i cant say nothing about British cars since i own a 99 Chrysler Neon (yes they do sell them in the uk)
And What about The Shelby Mustang GT500 no way does that car suck.
In 40 years of driving, I'll bet that I've owned more British vehicles than most Brits. A '64 Cortina, a '67 MGB, a '69 Spitfire, a '72 MG Midget, a '78 MG Midget, plus a 1969 BSA Victor and a '73 Norton 850 Commando.
How about French cars? A 1980 Renault R5 and a 1982 Renault Fuego Turbo (wife's).
Italian? '58 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce and a '71 1750 GT Veloce.
Japanese? '80 Toyota Corolla SR5 Liftback (wife's), '85 Nissan 300ZX, '88 Nissan Sentra (wife's) a '92 Suzuki Sidekick 4dr, an '02 Subaru WRX, an '03 Suzuki Aerio SX and another '03 Aerio sedan (wife's), and an '04 Honda S2000.
American iron: '65 Chevy Corvair, '67 Chevy Corvair Monza, '81 Buick Regal Turbo, '86 Shelby GLHS, '94 Dodge Grand Caravan (wife's), a '63 Willys-Jeep CJ-5 (Buick 231ci Turbo, Borg-Warner 4-speed, roll cage, 2.5" suspension lift, 2" body lift, 36" Cepeks. Rancho shocks and dual steering dampers), a '92 Jeep Wrangler YJ Sport (5 speed, 1.5" suspension lift, 30" BFGs) and an 08' Jeep Wrangler JK (32" BFG MTs, Mopar rock rails, Mopar steering gear skid plate, Skidrow Evap canister skid plate, Mopar windshield mounted mirrors for when doors are off, Freedom Top, KC lights, and a lot more fun stuff). Add to that another three motorcycles over the years.
Over the course of 40 years, we've (mostly me) gone through 30 cars, SUVs and bikes. More than half of them new, the balance used. Too many, far too many. The Shelby and Jeeps were my favorites. All very entertaining.
Over the past few years, we cleaned out the garage. Sold the WRX, sold the S2000 to a guy headed to Florida, and I traded in the Aerio SX when I bought the new Jeep.
The Jeep is warrantied bumper to bumper for life... Really, Chrysler offered to extend the lifetime powertrain coverage to the entire vehicle for $1,600. An A/C compressor costs $900... I don't expect to buy another vehicle for a long time. My wife doesn't believe me.... I wonder why?
My regards,
Widewing