<VV> Not expected to last

[Jim Houston]

My 2005 Ford F150 had rusty front suspension pieces the day I picked it 
up at the dealer!  When I got home, I put some POR on them (I plan on 
keeping the truck for a while)...

Jim Houston

Kent Sullivan wrote:
> Ken--while an arbitrary life may not have been built into vehicles,
> certainly the perception of adequate has changed. I can't imagine a car
> coming off the line in Detroit these days with the amount of unpainted
> surfaces (undercarriage, cowl area, inside rocker panels, etc.) that the LM
> Corvair had.
>
> --Kent
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 10:01 AM
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: Re: <VV> Not expected to last
>
>
> It was written:
>   
>> car thought to have a life span of 5 to 7 years tops ... After all, long
>>     
> before
>   
>> there were serious gas leakage problems, the car would have been melted
>>     
> down
>   
>> and been recycled.    And if leaks did happen, well there was the dealer
>> network and warranties and all that support stuff available to the owner.
>>     
>
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> I must take umbrage here.  I have worked 42 years for GM engineering and I
> can
> safely say we do not build in an arbitrary 'life' into any vehicles.  In
> fact, extensive
> tests are conducted on every model we make; test for durability, corrosion
> resistance,
> and usability.  results of these tests are turned directly back to improve
> every vehicle.
>
> The only ones that take anything away from the build are the bookkeepers
> when they
> can find a cheaper part that will do the same job.
>
> Back in the day the Corvair did not last as long a Buick ... or a Lincoln
> ... but here in 
> Michigan all car titles must be turned in to the state when the car is
> scrapped.  That
> title must be accompanied by a statement of mileage slip.  That information
> indicates that
> a Corvair would easily outlast two Hondas or two Toyotas when compared model
> year to model year.  
>
> Metallurgy and Petrochemestry have come a long way since the 60s.  A car
> built to the design of the Corvair but using modern materials could be
> expected to last almost forever ... certainly longer than any two far east
> vehicles regardless of price.
>
> Ken Pepke
>
>
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