Thread: And you wondered how LRs were built....

Originally Posted by loanrangie

Yes, at least some form of quality control, Trabants arent they ?

They sure are.
From: Wikipedia
"The Trabant was a steel monocoque design with roof, bootlid, bonnet, fenders and doors in Duroplast, a form of plastic containing resin strengthened by wool or cotton.
The duroplast was made of recycled material, cotton waste from Russia and phenol resins from the East German dye industry making the Trabant the first car with a body made of recycled material."

Now you can see why they were er.. adjusting the panels.

Cheers

Originally Posted by RonMcGr

They sure are.
From: Wikipedia
"The Trabant was a steel monocoque design with roof, bootlid, bonnet, fenders and doors in Duroplast, a form of plastic containing resin strengthened by wool or cotton.
The duroplast was made of recycled material, cotton waste from Russia and phenol resins from the East German dye industry making the Trabant the first car with a body made of recycled material."

Now you can see why they were er.. adjusting the panels.

Cheers

More from wikipaedia:

"Since it could take years for a Trabant to be delivered from the time it was ordered, people who finally got one were very careful with it and usually became skillful in maintaining and repairing it. The lifespan of an average Trabant was 28 years. Used Trabants would often fetch a higher price than new ones, as the former were available immediately, while the latter had the aforementioned waiting period of several years."

Only thing different between it and a LR is the last sentence......


Wait ... I found a better quote:

"The car took 21 seconds from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) and the top speed was 112 km/h (70 mph). There were two main problems with the engine: the smoky exhaust and the pollution it produced; nine times the amount of hydrocarbons and five times the carbon monoxides of the average European car of 2007. The fuel consumption was a modest 7 liters/100 km.[2] (34 mpg (US), 40 mpg (Imperial))."

Now that sounds like a 300tdi


Wait ... there's more... a set of steak knives:
"In the early 1990s it was possible to buy a Trabant for as little as a few marks, and many were given away. Later, as they became collectors' items, prices recovered, but they remain very cheap cars. Green Trabants are especially popular as they are said to bring good luck."

Now if that's not LR I don't know what is......