Actually, it appears that it was both.
What are you driving?
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LOL. My opinion of Ralph Nader: 2000 Election - Good, Corvair - Bad.
Oh yeah... very nice!
Well, guys, not to be overly contrary, but Unsafe At Any Speed, the Nader book that doomed the Corsair, was published in 1965.
The Pinto was released by Ford in 1971.
The Pinto was released by Ford in 1971.
Yup, Unsafe At Any Speed doomed the Covair. That's probably why I got it for $125 in 1973. (Never liked the Corsair styling... might not be correct by that's what I always call the 2nd generation Corvairs)
If you didn’t mind not taking turns very fast, staying off bumpy roads, the sloppy steering, having to use a slide-rule to determine different tire pressures, no keys necessary to operate it, no safety features, a heater that took a half hour to start pumping out any heat, putting a quart of oil in every week, and having to put a brick under two tires when parked on an incline, the Corvair was a great car.
And girls sometimes even bought into the line that someone stole the engine when you went "parking."
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I had no idea about the Corvair. I just remember grumblings at the time about Nader killing "that sweet little car." Now it's sounding more like a friend of mine who had an MG convertible who described it as a nice car, except for everything. When he finally got a Miata, he said, "I didn't realize that you could buy a two-seater convertible that works."
You and I are the typo team. I called it the Corsair, which was actually a fighter plane used by the Marines in the Pacific in WWII. You called it the Covair, which I believe is the oxygen contained above the surface of a small bay. Between us, we've almost got the name of a car.
LOL. And I would buy one tomorrow if I had money to burn.
Re typo team... You at least have some cred. I think the Corsair was the Canadian built Corvair.
Oh, I wasn't doubting the corvair and the book part grandpa, I just remembered him with the Pinto stuff. I think unsafe cars of all years seemed to be his cause.
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I am dying for a Subaru, and am a smidge ashamed to admit that the logo plays a part in it! The Forrester and Outback are my favorites.
I currently drive a ginormous Honda Pilot - we have two dogs, one gets carsick, and we need to be able to pack them and their crates in the back in case of hurricane evacuation.
If ever I make enough money to have a say in which car I drive, it will be a Mini Cooper with racing stripes.
I currently drive a ginormous Honda Pilot - we have two dogs, one gets carsick, and we need to be able to pack them and their crates in the back in case of hurricane evacuation.
If ever I make enough money to have a say in which car I drive, it will be a Mini Cooper with racing stripes.
I love my Ginger but do miss my 2004 GTO at times. She was a runner as well. Styling was kind of blah but she had a Corvette drivetrain and a build quality and interior that rivaled the more expensive European sport coupes.
I kicked the a** of a same year Dodge Charger R/T in a street race with it
Toasted him off the line and it took him about 1/8 of a mile to even catch up. Not that I condone street racing or anything 
I think I got the boy racer out of my system for the most part. Ginger's shoes are too expensive to burn up doing silly things on the street
Besides, I already get the stink eye form the local five-oh from time to time just driving around town. No need to give them a legitimate reason to pull me over!
I kicked the a** of a same year Dodge Charger R/T in a street race with it
Toasted him off the line and it took him about 1/8 of a mile to even catch up. Not that I condone street racing or anything I think I got the boy racer out of my system for the most part. Ginger's shoes are too expensive to burn up doing silly things on the street
Besides, I already get the stink eye form the local five-oh from time to time just driving around town. No need to give them a legitimate reason to pull me over!
Best driving song, ever! (IMHO anyway). This is a ChickenFoot version. Joe Satriani was in Deep Purple briefly so it's cool
Mine too. I bellow. It's not pretty.
Bellowing's cool! It makes it kinda punk rock!
I drive a 2013 Chevy Sonic LT Turbo Hatchback. She is Chrystal Red. Her name is Samantha! <3
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...not being rude, but I gotta bet the rims & tires rival the car in value....
...not being rude, but I gotta bet the rims & tires rival the car in value....
Lol yes they were expensive but it was worth it.
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
This was my 1997 Jeep Cherokee that I got in 2003. I had it up until 2012 then traded it in for a 2007 Jeep Liberty
The second picture just shows the back of my Jeep parked outside the Ohio State Reformatory
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Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
I think my older brother had a Mustang too! (I remember him driving it up and down the driveway in the 60s)