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This was announced today on our news programmes.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7313380.stm
When Ford purchased Land Rover, they immediately stopped selling the Maverick :stop: , because the Freelander was outselling them about 40 to 1.
Now they have parted with L/R, Ford isn't represented in the 4X4 car market here, so, hopefully they will re-introduce the Maverick / Escape to us. -\/- ^
Probably just wishfull thinking -\/- though, because the vast majority of 4X4's here have diesel engines, as that is what sells, and was the main reason for the poor sales figures for the Maverick :doh:

 

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I just hope Tata doesn't go ta-ta and take Jaguar and Land Rover with them.

Ford actually did a lot of good for both Jaguar and Land Rover. The reliability of both manufacturers was drastically increased by Ford, especially in the area of electrical systems.

As for Ford, I think the sale of both brands is good for Ford going forward, so, hopefully, this is win-win all around.

Yes, Ford did wonders with Land - Rover, more than what BMW ever did. :stop: :rant:
But it comes as no suprise here that, yet again, our car making heritage has been sold at auction to the highest (or only) bidder, the Rover cars fiasco still lingers, a manufacturer that was state - owned, sold to British Areospace, then sold to BMW, who acted like vultures to cherry pick the best bits, then sold to management, then closed down, then the ashes sold at a knock down price to a Chinese firm.
Indeed the most successful car manufacturers over here are the Japanese, with Nissan at Sunderland, and Toyota in the West Midlands. -\/- -\/-

 

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No no no! Tin-top all the way baby! P

Ordered your's then, Big Chris????
With owning a V6 3.0 Maverick ( :cuss: :censor: jealous!), affording to run one of those should be easy for you!!!!! ^ :lol: :lol:

 

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Why not just move up to a Man or Gillig TD bus with rear-wheel steering?

:bill:

or even, this..................

:lol: :WW :WW :lol: :lol:

 

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Tata!!! :shock2:

Of all the companys I thought it would have been sold to, tata would be last on my list.

Hope this doesn't tarnish the reputation of jaguar. It won't stop me from getting my dream car though...

Reutation, what reputation??? :lol:
Over here, Jaguars over 5 years old are worth next to nothing, you can buy them for peanuts, as the are so expensive to run and maintain, indeed, for what I paid for my Escape, would have bought me a 2 year old X or S type Jag.
Our Government uses Jaguars for the Prime Minister, and other officials, but being British, they are about 7 years old!!!!
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/po ... 98394.html
HM the Queen has more taste, She has a Rolls Royces and a Land Rover Defender!!!!!!

 

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Bentley and Rolls Royce were sold off to BMW and Volkswagen respectively. Or did I just get them swapped around :shrug: . In any case, both are doing well after some major redesigns. Bugatti? IDK, isn't that also owned by another European manufacturer? I remember reading about it, but don't remember who or what is the outcome...

You got it swapped around. BMW owns Rolls Royce while VW owns Bentley.
VW also owns Bugatti.

But the new owners of Bentley have no idea of what the marque stood for.
My uncle replaced his Bentley with one of the 2 door coupes, and after a drive in it, I don't like it, it just seems that the soul has gone.
Indeed, 3 years ago, I collected his previous Bentley from the factory at Crewe, which had a badly potholed road leading to its main entrance, deliberatley created to show the ride quality of the Rolls / Bentley cars
The "britishness" of the cars has gone, to be replaced by German efficiency!