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Mar 19, 2014 | 08:44 AM

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RossL

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I will reserve my judgement, whatever that's worth, until it happens. It will come down to the level of overlap between the two that will likely determine success. Ford did right by Aston, to be sure. MB didn't do well with Chrysler, but Fiat is. Very different scenarios to dissect appropriately.

And I don't believe that Tata has ruined Jag or Land Rover either, still very British and yet very modern. They are a very different company than MB, but hopefully the outcome would be the same were the companies to join.

See what I did there? I went with that oh-so-British sense of optimism for the whole deal.

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Kevin

I can't speak for Jag but Tata has done an excellent job with Land Rover! They are still true to their name and have significantly improved reliability and usability. My wife loves her Evoque and we're looking forward to getting the Sport once her lease is up.

Mar 19, 2014 | 08:50 AM

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. . . My wife loves her Evoque . . .

Mine does too. Our garages sound pretty similar!

Mar 19, 2014 | 08:59 AM

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I will admit that my wife decided on the older XJ (2006 Super V8), because of that classic look. But the new XFR and XJ were both very impressive.

And to bring it back on topic, if Tata builds what they do and did that well with Jag and LR, then we should expect nothing less from MB.

Mar 19, 2014 | 05:04 PM

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Mine does too. Our garages sound pretty similar!

GMTA! My garage is about to be upended in the summer/fall with my first Porsche and new LR! Depends on when they finish the motor replacements. I'm next on the list for a GT3 and #2 for a GT3RS so who knows which Porsche it will be or when....