Tuesday 2 June 2009

Government Motors


Welcome to American Leyland.

2 comments:

Sergej said...

If the last place I lived that had a nationalized automotive industry is any indication, we are all going to have a chance to learn backyard mechanicking. American Moskvich: 0--60 in a day (if you can find the spare parts)!

Ivan said...

That Yugo crash at 2:48 was deliberate! If a ham-fisted cowboy can't master those 1000 lb of fine-tuned low consumption agility, who is to blame for him smashing through the delicate framework and engine ?
I know who he will blame.

I wouldn't be writing like this if there was a single car factory today here where I live. But what makes me furious is our domestic journalists deriding the Yugo while writing about foreign cars for German-owned car magazines. Sure, it sucks as opposed to...a non-existent economy??

Out comes fresh fruit & bankrupt companies, in comes more fresh fruit, cars and 40 000 000 000 dollars of foreign debt.
Please forgive me folks if I complain.