<VV> American Quality--Urban Legends-SOME CORVAIR

[HallGrenn at aol.com]

Robby, 
 
When was the last time you bought an American car?  Even Consumers  Union 
thinks highly of them now.  An attorney who works for me and the  company 
keeps harping on American crappy cars.  I finally challenged her as  to when 
she last owned one.  She admitted she had never owned one herself,  but her 
mother bought a new 1973 Oldsmobile that gave a lot of trouble.   She also 
won't replace her Honda CRX because it was built in Japan and most new  Hondas 
are built in the US in non union shops in "right to work" states.
 
When I bought my Corvairs in the '60s and early '70s people told me I was  
buying junk--that I should buy a real car.  Urban legend and popular  
culture.  It made it possible for me (and many current Corvair people) to  get 
Corvair parts and even complete Corvairs at incredibly low  prices.  At the 
time the only American car I would consider was a Corvair  for safety and 
fun-to-drive reasons.  I just didn't like "big iron" from  Detroit.  They 
couldn't stop, go around corners or pass a gas  station.  I was biased, my attorney 
is biased and you aren't being  objective either Robby.
 
Because of the dependable service of our '94 Olds 88 (200,000 miles and '98 
 Pontiac Bonneville (138,000 miles)--which both brought good prices,  I 
just  bought a new Malibu 3.6L V6, with a six speed transmission and better gas 
 mileage on regular than my neighbor's V6 Camry.  It has open source  
programming (unlike Toyota), excellent reviews, handles very well and will  
outrun my brother-in-law's '72 Malibu.  Too bad it isn't a Corvair  though.
 
Bob Hall