I know I said I wouldn't repost in this thread, but I just want to be clear that I only have one username and one account. I do not post under another name.

[quote user="Dkatz"] [quote user="Jonathan"] the fact that they're foreign owned makes them NOT english companies [/quote] Why can't an English company be owned by a foreign company or person and still be English through and through? In fact BMW doesn't consider RR German and neither does RR consider itself a German car

the fact that they're foreign owned makes them NOT english companies

[quote user="Bentleyman"] [quote user="Jonathan"] Rolls Royce - GERMAN, Bentley - GERMAN, [/quote] I presume you are an Australian. As an Australian, if you had moved to say, China, 14 years ago to live/work would that mean that you are now Chinese? [/quote] yes, if I become a citizen

[quote user="Puncher"] [quote user="Bentleyman"] [quote user="Jonathan"] Rolls Royce - GERMAN, Bentley - GERMAN, [/quote] Jonathan, Obviously the RR and Bentley marques are now, since 1998, owned by German companies. They are ' owned ' by German companies. That does not make them German cars however, since they

[quote user="Dkatz"] P.S. Britain has HAD a huge car manufacturing industry for your information. How can you even ask a question of whether it is existent? Even if many companies are foreign owned nearly all British cars (NOTE THESE ARE NOT BRITISH CARS, SEE BELOW) are manufactured in Britain. They make some of the worlds best luxury and

[quote user="symmes"] [quote user="Tod Daniel"] Excellent arguement and points made by Dkatz. Im with him all the way. [/quote] There 'ya go. With an endorsement like that, how can you go wrong? [/quote] that's one way to have all you've said undone in one line

[quote user="bayerische"] [quote user="Jonathan"] [quote user="wesheltonj"] Would I have bought a Beo10 if made in China. Hell No. Unless of course it was the same price as a Samsung. [/quote] If it were made to the exact same standard with the exact same materials and it was exactly the same, why would it matter where

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/BANG-OLUFSEN-LX2500-TV-VCR-STAND-WHITE-PARENTS-80S-GORGEOUS-/150753523231?pt=AU_Televisions&hash=item23199c361f

[quote user="Dkatz"] Jonathan – I have yet to see any products that even match the standards, much less exceed them coming out of China. The reason I said better, is because it should be better in order for me to want to buy it from China rather than from my own country or from Europe which is established in high quality manufacture