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

[ChiefTAM at aol.com]

I would beg to disagree my friend.  I did have a new 1974 Vega GT,  great 
car that I had through college.  It had no engine problems, but was  starting 
to have surface rust around the hatch and taillights when I got rid of  it 
trading it in on my new 77 Corvette.  
 
Now back in Minnesota, I have seen lots of newer vehicles, some only 5-8  
years old that are rusting.  Saw an Olds Alero I think it was today on the  
interstate, and the rockers were gone!  But, here in the land of 10,000  
lakes, we do use some industrial strength salt!
 
Todd in MN
 
 
In a message dated 12/31/2011 6:30:23 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
jvhroberts at aol.com writes:


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




-----Original Message-----
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
Subject: Re: <VV> The demise of the American Car - Limited Corvair  - 
really none


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"

-----  Original Message ----- 
From: <jvhroberts at aol.com>
To:  <tony.underwood at cox.net>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
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
>



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