Bugsy Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I love this comment by a friend of mine on another forum as a suggestion to help the ailing car industry in the UK."Or what's left of it. As I prepared to hit the confirmpayment button to transfer funds from my heavily overdrawn bank accountto the government coffers, it suddenly occurred to me that all the government were going to do with it was give it straight to a carmanufacturer as part of the next multi-billion pound fiasco. So, why not simply cut out the middle man here, and simply arrange tohave my tax payment converted into a brand new motor car, therebyinjecting new vigour into the industry and bolstering the economy atthe same time. I don't actually need or particularly want anew car, but by heck, it's a hell of a better alternative than watchingwhat the w!£kers are doing with our money at the moment. Just a thought... " .[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton Redman Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Everytime the UK Goverment has had anything to do with the UK car industry they have made a complete mess. Forceing Rootes to build the Imp in Scotland made even the Alfa Sud look like a good idea.Investing 100 times the amount in Delorean that it would have cost to keep Jensen and Healey going and not even making sure the money ended up with LotusCreating BLMC and producing a car no maker with even more V8 designs that GM had on their books. In passing robbing both Jaguar and Rover of the capacity to raise money in the market place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted January 30, 2009 Author Share Posted January 30, 2009 There is now really only one successful british-owned vehicle manufacturer.Guess who..........................[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Caterham?http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x655ya_caterham-super-7-canada_auto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton Redman Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Morgan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 "they don't make Morgan's, they grow them"......... Jeremy Clarkson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 TVR? or were they bought up by some Russian oilgarch (sp) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 [quote user="Pierre ZFP"]TVR? or were they bought up by some Russian oilgarch (sp)[/quote]Doesn't count as it is Russian ownedhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolay_Smolensky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just john Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Anyone know how the French initiative to give 1000e for each old car scrapped to buy a new car is being taken up?seems a good idea to me, I wonder if they would take two[8-|] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just john Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Anyone know how the French initiative to give 1000e for each old car scrapped to buy a new car is being taken up?seems a good idea to me, I wonder if they would take two[8-|] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted January 30, 2009 Author Share Posted January 30, 2009 I wasn't thinking about the small number producers, as good as they are.The company I am referring to had, in 2006, total worldwide sales of $370 million with sales of new units rising 18 percent to 37,400 units from the previous year's 31,600.[:D]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renaud Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 The news footage about the UK automotive industry in a bad way always shows helicopter shots of masses of unsold cars.What do you do when you have lots of unsold stock and badly need money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoddy Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I notice with interest that Obama has made it a condition of the bail out that USA car firms buy USA steel. Might that be a good idea in the UK ?Hoddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianagain Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 LTI Vehicles - the manufacturer of London Taxis?Brian (again) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 [quote user="Bugbear"]I wasn't thinking about the small number producers, as good as they are.The company I am referring to had, in 2006, total worldwide sales of $370 million with sales of new units rising 18 percent to 37,400 units from the previous year's 31,600.[:D].[/quote] Triumph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted January 30, 2009 Author Share Posted January 30, 2009 .[:D][:D]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Triumph, is owned by BMW, unless you mean those bicycles with engines [;-)] This thread is UK car industry.Its like saying Bugbear races Porsche's cos they own VW [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunday Driver Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 [quote user="teapot"] Triumph, is owned by BMW......[/quote] Triumph is pwned by BMW you mean........[:P] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted January 30, 2009 Author Share Posted January 30, 2009 [quote user="teapot"]Triumph, is owned by BMW, unless you mean those bicycles with engines [;-)] This thread is UK car industry.[/quote]Triumph Motorcycles is owned by John Bloor, self-made Billionaire Englishman. It is, one of the biggest success stories of british manufacturing in recent years.Triumph as a car manufacturer no longer exists. I had, as a matter of interest both a TR2 and a TR4A and they were both underpowered, cr*ppy handling rust buckets.The thread started off (by me) with a light-hearted solution to resolving the UKs current car manufacturers problems. It has, like eons before it, moved on.As others have said, apart from a small number of specialist firms there is, in fact, NO british car industry, just assembly plants for foreign-owned marques.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Was only joking[:D] As you said a light hearted thread.Prizes for me and Anton Redman then because you didn't tell us you moved the goal posts [:D][:P] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted January 30, 2009 Author Share Posted January 30, 2009 I know that TP.................[:D]Feast your eyes on the beautiful new Triumph Daytona 675.[IMG]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p211/Bugbear2/Daytona675Desktopa.jpg[/IMG]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Yep, a bit more up market than my o'l machine http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~pattle/nacc/gallery/pn04.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton Redman Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I would have said that Honda, Toyota and perhaps Nissan were probably more commited to the UK then either Ford or Vauxhall (AKA Opel in drag) .- Mini just provides BMW with a way of marketing expensive hatchbacks without admiting they produce front wheel drive cars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted January 30, 2009 Author Share Posted January 30, 2009 [quote user="teapot"]Yep, a bit more up market than my o'l machine http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~pattle/nacc/gallery/pn04.html[/quote]Is that you on No.59 ?[:D][:D]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 That was 2 years before I was born!Mine was like the '62 model, note the lack of rear suspension!!! when Men were Men and piles were on their way [:D]It was a three speed, allegedly, more of a two speed really. 1st and 2nd or 2nd and 3rd only got all three with a new gear cable for about a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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