Will the UK ever be a car manufacturer again?

[Corgigrouch]

Oh I don't know. BMWs are different.

They can only drive in the outside lane!

Sadly that crown has moved to Audis now..... As Whitespirit said, modern cars are a dull disposable item a bit like tumble driers and washing machines although a British built Bowler Wildcat would get my attention.

 

[JBR]

Oh I don't know. BMWs are different.

They can only drive in the outside lane!

Sadly that crown has moved to Audis now..... As Whitespirit said, modern cars are a dull disposable item a bit like tumble driers and washing machines although a British built Bowler Wildcat would get my attention.

Or a Reliant Robin? Seriously, I once knew a bloke who had one. I seem to remember that, because they only had three wheels, the road tax was lower.

 

[Corgigrouch]

From memory the appeal of the Reliant was that it could be driven on a motorcycle licence, great in the days when more people had a motorcycle licence than a car licence.... Reliant made some cool cars in the day I really loved my Scimitar SE6a

 

[JBR]

From memory the appeal of the Reliant was that it could be driven on a motorcycle licence, great in the days when more people had a motorcycle licence than a car licence.

Yes, I remember that now.

 

[Sombrero]

the way forward is the 3d printer... MMW !!

 

[masona]

If not - why not? We have Swedish and Japanese car plants here - so why not one of our own?

I didn't know but found this, the Government should've done this years ago or are they panicking?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23283583

 

[Whitespirit66]

Reliant made some cool cars in the day I really loved my Scimitar SE6a

Yes, with a fibreglass body and a tough, reliable Ford 3.0 V6 lump it was a surprisingly practical car. Always thought of it as a poor man's Jensen Interceptor.

To look at it though, you wouldn't think it came from the same manufacturer as the 3 wheeler 'plastic pig'.

 

[Whitespirit66]

Perhaps as I mentioned above, cars are just too boring these days. They all look similar, are quite reliable and do more or less the same things.

Oh I don't know. BMWs are different.

They can only drive in the outside lane!

Yes, and the switch that flashes the headlights seems to work very well.

 

[pred]

Reliant made some cool cars in the day I really loved my Scimitar SE6a

Yes, with a fibreglass body and a tough, reliable Ford 3.0 V6 lump it was a surprisingly practical car. Always thought of it as a poor man's Jensen Interceptor.

To look at it though, you wouldn't think it came from the same manufacturer as the 3 wheeler 'plastic pig'.

There's one three doors down from me.

 

[EddieM]

I suppose it depends on how you define manufacture. Britain exported 1.2 million cars last year.

 

[Whitespirit66]

I suppose it depends on how you define manufacture. Britain exported 1.2 million cars last year.

Think we're talking UK owned manufacturer for this thread.

 

[Dextraneous]

who owns jcb?

 

[enyam]

who owns jcb?

Think it's still family owned.

 

[JBR]

Perhaps as I mentioned above, cars are just too boring these days. They all look similar, are quite reliable and do more or less the same things.

Oh I don't know. BMWs are different.

They can only drive in the outside lane!

Yes, and the switch that flashes the headlights seems to work very well.

They have a switch? I thought the lights flashed automatically all the time.

"Look at me, I'm a BMW."

 

[uncle666]

Plastic pigs were a laugh ,farty noise and being able to roll with ease. Drive on a bike license to boot