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No they won't. They will be average at best unless their labor force improves.
I dunno, even at their current position in the quality control lineup, they are better (fewer problems per 100 vehicles) than even the better cars of just 10 years ago. THey may be average, but these days average is very, very good in comparison to days gone by. There are no truly bad cars these days, unlike the days of the XJS and Classic Range Rover (in both cases, rust and electrical issues were rampant).
Sigh. WHY oh WHY do guys fall for this garbage?
Really, it's a guy thing, isn't it? Women are much too sane to fall for this, aren't we?
(Not trying to start a flame war here, just a bit of humor)
BBAS (Beautiful British Automobile Syndrome), like hypertension and high cholesterol, is more common among men, but not exclusive to them. There are women who see them and think, its Sooo Beautiful I must have it. It really is not at all unlike being a Sugar Daddy/Mama; more Sugar Daddies, but Sugar Momma isn't all together a rare species.
To co-opt a phrase from Jeremy Clarkson, who used it to describe another make, "It was designed to be everything an automobile can be, briefly."
But seriously Lucas Electric is the original Antitheft system in vehicles.
Why didn't the Nazi's ever bomb the Lucas Electrical Plant?
They considered them an ally.
What is the only product of Lucas that doesn't suck? Their Vacuum.
Why do the British drink warm beer? Lucas made their refrigerators, too.
Recommended procedure before taking on a repair of Lucas equipment: check the position of the stars, kill a chicken and walk three times clockwise around your car chanting: "Oh mighty Prince of Darkness protect your unworthy servant."
Yep, gotta love that Lucas electrical system...... a fire waiting to happen.
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Originally Posted by jtur88
You think YOU hate British cars, I tried to start them in Canadian winters. I had a Jaguar and a Rover, and the lesser Vauxhalls and Austins were just laughable. Somebody described one as a tin box with a sewing machine under the bonnet. A valve job was considered routine maintenance when you do an oil change.
A mechanic once explained to me that there so many millions of miles of (Lucas) electrical wiring in British cars, that all the spark leaks out through the insulation on damp or cold days, before any gets to the plugs.
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Originally Posted by JONOV
BBAS (Beautiful British Automobile Syndrome), like hypertension and high cholesterol, is more common among men, but not exclusive to them. There are women who see them and think, its Sooo Beautiful I must have it. It really is not at all unlike being a Sugar Daddy/Mama; more Sugar Daddies, but Sugar Momma isn't all together a rare species.
To co-opt a phrase from Jeremy Clarkson, who used it to describe another make, "It was designed to be everything an automobile can be, briefly."
But seriously Lucas Electric is the original Antitheft system in vehicles.
Why didn't the Nazi's ever bomb the Lucas Electrical Plant?
They considered them an ally.
What is the only product of Lucas that doesn't suck? Their Vacuum.
Why do the British drink warm beer? Lucas made their refrigerators, too.
Recommended procedure before taking on a repair of Lucas equipment: check the position of the stars, kill a chicken and walk three times clockwise around your car chanting: "Oh mighty Prince of Darkness protect your unworthy servant."
it always seemed like if you spill a glass of water anywhere near a british car, the lucas electrics would shut down. of course anywhere near a british car was something like 5 miles radius. which is funny because of the amount of moisture in the air in britiain.
They still manufacture cars there, although off the top of my head I can't think of any that are still British owned.
TVR might still be british owned and perhaps MG. as i recall the company that makes the london taxis is also british owned, and perhaps morgan as well. that all i can think of.
I used to have a 1962 Morris Minor. 4 cylinder, 9 gallon gas tank, got 52 mpg. It looked just like the one in this picture. Same color too. I loved it.
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a fire waiting to happen.
We had one of these back in the 60s.
