This was passed on to me by a friend, and has no lbc content, but I felt
it would be of interested to those of us who favor cars from north of
the Channel.
> In case you were wondering why Peugeot went belly up in the US
>when they were building world class machinery in Europe, this might
>shed some light on the subject. It's from an article by Ken Gross,
>Automotive Industries.
>
> Years ago at the Peugeot MI16 press preview, I spoke with a French
>engineer about the defanged US version of what had been touted as
>Peugeot's Accord fighter.
> "In France", I reminded him, "this car had 175 hp, stiff
>suspension, great sport seats, subtle appointments. Here, it's down
>to 160 hp, the suspension is softer and you've added some useless
>bright trim...why?"
> "Nous ne donnons pas la confiture au cochons," was his reply.
>Translated, that means: "We don't give fine preserves to the pigs."
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