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    Quote Originally Posted by ozscott View Post
    It is a disgrace for a vehicle that is not old. It is a disgrace when you think about how much life the other components have left and how many new vehicles will.have to be made to take the place of such vehicles that through such nonsense cannot keep going. Mercedes Benz still make all the parts for the SL from memory back to the early 1950's. Cheers
    Slightly off topic,but still LR related,Puma gearboxes are also unavailable.

    This issue is in another thread on here.
    Sure they may be able to be rebuilt,but still poor form,some of the Defenders wouldnt be more than 5 or 6 years old.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 3toes View Post
    .................. See it as a green initiative
    See it as MBA's running things rather than engineers. Boeing suffered massively from this.

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    Mercedes are just as guilty there are plenty of stories on the internet about relatively young cars killed by no parts

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    Quote Originally Posted by 350RRC View Post
    See it as MBA's running things rather than engineers. Boeing suffered massively from this.

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    Perhaps more the MBA / "Economics" graduates, because we certainly need better managers in so many services and industries, but so many industries that rely on "selling" appear to just focus on the immediate return without consideration of long term outcomes such as the environment or even the consumer.

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    When evaluating a business I always raise a red risk flag when a business has MBA people in the wrong positions. An MBA is useful for the right person in the right place

    Too often they are people with no real business experience which is where they fall down. This goes for far too many consultants as well. If they cannot demonstrate real hands on experience they are a red flag

    Their problem is they tend to fall into the process is king trap. This then feeds into a 2 tier corporate structure emerging in the business where you have the doers and management.

    There is a gulf between with no one moving up from doer to management. The disconnect results in short term objectives with no consideration for longer term business objectives

    As a result the MBA sees each role as a short term stepping stone to the next promotion and does not care or understand about the trail of problems that follow them. With the right support and guard rails around them an MBA can though add a lot of value

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    You just described the Public Service to a Tee !
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    quote....Slightly off topic,but still LR related,Puma gearboxes are also unavailable.

    arent "puma"(the engine is the puma) gearboxes a ford item ? millions of them worldwide?

    I have same gearbox in my ranger, same engine too.....why can't you get one? It's not a Land Rover part.

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    RE New Puma engines gearboxes

    Quote Originally Posted by ramblingboy42 View Post
    quote....Slightly off topic,but still LR related,Puma gearboxes are also unavailable.

    arent "puma"(the engine is the puma) gearboxes a ford item ? millions of them worldwide?

    I have same gearbox in my ranger, same engine too.....why can't you get one? It's not a Land Rover part.
    A mate had a recent insurance problem which resulted in needing a NEW engine in his Puma.
    Insurer paid for a new in the crate Puma complete engine, made as a "Ford" engine in South Africa.
    Maybe they are making new Puma gear boxes there as well?

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