Re: Consider buying American!

In article <pm0br3t849h3vnbr****5ul3jfvlijs6fnj@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
   still just me <wheeledBobNOSPAM@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >Lucas made the electrics for Rolls Royce and they were fine. Jaguar
were
> >notorious for beating their suppliers down cost wise. The first XJ6
used
> >the very cheapest switch gear in the Lucas line up.

> Maybe Lucas, or RR, did something nicer at that level. Ask anyone else
> who's ever worked on a Lucas system on any other British or Italian
> car and they will tell you about Lucas quality. 

 Did many Italian cars use Lucas parts? Not the few I've seen.
And I've owned and worked on many cars with Lucas electrics. Of course
some had problems - but then what electrics system is perfect? Certainly
not one Vauxhall I owned with mainly Delco stuff - I've never seen such
badly designed distributors ever.

> Lucas headlights had a three position switch - dim, flicker, and off. 

 Nice gag - but when I ask for examples I don't get any firm ones. Or at
least not from anyone who knows their electrics. Plenty of stories about
what their 'mechanic' said, though.

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    Dave Plowman        dave@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
           London SW
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