Yes, I'm a traitor- I bought a foreign auto

[RU OX Alum]

Originally Posted by AGDee

My mom's first car (which she got when I was 6) was a Corvair convertible..used, with a hole in the floor in the backseat. It was by far the coolest car she ever had (even with the hole).After that she had a Vega (ACK!) then a Chevette (Double ACK!) and she finally put her foot down with my dad and said "no more of this crappy cars!" and she got a Camaro. That elevated my cool factor tenfold when cruising Gratiot in it, but it wasn't quite as cool as that Corvair!

Why don't they make Corvairs anymore?

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by RU OX Alum

Why don't they make Corvairs anymore?

I'm pretty sure there was a major safety flaw in them.. either roll overs or exploding gas tanks, but I don't remember which.

[EEKappa]

Originally Posted by RU OX Alum

Why don't they make Corvairs anymore?

LOL! You might want to ask Ralph Nader about that. He was signing books at the Las Vegas Airport Barnes and Noble when I flew out last time. There wasn't a line, and I was tempted to tell him, "My parents brought me home from the hospital when I was born in a three year old Corvair, and finally sold it when I was 8. And here I am, living to tell about it!"

DH has always driven Chevy trucks, and his family business has always used them as well. He got a Grand Cherokee two years ago, and has had so many problems that he can't wait to get rid of it and go back to GMC. Too bad, since it's a really great vehicle otherwise.

[Scully]

I have never and will never drive a foreign car! I guess it has just been instilled in me since birth. My family has only owned American autos - Oldsmobiles, Chevrolets, Jeeps and a majority were/are Mercury and Ford. I don't believe I'll ever change. We've taken care of our cars and in turn they take care of us. We own - we don't lease. They've lasted well into the 130, 150 and 180k mile mark. We just drive 'em til they die

[nate2512]

Originally Posted by EEKappa

I was born in a three year old Corvair

They didn't make it to the hospital?

[EEKappa]

Originally Posted by nate2512

They didn't make it to the hospital?

You're right, that wasn't the best-composed sentence. Allow me to restructure:

"When I was born my parents brought me home from the hospital in a three year old Corvair..."

Ralph Nader's book Unsafe At Any Speed was published the year I was born. My parents hadn't had the opportunity to read it and the learn about the dangers of the rear engine in the Corvair. And there are photos of me riding in a car carrier that looked like a mini death-trap. It's a wonder any of us born before the introduction of the Graco Snug-Ride lived to see first grade.

/hijack