<VV> Vendors

[Ken Wildman]

At 02:12 PM 1/28/2005, Keith Wells wrote:
>So much said in support of the Corvair vendors....I can register only
>one complaint. When I went to buy my 63 convert the guy selling it
>had catalogues from Clarks and the Underground in the trunk. I was
>shocked by the availability of parts for the Vair and the reasonable
>prices. (my first corvair). I thought surely that the restoration of
>this running and driving car would be a breeze with such ease of
>parts availability. Within a week I managed to get it to shift in
>reverse and quit leaking oil, thanks to inexpensive parts from both
>suppliers. I was on a roll! Then to the body shop and off with the
>paint and out with the carpet. No floors and quarter panels held on
>with 20 year old bondo! This is now a major project! (who would have
>thought a convertible would have rust in the floors and quarters?)
>   So I hold the vendors partially responsible, for if those pretty
>catalogues were not in the trunk (covering the hole) I might have
>kept my money and would not have embarked on this costly ordeal.
>   And yes, I need a dash harness too....and floors, and carpet, and a
>top, and windshield,.....Damn catalogues. Plus your legs fall asleep
>if you spend too much time reading them on the can, which can be
>dangerous and may lead to litigation someday...
>Keith Wells
>Drinking coffee from a Clark's mug and dreaming of Portland
>Winston Salem, NC

I recommend a class-less action suit.      <GG>

Ken