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re: Why do British vehicles typically have poor reliability?
Posted on 7/23/18 at 4:03 pm to tigerpimpbot
Posted on 7/23/18 at 4:03 pm to tigerpimpbot
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Why do British vehicles typically have poor reliability?
The newer one's are much better than in the past. Newer Jags aren't any worse than the Germans (excluding Porsche, which has always had very good reliability compared to the other makes).
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Posted on 7/23/18 at 4:14 pm to weagle99
Because the Brits would rather spend time glueing wood to the dashboard
This post was edited on 7/23/18 at 4:18 pm
Posted on 7/23/18 at 4:35 pm to EmperorGout
I have an office in south Hampton and an employee told me that license plate numbers correspond to the year a month (well 3 month groups) and that it is a major status symbol.
My guess is the cars don’t have to last long because people will replace them often.
My guess is the cars don’t have to last long because people will replace them often.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 4:46 pm to Big Block Stingray
quote:Lord Lucas: Prince of Darkness
Lucas electronics used to be as MAJOR part of it.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 4:51 pm to 14&Counting
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Triumph makes a damn good bike as well.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 4:56 pm to weagle99
Lotus drivetrain have been produced by Toyota since 2000. Pretty bulletproof, even when driven hard.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 4:57 pm to weagle99
The Hammerhead Eagle I-Thrust
The P45
The P45
Posted on 7/23/18 at 5:21 pm to weagle99
tGOAT
Posted on 7/23/18 at 5:22 pm to weagle99
No build standards.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 5:30 pm to Tmcgin
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always heard they never made computers because they did not know a way to make them leak oil
That's funny, but untrue. ARM Holdings, inventor and licensor of the current most popular CPU in the world, is a British tech company.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 5:44 pm to Big Block Stingray
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Lucas electronics used to be as MAJOR part of it.
Most of the British motorcycles used Lucas electrical components and they were iffy at best. You just never knew when they would start acting up and leave your arse on the side of the road.
I owned both Triumph and BSA motorcycles in the 70's and they were fun to ride------when they ran. We use to say BSA stood for Bastard Stopped Again.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 5:50 pm to EmperorGout
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same could be said for German cars
The Germans are brilliant mechanical engineers, but shite electrical engineers. With all the tech going into cars these days, that problem is exacerbated. Old german cars can last forever, if properly maintained
Posted on 7/23/18 at 6:04 pm to 03GeeTee
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To be honest I don’t really associate reliability with any European car manufacturer outside of maybe VW.
Volvo
Posted on 7/23/18 at 6:19 pm to Jor Jor The Dinosaur
Newer 911's are great as long as the switch that actuates the reverse lights and mirror-dip feature doesn't fail.
$15K repair that requires replacement of the transmission.
(Manual shift cars only)
$15K repair that requires replacement of the transmission.
(Manual shift cars only)
Posted on 7/23/18 at 6:39 pm to soccerfüt
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Lucas electronics used to be as MAJOR part of it.
Lord Lucas: Prince of Darkness
Unofficial company motto: "A good day's work, and 'ome before dark".
Posted on 7/23/18 at 9:52 pm to Jor Jor The Dinosaur
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Old german cars can last forever, if properly maintained
Truth. I have a '77 300D that is now over 800k miles.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 9:53 pm to N2cars
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Newer 911's are great as long as the switch that actuates the reverse lights and mirror-dip feature doesn't fail.
$15K repair that requires replacement of the transmission.
I don’t want to believe you, but I’ve also owned a German luxury car before.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 9:55 pm to HempHead
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tGOAT
They never had the cash to do it correctly. Poor finish, catastrophic rust problems, etc.
The earlier Range Rover has all that plus crappy electronics and shitty engines.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 9:57 pm to member12
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They never had the cash to do it correctly. Poor finish, catastrophic rust problems, etc.
I've seen some rebuilds that look promising, but they are absurdly priced.
Posted on 7/23/18 at 10:00 pm to member12
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