60pc fall in turnover behind Land Rover Ireland demise

JHMEG

Didn't know LR were gone as I still see plenty of them around. Even their diesels were brutal for CO2, so not surprising that combined with the death of the Celtic Tiger that they pulled out. At 3.5 tonnes, the Range Rover was one of the most obvious excesses of our time.

http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/60pc-fall-in-turnover-behind-land-rover-ireland-demise-2064738.html

Stevie Dakota

Survival of the fittest at the moment. LR is an irrelevance I'm afraid.

GTE

Thank god. Less of those stupid vehicles on the road.

EPM

Oh C*ck! This means that more people will buy a Q7:mad:

Sorry to hear about them pulling out

mailforkev

Rumour before they wound up was that Spirit Motor Group was going to get the import and distribution rights, so I presume this is what happened.

I personally know of one LR dealer who has shifted a decent amount of them so far this year compared to last year.

bbk wrote: »

Thank god. Less of those stupid vehicles on the road.

I still don't get this attitude. Do you feel the same about cars such as the S-Class/7 series etc. which take up more space on the roads?

Mr.David

JHMEG wrote: »

At 3.5 tonnes, the Range Rover was one of the most obvious excesses of our time.

3.5 tonnes? What, with 700kg of sand in the boot?

R.O.R

Just like to point out - they are still being sold. Now being imported by OHM rather than Land Rover Ireland. Makes no difference at all to anyone concerned, and might actually be a good thing.

LandRovers could only be ordered in the morning as the lady who input details in to the system for LandRover Ireland wouldn't answer the phone in the afternoon.

Stevie Dakota

mailforkev wrote: »

I still don't get this attitude. Do you feel the same about cars such as the S-Class/7 series etc. which take up more space on the roads?

Big luxury cars are fine, people use them for wafting around in luxury so they are fit for purpose. No problem. However most monster SUV’s have never been off road so they simply exist to be tall, heavy, intimidating and in the case of the Q7, block out what little sunshine we get.

ondafly

Mr.David wrote: »

3.5 tonnes? What, with 700kg of sand in the boot?

2.6 according to Parkers for the 4.2 V8

CONM

Land Rover is still around, OHM are now distributing them as it says in the article, and by the way OHM owns Spirit motor group

Theanswers

Funny thing is....
They will out live the majority of the cars on the road! 70% of all Land Rover's ever made are still in use today... Can one imagine a 'new' fiat Punto or like on the road in 30 years time, nope. I reckon it would have completely dissolved by then or sitting at the bottom of some scrap yard!

Ever wonder why there is still plenty of Range Rover Classics, Defenders and old Discoverys around? Because they are great cars...

I also read somewhere recently that a new Range Rover is more environmentally friendly throughout its life than a well known electric car.

The vast majority of land rovers parts are sourced locally, whereas with the electric car they are sourced from all over the world. Again after 7 years or something the batteries will have to be replaced in the electric car, very bad for the environment.
The RR is less environmentally friendly after production, however did anyone ever thing of construction phase? The RR has a life-span of at least 20-30 years.... Don’t think the electric car does. Just saying don’t judge a book by its cover.

Also the RR is by no means the worst... There are far bigger polluters out there. The new RR has the most refined diesel engine ever built.

I do drive quiet often drive a new one and a old classic and they are best cars I’ve ever driven! FACT...
I even god-forbid use them OFF-ROAD.....

mike65

Great vehicles. Something about a classic Defender...

colm_mcm

Theanswers wrote: »

Funny thing is....
They will out live the majority of the cars on the road! 70% of all Land Rover's ever made are still in use today... Can one imagine a 'new' fiat Punto or like on the road in 30 years time

This is more to do with their collectability and fanbase than how well built they are.
Take something like a Daihatsu Fourtrak, unburstable - but if you crashed one you'd throw it away rather than repair it.

pburns

Theanswers wrote: »

Funny thing is....
They will out live the majority of the cars on the road! 70% of all Land Rover's ever made are still in use today... Can one imagine a 'new' fiat Punto or like on the road in 30 years time, nope. I reckon it would have completely dissolved by then or sitting at the bottom of some scrap yard!

Ever wonder why there is still plenty of Range Rover Classics, Defenders and old Discoverys around? Because they are great cars...

I also read somewhere recently that a new Range Rover is more environmentally friendly throughout its life than a well known electric car.

The vast majority of land rovers parts are sourced locally, whereas with the electric car they are sourced from all over the world. Again after 7 years or something the batteries will have to be replaced in the electric car, very bad for the environment.
The RR is less environmentally friendly after production, however did anyone ever thing of construction phase? The RR has a life-span of at least 20-30 years.... Don’t think the electric car does. Just saying don’t judge a book by its cover.

Also the RR is by no means the worst... There are far bigger polluters out there. The new RR has the most refined diesel engine ever built.

I do drive quiet often drive a new one and a old classic and they are best cars I’ve ever driven! FACT...
I even god-forbid use them OFF-ROAD.....

Em...this is the same Land rover whose products come pretty much at the bottom of any reliability survey and have been replaced by Landcruisers and Patrols across Africa, Austrailian outback etc.

Don't get me wrong - they are very desirable vehicles and have great off-road ability. Reliability-wise all evidence would seem they're a pile of ****e though. Lots of fan-boys in the motoring press though - including JC...

tred

Theanswers wrote: »

Funny thing is....
They will out live the majority of the cars on the road! 70% of all Land Rover's ever made are still in use today... Can one imagine a 'new' fiat Punto or like on the road in 30 years time, nope. I reckon it would have completely dissolved by then or sitting at the bottom of some scrap yard!

Ever wonder why there is still plenty of Range Rover Classics, Defenders and old Discoverys around? Because they are great cars...

I also read somewhere recently that a new Range Rover is more environmentally friendly throughout its life than a well known electric car.

The vast majority of land rovers parts are sourced locally, whereas with the electric car they are sourced from all over the world. Again after 7 years or something the batteries will have to be replaced in the electric car, very bad for the environment.
The RR is less environmentally friendly after production, however did anyone ever thing of construction phase? The RR has a life-span of at least 20-30 years.... Don’t think the electric car does. Just saying don’t judge a book by its cover.

Also the RR is by no means the worst... There are far bigger polluters out there. The new RR has the most refined diesel engine ever built.

I do drive quiet often drive a new one and a old classic and they are best cars I’ve ever driven! FACT...
I even god-forbid use them OFF-ROAD.....

I think this is some what of an urban legend/Chinese whisper. They did once advertise that 75 percen of their vehicles were still on the road, at the time, their bodys were renowned for not rusting. I dont think this applys to the last decades machines.

The first Land Rover was built in 1948 in the United Kingdom by the chief designer for the Rover car company. The design was based off an inspiration of the American jeep used by allies during World War II. The actual prototype was built using a Jeep chassis. Because of the war shortages, the body was built using Birmabright, which is an alloy of aluminum and magnesium. This metal helped the car avoid corrosion and it built a reputation for longevity in even the toughest of conditions. At one point, it even advertised that 75 percent of all its cars ever made were still in use. It was manufactured primarily at the Solihull plant, but extended operations to the Halewood factory near Liverpool.

CJhaughey

Some of the body might not rust, but the firewall, rear chassis x-member....:rolleyes:
They are fairly basic vehicles and quite low powered, this is probably why series/110/defenders last so long.