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. :-)

On Sat, 10 Apr 2004 22:30:53 GMT, "Paul_Morphy"
wrote:


"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!

It's tragic, really. With very few exceptions, the actual mechanical
engineering on British cars is typically of a very high standard. The
overall product, however, is let down by Lucas electrics (where used)
and not terribly good rust-prevention treatment (which is
unforgiveable in a climate like ours).

On Sat, 10 Apr 2004 22:30:53 GMT, "Paul_Morphy"
wrote:


"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!

It's tragic, really. With very few exceptions, the actual mechanical
engineering on British cars is typically of a very high standard. The
overall product, however, is let down by Lucas electrics (where used)
and not terribly good rust-prevention treatment (which is
unforgiveable in a climate like ours).