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Glad it's done and am happy about it.
Would have hated it to be owned by a private equity firm... 2022 P440e AB

Ohh Deary Deary Me

So decent commentary from The Times.
http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_...625389.ece 2022 P440e AB

quote from The Times article:

"So it's not all doom and gloom then?

To be honest, after the closure of Peugeot's Ryton plant last year, it's actually a bit of good news for British car workers. Ratan Tata is a bit of a car fanatic and, as he also owns Tetley Tea and Corus, formerly British Steel, he might do rather well if he concentrates on keeping Land Rover and Jaguar as smaller, niche marques, rather than trying to turn them into million sellers as Ford tried" unquote

for the moment it might be good news for british car workers, but only time will tell whether being a bit of a car fanatic will be enough to save LR and Jag from going down the drain and I am pretty sure that the Japs and Germans car manufacturers are quite happy about this deal

I for my part will get a 09MY Ford TDV8 in August and expect that car to be my last LR (after having owned five over the years)  SOMETIMES YOU'RE THE BUG AND SOMETIMES YOU'RE THE WINDSHIELD

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gone after only 7 months: MY10 TDV63.0 HSE, zermatt-ebony-anigree, Dynamic Response, Rear diff-lock, flappy paddles, premium leather, Sunroof, PTI, privacy glass, S/C design 5 Spoke Diamond Turned alloys

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and another quote:

"Tata Chairman Ratan N. Tata said his company will try to build on the brands' heritage, keeping their identities intact. "We aim to support their growth, while holding true to our principles of allowing the management and employees to bring their experience and expertise to bear on the growth of the business," he said in a statement. "

So IOW, they're going to keep it the same, except for the stuff they change...  SOMETIMES YOU'RE THE BUG AND SOMETIMES YOU'RE THE WINDSHIELD

2010 TDV8 Ultimate Edition, zermatt-ebony-grand lacquer, and all the goodies, plus Superchips Bluefin ECU performance upgrade, Gibson Performance exhaust tips

gone after only 7 months: MY10 TDV63.0 HSE, zermatt-ebony-anigree, Dynamic Response, Rear diff-lock, flappy paddles, premium leather, Sunroof, PTI, privacy glass, S/C design 5 Spoke Diamond Turned alloys