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From: lls@ccice5.UUCP (Leo L. Stearns)
Newsgroups: net.auto.tech
Subject: Re: Sluggish 82 Chevette
Message-ID: <989@ccice5.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 20-Jan-86 14:21:25 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan 20 14:21:25 1986
Date-Received: Thu, 23-Jan-86 10:57:56 EST
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Reply-To: lls@ccice5.UUCP (Leo L. Stearns)
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In article <9261@ritcv.UUCP> spw2562@ritcv.UUCP (Fishhook) writes:
>In article <7755@watrose.UUCP> tohaapanen@watrose.UUCP (Tom Haapanen) writes:
>>Sluggish?  Well, I'm sorry to say, but that's the way Chevettes came
>>from the assembly line, especially automatic ones.
>>                                 \tom haapanen
>>                                 watmath!watrose!haapanen
>
>When's the last time you drove one?  I own a '77 Chevette and it sure
>wasn't sluggish, at least up until I bent the valve stems...
>It is a standard though, which does makes a difference.
>

Wasn't slugish ??
What are you comparing it to, a bicycle :-)

The last time I drove one was about a month ago ( '83 manual ).
My 4 cylinder, 4 speed Citation would blow it's doors off
And that's pretty bad !!

It's pretty embarrasing when you get passed by semi's going uphill.

In defense of the Chevette, it is meant to be a commuter car, spending
it's life in rush hour traffic.  It serves that function well, just don't
take it to the drag strip nor try to cruise at 70 on the highway.

Not an invitation to restart debates on the %%&@#$ National speed limit.

lls@ccice5