When the prototypes of the Discovery 1 were first seen on the road the pundits declared it a lemon that would not sell, and was to be the end of Land Rover. It went on to be the best selling 4x4. Ditto the first Freelander. Both very successful in their respective markets. I suspect Land Rover know what they can sell, and equally important will be allowed to sell by the bureaucrats. But this ever more complicated trend is not just Land Rover, it effects all car makers, because that is what new car buyers demand. Indeed not just cars. I can remember when I could mend my own television, buying circuit details and parts from a magazine advert. But now I notice my new vacuum cleaner is specifically designed so I can not mend it. And my son can not understand why I should want to mend my own car. Its the future, even if we don't like it.
BuzzLand
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+1!
The Japanese started the trend of 'engine-out' in a workshop to work on them, it's something I really don't want to see any more of with the LR defender line.
BuzzLand
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The regulations are not binding! There's nothing to stop anyone or anything following their stupid rules!
The only country that 'plays by the rules' is Britain! The rest just ignore them, as guess what, nothing happens if you go your own way!
CO2 emission's are a con job right from the start, just like cap and trade etc.
BuzzLand
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What a lot of people don't understand is that the blueprint for Asian goods from 'the workshop of the world' - China will result in massive price increases as their middle-class grows and grows.
When that happens the people who have been inured to cheap crap that requires replacing every 5 months will soon find it's unavailable.
Folks who can mend their own vehicle via a locally sourced parts supply etc will be unaffected
Already there is an example of this. Jap parts are good, but when they break you better be ready to pay the piper, as they ain't cheap.
Stuff is gonna come back to Europe, it has to as for too long the delusion of Asia making everything is going to rudely awake quite a few people.
