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    Quote Originally Posted by Aoxomoxoa View Post
    Virtually all F1 cars and a good proportion of Indy cars are designed in Britain.
    Is that because English shirtlifters work cheaply?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lowaicue View Post
    The modern Jag (I took a ride in one on Saturday last) is a fine car and well up to its original expetations. (Not entirely British either). The Land Rover, similarly is part owned by the Indian company Tata. You are probably referring to cars manufactured when the marques were owned by Ford.
    From 2009:

    In March, Jaguar tied with Buick for the top spot in the J.D. Power Vehicle Dependability Study, defying its reputation of poor reliability.


    On Monday, J.D. Power released its Initial Quality Study, and Jaguar found itself back closer to the bottom.



    Jaguar ranked 28th in this year’s Initial Quality Study (out of 37 brands)



    http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2009...ality-ranking/

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    Quote Originally Posted by \\()// View Post
    Is that because English shirtlifters work cheaply?
    I bet that in real life you are a pathetic little shit who always got bullied at school.
    I'm sick of following my dreams. I'm just going to ask them where they're going, and hook up with them later.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Aoxomoxoa View Post
    I bet that in real life you are a pathetic little shit who always got bullied at school.
    So I was right. Lacking any prospects for English-owned auto manufacturing, the "boffins" must work as "designers" of one-offs.

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    Ford owned Jaguar/Land Rover for a while and sold them in 2008.

    http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/26/bu...auto.html?_r=1

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    Quote Originally Posted by Howey View Post
    Ford owned Jaguar/Land Rover for a while and sold them in 2008.
    And as I demonstrated, their quality issues worsened in 2009 under Indian ownership.

    It must be galling to the post-imperial Brits to be bossed about by the Indians and Chinese.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Aoxomoxoa View Post
    Virtually all F1 cars and a good proportion of Indy cars are designed in Britain.
    Not many of those on the car parks of Milton Keynes. We have always made good specialist, niche market cars although the Morgan is/was over hyped. The TVR was a joy when young and some of the stuff one sees at Thruxton and Silerstone and Oulton Park are nice motors.
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    Quote Originally Posted by \\()// View Post
    Part owned?

    It is owned by the Indian company Tata Motors


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Rover
    I may be wrong but as far as I am aware it is part owned by Tata. I'm sure Tom will clarify. I am bored with both you and the subject since I have not owned a car for years and I know how childish Americans can be when one talks of their toys.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lowaicue View Post
    I may be wrong but as far as I am aware it is part owned by Tata. I'm sure Tom will clarify. I am bored with both you and the subject since I have not owned a car for years and I know how childish Americans can be when one talks of their toys.
    I am equally bored talking with the troll, it only exists to try to get a rise out of people!
    I'm sick of following my dreams. I'm just going to ask them where they're going, and hook up with them later.

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    Quote Originally Posted by \\()// View Post
    From 2009:

    In March, Jaguar tied with Buick for the top spot in the J.D. Power Vehicle Dependability Study, defying its reputation of poor reliability.


    On Monday, J.D. Power released its Initial Quality Study, and Jaguar found itself back closer to the bottom.



    Jaguar ranked 28th in this year’s Initial Quality Study (out of 37 brands)



    http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2009...ality-ranking/
    Jaguars up to the purchase by Ford in 88 (?) were notoriously unreliable. After the purchase quality improved tremendously. My X-Type is flawless, but basically a Ford underneath and with Ford switchgear.

    Quote Originally Posted by Lowaicue View Post
    I may be wrong but as far as I am aware it is part owned by Tata. I'm sure Tom will clarify. I am bored with both you and the subject since I have not owned a car for years and I know how childish Americans can be when one talks of their toys.
    Sorry, fully owned. Although they are in a partnership with Chinese Automaker Chery to build vehicles in China.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Howey View Post
    I saw that yesterday on EBay.

    Looks like the work of a meth-ed out redneck.
    No methed out redneck has that kind of access to that much bondo. They would have used duct tape.
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