Did I wake up in North Africa this morning !?

[Petrol Pete]

Admittedly it is a bit garish (it would not be American otherwise ) , but unless you are obsessed with 'quality' and re sale value it's got to be the best bang for your buck that you can get in this sector. ?

Ferrari twice the price ? I hope your brother enjoys his.

 

[MikeInWimbledon]

Admittedly it is a bit garish (it would not be American otherwise ) , but unless you are obsessed with 'quality' and re sale value it's got to be the best bang for your buck that you can get in this sector. ?

Exactly his thoughts, although I'm not sure he'd agree with you that it's "garish."

It does makes a change from his interesting bike collection.

I'm just impressed that he can still cantilever himself into the thing.

 

[Phil1968]

The US never really embraced diesel cars because of the Oldsmobile diesel V8 in the late 70s / early 80s. It was basically a 'dieselised' petrol V8 & was very unreliable. Oldsmobile Diesel engine - Wikipedia In fact he Oldsmobile diesel's reputation for unreliability and anaemic performance damaged the North American passenger diesel market for the next 30 years

 

[Darrell]

The US never really embraced diesel cars because of the Oldsmobile diesel V8 in the late 70s / early 80s. It was basically a 'dieselised' petrol V8 & was very unreliable. Oldsmobile Diesel engine - Wikipedia

And cheap petrol??

 

[ALFAitalia]

Yes.....that's 99 percent of the reason....with petrol as cheap as theirs what the point of a diesel?....no one buys a diesel for fun....they buy them out of necessity and for their economy and in the US that reason does not exist.

 

[slade1]

One of my favourite interview quotes was by Dolly.
She was asked whether 'dumb blonde' jokes offended her........
"Not at all, daaarlin. I ain't dumb. I ain't blonde"

Some body noticed she had small feet, "they don't grow in the shade"