<VV> Cheer up, it's Friday

[shortle]

Well said Seth. I look forward to seeing you in Jacksonville. Happy days are (almost) here again.
Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado

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>From: Sethracer at aol.com
>Sent: Oct 10, 2008 6:58 AM
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>Subject: <VV> Cheer up, it's Friday
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> 
>Glory days ahead  for the Corvair? Ah, the economy. With the Dow in what 
>looks like free fall,  and housing prices sliding fast – and houses don’t slide 
>uphill - it is nice to  know that we of the Corvair persuasion, seem to have 
>made a good choice in our  passion for restoration. Of course some will say they 
>have pulled that foolish  401K money out of the market and invested it is a 
>safe collectable, like a 70  Barracuda Hemi. Note – at current Barrett-Jackson 
>prices, that would totally  deplete my 401K. But our Corvairs are not just 
>collectables, they are  “drive-ables” too. Even as gas drifts down toward a year 
>ago’s nightmare of  $3/Gallon, the Hemi, at single digit MPG consumption, is 
>still the Arab oil  company’s best friend, next to the Cadillac Escalade, 
>perhaps. (For some, it may  come as a surprise that the three countries which 
>supply most of the US imported  oil are Canada,  Mexico and  Saudi  Arabia. Not 
>too many terrorists in  Canada and  Mexico, and although we may be hated  by a 
>bunch of entry-level Saudis, their country’s government has been a  reasonable 
>ally over the years.)  Our Corvairs, in good tune and driven with a bit of 
>sense –sometimes even  without – can still turn in respectable mileage. So - 
>take that  Canada!  But before I totally lose my point, I  think the Corvair may 
>finally be turning the corner – something it has always  been good at – and 
>will become the socially acceptable collector car from the  60’s, until well 
>past the point I will care about it!  In good original tune, the Corvair  
>exceeds almost all still-running 1960’s cars for mileage and overall economy.  (PS, 
>the original Falcon sixes became oil clogged and have been dead for years.)  
>Even our parts are cheap for repair and refurbishment. (Okay, not as cheap as  
>the same parts were in the 60’s, but a fuel pump for a 2002 Camaro is $300, I  
>can testify!) And the Corvairs are pretty simple to keep running. The problem 
>I  see is that we older owners have been declining in ability (and desire for 
> repair work) as the new cars are getting harder and harder to fix. That 
>makes  the older cars perfect for us doddering old fools! Also we have the time, 
>and  still enough funds in the 401k, to change out a Corvair Fuel pump, etc. We 
>owe a  big debt of gratitude to the folks who produced the Tech guides and 
>the Basics  books. Those make the simple jobs even simpler, and the tough jobs 
>doable! Even  if you don’t have tool J-4523 in your tool box.  
>So, get out and drive your Corvair, maybe to the DooWop drive-in, but at  
>least to your Corvair Club meeting. Make it a festive October/November/December.  
>You have plenty to celebrate this holiday season. You own a Corvair, you don’
>t  own Lehman Brothers stock (anymore),  you have no more than $100,000 in any 
>one bank. (You don’t, do you?) Many, many  things to celebrate. After the big 
>Bailout plan – Oops, I mean Rescue plan - is  funded, the only “Change” we 
>will see may be in the Government, there certainly  won’t be much in our 
>pockets! America will be nostalgic for the early 1960’s,  when Cars were cool and 
>gas was cheap – although only those 60’s cars are still  available – that cheap 
>gas was used up “Somewhere West of Laramie” a couple of  decades ago. Go 
>have fun and be proud that you don’t have to drive your  retirement plan around, 
>even if you do have to park your car in your retirement  plan’s driveway each 
>night. Glory days ahead? In the wink of a young girls  eye!   - Seth  Emerson
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