- 1. Buy British, not German (score: 1)
- Author: Jerry Kaidor <Jerry_Kaidor.ENGINTWO@engtwomac.synoptics.com>
- Date: 14 Feb 91 16:12:49
- GatorMail-Q Buy British, not German Well, it happened again. I drove out to get my honey a Valentine day card, and my @#$%! VW Bus left me in the lurch! Broken clutch cable. I walked to the nearest V
- /html/british-cars/1991-02/msg00218.html (7,748 bytes)
- 2. Re: Buy British, not German (score: 1)
- Author: banta@Eng.Sun.COM
- Date: Fri, 15 Feb 91 10:02:54 EST
- I'll second that. Why is it that Lucas electrics get ragged on constantly while Bosch, VW Bosch in particular, ends up smelling like your girlfriend's neck? I have never, not once, not even close, be
- /html/british-cars/1991-02/msg00225.html (9,437 bytes)
- 3. Re: Buy British, not German (score: 1)
- Author: akkana@moonwind.aux.apple.com (Akkana)
- Date: Fri, 15 Feb 1991 08:58:56 PST
- While I've also heard lots of Rabbit/Scirocco Bosch horror stories, my own experience with Bosch has been very positive. But, of course, that's in contrast with Marelli. I think while Bosch parts on
- /html/british-cars/1991-02/msg00230.html (7,519 bytes)
- 4. Re: Buy British, not German (score: 1)
- Author: pwcs!phile@uxc.cso.uiuc.edu (Philip J Ethier)
- Date: Fri, 15 Feb 91 10:43:01 CST
- No kidding. You may recall my report from the first event last spring wherein Dr. Bobwrench, Pete Jarosch and I spent four @#$%*$# hours trying to find out why my Midget would not get out of its own
- /html/british-cars/1991-02/msg00232.html (7,570 bytes)
- 5. Re: Buy British, not German (score: 1)
- Author: augi@cbmvax.cbm.commodore.com (Joe Augenbraun)
- Date: Fri, 15 Feb 91 14:12:43 EDT
- Late model (maybe from about '80 on) Jaguars have all Bosch relays (even though they have a cheap stick on label that says Lucas stuck on top of the stamped metal Bosch logo), and all Jag's with fuel
- /html/british-cars/1991-02/msg00237.html (7,916 bytes)
- 6. Re: Buy British, not German (score: 1)
- Author: yale!harvard!ames!uts.amdahl.com!greg@encore.encore.com (Greg Bullough)
- Date: Fri, 15 Feb 91 16:01 PST
- ** Ahem. I understand a thorough steam cleaning will clear this right out. Mind the distributer. Greg
- /html/british-cars/1991-02/msg00248.html (7,231 bytes)
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