You miss the point. Style often goes with unreliablity and that's often its
charm (although I concede the point on Lucas - ugh!) Thus, Hassleblads
aren't as reliable, I've heard, as lesser marques, my wife's beautiful 1915
Rolex doesn't keep good time and Harley's aren't as reliable as BMW's
(you've read the book - it's the Zen).
Andrew
>Yes, but finding that one good Jaguar, after years & years of Lucas
>electrical, etc.... compared to finding 10 reliable, solid metal bodied
>quality Chevys that didn't live in the mechanic's shop..... (But, then Jaguar
>is now owned by Ford, so their quality & reliability went way up.:)
>
>Larry
>
>Andrew Fildes wrote:
>
>> No - toys lose their power if they are cheap (like placebos). 'Tis better
>> to die with one good Jaguar than ten Chevrolets.
>> Quality, not quantity, and these days that equates with brand name status
>> rather than instrinsic value.
>> Andrew
>> (There's a lot of me and it's all good).
>>
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