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10 Great Cars From Unloved Automakers #1644650
27/09/2020 11:16
27/09/2020 11:16
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JKD Offline OP
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Notice how the Coop is starting to have more of a presence in US motoring journalism.

https://www.hotcars.com/great-cars-unloved-automakers/

Re: 10 Great Cars From Unloved Automakers [Re: JKD] #1644657
27/09/2020 17:08
27/09/2020 17:08
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Harsh, but fair.

Re: 10 Great Cars From Unloved Automakers [Re: JKD] #1644664
27/09/2020 18:46
27/09/2020 18:46
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Glos
They have used the old Autocar roadtest pics - nice colour coupe wink


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Re: 10 Great Cars From Unloved Automakers [Re: JKD] #1644667
27/09/2020 19:48
27/09/2020 19:48
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Je suis un Coupé

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Lightwater, Surrey
Ah yes, P456, mine is P452 (or was)


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1985½ & 2016 2017 Fiat 124 Spider + XF Sportbrake
Re: 10 Great Cars From Unloved Automakers [Re: JKD] #1644676
28/09/2020 06:53
28/09/2020 06:53
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It's rather amusing for a US publication to be complaining about European reliability; have they actually driven any of their cars? I recall rental cars where hoods fell off, where the electric window didn't stop till it fell out of the runners, and where cruise control, engine management, and autobox all lived in their own little bubbles and clearly didn't talk to each other...

Perhaps I'm doing something wrong? I've had over a million kilometers from the last three Fiats I've owned...


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Re: 10 Great Cars From Unloved Automakers [Re: barnacle] #1644677
28/09/2020 07:12
28/09/2020 07:12
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Couldn't agree with you more Neil. A sweeping statement about Fiat reliability perceptions in Europe based on what? Fairly typical rolleyes Didn't know the F 500 has been axed in the USA particularly when the electric version has been launched.

Mrs G has got the Abarth cabrio in her sights when we give the 1.2 to our youngest next year. Who am I to argue against her laugh


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Re: 10 Great Cars From Unloved Automakers [Re: JKD] #1644684
28/09/2020 08:15
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Milton Keynes
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Making a profit

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Milton Keynes
Should help residual prices once USA imports are legal next year!


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