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Old 05-21-2003, 08:42 PM
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The Corvair automatic had a push-button gear change, left of the steering wheel, a nice set of chrome buttons (electro-mechanical) running vertically. It was unstable and felt sloppy with a huge steering wheel and no road-feel, quick direction changes would have the suspension overcomming the first turn or bump, while you were into the second or third. Terrible seats attached to a flat floor pan didn't help. It was quick, when pushed, but if pushed too hard would overheat, in Australia anyway. We have a guy here with a white turbo 160BHP who competes in various tarmac rallies and closed road events, its quite a sight to behold. The car is a classic - but for all the wrong reasons.
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