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In reply to the discussion: Ralph Nader lied about this wonderful car. [View all]Champp
(2,114 posts)63. Covairs were some of the flimsiest, shittiest cars ever built
I don't care what Nader did or didn't do. I know Corvairs up close and personal. They were really crappy cars.
Looked OK, though, if you need some kind of a redeeming feature. Meh.
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That assumes Nader voters would have voted Dem, or that the GOP wouldn't still steal the election.
DickKessler
Sep 2021
#71
And without the Florida GOP purge of Black voters and the butterfly ballots, Gore would have won FL.
DickKessler
Sep 2021
#75
Come to San Martin, Ca. and test drive some of them.. Then express your opinion...
bobalew
Sep 2021
#20
Early Porsche 911s were also legendary for their tendency to swap ends if one drove too hot into
sop
Sep 2021
#12
Yep. It's amazing what people apparently defend now that Nader hurt their fee fees.
Hassin Bin Sober
Sep 2021
#19
If I could have a vintage car, it would be a white top convertible turquoise Covair
LakeArenal
Sep 2021
#23
Learned to drive in a Corvair Monza. Great little care back when most cars were huge.
Hoyt
Sep 2021
#33
It makes me sad when you call the 60's the "bad old days". That's the era when I started to
napi21
Sep 2021
#48
"The last US automotive innovation seems to have been the Bendix electric starter...."
mahatmakanejeeves
Sep 2021
#67
Harvard trained attorney who got his info from hundreds of filed cases against the auto mfrs.
Hassin Bin Sober
Sep 2021
#58
The original Corvairs did have an oversteer problem which could lead to upsets on turns.
yellowcanine
Sep 2021
#56
I had a major 'no steer' problem driving a Corvair. The car was so back end heavy, that ...
Brother Mythos
Sep 2021
#77
The video states the Ralph Nader cause the car to be produced for more years.
cinematicdiversions
Sep 2021
#60
And says nothing about rigging some test. No evidence provided for claims made.
Celerity
Sep 2021
#61
The car that Nader called "unsafe at any speed" wasn't the Corvair. It was
mahatmakanejeeves
Sep 2021
#66