Nate Nagel wrote:
The Daring Dufas wrote:
Smitty Two wrote:
In article ,
Swingman wrote:

Jules wrote:

They'll build what they're paid to build, no more and no less.
There are
talented folk there, same as anywhere else
They are excellent copy cats, but there is NOTHING like European
engineering for built-in quality, from handsaws and screwdrivers, to
spaceships.

The Europeans have yet to make a reliable car.

Lookie what I just tripped over. A 4 wheeled self propelled British
bonfire. *snicker*

http://tinyurl.com/y8jrrhf

TDD

Odd then that I've had German cars as my daily drivers from roughly 1998
up until four years ago (when I got a company car.) I miss my cheap
German beaters, much higher quality and fewer annoyances than the brand
new American cars I've been driving since.

Still have the last of the beaters, a Porsche 944. If you told me I had
to be halfway across the country as soon as possible, I'd prefer to
drive that over the two year old Impala that shares driveway space with
it. (today, that would be an even easier choice as I have snow tires on
the Porsche but crappy all-seasons on the Impala)

nate


I know what you mean, to go a long distance, you want a known quantity
or something that you know its quirks and things that have already
broken. I've had cars that I was so attuned to that I could tell when
some little thing was out of adjustment by the way the car sounded or
felt. Like tire pressure, you may feel a little vibration or a very
slight tug on the steering wheel when applying the brakes.

TDD