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Old 10-24-2021, 10:34 AM
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Diego,
Back on the article, it reminded me of those British books about American cars that seemed to be everywhere in the 90’s. I used to buy them just for the entertainment value of how riddled with mistakes they were.
Haynes manuals. Guess they are now online only. Terminology such as windscreen, bonnet, and spanner were regularly tossed about. Like the average American knows what those are!!

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Old 10-24-2021, 11:35 AM
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Inversely, some automotive terms from here that most British motorist has no experience with…

“Maintenance free”
“Waterproof”
“Reliable”

And even

“Sunshine”

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Old 10-24-2021, 12:27 PM
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Inversely, some automotive terms from here that most British motorist has no experience with…

“Maintenance free”
“Waterproof”
“Reliable”

And even

“Sunshine”
You might add to this list:

"Reliable Electrics"

Lucas - Prince of Darkness

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Old 10-29-2021, 10:38 PM
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I think this site works best when we share our common interest in Pontiacs rather than getting into things that could divide us.
Indeed.

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