<VV> More non-Corvair advice

[Dennis & Debbie PLEAU]

And Seth never drives it over the speed limit.  He told me that when we were 
at a meeting in Tahoe before the 99 convention and both were headed to the 
bay area after the meeting.  I kept up with him in some rental car piece of 
junk and could actually see the gas gauge going down trying to stay up with 
him.


>From: Sethracer at aol.com
>To: tonyu at roava.net, virtualvairs at corvair.org
>Subject: <VV> More non-Corvair advice
>Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 16:26:53 EST
>
>
>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