[rollei_list] Re: was NASA & Rollei

  • From: Eric Goldstein <egoldste@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:06:12 -0400

Probably more like 1 in 5000. The implication was made that because
American mechanics couldn't fix 'em, they ware bad cars. Just the
opposite was the case... it was the mechanics who were lacking...


Eric Goldstein

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On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 12:29 AM, Peter K. <peterk727@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Probably because they saw 1 Citroen for every 500 American Chevy and Fords.
> So where would you put your knowledge and make a business from it?
>
> On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 2:49 PM, Eric Goldstein <egoldste@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> American mechanics never got Citroens. The hydraulics were not a
>> problem for French and other European mechanics. Complex, yes.
>> Daunting, no. MB 600s of the time also had hydraulic suspensions.
>>
>> If you ever drove a DS-21, it was a fantastic car and very
>> road-worthy. The Embassy's used to be full of them...
>>
>>
>> Eric Goldstein
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