FS td5 engine line

<chris · 2005-08-18T10:49:03+00:00

landrover are advertising the sale of the complete production line for the storm engine ! wonder who will buy it ?the last landrover engine ?

Aug 18, 2005 61 Replies

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Austin Shackles 21 years ago

On or around Wed, 24 Aug 2005 09:13:21 +0100, "Huw" enlightened us thusly:

interestingly, I passed a garage with a Rover/MG sign on it and said sign had been covered over with a notice saying "watch this space".

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David G. Bell 21 years ago

Farming, in general, is in a sticky patch. Profit margins are extremely tight, especially considering the lack of control a farmer has over weather, and how that can affect production. A good many farmers are getting out of the business, leading to fewer, larger, farms.

So not all of those older Land Rovers will need to be replaced, and those who do decide they need a new vehicle will be very careful of how they spend their money.

For a comparison, I can remember when the biggest combine harvesters went over the GBP 100,000 mark, and wheat was then selling for GBP 120 per tonne. The equivalent figures now are GBP 300,000 for the combine harvester, and GBP 60 for the wheat. The other costs of growing wheat have not shrunk.

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