<VV> Novas and Vairs

[Charles Lee at Proper Pro Per]

Well, unless they are hauling something, there is nothing back there to keep 
it on the ground, so that's different, right ?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron" <ronh at owt.com>
To: <mhicks130 at cox.net>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 10:44 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> Novas and Vairs


> It's the rear wheel drive pickups and fwd SUV's that are in the ditch 
> around here.  My fwd Toyota just keeps driving on.  If you have good all 
> weather tires you won't lose all traction.  Mark must have had some 
> Florida tires.
> RonH
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <mhicks130 at cox.net>
> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 6:15 AM
> Subject: Re: <VV> Novas and Vairs
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>
>> >------------------------------ 
>> <snip>
>> And when you do break
>> the drive wheels loose, it's going to slide off wherever it wants. With
>> rear drive, you will still have some semblence of steering control,
>> which may make the difference between hitting a bridge abuttment or
>> missing it. I say no thank you to FWD. To each his own.....
>>
>> -Mark
>>>------------------------------ 
>>
>> I've driven FWD cars since I started driving (1976) and I've driven near 
>> bridges and I've NEVER run into a bridge abuttment or anything else for 
>> that matter.  How's that for anectdotal evidence for ya?
>>
>> FWD is forgiving and typically has lots of understeer but I don't think 
>> that equates to not being fun to drive.  I loved driving my '85 Golf on 
>> windy roads.  Just because I didn't have to worry about the rear end 
>> coming around on me doesn't mean I wasn't having fun.  I absolutely love 
>> driving my Corvair but I also loved driving that Golf.  I like 'em both I 
>> guess.  But to say FWD is bad or dangerous is just wrong in my book.
>>
>> mikeH
>>
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