Not that long ago I had a little red Metro, about ten years old, 70 thousand miles on the clock, seemed like a nice little runaround... until I took it for an MOT that is, when it failed on just about everything it could - you name it, it failed it. The MOT guy shrugged his shoulders, said, "Sorry mate", and had a look in his eyes like he was having to put down my beloved pet dog.
Now I haved a Nissan, about 10 years old, 128 thousand miles on the clock, and it's just gone through an MOT with absolutely nothing wrong with it. NOTHING. Not even a lightbulb.
Was I sold a dud? Was I just unlucky? Or are all British cars utter, utter rubbish?
2006-10-22 05:22:06 · 28 answers · asked by Snowth 4 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
You were really unlucky mate. you bought a Metro, they were terrible!!! Jaguars with the old British straight 6 engine were excellent, Mitsubishi Evo is British, just carries a Jap name badge for example. And if you want an example of how good a British car can be, try a Noble. The best car you can get sub £200,000 from ANY company. Will out-accelerate a Porsche Carrera GT, Maclaren Mercedes SLR, Ferrari 612, almost anything. Then you can look into the small British car industry, Ariel, Westfield, Parma, the list goes on, I believe a Westfield can out-accelerate a Bugatti Veyron 0-60. Does this sound like a list of junk cars?
2006-10-22 08:37:37 · answer #1 · answered by Bealzebub 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The thing about Euro cars is the inherent design flaws. Such as the failure to give the drivetrain ample operating space. When you cramp everything in you create very hot areas. Also the failure of Euro cars to keep up with modern standards and tech. Why would you make a 5 cylinder engine, its useless. Also the VW odd cylinder design is failed. The Japanese have invested much more time, effort, energy, money and pride into R&D. Euro cars just want to be different and that hurts manufacturing.
2006-10-22 05:42:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Discovery has just passed its MOT with 124,000 miles on the clock and has once again passed on everything. It has never failed an MOT. Hoe come your Metro got to that state without you noticing? If it failed that badly it must have been a real deathtrap. Sounds like it wasn't looked after.
2006-10-22 05:30:47 · answer #3 · answered by Ray P 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
look at it as it is.... you may have had a bad metro....
my mini 1989 just went straight through the mot and my mates 2003 BMW needed quite a few things,,, you cant tar all English cars with one unlucky experience.....
and maybe the garage was a con merchant,,, you should have had it tested elsewhere too
and to another answerer, the proper mini was 100% British, the new (in name only) mini is a German monstrosity its using the mini/cooper name and will NEVER be as good as the proper mini 1959-2000........
2006-10-22 05:32:38 · answer #4 · answered by paulrb8 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If we can still count Vauxhall as British, I run a 5 year old Vectra diesel. I bought it at auction with 112.000 on the clock for a couple of grand. Starts on the button, never lets me down and gives me about 50mpg. Metros were never any good. I am sure that a 10 year old Corsa would compare favourably with your Nissan, and it wouldn't look so plastic and nasty. (Jap/Korean interior trim is one of my pet hates.)
2006-10-22 05:44:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
British cars have a history of "problematic electrical components". The appearance of Rolls Royce,Jaguar in your driveway would be envyous to all neighbors! The early vintage Jaguar,MG,B/C, Triump,Spitfire/TR-series/Stag even the Austin cars were cruising many a street and highway here in America! To say British cars are "crap/rubbish" is an insult which one would respond to you "GO TO BLOODY HELL!.Good luck!
2006-10-22 06:19:47 · answer #6 · answered by Hank 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You were just unlucky. I had a Rover Montego for years and it was the best car ever. It served me faithfully for twelve years and it was 6 years old when I got it. I gave it to my daughter who also loved it for another year but traded it in for a small engine when the road tax changed for smaller cars. I cried when they drove it away and it's probably still going strong. I have a Fiat Punto now which is the second best car ever.
2006-10-22 05:45:59 · answer #7 · answered by Cream tea 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
u may have had a metro that had fallen under the curse of the Friday afternoon car, hot off the production line and all those welders/nut-tighteners/plastic grommet pushers, can't wait 2 leave 4 the Weekend.
half sods law mixed with yuk damp/grotty Brit weather our Brit-cars do tend 2 let us down!
shameful that these Jap cars seem 2 go on and on and on.
but u can't beat that Jap starter motor can u?
2006-10-22 05:31:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You hit the nail on the top your self - fabulous workers! Which businessmen prefer to speculate in a corporation the place the staff prefer bigger and better wages - eroding earnings, while workers in another country (such via fact the some distance east) will artwork via fact they're greatful for a job! there continues to be a call for worldwide extensive for coal, metallic and shipbuilding - yet none of it occurs right here interior the united kingdom via Unions. same is going for automobile production (except is computerized, as according to Nissan interior the NorthEast)
2016-11-24 22:36:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it was because at the time rover was getting cheap steal as goverment didnt want to spend money so they used cheap materials made a good small car total crap so you are lucky it reach 10 year old when bmw took over things lookewd up until they pulled the plug britain should have sold it to honda instead
2006-10-22 07:10:49 · answer #10 · answered by barrin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋