<VV> Me too post - about recruiting younger members

[Dave Keillor]

I totally agree with Andy:
  -- Fewer and fewer people "tinker" with cars because modern cars are
"untinkerable".
  -- As a consequence of the above, the average age of "tinkerers" is
increasing.
  -- Corvairs are not welcome at most local garages
  -- There are professional repair options for more conventional cars of
the same vintage (eg, my Nova)

Like Andy, I've advised people who were not mechanically inclined not to
buy a Corvair (I live in Rochester, MN).  If I lived in a larger metro
area I might see if an independent car repair shop might want to offer
Corvair specific repairs (I'd help them with resources).

Dave Keillor
 

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Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 1:18 PM
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Subject: <VV> Me too post - about recruiting younger members

Guys (gender neutral),
I recognize the hope to recruit young members (I'm 50) - but I am
concerned about something that I haven't seen mentioned.
Many Corvair owners are happy tinkering with their cars - including me.
I drive a Corvair daily - even in Wisconsin winters.  I am very willing
to help out others - but more as a teacher/mentor than as a doer.  Many
people can't, or won't try to do their own work.  I have also heard
there are fewer Corvair mechanics around than in the past - and this
will likely continue.
However, I have seen some local (relative) youngsters give up on their
cars - as they don't know how to work on them - and can't find a
mechanic willing to do so.  Some may feel I am in the wrong here - but I
have told several people interested in buying a Corvair that unless they
are mechanically inclined - it may not be a good idea.  I stand by my
belief that (any) older car requires frequent (generally minor)
maintenance - and that most people are so used to modern cars that this
idea is foreign to them.
Any comments?
Andy K.
Wisconsin
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