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Leon[_7_]

On 3/26/2017 6:57 PM, wrote:

The whole discussion started with burning rubber in second gear
with a Vega GT. I said only with skinny tires.

My second car - '71 Vega not a GT bought in 1975 for $ 550.
- would leave a lot of smoke behind when I stomped on it ! :-)
It had flow-through ventillation - in through the rust holes in the
front fenders ; and out through the rust holes in the doors !
I drove it almost 2 1/2 years before the roadside safety check got me
- I was so afraid they'd pull it off the road and charge me - but
they let me go with 30 days to turn in the plates ! No ticket !
John T.

I understand that the Vegas had rust issues but mine never has a speck
of rust on it. And I lived 3 miles from the Gulf Coast.

BUT I did wash and wax it almost every weekend and the dealer
undercoated it before we took delivery.

Before replacing the short block a trip to the gas station went like
this. Fill it with oil and check the gas.