On Sat, 10 Apr 2004 13:03:51 GMT, Gary S. Idontwantspam@net wrote:

On Sat, 10 Apr 2004 12:40:20 GMT, "Paul_Morphy"
wrote:

"Rv!" wrote in message
...
try

News://uk.rec.cars.maintenance if it is available to you.
These guys know about most cars and are based around the
world. Also worth lookin at the server for your make of car
as there are plenty on newsgroups for car makers.

And who would know more about automobile electrical problems than the
British? :

"PM" (ex MGB owner)

Lucas, Prince of Darkness?

So they say - and with good reason. IME Lucas electrical components
are total *crap.*


Q: Why do the British drink warm beer?
A: They have Lucas refrigerators.

and so on.

Indeed.

On Sat, 10 Apr 2004 16:18:29 +0100, Paul Burridge
wrote:

On Sat, 10 Apr 2004 13:03:51 GMT, Gary S. Idontwantspam@net wrote:

On Sat, 10 Apr 2004 12:40:20 GMT, "Paul_Morphy"
wrote:

And who would know more about automobile electrical problems than the
British? :

Lucas, Prince of Darkness?

So they say - and with good reason. IME Lucas electrical components
are total *crap.*

Q: Why do the British drink warm beer?
A: They have Lucas refrigerators.

and so on.

Indeed.

On the other hand, it means that British sports cars have an excellent
safety record. Hard to have a crash when the car is up on a lift.

Happy trails,
Gary (net.yogi.bear)
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On Sat, 10 Apr 2004 16:18:29 +0100, Paul Burridge
wrote:

On Sat, 10 Apr 2004 13:03:51 GMT, Gary S. Idontwantspam@net wrote:

On Sat, 10 Apr 2004 12:40:20 GMT, "Paul_Morphy"
wrote:

And who would know more about automobile electrical problems than the
British? :

Lucas, Prince of Darkness?

So they say - and with good reason. IME Lucas electrical components
are total *crap.*

Q: Why do the British drink warm beer?
A: They have Lucas refrigerators.

and so on.

Indeed.

On the other hand, it means that British sports cars have an excellent
safety record. Hard to have a crash when the car is up on a lift.

Happy trails,
Gary (net.yogi.bear)
------------------------------------------------
at the 51st percentile of ursine intelligence

Gary D. Schwartz, Needham, MA, USA
Please reply to: garyDOTschwartzATpoboxDOTcom

On Sat, 10 Apr 2004 16:16:44 GMT, Gary S. Idontwantspam@net wrote:


On the other hand, it means that British sports cars have an excellent
safety record. Hard to have a crash when the car is up on a lift.

Not if the lift's switchgear is made by Lucas.

On Sat, 10 Apr 2004 16:16:44 GMT, Gary S. Idontwantspam@net wrote:


On the other hand, it means that British sports cars have an excellent
safety record. Hard to have a crash when the car is up on a lift.

Not if the lift's switchgear is made by Lucas.

On Sat, 10 Apr 2004 19:31:55 +0100, Paul Burridge
wrote:

On Sat, 10 Apr 2004 16:16:44 GMT, Gary S. Idontwantspam@net wrote:


On the other hand, it means that British sports cars have an excellent
safety record. Hard to have a crash when the car is up on a lift.

Not if the lift's switchgear is made by Lucas.

Yikes!

Hadn't thought of that.

One would think that a competitor would spring up.

Happy trails,
Gary (net.yogi.bear)
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at the 51st percentile of ursine intelligence

Gary D. Schwartz, Needham, MA, USA
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On Sat, 10 Apr 2004 19:31:55 +0100, Paul Burridge
wrote:

On Sat, 10 Apr 2004 16:16:44 GMT, Gary S. Idontwantspam@net wrote:


On the other hand, it means that British sports cars have an excellent
safety record. Hard to have a crash when the car is up on a lift.

Not if the lift's switchgear is made by Lucas.

Yikes!

Hadn't thought of that.

One would think that a competitor would spring up.

Happy trails,
Gary (net.yogi.bear)
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at the 51st percentile of ursine intelligence

Gary D. Schwartz, Needham, MA, USA
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"Gary S." Idontwantspam@net wrote in message
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One would think that a competitor would spring up.

Well, when your competition is Renault and Fiat, you can afford to be
sloppy!

"PM"

"Gary S." Idontwantspam@net wrote in message
...

One would think that a competitor would spring up.

Well, when your competition is Renault and Fiat, you can afford to be
sloppy!

"PM"

On Sat, 10 Apr 2004 22:06:59 GMT, Gary S. Idontwantspam@net wrote:

One would think that a competitor would spring up.

One did: Bosch. :-)