Nonimouse Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 2 hours ago, Gazzar said: Mostly true, but a lot of it was a sincere belief that the Rover car side of the business was the place to focus on, and the investment in jet powered cars was the right thing to do. The dirty utility Landrover was not important, or even wanted. And we all know how that worked out, don't we, Mr McGovern? Fair point. Land Rover really did employ some utter fools back in the day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Yes. Back in the day......... Investing all the money in one small luxury niche of the motor industry that very susceptible to economic downturn. Good thing they learned that lesson. Isn't it? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonimouse Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 I'm fascinated at how land rover now invent markets for their vehicles; and are generally very successful 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Well they kinda invented the market for the original Range Rover so they've got form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonimouse Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Exacerly... Then Discovery, Freelander, Ewoc...RRSport...Even the latest Defendisco 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 On 6/26/2020 at 7:02 PM, Gazzar said: I am really struggling to believe you. Not having a go, just trying to reconcile my experiences with a 2286 diesel with yours. I'm trying to think of what speed the engine would be turning at to achieve this, but failing. I got 82 from a 12J, but only when the roof rack was removed. That equates to a little over 3000rpm with an overdrive and otherwise standard transmission. It struggled to top 65 with the rack on. It didn’t smoke significantly in either circumstance (unlike my damned Tdi). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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