<VV> Book's Website Re: Barnes & Noble book review- I bought the e-book

[mark at noakes.com]

Nothing is ever devoid of perspective bias (political, cultural, etc.) 
by the observer...including reports...including science...including this 
guy's book. Complete neutrality on anything is a fallacy. That doesn't 
mean that this guy is correct and the report is wrong or was unduly 
influenced or vice versa.

However my personal experiences from putting several hundred thousand 
miles on Corvairs over 40 years indicates that the report is probably 
closer to correct that this guy's book is.

Now if you want to talk about vehicles that are really scary to drive, 
consider almost any front wheel drive car. The darn things just won't 
turn in correctly on full throttle acceleration when on a clover leaf 
entrance ramp while fighting for position on a crowded 70mph interstate 
whereas the Corvair behaves very nicely and does exactly as it ought 
(eg, perspective bias).

I wouldn't mind a more detailed report of the arguments presented 
without supporting the guy by buying his book.

Mark N

On 12/27/15 9:20 AM, Carlton via VirtualVairs wrote:
> I decided to purchase this e-book and just see what this guy had to say. It
> started out with the usual rhetoric about the Corvair. Sure there are a few
> things he gets wrong as he is obviously not a mechanical person. But a
> little over 1/2 way through the e-book he had continued to researched what
> was going on with GM and the NTSA in 1971-72 and the 1972 report we all like
> to refer to as exonerating our Corvairs. If his research is accurate and
> holds true we will all be surprised to know that even what was and was not
> said in the Corvair report was manipulated by then politics. Big surprise,
> huh?
>
> Carlton Smith
> Indianapolis, IN
>
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