Ferrari Mailing List: Re: NFC Anit-Green Weenie help needed

[E M (pokiebaron]

Has there every been a better engine than a GM pushrod V8?  Light, gobs or
torque, and with little more than oil changes, will do half a million miles,
or more.  I also think Americans make some of the best transmissions, if not
the best in the world.

Ed
911SC

On 15/01/2008, JAshburne [at] aol.com <JAshburne [at] aol.com> wrote:
>
>
> In a message dated 1/15/2008 3:11:27 P.M. Central Standard Time,
> Britt2Asa [at] aol.com writes:
>
> (BTW as  an American living in England I can
> tell you NOBODY in the UK looks  upto American car manufacturing when they
> want
> quality).
>
>
>
> Hi Britt:
>
> I know that as an American in Blighty, you must find that comment
> ironic,  if
> not hilarious.  Don't get me wrong, I love British sports cars, my
> first  car
> ever was a Triumph TR250 and I vintage race a 1959 Turner.  And I would
> never argue that the Brits (one t) haven't made many more interesting
> cars  than
> the U.S.  The current Bentleys and Aston Martins are among the best  cars
> anywhere in the world today, even if a lot of their technology and
> build  quality
> is imported.
>
> And while I would never argue that many U.S. made cars were
> better  drivers
> and performers than the best of the U.K., I don't think anyone outside  of
> England would ever consider a British designed and built car, pre  BMW
> Rolls Royce
> excepted, as superior in build quality!!!!  Handling,  styling, wood and
> leather interiors, panache, fun to drive, all yes.   Better build quality,
> HAH!
>
> Don't forget that there are many more manufacturers in the U.S. than the
> puny 3 of Ford, GM and Chrysler, including Toyota, Honda, Nissan, BMW and
> Mercedes, all of which are built to standards as good as their
> home  countries.
>
> Just three of the famous British sayings about their cars are "All of the
> parts falling off of this car are of the highest quality
> British  manufacture!"
> "The British love warm beer because they have Lucas  refrigerators." and
> of
> course we all know that Lucas headlight switches have  three
> positions:  Off,
> Dim and Flicker.
>
> Sorry for the thread hi-jack, we now return you to your regularly
> scheduled
> programming.
>
> John
>
>
>
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