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

[francis newman (francis]

John

It is of course a strange world, where 70% of the cars built in UK are  
exported and 80% of the cars sold in UK are imported.

Francis

On 16 Jan 2008, at 00:07, JAshburne [at] aol.com wrote:

> Hi Francis
>
> This is a time when I couldn't let the facts get in the way of a  
> good retort!  You're right of course, just as American built cars  
> also are vastly superior to years past.  In today's global economy,  
> the gaps between countries in manufacturing techniques have narrowed  
> considerably thanks to market competition.  We really are living in  
> an age where automobile performance and reliability are at historic  
> high levels pretty much across the board.  There really aren't any  
> Yugos to joke about any more.
>
> John
>
>
> In a message dated 1/15/2008 6:01:00 P.M. Central Standard Time, francis [at] fntn.co.uk 
>  writes:
> John
>
> You might just like to know that Nissan stated that the Nissans built
> in UK are of a higher quality than those from the Japanese plants.
>
> Nissan, Honda and Toyota maybe Japanese owned, but they are still
> built here in UK. Not a lot different from the Vauxhalls (GM) and
> Fords we have been building here since the 20s.
>
> Peugeot design many of their cars here in UK as do others.
>
> I think you are talking about 30-40 years ago
>
> Francis
>
>
> On 15 Jan 2008, at 23:53, 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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