<VV> 50 worst cars of all time? (NO CORVAIR) <grin!>

[Tony Underwood]

At 08:53 PM 12/29/2011, Sethracer at aol.com wrote:
>Yep, Corvair didn't make the list. - Seth
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Hrrmph...

Again, somebody just threw out a bunch of badges and claimed FAIL.  I 
disagree with much of it.

The Trooper had NOTHING wrong with it.  Badging it as an Accura 
didn't change that.   Another quoted CR claim that shows how stupid 
they were-are in complaining because they managed to turn over an 
SUV.  Oh BIG surprise there, fellas.  Lemme go tell somebody!

The Pacer?   Oh give it a rest, Sabatini.  Pick on orphans, sure, 
just because you can.  Try to buy one cheap now, since they're now 
quite collectable.  People treated them like disposable objects, tore 
them up then threw them away, then bitched.

Audi 5000?  I knew two people who had these Audis and they both loved 
them, seemed almost indestructible, never gave any trouble except 
slow starting when it was Zero outside.  (Bosch FI) So Sabatini picks 
on it because it got undeserved bad press and this somehow makes the 
car "bad"?   What the Hell...??

And Aspens/Volares don't rust any worse than anything else.  Mom had 
a Volare for many years and all it ever did was run on and on, not a 
flake of rust anywhere, ever.  Old guy close to my house still has 
one, paint so faded it's gone in some spots, nicks and dings 
everywhere.  NO rust on the car at all.

And the Fiat X1/9?   I'd like to have one.  Really.  They may only 
have 60-70 hp but they don't weigh anything at all, and the engines 
really wake up with simple mods and a couple of Abarth goodies.  And 
try to keep up with one on a twisty road.  Just try.  Those little 
squirts are almost perfectly balanced for handling and they corner 
like slot cars.   So Sabatini bitched about the 5 mph bumpers... 
maybe he shoulda looked at the chrome plated railroad ties hung on 
most any other '70s car anywhere that managed to make it to our shores.

What about that Jeep mail carrier?  They lasted forever.  Many are 
still tooling around today.  Too simple to have anything go wrong 
with it.   A bud had one he paid 100 bucks for and he drove it for a 
decade and sold it for 600 bucks then tried to buy it back 
later.   Chevy 4-banger power, built like a fire hydrant, and it gets 
criticized... yeahright.   C'mon Sabatini, it's a MAIL TRUCK.



Musta been a slow day at the AOL offices.  And, I'd wager he missed 
out on Corvairs,Vegas, and Pintos simply because he forgot... or 
because it's not fashionable to pick on them anymore these days 
because they are developing champions who are quick to jump.  So, 
pick easy targets... who's gonna defend an Aspen (except me)?   And, 
the quickest fastest car you could buy that was made in this country 
in '76 was a Volare-Roadrunner.  It outran the Corvette in 1/4 mile 
dragrace tests.



tony..