The Top Ten Morris Marina Myths

The Top Ten Marina Myths,don't believe what Clarkson and the Top Gear lot say,the Morris Marina was nowhere near as bad as they make it out,remember cars have come a long way since Marina's were made in the 1970's and although not perfect by any means they are far better than many would have you believe.
All cars from the 1970's have some fault or another and most by todays standards are pretty poor the Marina was a simple no frills car that gave cheap and reliable transport to all sectors of the market,yes they had their share of faults but all cars from that time did (and how many cars today don't have some sort of problem) the Marina was well on par with most of it's competitors and better than many.
French and Italian cars were shockingly bad but people seem to forget this,and although renowned for their reliability the Japanese made vehicles of the time just rusted away before your eyes a few British winters soon sent them to the great dealership in the sky German cars were again only comparable but seem to be rated by some to be far better than they really were.Ford were Ford and Vauxhall were Vauxhall everything British Leyland did they both followed suit,the build quality issues the strikes and far from perfect products they offered to the public,even the Scandinavians were at best only average expensive to buy,run and maintain.
Well i could go on but try and keep an open mind about the Marina don't believe the myths it really wasn't a bad car.

What is true that many don't know is that most of the early 1.3 Super de-Luxe cars were built by crack smoking satanists at British Leyland's Cowley plant production could only start after a black mass and a ritual sacrifices had taken place,stoppages are put down to strikes by the unions leaders,but the real truth is they were all devil worshipers in league with the Lucifer,Derek "Red Robbo" Robinson was the High Priest of the order and not in fact a communist as the press made him out to be.

Thanks for taking the time to read this,sadly those minuets it's taken you to do so have gone you can never get them back again.

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[morrismagic08]

I drove my marina 240 miles with binding brakes and dodgy alternator when I bought it a few years ago,it didn't miss a beat.I still have it and it's been my everyday car since.I didn't intend for it to be a car I would use everyday but it's proved to be more reliable and a hell of a lot cheaper to run than the newer cars I had before it! How come a 40 year old car thats cheaper and more reliable than an 8 year old ford escort(my previous car)get so much stick? Monkey see monkey do? I don't know.

[theluckybookie]

@morrismagic08 Hi there, glad to hear that you're not swayed by all the rubbish said about the cars and that you can say first hand how good they really are.

The Marina did everything it was ment to do (and in your case is still doing it 40 years later) it gave cheap and reliable transport and was both easy to service, maintain and insure something that so many modern cars are lacking in.

And as the saying goes "give a dog a bad name!" and it's pretty much as simple as that.

[pozestplatinum]

you 2 get real defensive when the words poof and gay get thrown out there, just be proud of your sexuality, it's not that much of a secret, you are marinas fans after all!

[theluckybookie]

@pozestplatinum I ask the question haven't you anything better to do? and the simple answer is NO,

And aren't you not the one with homosexual tendencies, you go on enough about it i would put you down as the bitch in that case, what real man hides behind a series of You Tube usernames 100% gay.

If this is what you do for entertainment to liven up your oh so sad life you haven't that far to go to hit rock bottom (or boy bottom in your case) A lonely and spiteful bedroom

boy.

[lynnissohot]

My dad in the 70's and 80's worked for Kennings,TC Harrisons and later DC Cook (BL,Ford and Datsun) we had at least 2 Marina's and an Ital and they were great cars,unlike the Cortina,Sierra and the Sunny that just fell to bits over the weekend.

He rated the BL stuff of the time,to be as good and if not better than the competition,and still says that French and Italian cars back then were utter junk,the only way you could get rid of one was to trade it in for another model at the dealers.

[theluckybookie]

@jamesstasiak I'm sorry you don't like the video, and i had my heart all set on next years Cannes Film Festival, oh well perhaps Hollywood is just not for me!

From your vivid and painful recolections it seems that you may have encountered these experiences first hand, if that is the case i'm truly sorry for you, child abuse either mental, physical or sexual cannot be tolerated on any level, and i hope in time things will get better for you and the emotional scars finally heal.

[themaneatingchimp]

@pozestplatinum So this is your username today is it then, what a utter wanker having to do that and have different accounts to hide behind pure fucking knob jockey and you call others gay!

Defensive too right, but you are arse bandit mad all you do is bang on about this or that that all centres around fucking being a queer, oh a you use words such as sausage in your post to address people as well now that really is gay.

You're a sad bastard loser who is rock behind a keyboard!

[pozestplatinum]

i searched worlds most horrible car..... and ended up here ladies.

[theluckybookie]

@themaneatingchimp Bill you have such a way with words.

[themaneatingchimp]

@theluckybookie I think the same this cunt has more than one account, what a sad bastard to do that and off course he's still in the gay closet what a fucking NONCE.

No way would this sack of shit say anything to your face he's a knob jockey

bedroom boy a fucking car scratcher, oh and WTF is a carby? don't you mean "CARBURETTOR!

And you he knows jack shit about Marina's (or any other car i bet) more than likely a fucking Doleie living with their mum what a sad bastard indeed

[theluckybookie]

@pozestplatinum I get the feeling that you hide behind a series of You Tube usernames in a childish effort to get some form of responce back to make your sad existence that bit less pathetic.

You are lonely, bitter, jealous and are or homosexual or harbour tendencies you're free to hurl abuse form internet saftey something that you would never do to anyones face in the real world...you're a coward!

I am none of these and don't fit you limited view of a typical Marina owner.

[pozestplatinum]

@theluckybookie No i don't think so.Yes i really do think he would a marina, and have a spare. I think you are just defensive of your boyfriend sunshine. Back to tinkering with your S.U. carby and trying to rectify your body roll problem that is terminal.