<VV> Another reason to keep your Corvair(s)

[Ron F Hinz]

The people who buy those cars can afford to toss them when it begins to look
shabby.  No one would keep one until it starts to give trouble!
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <mark@noakes.com>
Cc: <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2004 7:36 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Another reason to keep your Corvair(s)


> What goes around comes around...50s era GM trucks only had locks on one
door as well.
>
> Cool stuff on the Caddy but all I can think of is how much of that stuff
will start
> breaking before the car reaches the end of its usfeful life...then
again...people who
> can afford these cars probably buy a new one every 50K miles anyway...
>
> Mark Noakes
>
> On Sun, 6 Jun 2004 16:19:46 EDT, Sethracer@aol.com wrote:
>
> >
> > Another reason to keep your Corvair. I read a lot of Automotive stuff,
> > everything from Autoweek to Automotive Industries. A recent copy of
Automotive
> > News had an editor picking up a new Chevy Colorado pickup for a
mini-test. He
> > walked out to the parking lot with the key in hand. Since he was
carrying his
> > work briefcase, he thought he would drop it on the passengers seat, then
walk
> > around. He looked for the keyfob power door lock button, and noticed
that,
> > since this was a base model truck, it didn't have power locks. No sweat,
he went
> >  to open the door with the key. There was no lock - or rather, no key
hole!
> > You  cannot unlock that door from the outside - at least with a key.
Chevy must
> > have  saved a dollar on that one. He then walked around the lot and
noticed
> > many of  the new cars were also missing the passenger side keyhole.
Since about
> > 70% of  new cars/trucks have the power locks, they felt we didn't need
it!
> > Arrgh!
> >
> > How about power doors? I was in A Cadillac dealer waiting for my wife's
> > orphan Oldsmobile Intrigue to be finished in the service dept. I saw a
new
> > Cadillac XLR roadster sitting in the showroom, top down, just inviting
me to sit  in
> > it. So I tried. There are no door handles. You reach around a small
insert
> > in the door and an electronic latch opens the door (a la 1955 shaved,
Kustom
> > Kars)  - sweet. But it didn't want to open for me. It was locked and
armed,
> > lights flashed when I tried. I asked a salesman, he reached over and
found the
> > same conclusion, (DUH!) He then got the key fob and unlocked the door
so I
> > could open it. I hopped in (gingerly - this is a $76,000 car.) After
> > "experiencing" the interior, (Nice), I reached for the door handle to
get out.  No
> > latch, just a button that, when pushed, pops the soleniod and opens the
door.  And
> > what about a dead battery solution? They hide a mechanical pull lever
down at
> > the carpet line. I guess that beats an ejection seat!  - Seth  Emerson
(Not
> > ready to buy a car that costs twice as much as my first house! -  but if
they
> > would let me take a test drive. . .  .)
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