<VV> The demise of the American Car - Limited Corvair - really none

[jvhroberts at aol.com]

 I'm not so sure they were worse than domestics. A friend of mine bought a new Vega, and had a rust out before the warranty period ended. GM actually fought the claim! Bastards. 

And how many cars had rust outs in 3-5 years back then? In the salt belt, pretty much everything. Even Corvairs! Today, it's exceedingly rare to see a 15 year old car with ANY rust. 

 

John Roberts
 

 

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From: J R Read <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
To: tony.underwood <tony.underwood at cox.net>; virtualvairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>; jvhroberts <jvhroberts at aol.com>
Sent: Sat, Dec 31, 2011 6:53 pm
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Since you are providing opinion, I will as well.

While the rice burner mechanics MAY have been better in that era, the bodies 
rusted away really early VS US built cars.

Later, JR

CCE CORSA CORVANANTICS SCG member
'61 Rampside Standard 4/110
'65 Monza Convertible 4/140
"Keep the Love Alive"

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Sent: Friday, December 30, 2011 8:52 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> The demise of the American Car - Limited Corvair


>
> The Vega, the Pinto, and the Gremlin ALL sold a lot of Datsuns, Toyotas 
> and Hondas. The Japanese cars were simply better cars, especially for the 
> money.
>
> Whether or not YOU think there was nothing wrong with them is irrelevant. 
> The marketplace clearly had different preferences. These cars from Detroit 
> did NOT reflect what the market wanted. And that's where Detroit got it so 
> very wrong.
>
>
>
> John Roberts
>