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  1. 11th June 2007, 09:46 PM #1
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    Ford Selling Landrover?

    Copied this link from the D3 site

    http://www.ft.com/cms/s/281c9ab8-180...b5df10621.html
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  2. 11th June 2007, 09:54 PM #2
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    They say that Volvo was to blame for most of the losses incurred by Ford
    Even so it throws a cat amongst the pidgeons
    I for one am alarmed whenever a Marque such as Land Rover is on the market
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  3. 11th June 2007, 10:23 PM #3
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    they raped landover for all the good ideas to put into their crap wanna be 4x4's rooted what was left of the customer service

    They got what they wanted and have dumped it....



    Typical bloody americans.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ken View Post
    They say that Volvo was to blame for most of the losses incurred by Ford
    Even so it throws a cat amongst the pidgeons
    I for one am alarmed whenever a Marque such as Land Rover is on the market
    Isn't the TD5 a volvo borrowed motor?? that would explain how the losses mounted.
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  5. 11th June 2007, 10:57 PM #5
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    The TD5 is as LandRover as they come. I'm not sure if Volvo used it though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Studio54 View Post
    Isn't the TD5 a volvo borrowed motor?? that would explain how the losses mounted.
    They say in the grand sceme of things Jaguar find it hard to compete in the European market place
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  7. 12th June 2007, 07:27 AM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by RichardK View Post
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    Fiat Auto and Renault yesterday denied any interest in them.
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    That's a relief
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  8. 12th June 2007, 07:49 AM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by spudboy View Post
    That's a relief

    Too true, so yet again Landrover is left flapping in the wind.

    I thought Ford would have had more brains than that and just got rid of Volvo and Jag rather than their only decent 4wd company.
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    ford already sell more 4wds than anything (and anyone) else,,

    why would you want a high maintenance brand like LR?

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    So the question is, where does that leave the Trans-fender (or the Defend-it)? Will the next owner try to drop one of their own engines in to replace it in a couple of years? And there go my high hopes that we may have one day seen Ford dealers & service centres picking-up Landrover parts & servicing in the bush.
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