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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

(Not intended to be political, just lighthearted)

So Musk has bought Twitter. If you were as rich what company would you buy fo your own ends and what would you change?

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By *eah BabyCouple
over a year ago

Cheshire, Windermere ,Cumbria

Cadbury and put everything back to how it was, ingredients and size

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By *cotsman269Man
over a year ago

Falkirk


"Cadbury and put everything back to how it was, ingredients and size "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Cadbury and put everything back to how it was, ingredients and size "

Can you bring back Spira please? And Fuse bars. Fanks!

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By *rwhowhatwherewhyMan
over a year ago

Aylesbury


"Cadbury and put everything back to how it was, ingredients and size "

Then you will go bust. There is an international shortage of cocoa, sadly

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By *rwhowhatwherewhyMan
over a year ago

Aylesbury

Oh and Kinetiq

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Cadbury and put everything back to how it was, ingredients and size "

You would be my hero

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Cadbury and put everything back to how it was, ingredients and size "

Oh that’s a good call!

OG Cream Eggs. Bliss!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A good discussion!

We have agreed that we would buy Ann Summers, and expand the ranges to cater for everyone. More toys and sexy underwear for guys and the LGBTQ community as it seems there isn't anything on a standard high street for these people x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

“Suntory” - Lucozade

And change it back to the old recipe I’ve not had it for about 5 years since the sugar tax made them change it…

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Cadbury and put everything back to how it was, ingredients and size

Then you will go bust. There is an international shortage of cocoa, sadly"

So you’re looking at it from a glass and a half empty point of view lol

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By *oeBeansMan
over a year ago

Derby

Manchester United. Because holy fucking shit do they need it

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By *rwhowhatwherewhyMan
over a year ago

Aylesbury


"Cadbury and put everything back to how it was, ingredients and size

Then you will go bust. There is an international shortage of cocoa, sadly

So you’re looking at it from a glass and a half empty point of view lol"

Yeah, something like that

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By *ucka39Man
over a year ago

Newcastle

Walkers crisps

Reason for change to actually put enough potatoes in so it's actually a bag of crisps

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By *bi HaiveMan
Forum Mod

over a year ago

Cheeseville, Somerset

I know they probably have parent companies but I can't be arsed to research who.....so

Ben & Jerry's

Haribo

Red Bull

Cathedral City Cheese

Bang & Olufsen

Tim Hortons

A

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By *hortarseWoman
over a year ago

Norfolk


"Cadbury and put everything back to how it was, ingredients and size

Can you bring back Spira please? And Fuse bars. Fanks! "

Will you share them with me. I miss them

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'd buy Sydney University so I can see the results of all the fab testing they have done

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By *he AmbassadorMan
over a year ago

IRLANDA. / Prague. / Cil Dara

Pfizer,,

They are making zillions now with vaccines,

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Pfizer,,

They are making zillions now with vaccines, "

Free viagra to fan users,?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'd buy Marks & Spencer and funk it up

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By *he AmbassadorMan
over a year ago

IRLANDA. / Prague. / Cil Dara


"Pfizer,,

They are making zillions now with vaccines,

Free viagra to fan users,? "

apparently the newer Red ones are better,

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By *ockosaurusMan
over a year ago

Warwick


"Walkers crisps

Reason for change to actually put enough potatoes in so it's actually a bag of crisps "

A potato and a half per bag?

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By *ockosaurusMan
over a year ago

Warwick

Fab

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West


"Manchester United. Because holy fucking shit do they need it"

Buying a football team is the quickest way to becoming a millionaire. If you're a billionaire

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Walkers crisps

Reason for change to actually put enough potatoes in so it's actually a bag of crisps

A potato and a half per bag? "

And to change the packet colours back to green for cheese and onion and blue for salt and vinegar

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By *aughty but nice...Man
over a year ago

Staffs

Being a patriotic so and so and also working in the industry I'd by JLR and make it Britain's greatest car manufacturer and take on the likes of BMW and Mercedes and teach them a lesson or two

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By *oeBeansMan
over a year ago

Derby


"Manchester United. Because holy fucking shit do they need it

Buying a football team is the quickest way to becoming a millionaire. If you're a billionaire "

Not if you're the Glazer family taking those sweet, sweet dividends

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Probably Siemens then sit back and live quietly

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By *rincess peachWoman
over a year ago

shits creek

All the funeral plans and directors.

I'd give them the option to make them fun rather than having to be traditional. I know I know, how fun can a funeral be? Well, as comical and celebratory of life as you wanted it. Pall bearers in clown shoes, Y shaped coffins for out n proud swingers if that's what they fucking wanted.

Death is hard, and I feel we get so lost in the torment and tradition that we forget and don't always allow ourselves to have a laugh. We often feel guilt for laughing and berate ourselves for being heartless and convince ourselves we're cunts for finding some iota of joy.

When the reality is the person in the coffin would very probably be proud to have loved ones around smiling and laughing, knowing that in their last hurrah, they put a smile on the faces of those they cared about

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By *ockosaurusMan
over a year ago

Warwick


"Walkers crisps

Reason for change to actually put enough potatoes in so it's actually a bag of crisps

A potato and a half per bag?

And to change the packet colours back to green for cheese and onion and blue for salt and vinegar "

Their packet colours have never changed.

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough


"Cadbury and put everything back to how it was, ingredients and size "

and build another Bournville village?

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough


"Walkers crisps

Reason for change to actually put enough potatoes in so it's actually a bag of crisps

A potato and a half per bag?

And to change the packet colours back to green for cheese and onion and blue for salt and vinegar

Their packet colours have never changed."

this is true. They have been the awkward company since 1986, when I fell foul of that colour coding confusion.

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By *ucka39Man
over a year ago

Newcastle


"Walkers crisps

Reason for change to actually put enough potatoes in so it's actually a bag of crisps

A potato and a half per bag? "

When they were called a packet of crisps still used to be a full packet then they made a larger packet and called it a bag of crisps which were near enough full now all seem to be less than half not even a standard size potato

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough


"Being a patriotic so and so and also working in the industry I'd by JLR and make it Britain's greatest car manufacturer and take on the likes of BMW and Mercedes and teach them a lesson or two "

You need to take on the Japanese if you want to be building world class cars. Mine's 16 years old and done 80k miles since I got it.

This country said no to VW after WWII.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Fab "

Ooh what would you fix first?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tesla....and shoot all their shocking cars into Space with Elon Musk at the helm.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"All the funeral plans and directors.

I'd give them the option to make them fun rather than having to be traditional. I know I know, how fun can a funeral be? Well, as comical and celebratory of life as you wanted it. Pall bearers in clown shoes, Y shaped coffins for out n proud swingers if that's what they fucking wanted.

Death is hard, and I feel we get so lost in the torment and tradition that we forget and don't always allow ourselves to have a laugh. We often feel guilt for laughing and berate ourselves for being heartless and convince ourselves we're cunts for finding some iota of joy.

When the reality is the person in the coffin would very probably be proud to have loved ones around smiling and laughing, knowing that in their last hurrah, they put a smile on the faces of those they cared about "

I really like this

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By *penbicoupleCouple
over a year ago

Northampton


"I'd buy Sydney University so I can see the results of all the fab testing they have done "

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By *heArrowsCouple
over a year ago

I would buy one of the big construction companies and instead of building sky scrapers or office blocks I would send them out to rural communities to renovate old houses and shops so maybe some rural population growth will happen. Hiring local people to rebuild their towns and villages.

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By *rstar87Man
over a year ago

Chelmsley Wood (Brum)

For me it would be Man United. Need owners who don't take money out for their American team.

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By *ockosaurusMan
over a year ago

Warwick


"Fab

Ooh what would you fix first?"

Now 'that' is a tough question.

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough


"All the funeral plans and directors.

I'd give them the option to make them fun rather than having to be traditional. I know I know, how fun can a funeral be? Well, as comical and celebratory of life as you wanted it. Pall bearers in clown shoes, Y shaped coffins for out n proud swingers if that's what they fucking wanted.

Death is hard, and I feel we get so lost in the torment and tradition that we forget and don't always allow ourselves to have a laugh. We often feel guilt for laughing and berate ourselves for being heartless and convince ourselves we're cunts for finding some iota of joy.

When the reality is the person in the coffin would very probably be proud to have loved ones around smiling and laughing, knowing that in their last hurrah, they put a smile on the faces of those they cared about

I really like this "

Oi Stelios!

When are we going to see white hearses with orange coffins and the word EASY emblazoned on the sides?

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough


"I would buy one of the big construction companies and instead of building sky scrapers or office blocks I would send them out to rural communities to renovate old houses and shops so maybe some rural population growth will happen. Hiring local people to rebuild their towns and villages. "

And make sure the local planning departments had common sense implants.

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By *rincess peachWoman
over a year ago

shits creek


"All the funeral plans and directors.

I'd give them the option to make them fun rather than having to be traditional. I know I know, how fun can a funeral be? Well, as comical and celebratory of life as you wanted it. Pall bearers in clown shoes, Y shaped coffins for out n proud swingers if that's what they fucking wanted.

Death is hard, and I feel we get so lost in the torment and tradition that we forget and don't always allow ourselves to have a laugh. We often feel guilt for laughing and berate ourselves for being heartless and convince ourselves we're cunts for finding some iota of joy.

When the reality is the person in the coffin would very probably be proud to have loved ones around smiling and laughing, knowing that in their last hurrah, they put a smile on the faces of those they cared about

I really like this

Oi Stelios!

When are we going to see white hearses with orange coffins and the word EASY emblazoned on the sides?"

Nooooooooo!

Fuck it, if it gives people a giggle I'll do it.... it'll have to be for amputees tho as there wouldn't be much leg room in the back

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By *ucka39Man
over a year ago

Newcastle

Heinz

As all the feckin tins have gotten smaller one tin used to be enough for two or three people to share now only covers one person

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By *obbienormalguyMan
over a year ago

oxford

Mr Kipling and I'd do exceeding good fucks

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Amazon.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Cadbury and put everything back to how it was, ingredients and size "

And purple foil with a paper sleeve

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Kellogg's... id bring back 'banana bubbles'

"ThE ceREaL tHAt ThINks iTs A mILkShAKe"

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By *inky Biscuit DunkerMan
over a year ago

Gloucestershire

Mcvitie's

I'd finally eradicate Jaffa Cakes from this world.

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By *herryEatersCouple
over a year ago

East Cheshire


"(Not intended to be political, just lighthearted)

So Musk has bought Twitter. If you were as rich what company would you buy fo your own ends and what would you change?

"

Rolls Royce and Cadburies, bring them back into the UK, standards and profitability.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Being a patriotic so and so and also working in the industry I'd by JLR and make it Britain's greatest car manufacturer and take on the likes of BMW and Mercedes and teach them a lesson or two

You need to take on the Japanese if you want to be building world class cars. Mine's 16 years old and done 80k miles since I got it.

This country said no to VW after WWII."

Really don't know where you get that information from VW are the highest selling car manufacturer in the UK.

https://www.best-selling-cars.com/britain-uk/2021-full-year-britain-best-selling-car-brands-in-the-uk/

Was that meant to be 80k miles or 800k miles. Because 80k is nothing special. I've owned a few car that have done over 200k. One VW and the other a Peugeot.

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By *iamondCougarWoman
over a year ago

Norfuck! / Lincolnshire

Twidder….. that’s how the Americans pronounce it

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By *ch WellMan
over a year ago

Scotland

Having been put in Facebook jail yet again I'd probably buy that and sort out their over zealous censorship

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

Walkers, and bring back malt vinegar flavour.

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

id Software and persuade the old team of Carmack (John and Adrian), Romero, Hall, Wilbur to return.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Being a patriotic so and so and also working in the industry I'd by JLR and make it Britain's greatest car manufacturer and take on the likes of BMW and Mercedes and teach them a lesson or two

You need to take on the Japanese if you want to be building world class cars. Mine's 16 years old and done 80k miles since I got it.

This country said no to VW after WWII."

Think you may need to update your mileage expectations. My last two cars have were an Audi and a BMW and took both well over 200k - both in their original clutches too. My step son had the Audi after me, replaced the clutch around 230k and sold it with 250k on the clock.

Re JLR, taking on the big German manufacturers is exactly what they are doing. Look at a review for the Disco sport for example and it will be compared with an X3, Q5 or XC60 (ok, the Volvo isn't German). They certainly fall in the same - if not higher - price bracket.

I doubt there are any major businesses I could run better though undoubtedly lots I would consider making more ethical.

Mr

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Mcvitie's

I'd finally eradicate Jaffa Cakes from this world.

"

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By *arkus1812Man
over a year ago

Lifes departure lounge NN9 Northamptonshire East not West MidlandsMidlands


"Pfizer,,

They are making zillions now with vaccines,

Free viagra to fan users,? apparently the newer Red ones are better, "

The Red ones are Cobra 120, One guy on here claims they give him an erection big enough to hang a beach towel on.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Liberty Media so I could sack off sky and make live f1 free-to-air again.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If I had that amount of obscene money I'd end world poverty tomorrow, and be happy with the legacy rather than trying to earn more money buying a company...some people are just so god damned fucking greedy!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"If I had that amount of obscene money I'd end world poverty tomorrow, and be happy with the legacy rather than trying to earn more money buying a company...some people are just so god damned fucking greedy!!"

You wouldn't live very long. You would meet a unexpected accident. Keeping people poor ( in their place) is in the interest of a lot of influential powerful groups.

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By *ictoria_1976TV/TS
over a year ago

Truro


"All the funeral plans and directors.

I'd give them the option to make them fun rather than having to be traditional. I know I know, how fun can a funeral be? Well, as comical and celebratory of life as you wanted it. Pall bearers in clown shoes, Y shaped coffins for out n proud swingers if that's what they fucking wanted.

Death is hard, and I feel we get so lost in the torment and tradition that we forget and don't always allow ourselves to have a laugh. We often feel guilt for laughing and berate ourselves for being heartless and convince ourselves we're cunts for finding some iota of joy.

When the reality is the person in the coffin would very probably be proud to have loved ones around smiling and laughing, knowing that in their last hurrah, they put a smile on the faces of those they cared about

I really like this "

Me too & your motto could be - Putting the "Fun" into Funeral!

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough


"

This country said no to VW after WWII.

Really don't know where you get that information from VW are the highest selling car manufacturer in the UK.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing and I quote from the following link

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34358783

"Under the British Army...

May 1945: The heavily bombed factory comes under British military control, to be used as an army maintenance depot.

August 1945: Under the terms of the Potsdam Agreement between the USSR, USA and UK, the plant is liable for dismantling as part of war reparations because it had been used for military production, but British officer Major Ivan Hirst persuades his commanders of the potential of the car.

September 1945: The British Army places an order for 20,000 vehicles to meet its own needs running post-war Germany.

1946: Production reaches 1,000 vehicles a month, and the car and company are renamed Volkswagen.

1948: The British Army offers the plant to representatives from the US, Australian, British, and French motor industries - but all reject it.

Ferdinand Porsche's design company, which eventually becomes Porsche itself, is paid a licensing fee by VW for use of the Beetle. Over the coming decades, the Porsche and VW companies will remain linked via a complex legal framework."

and for a more detailed history back to day one...

"Markus Lupa

The British and Their Works.

The Volkswagenwerk and the Occupying Power 1945 - 1949

ISBN 978-3-935112-05-5"

It's out of print but the PDF is available.

Hope this helps.

Was that meant to be 80k miles or 800k miles. Because 80k is nothing special.

I have put on 80,000 miles, taking it up to 153,000 miles to date, so pushing it through the 160,000 barrier is only months away.

The 200,000 mile barrier is what I'm aiming for.

"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"

This country said no to VW after WWII.

Really don't know where you get that information from VW are the highest selling car manufacturer in the UK.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing and I quote from the following link

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34358783

"Under the British Army...

May 1945: The heavily bombed factory comes under British military control, to be used as an army maintenance depot.

August 1945: Under the terms of the Potsdam Agreement between the USSR, USA and UK, the plant is liable for dismantling as part of war reparations because it had been used for military production, but British officer Major Ivan Hirst persuades his commanders of the potential of the car.

September 1945: The British Army places an order for 20,000 vehicles to meet its own needs running post-war Germany.

1946: Production reaches 1,000 vehicles a month, and the car and company are renamed Volkswagen.

1948: The British Army offers the plant to representatives from the US, Australian, British, and French motor industries - but all reject it.

Ferdinand Porsche's design company, which eventually becomes Porsche itself, is paid a licensing fee by VW for use of the Beetle. Over the coming decades, the Porsche and VW companies will remain linked via a complex legal framework."

and for a more detailed history back to day one...

"Markus Lupa

The British and Their Works.

The Volkswagenwerk and the Occupying Power 1945 - 1949

ISBN 978-3-935112-05-5"

It's out of print but the PDF is available.

Hope this helps.

Was that meant to be 80k miles or 800k miles. Because 80k is nothing special.

I have put on 80,000 miles, taking it up to 153,000 miles to date, so pushing it through the 160,000 barrier is only months away.

The 200,000 mile barrier is what I'm aiming for.

"

Don't think this article justifies your original quote though. When you say the British said no to VW after WWII. Who are the British you refer to. I thought you were referring to the British car buying public. Clearly not as they didn't have the option.

As another reply as already said 200k miles ? Nothing to write home about nowadays.

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By *htcMan
over a year ago

MK

probably buy out all the electronic recyclers in the world, sitting fortunes are being thrown out daily by businesses in the world, the materials are worth billions

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Amazon

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough


"

This country said no to VW after WWII.

Really don't know where you get that information from VW are the highest selling car manufacturer in the UK.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing and I quote from the following link

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34358783

"Under the British Army...

May 1945: The heavily bombed factory comes under British military control, to be used as an army maintenance depot.

August 1945: Under the terms of the Potsdam Agreement between the USSR, USA and UK, the plant is liable for dismantling as part of war reparations because it had been used for military production, but British officer Major Ivan Hirst persuades his commanders of the potential of the car.

September 1945: The British Army places an order for 20,000 vehicles to meet its own needs running post-war Germany.

1946: Production reaches 1,000 vehicles a month, and the car and company are renamed Volkswagen.

1948: The British Army offers the plant to representatives from the US, Australian, British, and French motor industries - but all reject it.

Ferdinand Porsche's design company, which eventually becomes Porsche itself, is paid a licensing fee by VW for use of the Beetle. Over the coming decades, the Porsche and VW companies will remain linked via a complex legal framework."

and for a more detailed history back to day one...

"Markus Lupa

The British and Their Works.

The Volkswagenwerk and the Occupying Power 1945 - 1949

ISBN 978-3-935112-05-5"

It's out of print but the PDF is available.

Hope this helps.

Was that meant to be 80k miles or 800k miles. Because 80k is nothing special.

I have put on 80,000 miles, taking it up to 153,000 miles to date, so pushing it through the 160,000 barrier is only months away.

The 200,000 mile barrier is what I'm aiming for.

Don't think this article justifies your original quote though. When you say the British said no to VW after WWII. Who are the British you refer to. I thought you were referring to the British car buying public. Clearly not as they didn't have the option.

As another reply as already said 200k miles ? Nothing to write home about nowadays. "

I was trying to remember, who exactly, as I was typing, but I had to double check those facts.

As for the mileage. This is the longest I've had a car and I'm so glad that it's lasted that long, compared to the other 9 cars I've had

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