Comments by "Itinerant Patriot" (@itinerantpatriot1196) on "U.S. Automotive History and the Chevy Vega" video.

  1. I remember my brother got one for refinishing some chairs for this bar owner. It went through a quart of oil every couple days. Another buddy of mine left the one he paid $25 for by the side of the road a month after he bought it when the head cracked wide open after overheating so much. It was a piece of shit, no doubt about that. Ours was a Chevy family. Thank God the old man steered clear of the Vega. He replaced our 72 Impala with a 78 Monte Carlo, which I thought was ugly as hell (the box look was starting to become all the rage) but at least you could drive it and not worry about the damn thing breaking down. As for me, I stopped buying GM 10 years ago after back-to-back lemons. As a Detroit guy, buying my first Nissan put me in the traitor class but after only having one problem in 10 years I just bought another. When GM starts making a decent product again maybe I'll reconsider. Too bad. I loved the Chevelle, the Impala, even the Nova with the big engine. RIP GM. You used to make a pretty good car.
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