LR90 Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 Land Rover's Range Rover Sport has been crowned 'SUV of the Year' by BBC Top Gear at the magazine's annual awards celebration hosted by Jeremy Clarkson. ... http://www.carpages.co.uk/land_rover/land-...rt-05-12-05.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 I had a very interesting chat with a guy a few months back. He purchases fleets of vehicles for aid contracts. Up until, relatively recently, he was purchasing Land Rovers................ Not anymore ! He says LR has lost the plot in regards to the "Original Company Ethos" The Quality control is always SECOND. and, they are always very reluctant to admit problems with current models (eg. LR D3 Suspension) Selling a Branded Image to the elite money sector of the Public is FIRST and foremost. This guy is now purchasing reliable Nissans instead ! He also states that behinds the scenes, LR is "in a right shambles"........... I was a little taken back when talking to him.......... He then went on to tell me, it wasn't really a surprise when he looked behind the scenes of Ford....... He relates that Ford has been making an over-all loss for the last 3 years and is in a right mess............... That might be the reason behind the recent Jaguar thread.............. This guy also stated that Jeremy Clarkson owns a Range Rover................... a "gift" from Land Rover ! just a little food for thought......... Kind Regards, gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodrow Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 Bit odd, up untill quite recently Clarkson was banned from Land Rovers, something to do with ignoreing instructions and rolling one a few years ago... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbeaumont Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 Bit odd, up untill quite recently Clarkson was banned from Land Rovers, something to do with ignoreing instructions and rolling one a few years ago... Hard for any marketing department to ignore his influence in the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 Bit odd, up untill quite recently Clarkson was banned from Land Rovers, something to do with ignoreing instructions and rolling one a few years ago... apart from when he's on TV promoting thier products............... g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MJG Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 I had a very interesting chat with a guy a few months back.He purchases fleets of vehicles for aid contracts. Up until, relatively recently, he was purchasing Land Rovers................ Not anymore ! [sNIP] Kind Regards, gary I love this heresay stuff .......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodrow Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 apart from when he's on TV promoting thier products...............g Which has only been in the last year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 I love this heresay stuff .......... I'd like to think & hope it was just hearsay, but I have no reason to dis-believe the content of converstation I had. Just sharing the content, that's all. If you can share a more postive reality, I'll be very happy and eased. Kind Regards, gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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