Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]As I said, Mr. 793582, There isn't anything manufactured in the world that is 100% perfect. Everything fails. Some sooner than others. But its origin is not always the dictator of that event. Jim >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? > At 10:01 AM 5/30/99 -0400, Marc wrote: >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! >