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Originally Posted by rustymotor
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Italian (and French) cars were built for a market where cars didn't last more than 4 or 5 years, and if you saw the way they drove them you would understand why
They were battered, abused and then thrown away so cheap basic build was the order of the day. Italian cars used to be famously water soluble, However, that's all changed now.
I think it was a lancia executive that came out with the quote about "excessive build quality" when they were working on a joint project with Saab
