On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:15:36 -0400, Marissa Payton
wrote:

"Paul M. Eldridge" wrote:


Well, bear in mind this is the same country that brought us the
Renault, Peugeot and Citroën. =:0

And with that your honour, I rest my case. ;-)

Can't say I've driven a Citroën lately, but all the Peugeots and Renaults
that I have had the pleasure of driving in the past few years have been
excellent. You are not comparing French cars made decades ago with today's
cars from other places, are you? Japanese cars used to be a joke; look at
them today.

Hi Marissa,

That's true. I rode around for a week in a Peugeot min-van on my last
visit to the U.K. and I have to admit it was pretty impressive
vehicle. All three nameplates were sold here in Canada up until the
mid 1980s and they were considered only a half step above the British
and Italian -- which is to say, not very good at all. I came close to
buying a Peugeot 505 back in 1985, then quickly shook my head and
asked myself what in hell was I thinking. Instead, I bought a SAAB
900 Turbo SPG but, if you don't mind, I'd rather not relive that
particular nightmare, thank you!

Cheers,
Paul