<VV> Readable posts

[Louis Armer]

I sure do wish that Seth and Warren could do 
something to their posts that would allow all of us to receive them
in totally readable form. Every post from them 
looks like what Tim forwarded. It seems like a 
simple solution would be available as
99% of VV posts do not present this problem.

Chuck Armer
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At 02:48 PM 10/10/2008, you wrote:
>Well said Seth. I look forward to seeing you in 
>Jacksonville. Happy days are (almost) here 
>again. Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado 
>-----Original Message----- >From: 
>Sethracer at aol.com >Sent: Oct 10, 2008 6:58 
>AM >To: virtualvairs at corvair.org >Subject: <VV> 
>Cheer up, it's Friday > > >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 an 
>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 itt has 
>always  been good at ­ and >will become the 
>sociaally 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 ­ althouggh only those 60’s cars are 
>still  available ­ that chheap >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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