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Basil · Jan 16th, 2002, 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mr.bill
This Yank, for one, appreciates you Brits being beta testers. If BMW tried that here, there would be hell to pay. (They will find out quickly if the MINI problems haven't been fixed, and it appears they haven't.) Brits have long been known for being patient, "stiff upper lip" and all that rot. Americans won't tolerate a poorly made car, given the competition from the Asian companies. I was apprehensive about the electrical system on the MINI when I got into the details and my suspicions appear well founded. I have decided to put off getting one for a year at least. I live in California and yes, the weather is nicer than in England or Scotland, but I spend a lot of time treasure hunting at the beach where it is often foggy in the mornings. The last thing I want to do is come back to the car and find the windows down, doors unlocked and a thousand dollars worth of metal detectors gone.

Hmmmm......some are less patient than others mr.bill.

I am stunned at your statement about yanks not tolerating a poorly made car. Most US made cars will not hold a candle to european cars. Especially Chrysler products. Go and sit in a VW product for 15 minutes, and then go and sit in a chrylser or a dodge they are crap!!!.

I drive a Subaru Forester GT, made in japan and generaly considered a "quality" vehicle, agreed ?.

Have you sat in a MINI lately ?. It's fit and finish and general quality exceeds my Subaru by a large margin.

Maybe i've taken what you mean by "quality" out of context.

I agree, the windows in a chrysler probably don't go down of their own accord, but at least the window controls will stay in their recesses. I consider the former a design problem, and the latter a quality problem. I would prefer the former any day of the week.

And yes, we a have a few chrysler products here, Jeeps, Neons, and the PT Cruiser. I nearly bought a PT coz it was so ugly i liked it. I sat in it for 30 secs. The quality of plastics etc, and fit and finish were appalling.

Anyway enough said.

cheers

Jan 16th, 2002, 07:04 PM	#88
Basil MINI2 Master Join Date: Nov 2001 Local Time: 03:00 PM Posts: 5,956 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by mr.bill This Yank, for one, appreciates you Brits being beta testers. If BMW tried that here, there would be hell to pay. (They will find out quickly if the MINI problems haven't been fixed, and it appears they haven't.) Brits have long been known for being patient, "stiff upper lip" and all that rot. Americans won't tolerate a poorly made car, given the competition from the Asian companies. I was apprehensive about the electrical system on the MINI when I got into the details and my suspicions appear well founded. I have decided to put off getting one for a year at least. I live in California and yes, the weather is nicer than in England or Scotland, but I spend a lot of time treasure hunting at the beach where it is often foggy in the mornings. The last thing I want to do is come back to the car and find the windows down, doors unlocked and a thousand dollars worth of metal detectors gone. Hmmmm......some are less patient than others mr.bill. I am stunned at your statement about yanks not tolerating a poorly made car. Most US made cars will not hold a candle to european cars. Especially Chrysler products. Go and sit in a VW product for 15 minutes, and then go and sit in a chrylser or a dodge they are crap!!!. I drive a Subaru Forester GT, made in japan and generaly considered a "quality" vehicle, agreed ?. Have you sat in a MINI lately ?. It's fit and finish and general quality exceeds my Subaru by a large margin. Maybe i've taken what you mean by "quality" out of context. I agree, the windows in a chrysler probably don't go down of their own accord, but at least the window controls will stay in their recesses. I consider the former a design problem, and the latter a quality problem. I would prefer the former any day of the week. And yes, we a have a few chrysler products here, Jeeps, Neons, and the PT Cruiser. I nearly bought a PT coz it was so ugly i liked it. I sat in it for 30 secs. The quality of plastics etc, and fit and finish were appalling. Anyway enough said. cheers