Hilarious. Calling Aston Martin "American". Bloody priceless.
To answer your question, yes I have been to America. I lived in New York for quite a while. Lived, as opposed to visited.
Seriously, you're completely missing the point. We know the X-type is a Ford Mondeo in a suit. We know what the S-type really is. It probably explains why even the British seemingly refuse to buy Jaguars, and instead choose the German marques. Regardless of that, parts sharing does
not define the car.
By your logic, that would mean that Mercedes-Benz is American. Why? Because it's called DaimlerChrysler. Of course, we could flip that over, and say that Chryslers are German. Why? Because the 300C is an old E-class in a drug dealer suit, and the Crossfire is a homosexual version of an old SLK.
Gee... imagine that? Chrysler... German?
:roll:
By your same logic, it would also mean that the Oxfordshire-built Mini's are German. Why? Because BMW owns them. According to you, it doesn't matter that they're all built by Brits, in Britain, in a British factory, and all the parts, including the engine, are either built here or sourced here. It also doesn't matter that the chap who runs Mini is an Englishman.
Imagine that? English-built, English-run, English-powered... but according to you, it's still a
GERMAN Mini.
Lol. I'm enjoying this. Let's see how far your twisted logic can stretch...
What about Subaru? Now that they're somewhat part of GM, they're now American according to your logic? Or at least half-American, right? It doesn't matter that almost all the R&D work is done either in Japan or here at Prodrive in the UK, because it's all
AMERICAN MONEY behind them.
Now... since Subaru is doing a bit of a joint product run with Saab, that would mean that Saab is now half-swedish, half-Japanese right? Oh, but wait, according to your logic, because GM owns Saab, they're no longer swedish! They're in fact, American!
Hold on... now that DaimlerChrysler owns Dodge and Mitsubishi, doesn't that make them German???
Blimey... who would've thought? A
GERMAN Dodge Viper?! Even better, a
GERMAN Mitsubishi Evo!!!
Imagine the reaction to the people over at Texas after they've been told that they can now buy a
GERMAN Dodge Ram, or a
GERMAN Dodge Charger, or a
GERMAN Dodge Durango... or... to top it all off... a
GERMAN Dodge Neon!!!
Wait... that means, according to your logic, Nissan and Infinity are now FRENCH CARS! Why? Because they've been bought out by Renault! Imagine that? Now the Japanese get to drive their very own
FRENCH Nissan Skyline R35 GT-R!!! Vive l'france!
I've got tears in my eyes from laughing.
Ever heard of a company called Morgan? If not, look them up. They're based in the UK... but according to your logic, because BMW supplies them with pretty much everything, they would be German. :roll:
Cheers mate. Also, if you're looking for an idiot, you need not search far. All you have to do is stare at a mirror, and you'll find one with his foot shoved so far down his throat, he's pretty much kicked his own arse.
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