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Old 22-12-2023, 08:33 PM   #57
ToryMikey
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Default Re: Australian Family Cars: We have gone so far backwards since 2016...

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Originally Posted by Sprintey View Post
I remember in the decade leading up to closure, there were so many loud voices saying Australian cars were bogan, they were off the global pace, they were dinosaurs. As an immigrant (you grew here, I flew here) coming from a land of 2L milkboxes - this was Nirvana for what you got for the price! I'll never understand this cultural cringe where Australians put themselves down, so much of what's here is best in world. Or was.
I can think of one particular loud whiny bald voice on YouTube saying just that. All while recommending the worst new cars on the market, known for catastrophic engine failure at low mileages. Turns out he was/is a paid shill for said company. Funny that.
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