Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2002 13:32:05 -0000 From: SkodaPilot <carl.robsonnopsamcing-czechs.com> Subject: Re: Any thoughts on safety?
In article <3DEEB346.4272nopsams.com>, nimrodnopsams.com says... > C Sutherland wrote: > > > > In article <47cd173a.0212040302.47257184nopsaming.google.com>, Phampton > > <peter.hamptonnopsambm.com> writes > > > Fortunatly, they don't sell these or virtually any other > > >American car here in the UK as they are seem as far to large ( car and > > >engine ), thirsty, poorly made and a bit cheesy. > > > > However I think it true to say we have a long and dishonourable history > > of manufacturing more than our fair share of small, poorly made and > > cheesy vehicles. > > > > > >Whack in a large stereo, some tasteful alloy wheels and hey > > >presto...instant Stig Slomqvist ( Swedish Rally Ace from the Sixties ) > > Slomqvist? I don't quite think the image of a weird looking 2 stroke, > > no matter how amazing, is what we had in mind here. > > > > I thought the teenage appeal of large American cars was what you could > > get up to in the back seat. Here the hatchback Saab 900 scores (sorry) > > with a back seat that folds down to provide a full six foot deck and > > room to install any amount of comfortable furnishings. > > Strange how those sensible swedes never promoted safe sex as a Saab > > selling point. > > > > Chas > > I'm puzzled by the original "phampton" comments. I seem to see quite a > few Chrysler products (e.g. Neons and Jeeps) in the U.K. and other parts > of Europe. The Neons were being promoted on TV in Britain a few months > back as typically American, with lots of choices about specifications. Don't forget the PT Cuiser, and the fact that all Cheverolet models are avialable from Chevy UK dealers. -- Carl Robson http://www.bouncing-czechs.com
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