Built like a Mercedes (?)

Actually, I've heard that plenty of US servicemen are totally pissed of with being in a country that doesn't even want them there - never mind the likelihood of being killed for their trouble.

Graham

grunt grunt guffaw! now my nose is cleared, bull shit!

1/4-1/2 ton pickups in town regularly move people, carry construction supplies, are used for small businesses and often have better mileage than cars. 3/4-1 ton frequently tow boats, trailers carrying 4x4's, skidoos, boats. in the rural areas, only poor locals do not have at least one truck, regardless of age -- if we didn't have them, we would lose our suspension in a hurry, and would pay a fortune to have wood delivered, not to mention loading the box with propane tanks, maybe oxygen and acetelyne tanks, gas containers for gasoline, chain saw oil, diesel, and groceries, since a trip to town can be expensive so it's not done frequently, not to mention dog food -- 80 kg a month for most large dogs of which two is a good idea for security.

need i mention that most people who drive trucks are very handy? they can usually build their own decks, fences, sheds, patch their roofs, fix most things, have automobile basic skills, if not outright specialists in at least one of framing, foundations, general construction, electricity, plumbing (installing septic systems, wells, sump pumps, holding tanks, systerns, underground lines to the outbuildings), fixing heavy machinery, logging, milling, farming, automotive, welding, hydraulics (for homemade wood splitters etc.,) small motor repairs ... the list goes on. how could we do all this without a pickup?

most of us lead very busy lives (thread about work hours as compared to many countries) whether urban or rural and welcome is the day when the bed only contains fishing tackle, tent, camping supplies and clothing and maybe a shot gun or two!

rach

not in the least required for older motors rach

you do realize, that some might say with some justification considering the oil politics/embargo's the US was 'forcing' onto Japan.

kind of like 'dragging' an elephant into bed with you.... Surely you must have read 'some' accounts outlining how the white house was itching to get into the war at all cost, almost.

cheers

That's simply a commercial transaction.

NO.

At that time British radar used no US parts. In fact it was Britain that 'gave' the design of the critical resonant cavity magnetron to the USA ! See 'Tizard Mission'. Along with the jet engine too later I might add.

US radars were almost non-existent in 1941. Certainly no airborne ones and I don't think there were any operational naval ones either.

A commercial situation too. In any event, no significant numbers of US planes arrived in the UK until well after Pearl Harbor.

You're suggesting that we needed US leadership. STFU ! Britain had already survived being in the front line for several years before you guys could even drag your lardy asses over here.

I think you need to read up on some honest history.

Graham

And you haven't seen even the roads in Bombay - never mind their 'highways' outside of cities.

Graham

A commercial agreement isn't going to war.

Graham

I'm stating facts.

You have nothing other than speculation. I *know* that Roosevelt was sympathetic but his hands were tied by US opinion.

Graham

Heh. Thanks to PA roads, I've got three slightly bent wheels, and the fourth is only unbent because of

ButCosta Rica's roads makes Pennsylvania's roads look smooth, and I doubtIndia's are much better.

lol. what an ignorant f*ck you really are. just a fine example yourself. what a hoot you are pooh bear. lol.

yeah, i imagine i could. why?

I agree. And top-posting is a particularly egregious method of abuse.

I wrote....

That wasn't a practical operational system. 'Ship detectors' were demonstated also by The Germans and the French prior to WW2. None were practical radars.

Graham

Who has done that?

I merely make use of the fact that repeat top-posters frequently do so out of arrogance - as if to say "f*ck you, I don't have to obey any social conventions." People with this sort of attitude generally don't have anything valuable to contribute to a discussion. I figure I might as well use it as a leading indicator and PLONK them right away, saving valuable time.

Replace books with newspapers, magazines, web pages, and every other form of printed material known to Man. They all follow the same conventions.

Those who choose to reject them run the risk of being rejected themselves.

Parts travel both ways. The parts for the US built X5 and Mclass I owned were no different to German built models. Parts for Japanese built vehicles are no more expensive then British built Japanese brands. Transport cost is trivial from the US to Europe and vise-versa. A container will contain many thousands of parts but will cost about $1500 to ship from store to store which is likely to be less than a Dollar an item. In fact the manufacturer will charge a percentage for transport so that a filter will have maybe 10C transport while a $100 part will have maybe $2 added.

So you have doubts. Hmm.

Huw

All your writing does not change the fact that 1/2 ton trucks are not common in Europe and that 1 ton payloads are almost universal. The 1 ton trucks are very much smaller than yours though and are typified by the Toyota Hi-lux.

Huw

in general 10,000 to 12000 mile intervals do not need synthetic oil. It is true that most intervals longer than that do specify various grades of synthetic but every vehicle irrispective of change interval have a specified oil grade which they should use.

Huw

Yes I know.

Huw

Yes cars of that period were less reliable than today and rotted. Exhausts and batteries seldom lasted more than a year and new vehicle warranties were commonly six months only with no warranty for exhausts and stuff. Things move on.

You have more experience than most here then.

Huw