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Car Forum / Land Rover Cars / March 2008Tata buys Land Rover
The BBC have just announced that Tata (I assume 'Tata Brothers' the main holding company of the Tata empire) have just bought Land Rover and Jaguar from Ford.  SignatureWilliam Black I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach Time for tea. > The BBC have just announced that Tata (I assume 'Tata Brothers' the main > holding company of the Tata empire) have just bought Land Rover and Jaguar > from Ford. Phooey, I originally read that as "Tatra buy Land Rover", which would be much more interesting! SignatureBlast off and strike the evil Bydo empire! http://youtube.com/user/tarcus69 http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarcus/ >> The BBC have just announced that Tata (I assume 'Tata Brothers' the main >> holding company of the Tata empire) have just bought Land Rover and Jaguar >> from Ford. > > Phooey, I originally read that as "Tatra buy Land Rover", which would > be much more interesting! So did i! SignatureMark 1996 90 300tdi 1987 RR V8 EFI 2007 Golf GT http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/ - Firefox Rules! http://fireftp.mozdev.org/ - FTP Plugin for Firefox http://ietab.mozdev.org/ - IE tab. Get Windows updates in Firefox >>> The BBC have just announced that Tata (I assume 'Tata Brothers' the >>> main holding company of the Tata empire) have just bought Land Rover [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> > So did i! I'm gonna go play in my Tatra next month hopefully. Can't wait. SignaturePete M - OMF#9 Range Rover V8 Turbo Scorpio Ultima 24v "Professional Petrolhead" > I'm gonna go play in my Tatra next month hopefully. Can't wait. Is it knackered at the moment then, or do you just ration it strictly ;-) SignatureBlast off and strike the evil Bydo empire! http://youtube.com/user/tarcus69 http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarcus/sets/ >> I'm gonna go play in my Tatra next month hopefully. Can't wait. > > Is it knackered at the moment then, or do you just ration it strictly ;-) Bit of both. It's in Czech where a mate of mine has been feverishly tweaking it ready for a run to Slovakia in the summer. It runs fine, but he's a perfectionist, and I'm allergic to breakdowns. I'm probably going to keep it out there for at least another year and then bring it back to the UK in 2009. Still can't wait to go play in it. SignaturePete M - OMF#9 Range Rover V8 Turbo Scorpio Ultima 24v "Professional Petrolhead" > Bit of both. It's in Czech where a mate of mine has been feverishly > tweaking it ready for a run to Slovakia in the summer. It runs fine, but > he's a perfectionist, and I'm allergic to breakdowns. I'm probably going > to keep it out there for at least another year and then bring it back to > the UK in 2009. Buy a video camera if you don't already have one and take some vids for us to watch please! ;-) SignatureBlast off and strike the evil Bydo empire! http://youtube.com/user/tarcus69 http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarcus/sets/ > It's in Czech where a mate of mine has been feverishly > tweaking it ready for a run to Slovakia in the summer. Been to the Tatra museum yet ? Steve >> It's in Czech where a mate of mine has been feverishly tweaking it >> ready for a run to Slovakia in the summer. > > Been to the Tatra museum yet ? Not yet, no. My main Czech haunts tend to be Liberec, Mníšek and Prague. I'm seriously considering moving there for a few months to teach Eeeeengleesh but at the moment financial considerations are making me think very hard about whether I can afford to do it. The other problem is that I'm not planning on ever selling the Range Rover, and it's impossible to register it in Czech in its current state. Czech mot's don't like aftermarket modifications to engines, so a turbocharged Rover engine isn't going to make life easy, especially when both Janspeed and Wood and Pickett have changed hands since the '80s, and neither have kept build records. This would mean that I'd have to keep it UK registered and that would involve spending at least a grand a year just bringing it back for the MOT. SignaturePete M - OMF#9 Range Rover V8 Turbo Scorpio Ultima 24v "Professional Petrolhead" >> The BBC have just announced that Tata (I assume 'Tata Brothers' the main >> holding company of the Tata empire) have just bought Land Rover and Jaguar >> from Ford. > >Phooey, I originally read that as "Tatra buy Land Rover", which would >be much more interesting! heh. Mind, Tata are more likely to continue production of things like the 90/110, being as that's the kind of thing that would work better in India than an RR sport. SignatureAustin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that Travel The Galaxy! Meet Fascinating Life Forms... ------------------------------------------------\ >> http://www.schlockmercenary.com/ << \ ...and Kill them. a webcartoon by Howard Tayler; I like it, maybe you will too! > Mind, Tata are more likely to continue production of things like the 90/110, > being as that's the kind of thing that would work better in India than an RR > sport. Hopefully they'll want both, although would they want to upgrade the Defender or keep it as it is, given that AFAIK the notional safety and emissions requirements that are going to kill the Defender aren't an issue with the current model in India. So no new Defender, whether that's a good thing or a bad thing is open to discussion ;-) SignatureBlast off and strike the evil Bydo empire! http://youtube.com/user/tarcus69 http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarcus/ > Mind, Tata are more likely to continue production of things like the > 90/110, > being as that's the kind of thing that would work better in India than an > RR > sport. More to the point, the Indian army is in the market for a nice new car and the Defender will almost certainly fit their requirement, and the Mahindra no longer does... Which means, if Tata get the contract, loads of nice shiny TKD kits heading east, and the Defender in production for at least another decade... At the moment the only new Land Rover you can buy in India is the Range Rover, which seems to be for film stars only... SignatureWilliam Black I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach Time for tea. William Black typed: >> Mind, Tata are more likely to continue production of things like the >> 90/110, [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > heading east, and the Defender in production for at least another > decade... Which will be more than a little frustrating if the non-updated Defender is no longer legal in the UK ... SignatureRich B Take out the obvious to email me. A life? Cool - where can I download one of those? > Which will be more than a little frustrating if the non-updated Defender is > no longer legal in the UK ... Maybe they can start shipping knocked-down kits to the UK! SignatureBlast off and strike the evil Bydo empire! http://youtube.com/user/tarcus69 http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarcus/sets/ >> Which will be more than a little frustrating if the non-updated Defender >> is >> no longer legal in the UK ... > > Maybe they can start shipping knocked-down kits to the UK! With that international engine in :-) Lee D > William Black typed: >> [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Which will be more than a little frustrating if the non-updated Defender > is no longer legal in the UK ... I spend the winters in India. I may set up in business, sending stuff back... SignatureWilliam Black I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach Time for tea. > I spend the winters in India. > > I may set up in business, sending stuff back... Do the old wheelbarrow-smuggling trick, shipping trucks into the country loaded with hay and use a different truck each time.. SignatureBlast off and strike the evil Bydo empire! http://youtube.com/user/tarcus69 http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarcus/sets/ >> I spend the winters in India. >> >> I may set up in business, sending stuff back... > > Do the old wheelbarrow-smuggling trick, shipping trucks into the > country loaded with hay and use a different truck each time.. Oh well, I've just phoned for a take away to celebrate. Indian of course Gwen > Oh well, I've just phoned for a take away to celebrate. Indian of > course Don't get one too hot or you'll be saying "tata" to your arse tomorrow! SignatureBlast off and strike the evil Bydo empire! http://youtube.com/user/tarcus69 http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarcus/sets/ >William Black typed: >> [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >Which will be more than a little frustrating if the non-updated Defender is >no longer legal in the UK ... I reckon Tata may be good for LR. They're obviously looking to expand and that means more markets, more products. Ford were never likely to replace the utility side of the LR operation, they already have their own trucks; I reckon had Ford kept it they'd have used legalisation as a reason to kill the basic LR and not bothered to replace it, just sell us all F150s instead. Although they did re-engine the 90/110, it has to be said, and from what I hear the duratorq is pretty good if you get a good one. I've also heard that if you get a bad one, it's BAD. > The BBC have just announced that Tata (I assume 'Tata Brothers' the main > holding company of the Tata empire) have just bought Land Rover and Jaguar > from Ford. The Financial Times say it will happen tomorrow lunchtime (the 26th). http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/69e06628-fa0d-11dc-9b7c-000077b07658.html?nclick_check=1 SignatureRegards Bob Hobden >> The BBC have just announced that Tata (I assume 'Tata Brothers' the main >> holding company of the Tata empire) have just bought Land Rover and [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/69e06628-fa0d-11dc-9b7c-000077b07658.html?nclick_check=1 and today... http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/AllCars/231887/ SignatureRegards Bob Hobden |
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