TJ101 Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 See Here Are we going to be driving Tata's from next spring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest diesel_jim Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Wonder if the defenders will come with "curry hooks" in them like the disco? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Wonder if the defenders will come with "curry hooks" in them like the disco? The curry hook is a very useful thing for little shopping bags, never had a curry on it yet but I have often thought about trying to find somewhere to put one in the Defender Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellow Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 My Defenders are from 1983 and 1985 and will remain Land Rover... What's done is done, no turning back the clock... Might have to go to a Tata dealer to get parts though.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smo Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Great, might be good for the workers (until they ship manufacture abroad!) but its certainly not good for the vehicle development or brand image! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Tata have an even worse reputation for quality than Land Rover ! Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Tata have an even worse reputation for quality than Land Rover !Mo God help Tata D3 owners then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG DAN T Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Sorry to be pedantic but they didn't make Defenders in 1983 or 1985! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 I also considered pedantry Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR90 Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Funny but I'm not so uncomfortable with Tata. They're a major engineering force and to my mind would help take land rover back to its roots of simple repairable vehicle. Much like I'd be quite happy buying an Indian built Enfield (though I'd prefer a moto guzzi). If the quality is poor it will keep the aftermarket SMEs in business selling replacement engines, gearboxes, chassis,... for may many years to come, LRs reputation for having a high percentage of all vehicles ever produced still on the road will be maintained and I'll continue to be able to get spares for my older (genuine) land rovers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gelf Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 i build the D3 seats for a living......... TATA came around our factory to look at the seats to see if they were suitable for their range of 4x4's......... and basicly said that the quality of the seats was not good enough to have them in their cars!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBMUD Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Oh, look! Nothing new under the sun is there? Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveG Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 You're doing better than Reuters news then. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG DAN T Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 I lived in India for a while a few years back and remember that quality controll is very poor. A friend had 4 Enfield motorbikes (ok not made by TATA) before getting one that the big ends would stay in or the crank wouldn't twist. This is down to everything being made or recycled materials (most of the worlds scrap goes to India and China) and they seem to be bad at sepparating the materials before they go to be reused , everyting steel is melted down together and used for whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fivespddisco Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 Sorry to be pedantic but they didn't make Defenders in 1983 or 1985! I thought they started in 84? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 They weren't Defenders until 1990. Prior to that they were Nineties and Onetens and then 90 and 110. The defender name came with the 200 Tdi engine. Hope that clarifies OK Nice website and shop BTW Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 I thought they started in 84? 110 started in late 83' on A plates though some very early 110's can be found on Y plates, 90's came in '84, the Defender name wasn't in until 1990 with the intro of the 200Tdi into the range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainspotter Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 i build the D3 seats for a living......... TATA came around our factory to look at the seats to see if they were suitable for their range of 4x4's......... and basicly said that the quality of the seats was not good enough to have them in their cars!! And you believe an Indian businessman? God you're a bit naive me old son Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fivespddisco Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 They weren't Defenders until 1990. Prior to that they were Nineties and Onetens and then 90 and 110. The defender name came with the 200 Tdi engine.Hope that clarifies OK Nice website and shop BTW Mo Thanks for the Info. How hard is it to find a 83 110? In a month we can import them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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