<VV> eBay seller insults Corvairs

[Mike Jacobi]

Yep Ken.  Ignorance is also resilient......and there seems to be waaaay too much around.

Mike in Michigan


Don't send your money to China. Check to make sure everything you buy is made in the USA or Canada.  

On Jun 27, 2012, at 4:48 PM, Ken Lundy <klundy at optonline.net> wrote:

> The ad is still running. He corrected the year.
> Here's the new link: 
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/251095394845?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_nkw%3D251095394845%26_rdc%3D1
> 
> Ken Lundy
> New Jersey
> 1964 Convertible
> 
> 
> 
> > From: Mike Jacobi <mvjacobi at comcast.net>
> > Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 11:29:26 -0400
> > To: Ken Lundy <klundy at optonline.net>, virtual Vairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> > Subject: Re: <VV> eBay seller insults Corvairs
> > 
> > Looks like the seller has run for cover.  Ignorance just can't stand the
> > light of the truth
> > 
> > Mike in Michigan
> > 
> > 
> > On 6/27/12 11:18 AM, "Ken Lundy" <klundy at optonline.net> wrote:
> > 
> >> I also contacted the eBay seller. Here’s what I wrote:
> >> 
> >> If you had any knowledge about Corvairs, you'd know that your photo is of a
> >> 62, not a 61 model. Also your Ralph Nader reference just echoes the opinions
> >> of the uninformed. For those who pay attention to the facts, the Corvair was
> >> exonerated from Nader's claims in 1971 by the National Highway Traffic
> >> Safety Administration. After thorough testing the NHTSA stated: "The
> >> handling and stability performance of the 1960-63 Corvair does not result in
> >> an abnormal potential for loss of control or rollover, and it is at least as
> >> good as the performance of some contemporary vehicles both foreign and
> >> domestic."
> >> I hope you will change the wording in your ad. You might increase your
> >> customer base by doing so.
> >> 
> >> Ken Lundy
> >> NJ
> >> 64 Convertible
> >> 
> >> 
> >>> Message: 1
> >>> Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2012 21:47:36 -0400 (EDT)
> >>> From: wrsssatty at aol.com
> >>> Subject: <VV> eBay seller insults Corvairs
> >>> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> >>> Message-ID: <8CF221DF621DB28-2A24-1E827 at webmail-m145.sysops.aol.com>
> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> An eBay seller has described the Corvair as the "worst car of all time".
> >>> Furthermore, he has erroneously identified the model in question as a 1961
> >>> when it is a 1962  model.  I have contacted him with my observations and
> >>> would
> >>> encourage the rest of you to do the same.
> >>> 
> >>> Here's the listing:
> >>> 
> >>> 
> > http://www.ebay.com/itm/1961-Chevrolet-Corvair-8-x-10-Promotional-Photo-Worst>> >
> > -
> >>> Car-of-All-Time-/251095394845?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a7673aa1d
> >>> 
> >>> ~Bill Stanley
> >>