<VV> American Car Quality (Corvair by association)--F1 comment too

[Taruffi57 at aol.com]

I think that most people who have the No American Car For Me attitude  have 
not spent any time with what has been built here for the last few  years.  
They are holding onto opinions from before Detroit got their act  together.  
I daily drive a '98 Ford V6 Explorer which has 202,000 miles on  it, and in 
the 5 yrs. I have had it, the only thing that has failed is a  thermostat 
and the EGR valve (plastic) assembly.  No hoses, no starter, no  alternator, 
never been into the engine or transmission and I am not one to  be anal 
about maint. schedules.  It has hauled big weights, been loaded A  LOT, and just 
does not strand me.  Actually, I can't remember a  Corvair ever being 
undependable either.  Well....I DID have to ride a  Greyhound bus once when my 
old '65 Corsa 140 dropped a valve seat in BFE.
 
Although I have a standing attitude about buying well taken care of -  
slightly older cars --(cheapskate),  I can think of several  Detroiters I would 
love to own.  That Chevy Malibu and the new Buick  Regal 4 dr. would be 
something I would be proud to drive.
 
In 2012, we are going to get major redesigns of F1 and Indy cars.   Lighter 
weight and small 4 cyl turbo's engines at least for F1 and maybe also  for 
Indy cars.  Racing is trying to run what the car manufacturers are  selling 
and 4 cyl turbo engines are about to become the majority standard.
 
Turkish GP Sunday morning and Indy 500 tomorrow also.  What would it  do 
for IndyCars if one of the 4 girls won it  ?????
 
Hey Herb, I'll buy that Rampside from you   :-)
 
Joe Dunlap
Florida