[Steeveedee]

The root problem with the Vega was that people who buy the cheapest car they can get don't generally spend money on the required maintenance. I worked as a mechanic for many years, and I've seen it over and over. If a real maintenance schedule had been maintained on the cooling systems, we'd still be seeing them on the road. Every Vega that I've seen with engine overheating problems had the nastiest coolant you can imagine. Had the Vega been supplied with the cast iron 4 cylinder that had been available in the Nova for many years, we'd also still see them around.