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298 messages, Last post on May 11, 2009 at 1:53 PM
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For all their issues, I think that Pintos (the ones that didn't get rear ended) and even Gremlins were more durable than Vegas. Of course, that's feint praise. Although the Gremlin was plagued by a variety of gremlins, the AMC I-6 engine that was used in these cars was good for its day. In fact, I think that engine was the same one which later earned an excellent reputation in Jeeps. I think that AMC engine was finally replaced by a V6 in Jeeps for the '06 model year. From what I've read the I-6 was a better engine than the newer V6, in terms of fuel economy and smoothness, and maybe torque also. |
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I should mention that my message #148 was intended to chronicle some anomalies, rather than to defend Vegas and Chevettes.
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Replying to: hpmctorque (Dec 06, 2008 6:14 am) I don't personally know anybody who's kept a Chevette long-term. I was always under the impression that it was one of those cars that helped spawn that "GM cars run bad longer than most cars run at all" line.
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Replying to: andre1969 (Dec 06, 2008 7:16 am) My definition of a "worst car" would be something like this: A car that has one or more serious inherent faults that will cripple 25% or more of the units manufactured within the first year of operation So for instance if you take a Saab 900 Turbo, with a pretty well documented head gasket failure rate of around 9%, that ain't great but that doesn't make it one of the world's worst cars. But if you take a Maserati Bi-Turbo, where you could hardly find one that hasn't had an engine rebuild, (or multiple engine rebuilds), that's pretty bad.
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Dec 06, 2008 7:27 am) A car that has one or more serious inherent faults that will cripple 25% or more of the units manufactured within the first year of operation --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- So I have to ask, Shifty. Was the Chevette a "worst car" by that definition? I always had the the impression that it was a crying shame as a car, but was reasonably reliable.
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Replying to: bhill2 (Dec 09, 2008 1:09 pm) It takes as much genius to make a car completely bad as it does to make it completely good I think. |
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"It takes as much genius to make a car completely bad as it does to make it completely good I think." I know what you're trying to say, shifty, since the cars that are "completely" bad or good are statistical outliers, but I don't think your statement is correct.
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Replying to: hpmctorque (Dec 10, 2008 9:24 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Dec 10, 2008 11:06 am) |
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I had a neighbor who had issues with his Datsun F-10, and I've read other complaints, but I thought the B-210, which I believe was the RWD predecessor to the FWD F-10, was a good little car.
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