Reputations remain long after reality changes - for a car orientated forum:
- Mercedes Benz, a byword for quality engineering, have been no better than average since ~2000
- Land Rover still bought on the back of the tonka toy go anywhere image despite unrelaibility
- Hyundai and Kia still cheap far east imports despite equalling European quality and design
- Rolls Royce are the epitome of classic British quality but actually German owned
- etc etc
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