On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:36:29 -0800, "Jim Insolo" <Jinsolo@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:
>My thinking is that this is the death knell of Jaguar and Rover. Much of
>the appeal of both brands was alway that " Jolly good " stuff that
>Americans embraced. Being part of Ford reduced the snob appeal to a lot
of
>potential buyers. Being owned by an Indian company will make them the
butt
>of endless jokes.
>Hang on to your old Jags now- they will be more collectable than ever.
>
Don't know much about India and rich Indians, do you?
They keep up that " Jolly good " stuff image much better than the
poms ever could, hahahahaha!
And they don't mind spending the money to do so.
Besides, there will now be a huge new market for the car in the USA -
all the new immigrant Indian Internet millionaires.
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