Thread: Gerry McGovern sacked

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Originally Posted by Tins

Get BMW to buy it. They'd probably get it for loose change, and they haven't done a bad job with Rolls Royce, although my late uncle would be spinning in his grave if he heard me say that.

QUOTE=V8Ian;3258598]I know him, they call him spinning unc. [/QUOTE]

A.K.A. turning unc.

Originally Posted by DiscoDB

Jaguar is a distraction and should have been sold off long time ago.

The Jaguar enthusiasts consider Land Rover a distraction.

Originally Posted by one_iota

The Jaguar enthusiasts consider Land Rover a distraction.

Sounds like a win-win outcome to separate.

Are there any enthusiasts for modern Jaguar? I thought that was the problem; no sales. The rebrand was trying to attract new ones.... That went well. Seems to me that the Jaguar debacle is the reason for him going. Even Tata had to see that.

Chris Harris and co speculate:

Originally Posted by Tins

Are there any enthusiasts for modern Jaguar?

I like older ones:

Mk IV
XK120
XK150
D-Type
E-Type
F-Type
Mark 2
Mark VII (I owned one in the late Sixties)
XJ6

Originally Posted by p38arover;[URL="tel:3258636"

3258636[/URL]]I like older ones:

Mk IV
XK120
XK150
D-Type
E-Type
F-Type
Mark 2
Mark VII (I owned one in the late Sixties)
XJ6

So do I. I was thinking this morning that they need another XJ6 moment. The motoring world was stunned. Not shocked. Gorgeous car.

Originally Posted by p38arover

I like older ones:

Mk IV
XK120
XK150
D-Type
E-Type
F-Type
Mark 2
Mark VII (I owned one in the late Sixties)
XJ6

My brother-in-law has Mark 2...The Mark 2 was favoured transport for English bank robbers.