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[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

https://youtu.be/OmIItfr70SE?feature=shared

Did people really speak like this in 1972?

[Varche]

Some yes.

That was the era where quality control was terrible. I believe something like 1 in a 100 tyres fitted on delivered cars were faulty. That led Jaguarto change suppliers from Dunlop.

My dad had a new car that we fitted an Eflow sound deadening kit to. We lifted the back seat and there was a bushel of unused self tappers.To this day, I believe someone on the production line got rid of the self tappers that didn’t line up every soften under a seat.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Some yes.

That was the era where quality control was terrible. I believe something like 1 in a 100 tyres fitted on delivered cars were faulty. That led Jaguarto change suppliers from Dunlop.

My dad had a new car that we fitted an Eflow sound deadening kit to. We lifted the back seat and there was a bushel of unused self tappers.To this day, I believe someone on the production line got rid of the self tappers that didn’t line up every soften under a seat.

Peak BL.

Some proper crap rolled off the production line back then. You could say quality control was poor, but more likely it didn't exist at all.

[Sir Tigger KC]

https://youtu.be/OmIItfr70SE?feature=shared

Did people really speak like this in 1972?

We'll find out soon, as this disaster Labour government take us back in time! 

You'd better dig out your Brylcreem M'lud! 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I wonder what these 'plummy-voiced' gentlemen from 1972 would make of the 2025 Jag advert.

I imagine they would think a sound thrashing and national service was required.

[Sir Tigger KC]

I wonder what these 'plummy-voiced' gentlemen from 1972 would make of the 2025 Jag advert.

I imagine they would think a sound thrashing and national service was required.

Those 'plummy-voiced' gentlemen from 1972 looked and sounded like the sort that might have enjoyed a sound thrashing from a leather clad dominatrix.     

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I wonder what these 'plummy-voiced' gentlemen from 1972 would make of the 2025 Jag advert.

I imagine they would think a sound thrashing and national service was required.

Those 'plummy-voiced' gentlemen from 1972 looked and sounded like the sort that might have enjoyed a sound thrashing from a leather clad dominatrix.     

.....either from nanny or the their pubic school matron.

[Lizzie Zoom]

Some did certainly sound like that......................but as for £50 for a set of tyres, I don't think so!

I paid £10 per corner for remoulds in 1971 for my Austin A40.  For new, branded tyres, for a Jag XJ12, it must have been far more than £50 for a set!!  I think I can remember that for my 1972 Ford Escort Mk1 my company paid about £150 for a set of radials in 1975 (??)

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Some did certainly sound like that......................but as for £50 for a set of tyres, I don't think so!

I paid £10 per corner for remoulds in 1971 for my Austin A40.  For new, branded tyres, for a Jag XJ12, it must have been far more than £50 for a set!!  I think I can remember that for my 1972 Ford Escort Mk1 my company paid about £150 for a set of radials in 1975 (??)

As it only cost £3750 I suppose there was extra money left over for tyres and petrol (lots of it)

[Andy B]

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As it only cost £3750 I suppose there was extra money left over for tyres and petrol (lots of it)

You say "only" £3750 ..... but 4 years earlier my parents "only" paid £2200 for their 3 bed semi house 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

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As it only cost £3750 I suppose there was extra money left over for tyres and petrol (lots of it)

You say "only" £3750 ..... but 4 years earlier my parents "only" paid £2200 for their 3 bed semi house 

This puts me in mind of the average car price when compare do the average house.

In 1968 the 'average' MK 2 Cortina 1600 was around £850......so less than 3 average cars to the cost of an average house.

In 2025 there is probably 7 average cars to the cost of an average house.