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Old 11-09-2020, 08:56 PM   #695 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr View Post
Everyone makes mistakes, and I guess Malcolm Bricklin might have been laughed at when he imported those 2-stroke Subaru kei cars, yet in the long run he was proven quite right as nowadays Subaru has a solid foothold in the American market. Well, everytime I see something that proposes quite a drastic change when it comes to the American automotive market which is somewhat more conservative than Japan or Western Europe, I take it with a grain of salt, but when Malcolm Bricklin gets involved it's worth to keep an eye on.
The Bricklin was more than just "a mistake," it was a long, drawn out bilking.

And yes, he start Subaru of America, but he also thought importing the Yugo was a good idea...
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