Did Buy British influence your purchase - Page 2

Bungle · 21st May 2007, 14:36

It makes no difference what-so-ever where in the world the car is screwed together, and the nationalities of theose who do the screwing.

It's where the bits come from that make the car up that is the issue most of the time. A classic example is the shocks. Not Honda's fault at all. The faulty shocks were made my a german company.
Alpine make the radio. They are form Japan
The croaky wiper motors/bushes are probaly Bosch.

It is nice to know it is a british car, and we are all a bit proud of our contries.

Charles_Harding · 21st May 2007, 14:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bungle

The croaky wiper motors/bushes are probaly Bosch.
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You refering to the front ones there then?

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Obo · 21st May 2007, 15:38

I'm really patriotic but I didnt care where the car was made I loved it th first time I saw it and knew I wanted one...

andischatz · 21st May 2007, 16:35

Still 2 weeks to go until I get mine... *sigh* Didn't really consider where it was built when I ordered it, I just loved the car and was convinced by the test drive. I'm a little nervous though because it will be my very first non-German car and I'm wondering what the build quality will be like in the long run. I've driven a great variety of cars as rentals in my life so far so I do have a bit of experience (generally finding US-built cars the very bottom of the build quality barrel, closely followed by French and Italian ones) , but never with long-term ownership. I'm optimistic though

sco77harris · 21st May 2007, 17:56

personally i would still have bought it but prefer to support our ecenomy

squirrelz · 22nd May 2007, 10:02

I've only ever bought british cars:
'92 Rover Metro <blush>
'96 Rover 214Si
'98 Rover 200vi
'98 TVR Chimaera 4.0
'07 Honda Civic 2.2CDTi Sport

Having said that, I would have considered an Audi A3, or Golf this time around.

sensuixel · 22nd May 2007, 12:05

Sorry but i'd say no, i'm french.

But i really thank you for building such a good car (as far the best i'd ever tried).

l-noel · 22nd May 2007, 12:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Foggy69

I don't think the country of manufacture has a great deal to do with reliability today.
Even the French (no offence I-noel) can build a reliable car, the Yaris.
I have driven Peugeot's and Citroen's in the past that you average Brummie at Longbridge would probably find poorly put together.

No offense at all

In fact I'm very happy of my Uk made honda, far more happy than i was with my Peugeot, wich need a visit to the local dealer each time I drove more than 500 km and another every three month, It was also one of the early build 307 (June 2001) so with a lot of niggles...

And Toyota workshop in Valencienne produce a very good car as you said.

ric type r · 26th May 2007, 21:29

No problem with ep3, So I hope fn2 will be the same.

LNT · 30th May 2007, 18:28

Not for my, they hybrid is made in Japan!

3rd Honda · 30th May 2007, 19:59

Both my previous Hondas were made in the USA. My Fathers is made in Japan. All three of these have been trouble free.

I wish buy British had been considered .... then I would not have a car with faults that at present are still not solved after 4 unscheduled dealer visits - and at present dealer still awaiting a fix from Honda UK.

IF I but another Honda - I will make sure its built somewhere other than the UK.

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21st May 2007, 14:36	#21 (permalink)
Bungle Rocketship door handle Join Date: 3rd July 2006 Location: SE London/Kent Posts: 1,222 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	It makes no difference what-so-ever where in the world the car is screwed together, and the nationalities of theose who do the screwing. It's where the bits come from that make the car up that is the issue most of the time. A classic example is the shocks. Not Honda's fault at all. The faulty shocks were made my a german company. Alpine make the radio. They are form Japan The croaky wiper motors/bushes are probaly Bosch. It is nice to know it is a british car, and we are all a bit proud of our contries.

21st May 2007, 15:38	#23 (permalink)
Obo Rusty Nut! Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 15th March 2007 Location: Weston-super-Mare Posts: 614 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	I'm really patriotic but I didnt care where the car was made I loved it th first time I saw it and knew I wanted one...

21st May 2007, 16:35	#24 (permalink)
andischatz Supporter Valve Cap Join Date: 22nd February 2007 Location: Berlin Posts: 39 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Still 2 weeks to go until I get mine... sigh Didn't really consider where it was built when I ordered it, I just loved the car and was convinced by the test drive. I'm a little nervous though because it will be my very first non-German car and I'm wondering what the build quality will be like in the long run. I've driven a great variety of cars as rentals in my life so far so I do have a bit of experience (generally finding US-built cars the very bottom of the build quality barrel, closely followed by French and Italian ones) , but never with long-term ownership. I'm optimistic though

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sco77harris Supporter Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 5th June 2006 Location: stanmore london Posts: 974 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	personally i would still have bought it but prefer to support our ecenomy

22nd May 2007, 10:02	#26 (permalink)
squirrelz Valve Cap Join Date: 23rd April 2007 Posts: 43 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	I've only ever bought british cars: '92 Rover Metro <blush> '96 Rover 214Si '98 Rover 200vi '98 TVR Chimaera 4.0 '07 Honda Civic 2.2CDTi Sport Having said that, I would have considered an Audi A3, or Golf this time around.

22nd May 2007, 12:05	#27 (permalink)
sensuixel Valve Cap Join Date: 21st May 2007 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Sorry but i'd say no, i'm french. But i really thank you for building such a good car (as far the best i'd ever tried).

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ric type r Supporter Wheelnut Join Date: 9th May 2007 Location: Wrexham Posts: 69 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	No problem with ep3, So I hope fn2 will be the same.

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LNT Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 25th March 2007 Location: England Posts: 242 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader: (0)	Not for my, they hybrid is made in Japan!

30th May 2007, 19:59	#31 (permalink)
3rd Honda Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 24th July 2006 Location: Tewkesbury Posts: 414 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts iTrader: (0)	Both my previous Hondas were made in the USA. My Fathers is made in Japan. All three of these have been trouble free. I wish buy British had been considered .... then I would not have a car with faults that at present are still not solved after 4 unscheduled dealer visits - and at present dealer still awaiting a fix from Honda UK. IF I but another Honda - I will make sure its built somewhere other than the UK.