<VV> Vega (Astre) Praise

[Byron Comp]

I purchased the Pontiac sister vehicle to the Vega, the Astre, in 1973, drove it three years and racked up over 60K miles, and like Bob, never did anything but routine maintenance. It was fun to drive, even on long (800-900 miles) trips. My three sons all refused to even speak to me at the time because as the youngest said, "It's a ____in' Vega." (BTW, he's now an excellent, certified mechanic!) Many of these writers, like Nader, have never driven the vehicle, have absolutely no first hand, hands-on experience, yet feel entitled to tear it apart because somebody else, perhaps who had a hidden agenda, again like Ralph Nader, made some disparaging remarks about it. IMHO, giving credence to writers like them is akin to believing every publicity seeker or politician who cries "Wolf" every time they need some attention.
 
Byron Comp
'64 Monza Vert
Gainesville, FL
 
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>Message: 7
>Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:00:51 -0600
>From: "Bob Tarpenning" <bobtcars at wildblue.net>
>Subject: Re: <VV> The demise of the American Car - Limited Corvair
>To: "'John Kepler'" <jekepler at amplex.net>,    "'Grant Young'"
>    <gyoungwolf at earthlink.net>, <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
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>I bought a new Vega wagon in '73, drove it 50,000 miles and had NO PROBLEMS
>with it.  I liked it.  I sold it 2 Years later because I wanted to try
>something else.  I had 6 Corvairs at that time. 
>Bob T 
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
>[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of John Kepler
>Sent: Friday, December 30, 2011 7:56 AM
>To: 'Grant Young'; virtualvairs at corvair.org
>Subject: Re: <VV> The demise of the American Car - Limited Corvair
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>There is little doubt that the Vega, and it's "follow-up", the completely
>unlamented Chevette (Shove-It!) sold more Toyota's than all the advertising
>in Christendom!  The Gremlin and the Pinto at least worked, the Vega didn't.
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
>[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Grant Young
>Sent: Friday, December 30, 2011 8:16 AM
>To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>Subject: <VV> The demise of the American Car - Limited Corvair
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>There in an article in our St. Pete Times today that is borrowed from the NY
>Times News Service. It is about how American car manufacturers inadvertently
>opened the US to imports by producing three of the worst cars ever - the
>Vega, Gremlin, and Pinto all at once. 
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