Author Topic: Boycott French And German Products!! (Read 1488 times)

babek- · « **Reply #15 on:** February 12, 2003, 04:25:27 AM »

Ups - you are right - it was Rover.

And Ford now has control of Jaguar ?

And Mercedes (or was it VW?) Rolls Royce ?

The Mini Cooper is still under control of BMW ?

Have the British tried to sold all their car industries to foreigners ?

Maybe KIA or Hyundai will buy Rover in the future...

babek- · « **Reply #16 on:** February 12, 2003, 04:41:51 AM »

Look at this beauty made in Germany:

It costs only 400000 Euro

Acceleration from 0 to 100km/h in 3 seconds.

This Porsche goes in production at the end of 2003.

Krusher · « **Reply #17 on:** February 12, 2003, 07:17:59 AM »

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Originally posted by babek-

Instead you have Yugo, Hyundai, Kia (LOOOL), and what they call their cars.

Who drive anything with KIA on the hood.. (Killed in Action)

lazs2 · « **Reply #18 on:** February 12, 2003, 09:04:53 AM »

ok... I will cancel my order for that new citroen.
lazs

Monk · « **Reply #19 on:** February 12, 2003, 09:30:16 AM »

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Originally posted by lazs2
ok... I will cancel my order for that new citroen.
lazs

Is it Citroen or Zitrone

capt. apathy · « **Reply #20 on:** February 12, 2003, 11:06:00 AM »

ford owns jag, ford also owns volvo.

not in a real boycoting mood but I can't think of anything from france I'd miss.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #21 on:** February 12, 2003, 11:32:20 AM »

Sorry Hang, the Bimmers paid for, and it was before 9/11.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #22 on:** February 12, 2003, 11:35:18 AM »

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Originally posted by Dowding
Jaguar has never been owned by BMW. It is owned by Ford.

BMW owned Rover. Incidentally, since becoming a British company again, Rover is producing decent cars, and they have a sports car on the way this year, developed under the noses of BMW. You can imagine a Great Escape-esque scene at Rover while under German ownership:

BMW Goon: What are ze Englanders doing in zat garage?

Rover Mechanic: Quick lads - the goons are coming! Put the fireplace back in place and cover the tunnel to the sportcar workshop!

BMW Goon: You zer! Vat are you doing?

Rover Mechanic: Nothing gov'ner . Just polishing my tools. Keeping them shiny like.

BMW Goon: Very Vell. Get back to vurk on ze new mini. Ve vill be taking it back to Deutschland wiv us. Along wiv land-rover and range-rover.

Rover Mechanic: Right you are mate.

Land Rover Group, Limited, a newly created company separate from Rover Group, is purchased from BMW AG by the Ford Motor Company for $2.7 billion (3 billion Euros.) The transaction is completed on June 30, 2000. Robert A. Dover is named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Land Rover Group, Ltd

fffreeze220 · « **Reply #23 on:** February 12, 2003, 12:07:32 PM »

ccvi · « **Reply #24 on:** February 12, 2003, 01:26:12 PM »

Mercedes? This one?

http://217.110.182.252/roadster/static/jpgs/gallery04_main.jpg

Ripsnort · « **Reply #25 on:** February 12, 2003, 01:57:34 PM »

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Originally posted by ccvi
Mercedes? This one?

http://217.110.182.252/roadster/static/jpgs/gallery04_main.jpg

*wretching sound...sound of toilet being flushed*

Hangtime · « **Reply #26 on:** February 12, 2003, 02:00:26 PM »

You driving that thing today rip??

lazs2 · « **Reply #27 on:** February 12, 2003, 02:19:21 PM »

So the new rovers will be pretty but won't start or be weatherproo.... resistant? Will the prince of darkness, joe lucas, do the electrics?
lazs

Ripsnort · « **Reply #28 on:** February 12, 2003, 02:22:26 PM »

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Originally posted by Hangtime
You driving that thing today rip??

Absolutely

And its "Bimmer" not "Beemer"...and two of three stalls are carpeted, not "fully carpeted".

ccvi · « **Reply #29 on:** February 12, 2003, 04:59:44 PM »

Why do you call them beemer, or bimmer, or whatever? Is there a reason behind this?