I bought a brand new 1978 Chevette that was a total lemon. I had to park it on a slope and let roll down hill to start it. And if I drove through a puddle of water the starter would seize requiring a quick bolt loosening/tightening maneuver. And the tranny went out at 2300 miles. Red rust on the hood and clutch failure at 13 months old. Horrible alternator whine (slightly on topic now). And...... It became known as the Sh*tvette.
I had a Ham friend (ever so slightly more on topic now) who had one and said it was the most reliable vehicle he had ever owned. My ex-wife had a Pinto and it DID smoke and catch on fire too! ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Ryan To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2008 12:26 AM Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Looking for DTMF encoder...or suggestions Heck, While we're piling on, I had a Pinto once.damned thing smoked all the time, finally caught fire. COOOL.. -M
