>I will concede that the front & rear sections may be weaker. But in their
>defence I have never seen one break thru NORMAL wear & tare. I have seen
>some near the beach, with massive rust start to give way after big Hp
>engines were installed, and the kids though it was fun to jump gutters and
>spoon drains at 60 mph.we lost a lot of heralds that way.
>My herald Estate 1200cc has clocked 125 mph in 1980 ( down a big steep hill
>and police fine to prove it & it was country then, not suburia as it is now
>) the speedo needle has never worked since, it just waves now.
>Tony
>Sth.Oz
of course you took your fathers advice about going down steep hills and left it
in third gear so it wouldn't get away from you !
derek
Sth.Oz ( a safe distance away)
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