<VV> How many miles do you drive?

[Shaun McGarvey]

I've driven my daily-driver '60/'64 about 15,000 mi this last year including 
to and from Ventura and Calgary, from Vancouver B.C.

yea, Vairily ... Shaun

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "shortle" <shortle556 at earthlink.net>
To: "Bill H." <gojoe283 at yahoo.com>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2009 9:37 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> How many miles do you drive?


> 8,000 Miles in my '63 Rampside since last June when Lew Rishel fixed the 
> odometer (Denver, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Phoenix, Ventura, etc.)
> This weekend I did 700 miles in my '69 Convert. #2891 from Durango to 
> Sedalia,CO (Rocky Mountain Corsa annual test and tune event). Am trying to 
> get my '62 Monza wagon ready for Palm Springs in the fall.(This is 
> becoming more of a restoration than a clean up job).
> Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado
>
> -----Original Message-----
>>From: "Bill H." <gojoe283 at yahoo.com>
>>Sent: Apr 26, 2009 9:46 PM
>>To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>>Subject: <VV> How many miles do you drive?
>>
>>
>>                                                 B"H
>>
>>I just tell the tree-huggers this:  Sure, the Prius is a great car.  But I 
>>think it's disgusting that the market is so tight that a 21,000 car sells 
>>for $32,000 just because it gets good gas mileage and is in demand.  And, 
>>in case you tree-huggers don't know it, my Monza qualifies as an "economy 
>>car" at Allstate and I get an insurance discount!
>>
>>Most drivers of new Camrys, Altimas, and Malibus don't get any better 
>>mileage than I get with my Vair (25-27 mpg highway) and besides, my 
>>exhuast is cleaner than any other '69 around (I have a catalytic converter 
>>on the end of the muffler).  Most cars on the road today have motors much 
>>bigger than the 2.7 litre six in the Monza.
>>
>>I won't ride a bicycle in New York City (where I live) until the City 
>>(which makes a publicized effort to "encourage" bike riding on city 
>>streets) gets the police, NYC Traffic, and other official City cars, City 
>>tow trucks, and other delivery trucks, from double parking in the bike 
>>lanes (which is a safety hazard and illegal, but heck, City vehicle 
>>drivers can do whatever they want with impunity.
>>
>>That 5-minute rant ususally has 'em shutting up, nodding "yeah,you're 
>>right" and wanting to move on, rather quickly.
>>
>>When I can buy a Prius for the price a clean well-maintained Corvair, then 
>>I'll consider it.  Consider it, not definite.  Of course, it would help 
>>greatly if Toyota would make that model in a 2-door hardtop.
>>
>>Regards..Bill Hershkowitz 69 Monza 110 PG
>>
>>
>>
>>
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