The irony here is no one has even mentioned the (in)famous electronic issues Audi has become famous for.

Unfortunately, no.  I kept it for nearly 18 years, and drove it nearly daily for over 200,000 miles.  Sold it about 20 years ago, and still miss it.

My ‘64 Galaxie 500XL dash was painted...it looked glorious when I took the time to polish and wax it.

I’ll just leave this here...can’t stop laughing long enough to write more.

So, marketing, and snobbery trump performance for you?

And once he was assured by the dealer all was well, it’s fraud, regardless of how much the car cost.

The thing is, your friend is RIGHT.  Corsair are no less safe than any other vehicles of that particular vintage...including the 20 million plus Beetles, that sport the SAME type of swing axle rear suspension as the Corvair.

The Fiero was a spaceframe, so the bodywork wasn’t structural, the bodywork rested on small pads that were milled for the proper fit of the body panels, and was purely decorative.

Or he’s found out that while it’s fast, it’s not as fast as he thought it would be with the mods, and now wants a C8.

I knew someone who put an “Impalabu” tag on the back of his.

We have the same thing in the States...

And reduced revenue collection, which is frequently the point of lower speed limits in the first place.

If you want a better idea of how copper naturally weathers, just check out the Statue of Liberty...

Thanks a lot...now I’m going to have that Seinfeld “shrinkage” episode in my head all afternoon.  :)

We may never know.

I always managed to drive them just a little crazy by wanting to know the TOTAL COST, not just the monthly payment amount.

“Generation X also graduated during a recession.”

I’ve been disappointed by a few...to the point I now just go ahead and find the factory service manuals, and get those.

You actually found a useful Haynes manual?  

So...I should trade my 20 minute commute to work for a 90 minute commute...each way? Interesting.