tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post7091665310886235989..comments2023-11-03T11:32:01.540+00:00Comments on Thought Experiments : The Blog: The Long Slow Death of the British CarBryan Appleyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-49253002762749993512008-12-12T11:32:00.000+00:002008-12-12T11:32:00.000+00:00Thanks for the article..!kashifhttp://Casio.tk , h...Thanks for the article..!<BR/>kashif<BR/>http://Casio.tk , http://Casiowatches.tk , http://Digitalwatches.tk , http://Wrist-Watches.tk<BR/> , http://SeikoWatches.tk , http://Karachi.tk , http://Lahore.tk , http://ANTIQUEWATCHES.TK , http://BOLLYWOODMASALA.TK , <BR/>http://CITIZENWATCHES.TK , http://COMPAQ.TK , http://BUYMOBILE.TK , http://DEVIANTART.TK , http://FORUMCOMMUNITY.TK , <BR/>http://Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-26083947960206093052007-06-13T10:47:00.000+00:002007-06-13T10:47:00.000+00:00We still have www.bristolcars.co.ukso why worry?We still have www.bristolcars.co.uk<BR/>so why worry?Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08799220626717944205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-18673611152513641152007-06-12T15:14:00.000+00:002007-06-12T15:14:00.000+00:00I owned a Triumph (TR-4) when I was in college. Co...I owned a Triumph (TR-4) when I was in college. Considering it was a British car, it sure didn't like rain: Electrical system shorted out every time there was a downpour. Plus, the floorboards had been eaten away by rust, so I could watch the macadam rushing by when I drove. <BR/><BR/>Beautiful car, but truly badly made.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-78524555439343039922007-06-12T11:52:00.000+00:002007-06-12T11:52:00.000+00:00I'm listening to R2 at the mo'. There's plenty of ...I'm listening to R2 at the mo'. There's plenty of people saying, "Great, now the Brits can buy LR and Jag!" <BR/><BR/>Richard, while I appreciate what you say about large businesses lacking focus... It just doesn't quite work like this anymore. D'ya know how much it costs to develop a new engine? Niche car-makers can only succeed if they've got a sugar-daddy (Ferrari) or if they are ultra-nicheAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-32826342643041844992007-06-12T08:31:00.000+00:002007-06-12T08:31:00.000+00:00yeah! just like our football clubs.yeah! just like our football clubs.Ian russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106519805045337505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-86866692334584074452007-06-12T07:33:00.000+00:002007-06-12T07:33:00.000+00:00I agree, Vince, it would just have been nice to ha...I agree, Vince, it would just have been nice to have a Hillman hat worked as well. You car choice, Richard, is impeccable. I have owned both types, but never simultaneously.Bryan Appleyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-50454839764798763972007-06-12T07:23:00.000+00:002007-06-12T07:23:00.000+00:00I must be amongst a fairly small percentage of the...I must be amongst a fairly small percentage of the population that owns both a Jaguar and a Landrover - and I love them both; apart from the crap radio in the Jag! I was driving to Berwick-upon-Tweed station this morning in the Landrover at 6 a.m. and heard the story on the news and it made me sad to begin with, then I started thinking. The investors will want to see their investment grow, they Richard Havershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309594787689405779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-19315817844804415752007-06-12T07:07:00.000+00:002007-06-12T07:07:00.000+00:00And Bryan, once upon a time you could not afford a...And Bryan, once upon a time you could not afford any of them. Art was only for the rich. That is what most of them were. The Japanese stuff worked, near enough every time, and with a price tag that reflected social reality.<BR/> British steel could not be used in oil refining or for much else requiring purity standards, but the steel did what it was designed to do, explode under internal Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442327549417743472noreply@blogger.com