Hello listers, All this going on about the different American makes has brought me to share my experiences the past year with the state of current British marques, specifically Jaguar and Land Rover.
I would love too! They're just a bit too expensive for me though. I've kind of sworn off brand new cars anyway. I usually look for things 3+ years old. Came close to buying a used Land Rover a few ye
I guess that's because Ford was responsible for the quality turn around at Jaguar, and BMW was responsible for the quality turn around at Land Rover, now a wholly owned subsidiary of Ford... David R
If you feel a Wrangler COULD go anywhere I can tell you EXACTLY where it CANNOT go. You have no idea the huge numbers of Wranglers I have yanked out of ditches. Oh and break something in the heep? W
Better invest in a Ford dump truck to haul that many pennies... RH Be more concerned about your character than about your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputat
All cars are better now. My 1997 Volvo Stationwagon can suck the doors off of almost anything built in the 60's or 70's. But hey, that isn't what fixing up LBCs is about, is it? David Oliner 60 Bugey
Its modern aerodnamic design generates a lot of negative pressure? ;-) Daniel1312 << Volvo Stationwagon can suck the doors off of almost anything built in the 60's or 70's. >>
<< Volvo Stationwagon can suck the doors off of almost anything built in the 60's or 70's. >> Does that make it 'better' or just 'faster'? Ed in NC If God had meant for man to fly jets, He wouldn't h
I don't know the answer to that question. Is a Volvo (or a whole bunch of other European cars) better engineered than a LBC? Yes Is it more fun to drive? No David Oliner 60 Bugeye 67 TR 4A 97 Volvo 8
Wait a minute. Go back 40+ years and think about engineering. LBCs had disc brakes The Mini, look at the rest of the world now with front wheel drive. The VW beetle was an engineering marvel when it
Whoa, this conversation has gotten off on a tangent! The point that I was trying to make is that 40 years later, ALL cars, including British, although I used my pre-Ford Volvo as an example are much
Isn't this a spridget group?!?!?!? Isn't cheap and simple what the spridget represented when new? Next time you see one of those Chevy Sprint convertibles, think "Midget project car of the future". -
Better how? Made of plastic? Too much elctronic stuff? Impossible for the back yard mechanic to fix? Safer? Wanna go head on with a 49 Packard? I agree they stop better, start easier, keep the occupa
sensors, As long as there are people willing to buy the parts, there will be someone willing to make them. Ole' Adam Smith's invisible hand at work. (no Allen, he isn't the one who made the gauges..
The backyard mechanic who refuses to learn anything designed after 1970? Maybe so, but that's the mechanics fault not the car. I fix all my cars, 1958-1998 currently. It's all just wrenches. It's not
<< Wait a minute. Go back 40+ years and think about engineering. LBCs had disc brakes The Mini, look at the rest of the world now with front wheel drive. My 58 Magnette (the MGZB was truly the ORIG 4
Indeed, but only the Brits would also put a child-proof lock on the DRIVER'S door! (No joke, it's there.) Personal trivia: Not only do Marcy and I own a ZB, but my parents did, back when it was a new