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Don't kid yourself. Ralph Nader is man that has made millions from speaking fees then made more in investments in the same corporation he claims to hate. In the 1970s Nader claimed to live in a boarding house with a bathroom down the hall. Turns out he had a luxury home purchased in his brothers name. This is a man that stays in first class hotels. For all the "Democrats are corporate whores" talk he will not release his tax forms either.
He talks about not owning a car and they are unsafe. We should take the bus. Turns out he bums rides from employees in their *gasp* cars!
He also stopped his own employees from creating a union. many were making 13,000 a year salary for 60-80 hours a week workloads. Nader says:
"I don't think there is a role for unions in small nonprofit 'cause' organizations any more than ... within a monastery or within a union."
Totally ignores the point that most working for non-profits could give a shit less about the mission. They are there to make a living. To them it's a job and not a calling.
Although they had handling problems anyone that thinks he killed the Corvair should do some research and maybe google it. Those cars were expensive to produce, sold for very little, not many options and turned little in profit. Sales were down and GM had decided to kill the car but continued to make the car with poor sales in 1967-1969 to spite Nader claims. Anyone with a knowledge of cars could tell you the death of the Corvair was because of new cheaper models with fresh designs like the Camaro(Sept. 1966) and Mustang(april 1964). Mustangs and cougars 1964-1970 by the way have fuel tanks in the trunk that can explode on rear impact. Much like Pintos.
I agree with a lot of the words coming out of Ralph Nader's mouth. Too bad his real record does not match the rhetoric. Ralph Nader is just the anti-corporate version of Jessie Jackson.
Fuck Ralph Nader. I am getting a 1964 Corvair convertible.
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What you get with Harley owners riding five miles an hour and stopping to rev their engines every thirty feet while never leaving the block. Ridiculously slow speeds also seen with many corvette owners.
A friend pointed out he disliked obnoxious owners of sports bikes and Harley's equally. I pointed out the sports bike guys make less noisy. Also they will be ten miles down the road when the average Harley guy is just getting started with his parade mode of racket. He agreed.
Riding a bicycle 12mph in a 30 zone I passed a C5 Corvette in parade mode. Half mile later he was still going 10 miles per hour.
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Owned by conglomerate Honeywell. Maker of low quality, well marketed oil filters. Also makers of air filters that aren't that bad. Their oil filters are unlikely to ruin your engine but it's a premium priced product that is made cheaper than those costing less. Fram uses glue to hold cheap cardboard end caps on the filter media. You can spend one or two bucks less and get a filter with metal end caps. When cut open Fram's end paper caps make them look more like a roll of toilet paper than an oil filter.
My engine knocked during cold starts with the OCOD and Tough Guard. I Dumped the fram and went with Purolator Classic. No more knocking.
Fram filters are known as OCOD. Orange Can of Death. I use a Wal-Mart Super Tech before Fram.
Fram makes other relabeled filters. A good alternative is Purolator, Wix or Motorcraft. Motorcraft is made by Purolator at the time of writing.
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A well known Six Cylinder engine found in Chrysler products such as Dodge Dart and Plymouth Valiant. They come in 170, 198 and 225 cubic inches. The Slant in the name comes from the 30-degree from vertical angle the cylinders are inclined at. They are very reliable.
Dad's 1976 valiant is a huge POS. The trunk, floors, fenders and rear quarter panels are rusted though despite being a southern car. It corners horrible due to torsion bar suspension. That said it's 225 Slant-6 in it ten thousand times better than the car Chrysler built for it.
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A guy that stopped being funny around 1982. Now he likes to come on the Tonight Show, sit next to Leno and do his lack of a bit for around 12 minutes. Then continue his shit when the next guest comes on if Williams has not run over and bumped them. Usually a 15-20 year old actress with a never heard of TV show. Few really famous people would appear on the same show as this ass. He interrupts and hogs as much of their 3 minutes and 15 seconds as he can.
Example:
Jay Leno: So you are from Kansas.
Actress: Yeah, I...(interrupted by Robin Williams)
Robin Williams: I've been to Kansas Hark Hark! WHoA! Har HAR! Sunflowers and flat land.Womp, Womp! NA! HArk!
Jay: So your Mother is here?
Actress: Yes, she is..(interrupted by Robin Williams)
Robin Williams: I had a mother! HAR HAR! ZOOM! Wonk!
It's not enough that he has hundreds of millions of dollars, everyone else must suffer.
That Robin Williams son of a bitch needs stop hogging the spotlight on the tonight show. Damn people who are half ass famous are thinking someone will spot them but that will never happen cause Robin Williams cannot shut his unfunny, fucking mouth.
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Small, economical truck made by Ford (1983-2011) that has unfortunately been discontinued. Mazda B series is a re-branded version of the same truck since companies pay a 25% tariff** on truck imports. Building a Mazda factory in the US was not economical for the volume they sold. Likely no longer made due Ford wanting to upsell consumers on a loaded F150 that's much more heavy and less economical than what a Ranger owner is looking for.
**(Bing Chicken Tax)
Ford Ranger like the Explorer and Probe seem more reliable than the rest of their cars. Must be cause Mazda was involved.
Now that the Ford Ranger is gone your choice is something big or bigger. I think I'll find a used Ranger.
In the USA Ford Rangers are driving by old people, young people and companies. Most anyone that needs a small truck with relatively decent mileage,
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A car General Motors quit making in 1967.
The current overly plastic turd marketed by GM as a Z06 Corvette can go over 190 mph. This is the main argument when owners and prospective owners bash other all other cars. Never mind the US speed limit is 70mph and these losers would crap on themselves at over 120. Their cars are driven no faster than a POS Chevy Malibu.
The best thing about not owning a Corvette is that they are a bigger cop magnet than an INDY car. Reason being they are not likely to pull over a Porsche 911 or Ferrari cause they don't know what the hell it is, although some cops mistake Ferrari for corvette cause it has round tail lights and must be a Curvette, Duh! So basically you have a car that a Jealous, idiot cop knows and can brag to his buddies, "I wrote a black covette for 59 in a 45. Really he was on doing 35." This is the main reason Corvettes and Vipers are seen in parade mode, 15 mph under the speed limit.
Corvette was a great car till the bean counters fired the styling department and started using cheaper materials.
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