<VV> Corvair Value - Jay Leno "influence"
Sethracer at aol.com
Sethracer at aol.com
Sat Sep 4 22:33:40 EDT 2010
In a message dated 9/3/2010 1:03:47 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
bonanz01 at myfairpoint.net writes:
I just think that the potential Corvairistas have been lead to believe
that 'Vairs ain't worth Dog Poop!
What do YOU think?
I like Jay a lot, but I think he may have screwed-up here.................
Or am I full of it?
Oh, and no DOG in my household at present, and I don't own a "Scooper".....
And PLEEZE don't kill the Messenger, okay?
I am on the record as loving Corvairs - I even still have one of the Orange
Bumper stickers. But I am also kind of a cheapskate - despite also loving
cars in general. I have way too many. I know the value of a nice car. I
have paid $3000 for a Corvair - never more. The $3000 Corvair was not a
particularly good deal, either. Just a whim of a purchase - that I am still
paying for - Trying to make it "right". I just picked up a 2002 Camaro, probably
an autocross car project, for $2900. It is well equipped - for what I was
seeking, and a safe, easy to drive, reasonable economical (V6, 5-speed) car
in good condition. It also has working air bags, cold Air Conditioning and
just passed smog test. I don't know why any Corvair should be worth
$10,000 - And I mean any! Yes, you could "invest"- to use the term loosely -
more than that in a car to make it nicer than Chevy ever built. Why? because
you like the car? Fine, spend the money! The inflation of the muscle car
market has always seemed a bit odd to me. To see it possibly influence the
Corvair "market", is disappointing. I like to see people appreciate the car
for what it is and what it represents. Unlike the 67 Camaro, that some
frustrated 55 year old still remembers was the car that the football quarterback
used to score with the cheerleader back in his high school. And now he has
to have one, because now he can afford to reward a hoarder or an
auctioneer!
A pox on them! Well, maybe not the cheerleader, she, too is pushing 55, and
now drives a Lexus.
Anyway, explain to me why a Corvair - any Corvair, except, maybe, the Monza
GT or SS - should bring more than $10,000. Would the person who pays more
than that be more likely to join a Corvair Club, or bring their car out to
a meeting, or autocross their car -(showing it's better traits)? I only
hope they lose their shirts on the deal - again, not speaking of the
cheerleader, here - just the speculator.
Seth Emerson
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