after several weeks of considerations etc, I made my mind up on Monday to sell my rrs & order a new ffrr Vogue
2008my. Now all this talk about selling of LR etc has got me wondering again if I should hold on for a little while and see what will happen. We all said that MG Rover would be ok, and look what happened

Jimmy
I think all we know for sure is that Ford are seriously trying to sell PAG.
To whom and when are not yet known.
My plans to upgrade to a RRS TdV8 are definitely on hold for the moment.
"we are living in interesting times"

I don't think there's anything to be concerned about, car companies are being sold off all the time, look at Aston Martin! No-one will allow bad things to affect Landrover as it's actually MAKING money.

Personally I think the VAG should buy it.

How will it being sold off affect you as a consumer? The cars will still be made, the warranties will still be there, as will the dealers. A new owner will not and could not introduce a new model in the short term that may affect your buying decision. Land Rover are here to stay. L319 D4 HSE

1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF

1982 Series 3 SWB

RRUK
My heart agrees with you
My head doesn't

Now there's a thought, Land Rover lumped in with Audi, Bentley, Lambo and Bugatti, maybe that 12 Cylinder engined FFRR predicted 3 years ago would make it into production with a W12 engine..................... 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

same thoughts as Ivery

I see no reason not to purchase a car because of pure speculation. The last thing LR employees need is customers getting cold feet on a what if basis.
There will always be LR dealers and then there are scores of independant LR garages out there to look after you.
So stick with it as its not going to happen overnight and by the time it does you'll be looking for a newer version anyway  TDV6 - gone
TDV8 - gone
Audi Q5 3.0 Tdi Sline wef 6/11/10

Well said Josh  Gone - 2008 TDV8, Stornoway Grey, ebony, zabrano trim, TV, Tasmods, mudflaps.

Whoever buys LR isn't going to fiddle too much with it, remember one of the things that has kept LR going for all these years is that so many people are loyal to them and wouldn't drive any other marque. Land Rover has the most loyal group of owners in the world despite all the problems of the past and if you buy a company like LR you are a foolish person to forget that it is an icon - that is what makes it so sellable in the first place. Both jaguar and Land Rover are among the best known "brands" in the world.
Don't forget also that a land rover is also now a generic term, along with a jeep, for an SUV these days. You don't hear of VW's, Porsches, BMWs, Mercs and all the "johnny come lately" SUVs being referred to in the same way. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

If you have made the decision to buy a new L/R product based on its own merits, then you should still do it regardless of the possibility that the owner of the company may change, its not going to change a thing in the short to medium term with the cars or the dealer network. IMHO

Just do it and don't worry some of my Previous cars
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P38 Range Rover Autobiography
RRS 2.7 HSE Silver
RRS TDV8 HSE silver
FFRR Vogue black
Disco3 HSE silver
RRS 2.7 HSE silver
RRS 3.0 HSE BALTI BLUE
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current vehicles
RRS 3.0 L494 Autobiography
Audi R8 V10 Spyder
AC Cobra
Landrover Defender 90
Landrover Defender 110
Suzuki Jimney

on the 1st Oct 2004 I bought a new MG ZT260 knowing it was a low volume car and that the parent company were on rocky grounds, I had followed the progress of fitting a Ford 4.6V8 into a frontwheel drive ZT and was waiting for the supercharged version to come out but I had waited long enough and so bought the car.
2005 and MG Rover went wes.. errr east and I have a car that has some known issues but for me has been very reliable and a wonderful drive, I'm now looking for a RRS TDV8 and I'm sure the RRS will compliment the MG. There is enough support out there for Landrovers so I'm not too worried about the sale of LR/Jag. The ZT is in a slightly worse off situation but there are plenty of spares and most parts are off the shelf items.

So it's all your fault then Alicatt, first you buy an MG and they go phut, and now you are looking to buy a land Rover and within days there is an announcement..................................

I was under the impression that the more powerful V8 MG was rear wheel drive.........................  2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Tim in Scotland wrote:

So it's all your fault then Alicatt, first you buy an MG and they go phut, and now you are looking to buy a land Rover and within days there is an announcement..................................

I was under the impression that the more powerful V8 MG was rear wheel drive.........................

guilty as charged
oh yeah the MG is rear wheel drive all right
Little videos of the car
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/alistair.paul1/videos/Callander2.wmv
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/alistair.paul...260-V8.wmv
Tim you might know the area where the first one was shot

Oh yes Alicatt, I know that road extremely well! That is the back road from Maclaren High School,Callander over to Port of Menteith. I live just down the road along the A811. In my TVR owning days we used to do exactly the same thing over that section if the A811 from Arnprior to Stirling was too busy (those were in the days before the killjoys put the roundabout in at Kippen! to slow the traffic down at what was then a crossroads) 5-6am on a still summery Sunday morning I could get my TVR 450SEAC up to about 165 along that straight! Home to Tescos (18 miles!) in about 9 minutes, including going through the centre of Stirling I think was the fastest I did it. I calmed down a bit after that and bought a Rover 820 fastback that Brian Luttie at the Dreadnought garage in Callander added a supercharger to for me...................... I didn't half give a few lads in their Golf GTi's and Astra GTE's some nasty frights in that plain jane Q car! The old farts on this forum think I'm a dull and boring flat hat brigade driver, but I've had my fun and share of nasties and now drive for the pleasure and not the speed. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

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Tim in Scotland wrote:

Oh yes Alicatt, I know that road extremely well! That is the back road from Maclaren High School,Callander over to Port of Menteith. I live just down the road along the A811. In my TVR owning days we used to do exactly the same thing over that section if the A811 from Arnprior to Stirling was too busy (those were in the days before the killjoys put the roundabout in at Kippen! to slow the traffic down at what was then a crossroads) 5-6am on a still summery Sunday morning I could get my TVR 450SEAC up to about 165 along that straight! Home to Tescos (18 miles!) in about 9 minutes, including going through the centre of Stirling I think was the fastest I did it. I calmed down a bit after that and bought a Rover 820 fastback that Brian Luttie at the Dreadnought garage in Callander added a supercharger to for me...................... I didn't half give a few lads in their Golf GTi's and Astra GTE's some nasty frights in that plain jane Q car! The old farts on this forum think I a dull and boring flat hat brigade driver, but I've had my fun and share of nasties and now drive for the pleasure and not the speed.

mellowed i think is the word tim