Author Topic: National vehicle traits? (Read 1975 times)

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #15 on:** April 12, 2005, 01:44:23 PM »

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Originally posted by vorticon
exceptions: britain the tempest, triton, and i wouldent say the mini has "class"

I wouldnt say the Mini has class either.

Cute yes
Class no.

Looks more like a toy then a car

midnight Target · « **Reply #16 on:** April 12, 2005, 01:49:14 PM »

I love the sound of a British sportscar... the old TR6 was like music. German sportscars sound like washing machines in comparison.

Skydancer · « **Reply #17 on:** April 12, 2005, 01:51:14 PM »

Italy

Fast red things that look beautiful but are unreliable with shoddy components that let the side down ?

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #18 on:** April 12, 2005, 01:52:55 PM »

The Mini is a british yugo/clowncar.

Skydancer · « **Reply #19 on:** April 12, 2005, 01:56:04 PM »

Live on a crowded island and the Mini makes sense! It was a design classic way ahead of its time. So good the BMW B****rds used Rover to redesign it then dumped the company and ran taking the best bit ( the new mini with them ) Grand theft auto!

indy007 · « **Reply #20 on:** April 12, 2005, 02:17:19 PM »

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Originally posted by Skydancer
Fast red things that look beautiful but are unreliable with shoddy components that let the side down ?

Well, a 360 Modena's brakes will go out and the NSX will beat it on a circuit.. but the Lambo's hold up to whatever you can throw at them.

lazs2 · « **Reply #21 on:** April 12, 2005, 02:25:22 PM »

brit stuff is slightly effeminate looking and delicate with poor electrics and sealing... The Russians didn't even bother to copy it because of those traits... I could never figure why an island nation that rained 90% of the time couldn't make a convertable or roadster that wasn't the worst leaker in the world or electrics that worked in the rain.

The russians copied German an American stuff when they copied... B17's and BMW R75... the Russian tank looked like it could have come out of a german or American factory.

lazs

Heretik · « **Reply #22 on:** April 12, 2005, 03:21:08 PM »

I think the collage for Italy is just a little bit skewed. We could just as easily come up with this:

says something completely different, no?

Skydancer · « **Reply #23 on:** April 12, 2005, 05:37:29 PM »

Yes it does rather!

Lazs you are a "Britophobe!"

Mention anything about the UK and immediately you witter on in a negative fashion and before you say it don't confuse my disdain for Bush and the Plan for the New American century with hating the US per se. A govt is not a nation thank the lord. and your nation has managed some very fine achievements until You voted that plonker into power and got all paranoid on the rest of us;)

Skydancer · « **Reply #24 on:** April 12, 2005, 05:55:07 PM »

Now how about These

Fashionable Chic French?

Pah

lazs2 · « **Reply #25 on:** April 13, 2005, 09:13:12 AM »

well skyprancer.... unlike you... my opinions are formed from experiance. How many American vehicles have you owned? I have owned a dozen or more british vehicles. Are you saying that my opinion on them is wrong? in what way?

It has been my experiance that if you own a british vehicle you are buying it for the looks... you need to gut everything mechanical or electrical and repalce it with American or jap or german parts if you are not a masochist.

I currently own an Austin Healy that has not british parts except body and interior and some front suspension and steering parts.

lazs

Skydancer · « **Reply #26 on:** April 13, 2005, 09:16:18 AM »

I drove a Chrysler for a bit. Wallowed like a boat, rotted away, the electrics packed up.! Does that count?

By the way are you going to accept the fact I have been to your great country now? Just wondering oh wise and so experienced old man of the BBS:lol

Spooky · « **Reply #27 on:** April 13, 2005, 09:57:34 AM »

Check out my funkadelic Mini : that's what I call a toy car !

(babe magnet too )

Saintaw · « **Reply #28 on:** April 13, 2005, 10:28:06 AM »

"plonker" *giggle* hadn't heard that one in a while

straffo · « **Reply #29 on:** April 13, 2005, 10:45:02 AM »

Imagine his shirt now