Date:         Sat, 6 Apr 2002 21:47:33 +1200
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: German engineering vs British electrics
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>But I do know that the English:
>
>1.    drink their beer "warm";
>
>2.    "refrigerate" with  Lucas refrigerators.

You know, I'd never connected the two!

Noone in his right mind would drink beer WARM, but lots of Poms do...

>Interestingly enough, I just visitied a 'VW fan' forum.  This forum was
>perdominantly for air-cooled fanatics and a few threads were dedicated to
>the hate of the current, or newer, Volkswagens.  It's amazing, since most of
>these self-qualified experts haven't driven a brand-new VW.  Granted, some
>of the posts were fueled by VWoA's recent crack-down on their copyrigthed VW
>logo and name.  They seem to miss the fact that VW has made tremendous
>strides in built quality and chassis integrity.  Their cars are now emerging
>above what used to be their main competitors, such as Honda and Toyota, and
>soon will be on the level of BMW, Lexus and Infiniti.  It's no wonder GM is
>taking notice since VW may soon be in a position to surpass them in the
>global car manufacturer rankings.

It's just a shame that VW Germany doesn't make a SINGLE enthusiast's
car. Not one model handles well (Polo, Golf & notchback Golf by other
names, Passat...); if you want a new VW which handles well you have
to go to South Africa. VW has lost its roots, which is part of the
reason i wouldn't buy a new German one. Gimme a new SA Microbus
please...

>I have owned at least 250 Limey motorcycles of different brands and
>varities----over a 35 year period----
>The absolute weakest link in all of these bikes was the electrical
>system---bar none---

What about the oil leaks... which cannot be stopped because the oil
doesn't only leak past seals & gaskets, but actually THROUGH the
awful-quality porous AND permeable alloy engine cases?
--
Andrew Grebneff
165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut