British Cars Redux

Last August I mentioned that big brother Buzz had one of those British Rover things. True to British motoring quality, his was a mere "Rove" because the last "R" had blown off.

Back then I mentioned some of its faults (underpowered and such). I didn't go into detail, but it had many more. For example, the window controls were oddly placed on the center console, unlike any vehicle manufactured since they were invented. Odder yet, they were BEHIND where normal ergonomics would expect one to find them. It also had a fancy suspension that would let it lower to provide easier access, sort of like NYC buses.

Of course, being a British motoring product, the lowering feature was about the first thing to go.

And recently, Buzz was driving it home after some mechanical work on it and IT CAUGHT FIRE. When was the last time you heard about a car catching fire? A passing motorist actually filmed it and loaded the video to YouTube.

British cars. Endlessly entertaining.