Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 09:21 PM 5/29/99 -0700, Mr Code Cypher 793582 wrote: > > >I believe that Rolls Royce cars, at least prior to their association with >BMW, has no record of any faulty products. > >Isn't the first ever built Silver Ghost still in running order? Don't be foolish. Rolls Royce has a record of quite a few mechanical breakdowns. Hell, read TE Lawrence's SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM: the Rolls Royce armoured cars used in the Desert in '17 and '18 frequently broke down, they were just better than any other item of like equipment. I have met former RAF pilots who bailed out when their RR Merlin engines went west. I know Rolls Royce car owners whose engines have spun bearings. And so forth. Rolls Royce gear is immensely reliable, but NOTHING human is absolutely bullet-proof. Marc msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!