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| familymad Member Since: 13 Dec 2011 Location: Bucks Posts: 3481   
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Fighting talk
http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry...t-business 1951 80" S1 2.0 1995 110 300TDI 1995 90 300TDI |
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21st Mar 2017 3:18pm |
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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6769  
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I think Landrover should concentrate on making their vehicles work properly and not rot away within a couple of years rather than thinking about producing plastic stick on tat to put Khan out of business. Ray
My build thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17615.html |
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21st Mar 2017 4:05pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17478  
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McGovern to out-Kahn Kahn, by the sound of it.
Landrover moves even further away from its roots. 
Time was when SVO put the cherry-pickers on Defenders, I expect SVO will now be putting the cherry-pink leather "boudoir" interiors in New Defenders. |
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21st Mar 2017 4:05pm |
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| gilarion Member Since: 05 Dec 2013 Location: Wales Posts: 5111  
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That’s a bit dictatorial of Gerry McGovern and JLR. I was under the impression that we have a right of choice. Deliberately going in pursuit of aftermarket modifiers with the sole aim of putting them out of business is both arrogant and smacks of being tyrannical.
Gerry McGovern as my old dad used to say ‘is getting much too big for his own boots and needs knocking down a peg’ For those who like Welsh Mountains and narrow boats have a look at my videos and photos at.. http://www.youtube.com/user/conwy1 |
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21st Mar 2017 4:20pm |
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| stanley Member Since: 18 Sep 2009 Location: Dorset /hampshire Posts: 1032 
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Surely as soon as that vehicle is purchased it is no longer JLR's property ?
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21st Mar 2017 4:42pm |
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| simon67 Member Since: 18 Jun 2015 Location: west sussex Posts: 569 
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If you read the article, JLR are not aiming to put them out of business, just produce a better product so there is no need to use a third party company.
So on my TD5, if JLR could do a tune better than Alive/BAS or the same tune but cheaper, I would use them If not its horse for courses |
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21st Mar 2017 6:30pm |
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| lambert.the.farmer Member Since: 11 Apr 2012 Location: harrogate Posts: 2006 
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To my mind this outburst from jlr is essentially an admission that their premium luxury products could actually be better across the board, which is a fairly damaging thing to say about your own products, shades of Gerald Ratner? Rhubarb and custard let fly with their secret weapon.
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21st Mar 2017 7:57pm |
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| Mash Member Since: 09 Feb 2015 Location: Guernsey Posts: 1674  
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Are the Land Rover / Range Rover not still only tuned to a base level allowing the engines to run on a wide spectrum of fuel quality much like other car manufacturers? So I would say they are now saying they can re-map them to better suit the quality of fuel in your country or just offer you an engine more tuned to your needs for example an altered torque curve if you do a lot of towing. 90 wolf - Jasmin http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic39408.html
90 V8 - Maggie http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic42564.html 110 TD5 - Buggsy http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic59029.html 52HG25 lightweight https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic72342.html D3 Hse - Fiona Capri 2l S - Anna Think I might have a problem............ |
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21st Mar 2017 9:07pm |
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| Chopperone Member Since: 13 Nov 2016 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 396
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(.) May your life be like toilet paper ; long & useful.
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21st Mar 2017 9:54pm |
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| datcullen Member Since: 15 Aug 2013 Location: UK & Italy Posts: 153 
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Gerry McGovern dictatorial?? 
Never!  110 UW - '15 2.2
90 - '85 V8 soft-top RRC - '84 5 door, Option Pack C, 33k miles from new --- Elise S1 - '00 Millennium SE Elan +2 - '68 kit built by my dad Panda 4x4 - '87 in Italy |
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21st Mar 2017 10:30pm |
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| mick Member Since: 08 Feb 2010 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 2109 
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Won't take much to improve on Khans ideas a 5 year old could do better
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21st Mar 2017 10:47pm |
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