Chevrolet: Makes cheap car that can fit a whole family and their cargo

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Ralph Nader:

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Kinja'd!!! My X-type is too a real Jaguar > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe
04/06/2019 at 13:50

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1965 Corvair Monza


https://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/cto/d/ball-ground-1965-corvair-monza/6858136731.html


Kinja'd!!! Berang > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe
04/06/2019 at 13:58

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Kinja'd!!! jimz > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe
04/06/2019 at 13:59

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Chevrolet: Makes cheap car with rear swing axles prone to snap oversteer under heavy braking or evasive maneuvers, causing loss of control, despite knowing that a stabilizer bar would reduce that tendency significantly

Ralph Nader: writes a book condemning the entire US auto industry and its repeated failure to address safety problems which caused injuries and deaths, of which the Corvair was only one example.

Everyone: RALPH NADER KILLED THE CORVAIR!

when in reality, this is what killed the Corvair:

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Kinja'd!!! random001 > jimz
04/06/2019 at 14:06

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Thats complete bullshit, and you know it!


Kinja'd!!! Berang > jimz
04/06/2019 at 14:15

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It is interesting to note that generally speaking, air-cooled cars and rear engined cars all disappeared from the market at about the same time as the Corvair. It appeared when the concept had reached it s peak popularity in the industry, and then disappeared along with all of the rest.


Kinja'd!!! WilliamsSW > jimz
04/06/2019 at 15:21

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The Corvair ended up too costly to build which probably l ed to the Chevy II. That, plus the Camaro killed it.

If anything Nader extended the life of the Corvair by a year or two .


Kinja'd!!! PS9 > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe
04/06/2019 at 15:56

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Omae wa mo shinde ru; The True Story of Your Relationship With The American Auto Industry.


Kinja'd!!! If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe
04/06/2019 at 16:31

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They’re apparently also good overland cars

https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2013/08/into-the-gap-three-cars-enter-tw

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Kinja'd!!! jimz > random001
04/06/2019 at 16:34

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well, your detailed and reasoned rebuttal has sure convinced me.


Kinja'd!!! random001 > jimz
04/06/2019 at 18:26

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Lol.  That's basically what I was going for.  Basically, you're not wrong, but I like Corvairs.  So....I dunno.  Have a drink.


Kinja'd!!! jimz > random001
04/06/2019 at 18:29

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Coincidentally, I am doing just that.

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Kinja'd!!! random001 > jimz
04/06/2019 at 19:32

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Oooh!  What is it?


Kinja'd!!! jimz > random001
04/06/2019 at 20:23

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Bell’s Two Hearted


Kinja'd!!! random001 > jimz
04/06/2019 at 20:42

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This is good.