Have to agree about the poor NA gas/petrol. Nevertheless, I'm constantly
surprised by the power output from the better modern engines. I can
remember when 200 bhp from a four banger meant a 16-valve Ford BDA,
Dolly Sprint or similar in race trim running European 5-star juice or
aviation fuel.
To add to the list of disguised European cars: German models also
came/come with GM badges - Caddy Catera was a rebadged Opel Commodore
and one of the new Saturns is an Opel (Astra, I think).
We have London cabs here. They're so practical and beat struggling with
big cases in a traditional sedan taxi. I believe they don't do too well
in our winters though.
Martin
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From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Winsor Crosby
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 3:52 PM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: Now seems to be car quality, was Broken DSLR - worth
repairing? - long
Hmm. You don't appreciate a 6000 pound truck with a Cadillac or Lincoln
badge on it? What is wrong with you? :-)
Bad as it is, we frequently get special "American versions of imported
models for our market. Impossible to get a stylish hatchback here, well
except for the Mini and VW GTI. Clean diesels are always a year away.
Engines have to be designed around poor gasoline. The only French cars
here are the Nissans and a few old Jeep Cherokees. No Italian cars. A
limited range of VWs and Audis. Surprisingly I am seeing cabs in Long
Beach exactly like the ones I rode in in London.
Not sure how they get those in.
Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA
On / December 19, 2007 CE, at 11:02 PM, Chris Barker wrote:
> But, notwithstanding the awfulness of the British car industry in the
> 60s and 70s, I still find most US cars (and Oz ones, come to that)
> pretty horrid in looks and technology.
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