Why are the English so enamored with Italian cars

[SuperBuickGuy]

I'm not talking super cars, I'm talking the stuff that Fiat, Lancia, and such make as transportation cars.... under powered, poor build quality, factory installed rust, they don't (dare I say it) handle that well.... so what's the fascination?

[Deaf Bob]

Non Lucas wiring?

[RockJustRock]

Non Lucas wiring?

Tree'd me!

I D*I*G the Fiat U.K. stuff!

[Thumpin455]

Its quite simple really. Bob hit on part of it. They like them because they aren't british cars, but are small enough to fit down the ludicrously small british roads.

[SuperBuickGuy]

to listen to any Brit, the 'styling' is the best thing ever.... my hypothesis is they rust like British cars but they're 'exotic' so familiar yet different.

[malc]

Not me......not at all......no.....

[oletrux4evr]

Perhaps it's because British cars are priced beyond the average Brit's budget.

[malc]

All British cars are made by foreigners....

[dieselhead]

British cars use biodegradable rubber parts that fall apart, like for exhaust hangers. Young kid across the street bought a 2005 Jaguar a few years ago and ended up junking it. It was falling apart and he couldn't afford the parts to repair it.

[SuperBuickGuy]

British cars use biodegradable rubber parts that fall apart, like for exhaust hangers. Young kid across the street bought a 2005 Jaguar a few years ago and ended up junking it. It was falling apart and he couldn't afford the parts to repair it.

it's (at best) a lateral move to buy into Italian car quality.

I know it seems like I'm poking fun, I'm not I'm simply curious. Every car show out of Britain (TG, GT, Wheeler Dealer, etc) goes on and on about how 'sporty' and 'stylish' the cars are.... super cars, I see, but the rest? don't get it.

[malc]

The fall and rise of the British car industry

Why there is no British car industry

Luckily working at Vauxhall GM, I never went out on strike.
GM though saw Opel as the better European base and we were
shut down.
I legged it to Germany and jobbed for VW, where the workplace and living
standards are like another world.....
The best and worst Italian cars ever

[Monster]

Why are the English so enamored with Italian cars ?

Because they work ?

[malc]

Because they work ?

20 Reasons Why You Should Never Buy An Italian Car

[Monster]

20 Reasons Why You Should Never Buy An Italian Car

50,000 Reasons Why You Should Never Buy An English Car

[malc]

This ainīt a battle of manufacturers.......I donīt need reasons not to buy a British car.......
and if you read post #11 youīd have seen the same link.