pm Yeah find the answers and twitter them to them, I have twitter, I'm trying to figure out how to send them to them though.......
March 25, 2008, 12:12:06 pm Well, the site says on the Team page, send them an email using their address. They'll get it on their blackberry.
March 25, 2008, 12:31:18 pm I sent them 2 e-mails.
Anyone know what the third flag is on the Museum of Fine Art in Montreal? There is a canadian a fleur de lis / quebec flag and something I can't make out.
March 25, 2008, 01:59:00 pm
Anyone know what the third flag is on the Museum of Fine Art in Montreal? There is a canadian a fleur de lis / quebec flag and something I can't make out.
Railton
March 25, 2008, 08:14:21 pm Day 1 is done. Looks like Team Performance did well, they are in the lead!!!!!!!
Reading the blog it sounds like they got help but never asked people online for it... odd -- they never used twitter which is the entire point as others who subscribed would see and reply to their questions. I'm going to make the most of the twitter when I'm out there on Friday.
I hope tomorrow's team uses the supports to their advantage.
March 25, 2008, 08:16:55 pm How come no one e-mailed me to thank me for my reply?
CUT
March 25, 2008, 09:01:19 pm I didn't get any e-mails either
March 25, 2008, 09:36:58 pm I posted here and to team performance e-mail.
Railton
March 25, 2008, 09:45:35 pm Yeah I saw your post, I'm not doing it yet, I don't get the team performance e-mails until Friday when I get their blackberry. I'm sure they got your message.
March 27, 2008, 12:14:05 pm Bump Bump!
I'm leaving for Montreal soon and have started updating my twitter. Watch the front page of CanadianDriver or CTC or the first page of this thread! See you on the flip side, hopefully some of the Montreal Natives can help me when I get lost!
March 28, 2008, 11:44:34 am You Performance folks seem to have the slight lead at the moment
Can you Taste the Vibe?
March 28, 2008, 12:38:23 pm Updating yer twitter...................too much DEFORMATION..........
March 28, 2008, 05:44:24 pm Hey Twittering fool, how'd the day go? Really pooped?
March 28, 2008, 07:04:23 pm This is seeming more like a non-event. What were the questions? No help required?
Railton
March 28, 2008, 09:46:29 pm The questions were easier today actually it was more along the lines of finding stuff and driving like a mad man in Montreal.
I had a good time it was pretty tireing to say the least but we had fun. Especially with onstar
April 03, 2008, 08:26:02 pm So, anything interesting to report today?
Railton
April 03, 2008, 09:25:24 pm I'm done dude, I only did 1 day.
April 03, 2008, 09:58:04 pm Wow! That was exciting!
I hope we do it again next year...
Railton
April 03, 2008, 09:59:04 pm you had to be there
April 03, 2008, 10:09:51 pm Yeah...
Railton