Re: Who engineered this????

Posted by Maybe this one on January 08, 2006 at 10:45:49 from (68.89.125.102):

In Reply to: Re: Who engineered this???? posted by Bill(Wis) on January 08, 2006 at 05:20:17:

Vega maybe? Problems
Forgotten today is that the Vega was a strong seller, with over two million produced from 1971-77, however, it was plagued by poor reliability and several highly publicized design problems including carburetor fires, engine overheating problems, and premature body rust, which began to affect sales after 1974. The Vega was later dubbed as "the car that began rusting on the showroom floor". Labor/management strife at its Lordstown, Ohio production plant added to the car's woes. Its rival counterpart, the Ford Pinto, was known for ruptured fuel tanks, where the Vega's own defects were the oil-burning motor and body corrosion.

In a book later published by John DeLorean who was then president of Chevrolet, he indicated that the prototype car literally fell apart just eight miles into its first road test. Delorean claimed that the car had been designed by GM engineers rather than Chevrolet engineers and said that the car had been forced upon Chevrolet by GM management. He also criticized the engine saying that it, "looked like it had been taken off a 1920 farm tractor."

All these well publicized problems combined with a string of recalls hurt public perception and sales. Forbes Magazine included the Vega on its list of the worst cars of all time.

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• Re: Who engineered this???? Bill(Wis) 13:07:20 01/08/06 (2)
  • Re: Who engineered this???? Hugh MacKay 13:48:25 01/08/06 (1)
    • Re: Who engineered this???? Bill(Wis) 14:34:41 01/08/06 (0)

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