<VV> More non-Corvair advice

[Sethracer at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/21/2007 11:29:46 AM Pacific Standard Time,  
tonyu at roava.net writes:

as well  as 
having turned their only ponycar into an expensive inefficient  
wannabe which seemed to draw more inspiration from Rice than from  
Beef... as well as pricing the car out of range of those who would  
have wanted it most, whom the car was originally marketed for in the  
first place.




Which car are you identifying with this comment?  If it is the 4th Gen  
Camaro, you are off base. All pony cars moved up to that price ($16,000 base) at  
about the same time, and the Camaro offered a lot more than the mustang, both 
in  styling and performance. The Camaro didn't have enough appeal to the 
Secretaries  who bought the base Mustangs, and the V8s were pricey, but offered much 
more  performance and handling than then Mustang at the same level - (V8 from 
Chevy  vs. V8 from Ford). SLP SSs and Saleens were in their own worlds. My 
1996 V6  Camaro, about $16,800 out the door, offered things that a V6 Mustang 
owner could  only dream about. My car had 200HP, posi, 4-wheel discs, fast 
steering and  HD suspension, and enough luxury for me. And I regularly trashed the 
V8 Mustangs  and many V8 Camaros, at the Autocross courses. It has been pretty 
bulletproof,  for a car raced throughout it life, now, at 120K miles, a new 
power steering  pump is on the list, and I put a clutch in at 95K. It has never 
leaked, never  stranded me, and the paint looks as shiny at the day I bought 
it. I don't  remember any recalls, and the styling makes the newest Mustang 
look bloated - as  bloated as they were in 1967. Downsides - Hmm, poor 
headlights, corrected in  1998, to the detriment of the styling. Ride quality (adding 
aftermarket Konis  didn't help either <grin>) Otherwise, it is still a fun car 
to drive and  gets 30 MPG on the highway, about the same as my C6 Vette, but 
much better than  the Vette around town. It had, of course, no "Rice" appeal at 
all. Still  doesn't. I do understand the business decision in retro-ing back 
to the 1969  Camaro in the new-next-year model. I won't be buying one, but 
that is okay.  Let's see what the base model costs and how it performs vs. my 
"oldie" 1996. -  Seth Emerson