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Many more post are on the table. JLR 'rationalization' by August. Platform consolidation and models deleted. Velar and Disco discontinued?

Jaguar Future At Risk As Owner Tata Motors Ponders JLR Recovery Plan https://www.forbes.com/sites/neilwinton/2020/06/28/jaguar-future-at-risk-as-owner-tata-motors-ponders-jlr-recovery-plan/#25e05eba72fa ".....Tata Motors need to decide what to do with its loss-making JLR subsidiary. JLR lost...

Been there. Done that. I'm sure LR applied that process to their product spec. Well, derate again. It's called derating to less than spec. Ask your legal dept. Just derate and work below specs. Realize that your actual may be much more than the manufacturers 'spec'.

Case in point. Lance spec's their 2375 TT at 600 lbs tongue weight for a 5030 lb dry weight. Most actual campers delivered are running 800-1000 lb tongue weight. I run a 2375 and checked the actual vs spec. I'm at 900 with my rhino hitch equiped LR4.

You're sounding like dreadlocks....... There are 'experts' then there is common sense.

Yup, which puts the realistic towing capacity in the 5500-6500 range depending on margining. Still good.

Who would have thought we would have at least 3 new choices .......in 2020.

Actually the tow rating is no where near advertised when backing into it from a max tongue weight. Same as LR3/4 where LRs hitch was 550lbs even as they advertised 7700 lbs towing capacity. Most camper trailer tongue weights are dry and understated, typically running in the 800-1000 lb range...

JLR has already stated there are models on the chopping block. Cost reductions enable acquisitions.

JLR to invest in hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Good move for LR as pure EV is the wrong strategy. https://www.carscoops.com/2020/06/jaguar-land-rover-considering-a-hydrogen-fuel-cell-suv/ That puts Ineos as a JLR acquisition candidate on the horizon.

Less than 300K when we moved here, LR dealer in the old NAPA location and C Springs was a bedroom community to Denver. Bachelor's degrees at CU Springs (UCCS) had to be completed in Boulder. Surprised we had a LR dealer. Proximity to mountains enabled that. Heuberger Subaru was the largest...

I should add that the local LR dealer, previously a NAPA store and now a used car lot, was Land Rover only. Jaguar was not offered in C. Springs. C. Springs population was less than 200,000. 'Motor City' and the population has grown much over the last 30/40 years. Perspective is important.

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30+ years ago C Springs was a LOT smaller, a bedroom and retirement community. Homes were on the order of 900 sq ft. UCCS, the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs was located in / leveraged the old sanatorium for tuberculosis treatment. The Tiny Tuberculosis Huts of Colorado Springs...

LR specifically told me the reason they picked 'motor city' is the proximity to the Broadmoor and old money. I get that. So would I. Next likely site in the Springs? .......... Interquest Years ago when I was looking for a 95 RRC LWB the most likely cities/urban areas were Houston/Austin...

If you think LR didn't participate in the seeding of the NA market through what product was delivered, you are being really really naive. There is a reason LR Colorado Springs is located in zip code 80906 .................... The Broadmoor"....... Real Estate Prices and Overview Broadmoor...

Like it or not but LR began moving away from the 4WD community with the last years of the LR4, when they dropped 2-speed xfer cases. I'm not surprised that the first lots of Defenders are loaded with luxury options, targeting the yuppy buyer. The Evoque was a fashion statement and telegraphed...

No head gasket issues with my 98 DI 4.0 on 180K miles. Head gasket issues began later as tooling wore out, engine temps rose for emissions and QC lagged.

JLR/Tata financials are a train wreck. Jaguar more the issue than Land Rover but still expect to see some LR product line changes. The EV push, which has been very expensive and piles up the debt, is not compatible with LR's historical intended use profile, unless you are a urban cruiser. LR's...

Wouldn't be surprised to see industry quality/reliability decline post-covid as a result of overall operations being shutdown, suppliers put on hold, higher debt, cost cutting and then slowly restarted.