On Mon, 12 Nov 2012 01:07:13 -0800 (PST), harry
wrote:

On Nov 11, 8:07Â*pm, Vic Smith wrote:
On Sun, 11 Nov 2012 14:37:13 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On Sun, 11 Nov 2012 11:16:38 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Sun, 11 Nov 2012 00:38:00 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

On Sat, 10 Nov 2012 22:34:48 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote:

Besides, I have no idea what a TranSport has to do with a Lumina. Â*The
TranSport is a mini-van. Â*The Lumina is a sedan..

Same vehicle, different sheet metal.

I don't know why you confuse a U-body mini-van with a W-body sedan.
But you do. Â*Nobody mentioned Lumina APV or mini-van.
And "sedan" was specified above.
I suspect you and Clare are the same type of "mechanic."

What do you think those bodies are sitting on? Â*What do you think the
drivetrain and the like are? Â*Stylist go to great lengths to fool
people into thinking car makers offer a big line of cars, not just a
few. Â*Worked for you.

Ever compare a Ford Contour and Jaguar? Â*In the case of older Jags,
ever check the Chevy tranny in them?

WTF? Â*Now you say a Jag is a Chevy. Â*When will it end?
BTW, the sheet metal you mentioned above?
The mini-vans had plastic body panels.
Next you'll be saying an F-150 is the same as a Taurus.
Get real. Â*And quit digging with a teaspoon in competition with
somebody operating a backhoe.
What is you drive, Hyudai?
Stick to what you know.

Well now. Ford owned Jaguar for a while and a much modified Ford V8
engine was fitted to Jaguars and still is in some models.
The Buick 3500cc engine has been fitted (extensively modified)to
(Land) Rover for decades.
Many parts for cars are "off the shelf" and not specifically made for
any particular car or even make of car.

**** American cars are well known to be just different bodywork fitted
to mechanics years old. This is why the US car industry is in
trouble. Lack of developement. Old technology. And the oil
companies.

Happens when accountants are put in charge of things instead of
engineers/enthusiasts.
So what killed the British car industry????