British Cars make me laugh

Where I come from the car is king. Back in Australia the big V8 rules supreme. In Australia people love their cars. There is a big V8 Supercar series between Holden and Ford. Aussie cars are ANIMALS. Listening to a big V8 Holden utility pulling away from any suburban traffic lights would bring a tear to your eye.

And then theres the British cars. They also bring a tear to your eye. Usually a tear of laughter. Unless you have the misfortune to own one, then its usually a tear of despair as the fucking thing breaks down on you yet again. Look at the picture. Here is a typical british car in it's favourite habitat. Broken down and firmly attached to the back of a tow truck.

British cars have been the laughing stock of the world since the early 1970's. Back then the pride of British car engineering was British Leyland. BL were responsible for such classic cars as the Allegro (pictured) the Marina, the mini, and the Austin maxi. Apart from being designed by idiots and built by arseholes, these cars all had one thing in common. They broke down every 5 minutes, dripped oil and water like an incontinent pensioner and ultimately rusted away to nothing.

So exactly what cars do the British build these days? Well....they dont. All the cars 'made' in England are Japanese. Or German. Even the Chinese dont trust the Poms to build their new car. Because they are shit.

Virtually every car I see broken down on the side of the motorway was built in Britain. BADLY.

Even Ford Europe have transferred most of their car building to Germany, leaving the Brits to put the engines together. And as you would expect....when a Ford breaks down....... yes...its the engine thats gone wrong.