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I hope you friend gets some comfort from my post. It been eight months since the surgery, and while I was working on the post it would bring back some of the emotions.

A Corvair saved my life. You will rarely hear anybody say that, and here is my story. I own a 65 Corvair Monza convertible, and let’s just say it was one step from being a parts car when I bought it. This little red junky car has been an adventure to say the least. After what happen in the fall of 2010, the car will have a home here with me.

I had been enjoying the car over the summer with the top down and the wind blowing in my hair. I have replaced most of the mechanical parts on the car, but have not touched the body work. Corvairs are Unibody, and I had a crack in the passenger’s door sill that was showing movement. I thought it was time to replace the floor boards, and repair or replace the door sills. I didn’t want the car to break in half while running down the road.

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I think I would end up doing a catch and release. If I won the lottery, I would have to buy and sell cars for a living. I am sure my wife would set a max number I could own at one time. So I would have to buy a Tucker, and then sell it. Buy a 365 Porsche and sell it for a split window Corvette.

With my luck I would loose money with each car.

I agree a Volt would be at the top of my list, but only one. The rest would be the classics like old Vettes, and Impalas.

I’m sure you have thought of it before; the car you would buy if you won the lottery. I’m also sure that you probably have a picture of it in your head right now.

So tell me, how many people do you think, would now have their minds eye filled with a Hybrid vehicle, or even a true EV?

How about something that is just smaller and more efficient than what you have now? Maybe a few extra hands would have been raised then, but I still would not expect even near a majority. Probably not even half.

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