They're ugly, expensive, use too juch fuel and have too small payloads.
That's why they've gone bust.
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Neptune A dole queue dosser and foul mouthed chav., Sun 14 Jun 2009, 11:12,
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All vans are ugly.
The reason they went bust is that they're British.
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Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Sun 14 Jun 2009, 11:14,
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Weren't they owned by some Russian oligarch?
(and did they ever get the bridging loan that they were hassling the govt. for?)
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custard, Sun 14 Jun 2009, 11:19,
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GAZ bought them, apparently,
but they don't seem to have done much.
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Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Sun 14 Jun 2009, 11:26,
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