Heh Heh...Cool. Yer on the right track!
-----Original Message-----
From Patricia Sauthoff [mailto:Patricia.Sauthoff at blvdmedia.com]
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 4:07 PM
To: 'Brad Fornal'
Cc: 'spridgets@autox.team.net'
Subject: RE: What is a Vega (No LBC)
>>at least Chevy stopped selling crap<<
Where was I for this? My first car was a Chevy Baretta that broke down once
a month on the nose. The axle broke twice, and not because I was some
dumbass 16 year old. I was in a neighborhood for heavens sake, going about
25 mph! And have you ever been in or seen a GEO? They're just Chevy's in
disguise, and I could beat a metro on my skateboard. Yuck! Unless I get my
1960's Impala I'm staying away from all things Chevy!
I don't know much about cars yet, but I know a POS when I'm driving it!
Patricia :-)
-----Original Message-----
From: Brad Fornal [mailto:toyman@digitex.net]
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 12:19 PM
To: Martin Johnson
Cc: 'spridgets@autox.team.net'
Subject: Re: What is a Vega (No LBC)
'Nuther Chebby abortion, the CITATION!! They should have
been given one for
selling that crap. But Martin, at least Chevy stopped
selling crap, Ford
hasn't..............
There, does that make ya feel better..................
<BF'nG>!!!!!!!!!
Martin Johnson wrote:
> Aw c'mon, quit pullin' my chain! Come ta yer senses Chevy
folks! Yer
> lettin' yer bow tie marque get dragged thru the slime and
mud. As a Ford
> fan, I've been led to believe by all you Chevy drivin' Bud
tall drinkin'
> (ohhh, that sounds good right now) Springsteen and Bob
Seeger(or is that Bob
> Sagitt?) fans that Chevy never EVER made a bad car, NEVER
left an owner
> stranded, and that ALL Fords blow chunks. I'm havin' a
religious crisis
> here! Yer tellin' me there's one in the running for last
place with Pinto?
> No way, we hold that an' we're NOT givin' that one up.
Remember, a car that
> can kill you and yer family is 'probly worse than one that
will just rapidly
> desintegrate and coast to a stop at about 40K miles on the
clock, an' you,
> sittin' by the side of the road all dissappointed in yer
piece o' shevy.
> 'Scuze me for my rant but it's a dull rainy Friday in the
legal duh-partmunt
> at work. With any luck the Boss (no, I'm not talkin'
'bout Brucie, I'm
> talkin' about MY boss, Mister Pretty Hair. Yeah, well I'm
twice the lawyer
> he is, and...OOPS...) won't show today, an' I kin jus'
surf da net.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Geoff Branch [mailto:branch@valinet.com]
> Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 7:10 AM
> To: Bill; Daniel1312@aol.com
> Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: What is a Vega (No LBC)
>
> In other words, one of the worst cars every built by GM.
I had one that was
> given to me. The absolute worst POS I have ever owned.
The oil pressure
> regulating spring would freak every so often and blow the
oil filter right
> off
> the car with a loud pow, oil all over the road and because
it had a low oil
> pressure shutoff.....dead on the side of the road. This
happened so many
> times
> we finally cut the spring in length to reduce the
pressure. It was still a
> crappy car. A great embarrasment to GM.
>
> Geoff Branch '74 Meejit
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bill <pythias@pacifier.com>
> To: <Daniel1312@aol.com>
> Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 9:12 AM
> Subject: Re: What is a Vega (No LBC)
>
> > Hello Daniel1312,
> >
> > the Vega was released in the early 1970's
71 i think,
> > and was from GM badged a chevrolet. it was
to be (from
> > their adds) their version of the VW, to be
gradually
> > improved, year by year by year until ....
well the adds
> > said that the 71 would look like the 72,
the 72 like the
> > 73.. .up unitl 75.... at least long enough
for them to
> > amortize the cost of the manufacturing
equipment...
> > it was small, light, ... an "import
fighter".. they had
> > plans to but a rotary engine in it while
it was being
> > developed.. (the car that is, not the
engine, which GM
> > NEVER did use).. but they turned instead
to an all
> > aluminum design, without iron sleeves...
they were
> > trying to use a special "self lubricating"
allow.. but
> > they never did solve the problems inherent
in such an
> > engine design.. thus the cars burned out
engines,
> > dripped oil, and got a very very bad
reputation... ..
> >
> > GM also let Cosworth develop a set of
heads ... now
> > exact numbers escape me.. but somewhere in
this general
> > area... the stock engine at around 90-95
hp.... the
> > "developmental" cosworth... had around
200!!!..... but
> > by the time they put all the ever
increasing pollution
> > equipment on the head, the final release
version of the
> > "cosworth vega" had only about 125 hp...
at a huge
> > something like $3000 premium... on a car
that sold for
> > around $4000..... again... the numbers are
not exact...
> > only ballpark figures from my memory...
someone on the
> > list may correct them.....
> >
> >
> >
> > Friday, October 27, 2000, 1:43:08 AM, you wrote:
> >
> > Dac> Can someone explain what a Vega is? Was a Ford, GM
or Chebbie
> product?
> Was
> > Dac> it based on something European?
> >
> > Dac> 1312
> >
> > Dac> In a message dated 27/10/00 04:09:26 GMT Daylight
Time,
> > Dac> dannyr@flint.umich.edu writes:
> >
> > Dac> << I want one. Now. This minute. What's the
cost?
> >
> >
> >
> > Dac> My neighbor has 4 (yes four) Cosworth Vega's in
his back yard.
> > Dac> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Best regards,
> > Bill
> > mailto:pythias@pacifier.com
> >
> > '66 Sprite HAN8L49403
> >
> >
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