<VV> Car & Driver 10 Best Worst List; Autoweek ~ "ill-handling"

[wrsssatty at aol.com]

I stand corrected.  On the rare occasion that I am wrong I will freely admit it and encourage my detractors to make the most of the moment since it happens so infrequently.  <GGG>

~Bill Stanley

-----Original Message-----
From: Sethracer <Sethracer at aol.com>
To: wrsssatty <wrsssatty at aol.com>; virtualvairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tue, Jan 22, 2013 7:51 pm
Subject: Re: <VV> Car & Driver 10 Best Worst List;  Autoweek ~ "ill-handling"


Uh - no. The 10 "regrets" list refers to any "automotive" award - Several on the list were Motor Trend "Car of the Year" winners, not Car & Driver awards. They could have picked the 1960 Motor Trend Car of the Year - But they didn't! I have enjoyed various C&Ds over the years, probably subscribing a few times, for a few years at a time. When Road & Track and Car & Drive used to compete - Now they are owned by the same company - Each magazine used to zing the other one, as well as themselves. I remember "Carp & Drivel" and "Rod & Truck" parody issues. The best issue, sometimes is where the magazine gets conned - Like the Pontiac GTO that Pontiac lent them for a test (the one with the 421 HO motor).  Today my Road & Track arrived. It had a special offer to R&T readers to add Car and Driver. Somewhere, John Bond is spinning in his grave.  - Seth Emerson 
 

In a message dated 1/22/2013 3:34:40 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, wrsssatty at aol.com writes:
<Interesting, and refreshing, that the Corvair didn't make that   Car and 
Driver dishonorable mention list. At least they did their   homework.>

The list in question was one wherein Car & Driver   expressed regret for 10 cars that they had previously named to their 10 Best   List.  Car & Driver did not start their 10 Best List until 1983   therefore, they never named the Corvair to their 10 Best List and could not   have regretted having done so.

~Bill Stanley