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The Chevrolet Vega (Pontiac's version was known as the Pontiac Astre) was a compact coupe and station wagon sold from 1971 through 1977 as a replacement for the ill-fated Chevrolet Corvair. It was based on the GM H platform and was followed by the 1975-1980 Chevrolet Monza. The Vega never lived up to sales expectations set by General Motors. When the car was introduced, GM predicted it would sell 400,000 Vegas per year, a goal that was never met. The Vega was plagued by poor reliability and several highly publicized design problems including carburetor fires, engine overheating problems, and premature body rust. In a book later published by John DeLorean who was then president of Chevrolet, he indicated that the prototype car literally fell apart just eight miles into its first road test. Delorean claimed that the car had been designed by GM engineers rather than Chevrolet engineers and said that the car had been forced upon Chevrolet by GM management.
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The original Vega also featured an engine that used aluminum cylinder bores that wore out almost imediately. It was an outside person that designed and patented the repair liner that GM would need to use to produce a proper engine. GM had to buy the rights to use that method.
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The Chevy Vega is the worst car ever made, followed closely by the Ford Pinto. The Vega was a great idea, with an engine that was ahead of its time. Unfortunately, the manufacture of the engine was years behind the design. So the car was a miserable failure.
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Once in the hands of owners, the Vega did little to dispel its star-crossed birth. There was an early recall of 132,000 cars to correct a carburetor fire hazard. Aluminum cylinder blocks were subject to distortion due to overheating, cylinders were prone to premature wear causing high oil consumption, and the lightweight block caused noise and vibration.
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Even entry-level vehicles and subcompacts these days are surprisingly well made, thanks to a revolution started mainly by Japanese automakers like Toyota (nyse: TM - news - people ) and Honda Motor (nyse: HMC - news - people ). Honda's first-generation Accord came out in the days when Detroit was producing real stinkers like General Motors' (nyse: GM - news - people ) Chevy Vega and Ford Motor's (nyse: F - news - people ) Pinto.
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