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British cars fail test on reliability.


British cars were left behind in a survey yesterday which showed their Japanese rivals are least likely to break down.

One in four owners of Vauxhalls have had to call out emergency services emergency services Emergency care '…services …necessary to prevent death or serious impairment of health and, because of the danger to life or health, require the use of the most accessible hospital available and equipped to furnish those services'  for repairs.

But only one in 12 Honda honda

a quick release metal eyelet for the end of a lariat. When the restrained animal is no longer required it is not necessary to slacken off the loop and pull it over the head—a very great advantage when working with wild cattle or unbroken horses.
 owners have broken down, making it the most reliable model.

The survey for BBC BBC
 in full British Broadcasting Corp.

Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927.
 Top Gear magazine and J D Power looked at the number of breakdowns among two-year-old two-year-old

a horse aged between 2 and 3 years, the age dating from the horse's date of birth. In racehorses the birth date of the horse is as determined by the local racing authority as the birthday of all horses.
 cars, which are N registrations.

The highest place a British car managed in the reliability stakes was Rover, at 17th.
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Publication:Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
Date:Jul 11, 1998
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