Brand badges don't mean much these days. - (Another Scott) - (27) - Jan. 21, 2018, 11:11:37 AM EST
         I dont shop cars by brand anymore - (boxley) - (6) - Jan. 21, 2018, 03:10:36 PM EST
             My list - (drook) - (5) - Jan. 21, 2018, 05:02:10 PM EST
                 Ulp.. - (Ashton) - (3) - Jan. 21, 2018, 09:24:07 PM EST
                     I haven't paid much attention. - (Another Scott) - (1) - Jan. 21, 2018, 09:38:11 PM EST
                         I had a Pontiac Grand Prix once ... - (drook) - Jan. 21, 2018, 09:45:26 PM EST
                     I'll look into that, thanks for the tip - (drook) - Jan. 21, 2018, 09:46:45 PM EST
                 Re: My list - (pwhysall) - May 4, 2019, 02:50:27 AM EDT
         Been happening for a long time. - (static) - (1) - Jan. 21, 2018, 04:04:28 PM EST
             VW: From MAN and Scania via Bugatti, Bentley, Lamborghini, Porsche, Audi down to VW, SEAT and Skoda. -NT - (CRConrad) - May 3, 2019, 08:03:45 AM EDT
         Yabut.. at least TTAC lends gravitas to the unravelling, eh? :-þ - (Ashton) - (11) - Jan. 21, 2018, 04:08:42 PM EST
             Nice. - (Another Scott) - (10) - Jan. 21, 2018, 09:42:19 PM EST
                 re "rear drums", as seems to come up in auto-porn, often - (Ashton) - (9) - Jan. 21, 2018, 10:33:07 PM EST
                     I know about the long-gone "joys" of brake jobs, too! - (Another Scott) - (8) - Jan. 21, 2018, 11:21:04 PM EST
                         Having done 4-wheel drums, and 3 disks (two front, one rear) on a bike ... - (drook) - (2) - Jan. 22, 2018, 12:35:45 AM EST
                             Wikipedia has a list of advantages. - (static) - (1) - Jan. 22, 2018, 04:13:05 AM EST
                                 Wikipedia constantly amazes me -NT - (drook) - Jan. 22, 2018, 09:33:54 AM EST
                         As to mfg. 'strategies': - (Ashton) - (4) - Jan. 22, 2018, 03:48:04 PM EST
                             I didn't realize until recently that the front brakes do much more work. - (static) - (1) - Jan. 22, 2018, 10:43:01 PM EST
                                 Oh yess.. - (Ashton) - Jan. 23, 2018, 12:04:56 AM EST
                             Engineered to not lock the wheels - (scoenye) - Jan. 23, 2018, 06:32:24 PM EST
                             Possible handling advantages are probably secondary... - (CRConrad) - May 3, 2019, 07:51:54 AM EDT
         That's nothing. Behold the Aston-Martin Cygnet: - (CRConrad) - (5) - May 3, 2019, 07:52:28 AM EDT
             I've seen one of those in real life, parked in our neighborhood. - (Another Scott) - May 3, 2019, 07:58:59 AM EDT
             Wonder what Q branch could do with one of those?... -NT - (scoenye) - May 3, 2019, 07:17:59 PM EDT
             That was mad as a box of frogs. - (pwhysall) - May 4, 2019, 02:45:30 AM EDT
             Now see the [only..] one with a V-8 - (Ashton) - (1) - May 12, 2019, 04:15:54 PM EDT
                 Guess that answers my Q branch question - (scoenye) - May 13, 2019, 06:15:14 PM EDT