From: Nate Nagel on 30 Sep 2009 20:33 Tegger wrote: > "hls" <hls(a)nospam.nix> wrote in > news:N_adnfqOvN5yAF7XnZ2dnUVZ_oqdnZ2d(a)giganews.com: > >> "Otis" <rev_otis_mcnatt(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message >> news:1f20ce7d-cd39-4208-920c-08032814acbb(a)37g2000yqm.googlegroups.com.. >> . >>> Over the years, the inevitable subject of worst cars ever comes up, >>> and the Vega is always at or near the top of the list. I've seen it >>> a hundred times. I feel I should put in a good word for the little >>> car. >> >> That is, I believe, the car with the silicon/aluminum alloy >> engine...That thing went out for most people very quickly. > > > > Anybody ever read the Wiki page on the Vega? It's a pretty good read. > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Vega> > > Maybe I'm weird, but I always thought the Vega was a good-looking car. But > then I liked the Plymouth Duster as well. I'm with ya there. sure wouldn't mind having either a Duster 340 or a Cosworth Vega. nothing wrong with the styling of either car. (actually, there's very little wrong with any duster, even the humble Slant Six models.) nate -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel
From: dsi1 on 30 Sep 2009 20:37 hls wrote: > > "dsi1" <dsi1(a)humuhumunukunukuapuapa.org> wrote in message >> >> The engine on the 124 sports models were fine. It was the first >> belt-driven double overhead cam design engine used in a mass >> production car. Rust was a big problem in the states. I'm guessing >> that it doesn't rain or snow in Italy and Europe. :-) > > Somewhat wrong. Rust was a problem with all Fiats made in Italia. > > Fiat is a bit of a joke, even in Europe. I lived there for many many > years. I'm guessing it's partially because they're such a big force in Europe, the same as GM is in the states.
From: Ashton Crusher on 30 Sep 2009 21:24 On Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:46:20 -0700 (PDT), Otis <rev_otis_mcnatt(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >Over the years, the inevitable subject of worst cars ever comes up, >and the Vega >is always at or near the top of the list. I've seen it a hundred >times. I feel I should >put in a good word for the little car. > >My sister got a new Vega in early 1973 (a stripped-down one at that, >about as basic >as was available). I then inherited it in late '74 and drove it >merrily for another full >year. That little car was never ONE ounce of trouble. It cruised at >75 mph like >a charm, never burped or coughed, and I actually don't know that the >oil was >ever changed!!!! Maybe the car was serviced when my sister had it, >but I know >it wasn't during the time I had it (young and car stupid I guess). >When >I traded it in for my dream car at the time (the dreamy '75 Toyota >Celica GT), >it had about 42k miles on it and still performed like a trooper. >Maybe it >was a rare gem off the assembly line I don't know, but I had three >friends >who also had Vegas and I don't remember any of them being lemons; one >did have notoriously squeally brakes though IIRC. Did you live someplace cool/cold? Here in AZ in the heat they were dropping like flies.
From: dsi1 on 30 Sep 2009 21:29 Tegger wrote: > > > Anybody ever read the Wiki page on the Vega? It's a pretty good read. > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Vega> > > Maybe I'm weird, but I always thought the Vega was a good-looking car. But > then I liked the Plymouth Duster as well. > Too bad the car had a well deserved reputation as an oil burner - and I don't mean diesel. As I recall, the valve stem seals were no good. OTOH, an all-alloy engine block is a pretty exotic feature even today and the car was bitching looking - a big departure from the cars of the day. The 1970 Camaro look-alike front end was kinda cool too. The dashboard seems to be directly lifted from a Fiat. :-) I only had 1 chance to check out a Vega and it seemed to me that the car felt like a big clunky GM product. Somehow the engineers had managed to reproduce that lousy GM, ponderous, and loosey fit feeling in small car. Oh well, it looked good anyway. :-) I like the looks of a Duster too. My boss had a Duster. It had big tires and a "340" decal on the rear flanks. I remember coming up to a stop a little fast and when I stepped on the brakes, nothing much happened. I panicked and really stepped on it and that thing went EerrRrrrrrrrrrrrccch! I stopped in time but looked like a big dufus. Those 70s car sure had crappy brakes. :-)
From: SMS on 30 Sep 2009 23:21 Otis wrote: > Over the years, the inevitable subject of worst cars ever comes up, > and the Vega > is always at or near the top of the list. I've seen it a hundred > times. I feel I should > put in a good word for the little car. I remember my step-father deciding to get a Vega over a VW Beetle. I think it was in 1972. The Vega lasted two years before it was rusted beyond repair. I remember reading a joke somewhere that said that it was actually constructed out of compressed rust. At least during the two years it lasted there was no engine trouble.
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