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Is The Jaguar an Endangered Species?
Well, it doesn't appear in the list of 20 most endangered.
The BBC and The Telegraph both pointed me at the Honest John site today where this story can be found.
I must admit that I got a bit distracted by the adverts to the right...
where two different men seem to own the same wallet with the same picture of the same car.
But I digress.
The story looks at the survival rates of mass-produced British cars particularly from the '60s, '70s and '80s.
The car that seems to be faring the worst is the Austin Allegro...
...with 642,340 built and 291 remaining in the UK, for a total of 0.0453% left.
The BBC report concentrates on the 1980s and is particularly worried about survival rates of cars from that decade. It is quite scathing about the Scrappage Scheme of a few years back and, speaking as someone who didn't get to take advantage of it, I wholeheartedly agree.
This got me thinking about the car I owned from that decade, my 1980 Triumph Dolomite 1500HL in vomit yellow. The Honest John site lets you look up just about any car right up to modern ones so I checked out The Dolomite and found some nice charts and, basically some good news:
I guess that once a car reaches a certain age, people will look after them.
I then got distracted by Top 20: Fastest disappearing cars from UK roads. This list contains a few non-surprises like Daewoos and Fiats, one fairly surprising entry - the Vauxhall Cavalier and car I actually don't remember - the Sao Penza.
In case you're wondering, Sao Penza. Population in 2007: 13, population in 2011: 3, for 23.08% of '07 cars remaining.
I'll alert David Attenborough.
The BBC and The Telegraph both pointed me at the Honest John site today where this story can be found.
I must admit that I got a bit distracted by the adverts to the right...
where two different men seem to own the same wallet with the same picture of the same car.
But I digress.
The story looks at the survival rates of mass-produced British cars particularly from the '60s, '70s and '80s.
The car that seems to be faring the worst is the Austin Allegro...
...with 642,340 built and 291 remaining in the UK, for a total of 0.0453% left.
The BBC report concentrates on the 1980s and is particularly worried about survival rates of cars from that decade. It is quite scathing about the Scrappage Scheme of a few years back and, speaking as someone who didn't get to take advantage of it, I wholeheartedly agree.
This got me thinking about the car I owned from that decade, my 1980 Triumph Dolomite 1500HL in vomit yellow. The Honest John site lets you look up just about any car right up to modern ones so I checked out The Dolomite and found some nice charts and, basically some good news:
In December 2007, there were 2,373 registered
By December 2011, 2,159 of those were left
On average, 53 were lost each year, or 2.3%
At that rate, it will take 29 years until half of those left today are lost
I guess that once a car reaches a certain age, people will look after them.
I then got distracted by Top 20: Fastest disappearing cars from UK roads. This list contains a few non-surprises like Daewoos and Fiats, one fairly surprising entry - the Vauxhall Cavalier and car I actually don't remember - the Sao Penza.
In case you're wondering, Sao Penza. Population in 2007: 13, population in 2011: 3, for 23.08% of '07 cars remaining.
I'll alert David Attenborough.
For Chrysler's Sake!
I keep seeing this ad on TV and I always end up shouting at the screen..."There's been good times and there's been bad times, but we came through it. How?"
BY BEING BAILED OUT BY FIAT WHO NOW OWN MOST OF YOU - THAT'S HOW!
Most of those cars are only re-badged Lancias anyway.
If they had stayed with their old European partners, Mercedes Benz, at least their ads would be a bit more innovative. This one, disguised as a sunroof and for their Actros truck is only visible from above - for example, from where a truck-driver would be sitting.
Clever eh?
Another one of theirs was highlighted by Autoguide today, for the Mercedes Viano:
The Viano mustn't be confused with the awful Mercedes Vaneo - my local Merc dealer gave me one of those once as a discourtesy car.
Very embarassing. But who knows, if they still made them today and Mercedes were still tied in to their old partners, it could be appearing in adverts as a Chrysler People-Mover.
BY BEING BAILED OUT BY FIAT WHO NOW OWN MOST OF YOU - THAT'S HOW!
Most of those cars are only re-badged Lancias anyway.
If they had stayed with their old European partners, Mercedes Benz, at least their ads would be a bit more innovative. This one, disguised as a sunroof and for their Actros truck is only visible from above - for example, from where a truck-driver would be sitting.
Clever eh?Another one of theirs was highlighted by Autoguide today, for the Mercedes Viano:
The Viano mustn't be confused with the awful Mercedes Vaneo - my local Merc dealer gave me one of those once as a discourtesy car.
Very embarassing. But who knows, if they still made them today and Mercedes were still tied in to their old partners, it could be appearing in adverts as a Chrysler People-Mover.
Sorry America
The number of hits my Blog gets from the US is in danger of overtaking the number I get from the UK, so, while your President is over here, I'll address an apology to you.
I'm speaking as a European here, because it was the Italians who did this - albeit for the British market.
There you were, rightly so, feeling very pleased with the way you dealt with Bin Laden when you find that Fiat have stuck a Chrysler badge on this...
God that's ugly. What Car? have reviewed it here and don't exactly enthuse about it but don't really comment on HOW BLEEPING UGLY IT IS either.
They picked on Chrysler because it was a brand they owned and Lancia has a rust-bucket reputation in the UK.
Your other big car brands (apart from Ford who we think of as British while Germans think it is German and Australians think of it as Aussie) don't fare too well either.
Let's take Chevrolet for example - and there are many fine examples to choose from:
But what cars get Chevrolet badges here in the UK?
Renamed Daewoos - that's what!
Ugh!! But you've only got GM to blame for that.
Meanwhile, an attempt to bring the Dodge name to Britain was attempted four or five years ago.
On actual Dodge cars!
Very funny advert:
But it didn't really work and they eventually gave up.
The only Dodge I've ever driven was identical to this one:
You'd call it a 15-Seater Minibus.
I just called it scary.
I'm speaking as a European here, because it was the Italians who did this - albeit for the British market.
There you were, rightly so, feeling very pleased with the way you dealt with Bin Laden when you find that Fiat have stuck a Chrysler badge on this...
God that's ugly. What Car? have reviewed it here and don't exactly enthuse about it but don't really comment on HOW BLEEPING UGLY IT IS either.They picked on Chrysler because it was a brand they owned and Lancia has a rust-bucket reputation in the UK.
Your other big car brands (apart from Ford who we think of as British while Germans think it is German and Australians think of it as Aussie) don't fare too well either.
Let's take Chevrolet for example - and there are many fine examples to choose from:
But what cars get Chevrolet badges here in the UK?
Renamed Daewoos - that's what!
Ugh!! But you've only got GM to blame for that.Meanwhile, an attempt to bring the Dodge name to Britain was attempted four or five years ago.
On actual Dodge cars!
Very funny advert:
But it didn't really work and they eventually gave up.
The only Dodge I've ever driven was identical to this one:
You'd call it a 15-Seater Minibus.I just called it scary.
Alfa Romeo & Juliet
Looks like the Volkswagen Group are courting Alfa Romeo.
Don't think much of the chat-up line though:
Volkswagen’s Chairman Ferdinand Piech announced in Geneva that the company would be able to almost quadruple annual sales of Fiat’s ailing Alfa Romeo brand.
Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne has refused to sell the brand – “As long as I am CEO of Chrysler and Fiat, Mr. Piech will never have Alfa Romeo”
Didn't think it would work.
Autocar are running the story today.
They talk of Alfa failing to meet sales targets but there will be many reasons for this - not least the current economic climate. I've been looking out for the new 11-Reg cars that were let loose on Tuesday and so far, I've only spotted one - it was a Punto though so Sergio should be pleased.
Another reason could still be Alfa's reputation. Saint Jeremy states that you can't be a proper petrol-head unless you've owned an Alfa. I disagree. I've never even sat in one and have no desire to - it's like smoking or sky-diving - I have no desires in that direction. Mind you, out of those three options, the Alfa is the one I am most likely to attempt. Years of reading about Alfa has, maybe wrongly, prejudiced me against the brand - whether it is the seating position that suits Orang-Utans or the woeful reliability or the abysmal customer care - all issues that could be resolved by now for all I know - but I'm not bothered enough to find out.
A third reason could be the looks of the cars. I'm sorry if my view goes against everyone else here, but I think the Mito is downright ugly. I think it's the headlights that do it - they are the wrong shape and too far apart and there's not enough of them.
Compare it with the gorgeous Brera from a few years back:
They seem to have lost the plot along the way somewhere.
Not as badly, though, as when they got into bed with Datsun. Don't be jealous, Herr Piech, their love-child was an abomination combining Japanese style with Italian reliability instead of the other way around.
I am actually quite surprised that VW would want the Alfa brand, the only way I could see it working would be to stick Alfa badges on the Seat range and shut down a few factories and I don't think anyone would want that.
In fact it would be a tragedy.
Don't think much of the chat-up line though:
Volkswagen’s Chairman Ferdinand Piech announced in Geneva that the company would be able to almost quadruple annual sales of Fiat’s ailing Alfa Romeo brand.
Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne has refused to sell the brand – “As long as I am CEO of Chrysler and Fiat, Mr. Piech will never have Alfa Romeo”
Didn't think it would work.
Autocar are running the story today.
They talk of Alfa failing to meet sales targets but there will be many reasons for this - not least the current economic climate. I've been looking out for the new 11-Reg cars that were let loose on Tuesday and so far, I've only spotted one - it was a Punto though so Sergio should be pleased.
Another reason could still be Alfa's reputation. Saint Jeremy states that you can't be a proper petrol-head unless you've owned an Alfa. I disagree. I've never even sat in one and have no desire to - it's like smoking or sky-diving - I have no desires in that direction. Mind you, out of those three options, the Alfa is the one I am most likely to attempt. Years of reading about Alfa has, maybe wrongly, prejudiced me against the brand - whether it is the seating position that suits Orang-Utans or the woeful reliability or the abysmal customer care - all issues that could be resolved by now for all I know - but I'm not bothered enough to find out.
A third reason could be the looks of the cars. I'm sorry if my view goes against everyone else here, but I think the Mito is downright ugly. I think it's the headlights that do it - they are the wrong shape and too far apart and there's not enough of them.
Compare it with the gorgeous Brera from a few years back:They seem to have lost the plot along the way somewhere.
Not as badly, though, as when they got into bed with Datsun. Don't be jealous, Herr Piech, their love-child was an abomination combining Japanese style with Italian reliability instead of the other way around.I am actually quite surprised that VW would want the Alfa brand, the only way I could see it working would be to stick Alfa badges on the Seat range and shut down a few factories and I don't think anyone would want that.
In fact it would be a tragedy.
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