"CHARLES ANGELICH" bravely wrote to "WAYNE CHIRNSIDE"
(26 Mar 05  10:59:00)
 --- on the heady topic of "Win98FE Harddrivicide?"

 CA> Short version: rain, speeding, hairpin turn with an oil slick,
 CA> Corvair goes sideways, NO recovery possible when a Corvair goes
 CA> sideways, into the ditch, up on it's side, fell back down while
 CA> I was trying to open passenger side door to get out.

 CA> With the engine in the rear it wasn't a good idea to allow the
 CA> car to rotate much past 45 degrees. After that it was likely
 CA> you would not get it back in line with the road. The car was
 CA> driveable after the accident.

Mentioning the Corvair brings the late Fiero to mind. I heard say that
it is a lot of fun to drive. Main problem with the Fiero was the
engine tended to overheat in the cramped compartment. Every cable in
it tended to become charred. If I had one I'd add an extra fan in
there someplace and extra rust proofing!

 M*i*k*e

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