Jaguar and Land Rover saying Tata

[Sysman]

Just heard on the Beeb news, but it's not yet on their web site.

Tata of India are buying Jag and Land Rover.

Discuss.

[threaded]

yes Yes YES!

Oh about flipping time.

[Churchill]

I'd better buy a new Range Rover before those bastards get hold of the company then.

[DimPrawn]

Just heard on the Beeb news, but it's not yet on their web site.

Tata of India are buying Jag and Land Rover.

Discuss.

You can wave Tata to quality then.

[threaded]

I think you two are being perfectly horid. I reckon Tata will sort them out, and about time too!

[Churchill]

I think you two are being perfectly horid. I reckon Tata will sort them out, and about time too!

Define "sort them out".

[Xenophon]

I'd better buy a new Range Rover before those bastards get hold of the company then.

I can't quite stretch to a 'proper' Ranger Rover, but I've been sniffing around a Range Rover Sport for some time. I like the Supercharged 4.2 V8 for the grunt. Not bothered about mpg.

I have to say though that this news about Tata (??) has put me off a bit...

[PAH]

Define "sort them out".

Probably the same way that ruskie sorted out TVR.

Saw the last episode of the current series of Fifth Gear the other night where one of them went to the Geneva motorshow and commented on that new Tata cheapo car. He was told off for pressing the body panels incase he damaged them, they were that thin. He summed it up by saying "if you remove the A from the end of Tata, this is what you get".

I suspect a similar level of enthusiasm will be gifted to Jaguar/Land Rover by Tata as Proton have done to Lotus. No really new Lotus models for over 10 years now (just slight evolutions of the Elise), and every time I look, the new Esprit has slipped back another year. Looks like they bought it for brand ownership than anything else.

[Churchill]

I can't quite stretch to a 'proper' Ranger Rover, but I've been sniffing around a Range Rover Sport for some time. I like the Supercharged 4.2 V8 for the grunt. Not bothered about mpg.

I have to say though that this news about Tata (??) has put me off a bit...

I'd go for the V8 Diesel just for the torque.

The "Sport" is a little on the small side for me. They're not that cheap either. Check out "Saxton 4x4".

[Xenophon]

I'd go for the V8 Diesel just for the torque.

The "Sport" is a little on the small side for me.

Good call. I understand that engine is a considerably improvement on the V6 diesel.