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Subject: [OM] Re: Gas guzzlers (Was Further chillies and other stuff
From: "Piers Hemy" <piers@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:52:43 -0000
Agreed re the reliability of Lucas "over here", and in my view something
*did* happen on the boat over.  The British manufacturers never really
appreciated the diversity of driving conditions "over there", and totally
failed to appreciate the scale of the spares/service commitment that would
be needed to make a success of their marketing efforts.  I think the capital
that ought to have been tied up in parts inventory would have bankrupted
them several times over.  So they didn't bother.

--
Piers 
 
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From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Donald MacDonald
Sent: 11 December 2005 19:26
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: Gas guzzlers (Was Further chillies and other stuff


Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> Ah, yes!  All those parts made by Lucas, "the prince of darkness".
> 
--snip

Yeah, it's all good for a laugh, and no doubt has a firm basis in fact. 
But I can't be the only person who never had electrical problems with
Lucas-equipped British vehicles, and who never suffered an oil leak. 
Many leaks are caused by overtightening of the side covers on A-series
engines. You bend 'em, you replace 'em.

My Best Man had a TR6 that never gave a moment's trouble. Most reliable car
he ever had. His work Landy never hiccupped either, in spite of regular dips
in the sea and being asked to undertake unreasonable tasks in ridiculous
places. It even survived my driving.

Maybe something happened on the boat over..?

D.

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