<VV> PARK PAWL ON PG'S

[Alan and Clare Wesson]

Speaking as an 'energetic' European driver who lives in an area with very 
narrow, slippery, twisty roads, I far prefer PG Vairs for fast driving, 
because they respond quickly and are quite nippy enough up to 40 or 50 (most 
of the time on country roads). The only time they are a pain is on hills or 
at higher speeds.

And as the Vair 4-speed gearbox is the 2nd worst gearbox I have ever used, I 
can't see why someone would want to swap one of the smoothest trannies ever 
for one of the worst gearboxes. I reckon PG brings by far the best out in 
Vairs (to the extent that I actually frightened the purchaser of one of my 
cars while taking him for a test drive in it, because I wanted to show him 
a) that Vairs handled well; and b) that the combination of a 100 hp and a PG 
didn't mean it was sluggish).

Cheers

Alan


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "shortle" <shortle556 at earthlink.net>
To: "Charles Lee" <chaz at ProperProPer.com>; <N2VZD at aol.com>
Cc: <VirtualVairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 5:51 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> PARK PAWL ON PG'S


> So the people who bought PG's (the majority) didn't appreciate the 
> Corvairs roadworthiness? I keep my PG Corvairs handbrake working properly 
> by periodically lubing the moving parts and making sure routing of parts 
> is proper. I do not have a "NO PARK" problem.
> Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado
> 1963 Rampside PG
>
> -----Original Message-----
>>From: Charles Lee <chaz at ProperProPer.com>
>>Sent: Nov 18, 2008 10:23 AM
>>To: N2VZD at aol.com
>>Cc: VirtualVairs at corvair.org
>>Subject: Re: <VV> PARK PAWL ON PG'S
>>
>>Right, but the 'big cars' were also front engine, right ?
>>
>>That seems to be the deal breaker due to the cost and the economical
>>nature of the Corvair.
>>
>>The Corvair's 'economical nature' was the cause of its demise - it
>>should have been marketed as a more expensive 'sports' car, and sold to
>>a different market who would have appreciated it.
>>
>>Most people (imho) who DID appreciate the Corvair's roadworthiness got a
>>4
speed anyway, so they didn't have this "no park" problem.
>>
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
>>[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of N2VZD at aol.com
>>Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 7:54 AM
>>To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>>Subject: Re: <VV> PARK PAWL ON PG'S
>>
>>the "big car " glides had a park pawl actuated by linkage inside the
>>tranny
>>case.
>>the aluminum pg's were very popular in drag cars around here.
>>they are a tough box!
>>regards, tim colson
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