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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Maintenance and Repair / June 2007The secret about Bentley Cars
The secret about Bentley Cars http://www.latest-cars-in-the-world.blogspot.com There are no secrets about Bentley cars.Paris Hilton's boyfriend wrecked her Bentley Continental car.She ought to hire me for $1,000 every day to be her chauffer.Next to the Ford cars in England,the Bristol cars are the best. cuhulin > There are no secrets about Bentley cars.Paris Hilton's boyfriend wrecked > her Bentley Continental car.She ought to hire me for $1,000 every day to > be her chauffer.Next to the Ford cars in England,the Bristol cars are > the best. > cuhulin Well, who knows.. People in much of Europe look down their noses at Brit cars.. Hand built cannot really compete, in some arenas, with robot built. The Brits dont really have a sterling reputation for quality. I know a married Irish woman who lives in England,she works for a UK government office over there.Four or five months ago she got a new Vauxhall Astra car to drive.The car has a manual shift transmission.She wants the 2000 Ford Focus car back that she used to drive.She really liked that Ford Focus car with it's automatic shift transmission and electric windows and other fancy electrical gadgets.She once said she was pulling into a parking lot and it was raining and the boot (trunk) flew open. cuhulin On May 22, 6:30 pm, cuhu...@webtv.net wrote: > I know a married Irish woman who lives in England,she works for a UK > government office over there.Four or five months ago she got a new [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > flew open. > cuhulin Way back in the dark days, 70s or 80s, GM imported Vauxhalls into Canada, and the quality was so bad that the owners organized and staged a drive on Ottawa to get some relief. En route, several of the cars actually burst into flames. Look on the internet for, Tom McCahill Test the Vauxhall I have an old Mechanix Illustrated magazine around here somewhere which has a Tom McCahill (''Chrome Dome'' Tom McCahill) Vauxhall car road test article in the magazine.I remember as far back as the 1950's (or 1960's) Vauxhall was importing some Vauxhall cars to America.And there was some Fiat and Renault and Alfa Romero and Citroen and Mercedes Benz and Jaguar and of course the VW beetle cars being sold in America.One night in Saigon (1964) I was driving a Jeep back to Tan Son Nhut.A guy who was driving a big old 1950's Citroen car swung wide around a corner and missed me by inches.I can still see that big old 1950's Citroen car now! cuhulin On May 22, 6:30 pm, cuhu...@webtv.net wrote: > I know a married Irish woman who lives in England,she works for a UK > government office over there. Hey! Stay away from me Mum! >Well, who knows.. People in much of Europe look down their noses at > Brit cars.. Hand built cannot really compete, in some arenas, with >robot built. What do you want? Do you want a car that's reliable, or do you want a car that's fun? British cars are fun. As British cars have become more internationalized, they have become more reliable and less fun. >The Brits dont really have a sterling reputation for quality. Now that we have silicone gasket forming compound, there is no reason for your Super Snipe to be squirting oil out the side of the engine block any longer. Modern technology has reduced that down to a small trickle. And so WHAT if the electrical connectors are always burning up? You don't need to drive at night anyway. You want a reliable car, buy a Toyota. But if you want a fun car, buy a Morgan or Triumph. Be sure to get a spare transmission, too. --scott "It's got WHAT kind of thread profile on the bolts?"  Signature"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." > >Well, who knows.. People in much of Europe look down their noses at > > Brit cars.. Hand built cannot really compete, in some arenas, with [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > transmission, too. > --scott ROTFLMAO.... Indeed, some of the British cars were unparalleled for being fun. The 'smoke' theory of electronics was formulated because of British cars, and Lucas systems in particular. > ROTFLMAO.... Me too...brought back memories... :-) > Indeed, some of the British cars were unparalleled for being fun. Ditto for British bikes... > The 'smoke' theory of electronics was formulated because of British cars, > and > Lucas systems in particular. Lucas...the Prince of Darkness... Those British 3 wheeler cars (1 wheel in the front,2 wheels in the back) are good at laying down on their sides. cuhulin > Those British 3 wheeler cars (1 wheel in the front,2 wheels in the back) > are good at laying down on their sides. > cuhulin Those were the Reliant Robins, IIRC. Death on three wheels. ><cuhulin@webtv.net> wrote in message >> Those British 3 wheeler cars (1 wheel in the front,2 wheels in the back) >> are good at laying down on their sides. > >Those were the Reliant Robins, IIRC. Death on three wheels. There were actually a bunch of them. Morgan also made several three-wheel models. Apparently the British tax structure was such that vehicles were taxed by the wheel which was the manufacturing motivation for these things. --scott Signature"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." www.uglycars.co.uk The Brits aren't the only ones who built some ugly cars.Nowadays so many cars look so much alike I can't tell which is which.I was at the Wal Mart store and in the parking lot,I looked real close at a car that was parked next to my van.I could not see anything at all on the outside of that car about what name brand of car it was.In my opinion,most new cars nowadays just do not have any style and character,shape and form.Back in the 1950's,I could tell from a long distance away at night time which car was which. cuhulin >>Those were the Reliant Robins, IIRC. Death on three wheels. > > There were actually a bunch of them. Morgan also made several three-wheel > models. Apparently the British tax structure was such that vehicles were > taxed by the wheel which was the manufacturing motivation for these things. Right - three wheelers were considerably cheaper in tax. Although the Morgan three wheelers had the single wheel in the back. Those were actually quite capable sports cars in their day, and the single driven wheel saved them a differential. Another british pecularity was a tax exemption on self built cars which created a blooming market in kit cars. cu .\\arc > Although the Morgan three wheelers had the single wheel in the back. > Those were actually quite capable sports cars in their day, and the > single driven wheel saved them a differential. Yeah, putting the single wheel in the back and two in the front makes a threewheeler as stable as a four wheeler. Same is true for kid's trikes. I have no idea why the safety folks haven't gotten onto that yet. > Another british pecularity was a tax exemption on self built cars which > created a blooming market in kit cars. thus the lotus seven. >> The 'smoke' theory of electronics was formulated because of British cars, >> and >> Lucas systems in particular. > > Lucas...the Prince of Darkness... Since there's always one person who hasn't heard it: Q: Why do the British drink their beer warm? A: Because Lucas makes refrigerators too. SignaturePostulate a group whose intent is to destroy the United States from within via anarchy and bankruptcy. The actions of the United States Congress are completely consistent with the actions one would predict from such a group. About 35 years ago,I read an article in a car magazine about the upholstery in British cars.For some reason the mice over there really do like the upholstery in those British cars.Leaks,electrics and upholstery.The parts flying off of this car are of the highest quality. cuhulin > > H...@nospam.nix wrote: > >> The 'smoke' theory of electronics was formulated because of British cars, [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Q: Why do the British drink their beer warm? > A: Because Lucas makes refrigerators too. What were Lucas' last words? Never... drive... at night... Why do British drivers carry flashlights? So they can check if their headlights are on. |
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