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minus-squareohulancutash@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 month agoBecauae when it was nationalised, the British car industry was poor-quality, unimaginative, and unreliable.
minus-squareTelex@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoYes, it went bankrupt and was sold and hasn’t existed for about thirty years.
minus-squareAlcoholicorn@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 month agoSo buy Japanese, at least they’re cheap to maintain.
minus-squareArcher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoThe three wheeled cars were funny though
Becauae when it was nationalised, the British car industry was poor-quality, unimaginative, and unreliable.
Has that changed?
Yes, it went bankrupt and was sold and hasn’t existed for about thirty years.
So buy Japanese, at least they’re cheap to maintain.
The three wheeled cars were funny though