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minus-squarebrap@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down2·3 days agoWhere are you from? BMWs are incredibly popular here in the UK and Europe and are far from niche.
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down16·3 days agoYou know the highest selling car brand in the UK is the Volkswagen? Literally buying more HitlerCars than your own in-house brands by a good 30% over the next leading car company (which is, in fairness, BMW).
minus-squarebrap@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 days agoEveryone loves German vehicles here for some reason.
minus-squareohulancutash@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 days agoBecauae when it was nationalised, the British car industry was poor-quality, unimaginative, and unreliable.
minus-squareArcher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoThe three wheeled cars were funny though
minus-squareAlcoholicorn@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·3 days agoSo buy Japanese, at least they’re cheap to maintain.
minus-squareTelex@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoYes, it went bankrupt and was sold and hasn’t existed for about thirty years.
Where are you from? BMWs are incredibly popular here in the UK and Europe and are far from niche.
You know the highest selling car brand in the UK is the Volkswagen? Literally buying more HitlerCars than your own in-house brands by a good 30% over the next leading car company (which is, in fairness, BMW).
Everyone loves German vehicles here for some reason.
Becauae when it was nationalised, the British car industry was poor-quality, unimaginative, and unreliable.
The three wheeled cars were funny though
So buy Japanese, at least they’re cheap to maintain.
Has that changed?
Yes, it went bankrupt and was sold and hasn’t existed for about thirty years.