It’s October and fall is in the air, the pumpkins are ripening in the field, leaves are turning and there is the slight smell of my TDI diesel as it idles nearby.
Like a few members, I was surprised to learn that since 2009, Volkswagen had been installing defeat software in 482,000 "clean diesel" vehicles sold in the US, so that the cars' pollution controls only worked when being tested for emissions.
As a recent article stated “The rest of the time, the vehicles could freely spew hazardous, smog-forming compounds” Ouch. The day prior to that announcement there I was singing the praises of the TDI, a high mileage sedan with no batteries required.
I have never owned a Corvair however, I remember a summer day when my dad brought one home from …show more content…
Those Sunday drives did happen and the impala was a point of family pride, washed and waxed for weekend excursions.
Thinking back, what if the parents had picked the Corvair and just when you start to bond with your prized vehicle, its history of winning Motor Trends 1960 car of the year and with the Monza’s reputation as the poor man’s Porsche there is a news announcement by Ralph Nader that the Corvair was unsafe at any speed. Ouch. The family car, once a source of pride, was an instant albatross, scorned in the media, neighbors would be concerned. What about the children riding in the back seat? We know what happens next; the Corvair car brand died.
Hold on late braking news, the dangerous Corvair swing-axle rear suspension was similar to swing-axle design concepts in Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, and Volkswagen. By the time the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) finally issued a press release in 1972 correcting the findings of NHTSA testing, and an independent review panel concluded the handling and stability performance of the 1960–63 Corvair’s handling was at least as good as their contemporary vehicles both foreign and domestic the damage was already done. Perceptions and timing do
Like a few members, I was surprised to learn that since 2009, Volkswagen had been installing defeat software in 482,000 "clean diesel" vehicles sold in the US, so that the cars' pollution controls only worked when being tested for emissions.
As a recent article stated “The rest of the time, the vehicles could freely spew hazardous, smog-forming compounds” Ouch. The day prior to that announcement there I was singing the praises of the TDI, a high mileage sedan with no batteries required.
I have never owned a Corvair however, I remember a summer day when my dad brought one home from …show more content…
Those Sunday drives did happen and the impala was a point of family pride, washed and waxed for weekend excursions.
Thinking back, what if the parents had picked the Corvair and just when you start to bond with your prized vehicle, its history of winning Motor Trends 1960 car of the year and with the Monza’s reputation as the poor man’s Porsche there is a news announcement by Ralph Nader that the Corvair was unsafe at any speed. Ouch. The family car, once a source of pride, was an instant albatross, scorned in the media, neighbors would be concerned. What about the children riding in the back seat? We know what happens next; the Corvair car brand died.
Hold on late braking news, the dangerous Corvair swing-axle rear suspension was similar to swing-axle design concepts in Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, and Volkswagen. By the time the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) finally issued a press release in 1972 correcting the findings of NHTSA testing, and an independent review panel concluded the handling and stability performance of the 1960–63 Corvair’s handling was at least as good as their contemporary vehicles both foreign and domestic the damage was already done. Perceptions and timing do