Well oh my gawd how much "whaa whaa" this DVD got, not the best DVD in the world, but well worth watching imo. Reading this tread gets me to really understand why there are blind violence and war in the world.
You cannot really compare cars made in different corners of the world, they are made in the vision of where the maker is located, not the buyer. Let me explain: for a long time Japanese cars suffered for small headroom and very short seats, making europen drivers uncomfortable and tired after dirving them for long trips. US made cars dont really know what a bend or a hill is and are made for long trips across flat country with room for your house. Everything for its purpose.
There is no question that Americans have the ability to make the most brilliant cars if they wanted to, but for them there is no need for a Razertuned V8 Saloon that can corner better then a F1 car on steroidz, simply because 99.9% of the cars sold will never be driven that way. Thats why they have Saleen, Shelby, Rosch and all the other tuners for that 0.1% of the population that feels the need to drive like their pants are on fire.
I love America mostly, there are faults of course: Like Health care or the lack of it, I live in Norway where I get very good health care. Also as another poster said, I really dont like the legal system, getting sued for nothing. I might not live there and dont have the whole story, but I know that "Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear" was the result of a cash sum changing hands, also microwave ovens now have a warning that they are "Not for drying your pet" in. In the worlds most advanced society you expect such rubbish to get throw out of court and the suer getting jailed for taking up the courts time with nonsense.
Also for the Corvette lovers, OMG leafsprings! My Scandia has the same system, which makes the Corvette...... a truck? A rubbish one if so. Most Amercian cars doesnt really float my boat, they are too big, uses too much gas and are generally to expencive to buy. And when you look at it, its quite ironic that Im saying this considering that I drive an Audi which is far from flawless and cheap. So what does AUDI really mean? Another Useless Deutch Invention some say followed by a laugh, I like my Audi to be honest. But Id rather have a Subaru Legacy Outback. Taste cannot be measured in any real form.
What I find especially interesting is that all the whining in this tread about America-bashing in the DVD, is that I dont really think they have been watching the DVD. If you can be bothered to pay attention, you hear Mr JC praising: the Corvette both the C6 and the Z06, the Mustang, V8's, Rousch, the Chrysler Viper (yeah I know
) and most American products while he rags on the UK aswell. Think about that.
There is much wrong with the US, there is also much wrong with Norway, in fact I bet vital parts of my anatomy that there is much wrong with any country. Does that makes anyone better than others? No, we are equal, its what we do with what we are given that matters. Stop the "My Dad is stronger than your Dad" nonsense, if you want to use your energy bashing people over the intarwebb so be it, Id rather lie under the dashboard of my brilliant Audi eurobox, swearing and cursing of the neverending saga of small electical faults that appear in no logical order and for no obvious reason either!