Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!nntp.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Lars Poulsen Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,alt.comp.os.windows-11 Subject: Re: Cars, engines... Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2025 02:52:25 -0000 (UTC) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 10 Message-ID: References: <10guib0$1ai5r$1@dont-email.me> <10h15ek$2cgcb$1@dont-email.me> <10h6jb8$5cd2$1@dont-email.me> <51ahjklsu5lfhmac7rm518jqgb7g2h2n5c@4ax.com> <10hbi4e$1di3b$12@dont-email.me> <10hgacn$2nb2a$1@dont-email.me> <10hhd0a$30anl$6@dont-email.me> Injection-Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2025 02:52:25 +0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="5c952937b9dbd8bbe1855ce565945e74"; logging-data="3771687"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19JBB6CIt4BLwsX0P33wP95YxbWORcRmeo=" User-Agent: slrn/1.0.3 (Linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:ah5ZPr5pGR32lT52yBPEiv4bYwk= Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:78958 alt.comp.os.windows-11:28350 On 2025-12-12 16:39, The Natural Philosopher wrote: >> None of these worth importing to the USA because of Big Beautiful Tariffs,. Also, there is no dealer network and spareparts distribution. That is the real showstopper; that is why Fiat could never be viable in the US: N o matter what the problem was, the car would sit at the shop until parts could come in from Europe. (A colleague back in Denmark has the same issue when he bought a Jauar E-type.) -- Lars Poulsen - an old geek in Santa Barbara, California