Yeah... and every British car is an unsafe, unreliable piece of crap
which rusts itself to the ground.
Be careful of repeating false stereotypes. I'm not saying it never
happens, but I've dealt with more LBC's with engine fires than
Corvairs... and MANY more VW's. Some cars just require a bit more proper
maintenance than the average American is willing to expend.
Bill Elliott
Lake Mills, WI
Corvairs and LBC's...
Wiedemeyer wrote:
>
> >car made in the US at the time-- the late-model Corvair. And the early
> >Corvair had its handling faults, but it was clearly documented that the
> main
> >problem the car had came from ignorant mechanics rotating the tires and not
> >adjusting the tire pressures, which were very different front and rear.
> Yeah....that and the fact that every one of them caught fire and burned up
> on the side of the road. In the 60s and 70s, the appropriate response to
> anyone who mentioned that they owned a Corvair was, "Oh, have you had an
> engine fire yet?"
>
> Bob
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