bellas@ttidcb.UUCP (Pete Bellas) (01/08/86)
If I were given a car in Heaven I would have to say it would
be a 67 427 Cobra, something about that car I never got over.
As for the car all people get in Hell it's easy. You get a
Vega and you have to fix it yourself (there is something wrong
with an engine made completely out of recycled beer cans!).
The opinions expressed here are for the most part totally
indistinguishable from those that are expressed during any
trip while using the infinite improbability drive.
Odds 2,234,847 to 1 against, and falling.
-Pete-levy@ttrdc.UUCP (Daniel R. Levy) (01/11/86)
In article <612@ttidcb.UUCP>, bellas@ttidcb.UUCP (Pete Bellas) writes: >If I were given a car in Heaven I would have to say it would >be a 67 427 Cobra, something about that car I never got over. > >As for the car all people get in Hell it's easy. You get a >Vega and you have to fix it yourself (there is something wrong >with an engine made completely out of recycled beer cans!). > > >The opinions expressed here are for the most part totally >indistinguishable from those that are expressed during any >trip while using the infinite improbability drive. > >Odds 2,234,847 to 1 against, and falling. > > -Pete- Aw shux this article is short, why bother trimming it :-) I've been waiting on this 'heaven and hell' discussion for someone to lambast the Vega. Yeah I'd allow they were among the worst Chevys ever failure-wise. But I would still say that if I _HAD_ to fix my own car, I'd choose a '75 or '76 Vega over almost anything else of that vintage (or even today) for ease of accessibility to most everything under the hood (marred only by that you can't get the oil pan off with the engine in place without partially disassembling the front end). The block and head are light enough to lift out MANUALLY if you lift them separately (while for safety reasons I would not advocate doing this as a rule, still try THAT with your Nova, Cobra, or whatever other iron you're partial to if you're not an Olympic weight lifter :-). For weekend-mechanic-friendliness it sure beats the plumber's nightmares of the '80s and even most of the '70s pre-pollution models. -- ------------------------------- Disclaimer: The views contained herein are | dan levy | yvel nad | my own and are not at all those of my em- | an engihacker @ | ployer or the administrator of any computer | at&t computer systems division | upon which I may hack. | skokie, illinois | -------------------------------- Path: ..!ihnp4!ttrdc!levy
dbp@dataioDataio.UUCP (Dave Pellerin) (01/15/86)
>>As for the car all people get in Hell it's easy. You get a >>Vega and you have to fix it yourself (there is something wrong >>with an engine made completely out of recycled beer cans!). > >I've been waiting on this 'heaven and hell' discussion for someone to >lambast the Vega. Yeah I'd allow they were among the worst Chevys ever >failure-wise. But I would still say that if I _HAD_ to fix my own car, I'd >choose a '75 or '76 Vega over almost anything else of that vintage ... ^------ Another satisfied Vega owner :-) !! Having owned four Vegas in my time (a '74 kamback, '72 GT, '71 hatch, and a '71 that I swapped a 215 CI V8 into) I can report that the Vega is one of the most under-rated used car deals in existence! Example: You can buy a good used Vega GT (not badly rusted) for around $500, put a sleeved engine in for another $400 (shortblock and head) and have a really dependable car that is very easy to work on. Parts are very cheap for Vegas, they get 25 miles to the gallon, and the 2300 cc engine gives a respectable 100+ horsepower (GT version). Or: Buy the same car (1973 or later), get a conversion kit from D & D Fabrications ($300) and drop in a 215 Olds V8 ($200-600). 160-200 HP with a 50 pound weight penalty! The only problem with Vegas -- well, Ok one of the problems is their habit of overheating. The solution is to put in a larger radiator (from a junkyard car that had air-conditioning) and an oil cooler. Once a Vega overheats, it is dead,dead,dead! - Dave Pellerin uw-beaver!entropy!dataio!dbp
halb@tekig5.UUCP (Hal Bates) (01/15/86)
In article <893@dataioDataio.UUCP> dbp@dataio.UUCP (Dave Pellerin writes: >>>As for the car all people get in Hell it's easy. You get a >>>Vega and you have to fix it yourself (there is something wrong >>>with an engine made completely out of recycled beer cans!). >> >>I've been waiting on this 'heaven and hell' discussion for someone to >>lambast the Vega. Yeah I'd allow they were among the worst Chevys ever >>failure-wise. But I would still say that if I _HAD_ to fix my own car, I'd >>choose a '75 or '76 Vega over almost anything else of that vintage ... > >^------ Another satisfied Vega owner :-) !! > >Having owned four Vegas in my time (a '74 kamback, '72 GT, '71 hatch, >and a '71 that I swapped a 215 CI V8 into) I can report that the Vega >is one of the most under-rated used car deals in existence! > >Example: You can buy a good used Vega GT (not badly rusted) for around $500, >put a sleeved engine in for another $400 (shortblock and head) and have >a really dependable car that is very easy to work on. Parts are very cheap >for Vegas, they get 25 miles to the gallon, and the 2300 cc engine gives >a respectable 100+ horsepower (GT version). > >Or: Buy the same car (1973 or later), get a conversion kit from D & D >Fabrications ($300) and drop in a 215 Olds V8 ($200-600). 160-200 HP with >a 50 pound weight penalty! > >The only problem with Vegas -- well, Ok one of the problems is their >habit of overheating. The solution is to put in a larger radiator >(from a junkyard car that had air-conditioning) and an oil cooler. > >Once a Vega overheats, it is dead,dead,dead! > > > - Dave Pellerin > > uw-beaver!entropy!dataio!dbp I never thought I would live to hear someone praise the Vega. But I have read more than one article doing just that. But..... I knew a guy who liked his pet rock. Must be the same thought process. tektronix!tekig5!halb