Deaths

[Mungler]

22 minutes ago, Raja Clavata said:

I did chuckle to myself when I read the original assumption 😉 

I laughed too. Way way off target 😆

[clangerman]

i see the number of dead have disappeared from the scrolling text on the bottom of the screen on the bbc news channel they obviously have no intention of updating us on the numbers anymore talk about media bias 

[Mice!]

3 hours ago, clangerman said:

i see the number of dead have disappeared from the scrolling text on the bottom of the screen on the bbc news channel they obviously have no intention of updating us on the numbers anymore talk about media bias 

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/uk/

There you go.

[Raja Clavata]

On top of RR at the weekend, McLaren Group announced a workforce reduction of 25% across their brand yesterday. Apologies if this is already covered elsewhere.

[treetree]

And Aston Martin looks doomed, certainly in it's current guise. Says something when even the luxury brands are feeling the squeeze.

[AVB]

7 minutes ago, treetree said:

And Aston Martin looks doomed, certainly in it's current guise. Says something when even the luxury brands are feeling the squeeze.

Luxury goods are nearly always the first to be hit. During the financial crisis Aston Martin were desperate to shift cars and were doing ridiculous deals if you were willing to buy enough. But I agree that they may be doomed this time. 

[Raja Clavata]

The CEO of AM is stepping down and being replaced by the current CEO of AMG, effective August 1st, if I understand correctly.

[Retsdon]

7 hours ago, AVB said:

s and were doing ridiculous deals if you were willing to buy enough.

As in like bulk buy them??

[AVB]

49 minutes ago, Retsdon said:

As in like bulk buy them??

Yes. Iirc it was something like buy 4 get one free. 

[The Heron]

8 hours ago, treetree said:

And Aston Martin looks doomed, certainly in it's current guise. Says something when even the luxury brands are feeling the squeeze.

Who on earth produces an suv costing £158000 in this day and age as usual the shop floor staff will suffer where as the management will leave with good pensions and a golden hand shake 

[ordnance]

7 minutes ago, The Heron said:

Who on earth produces an suv costing £158000 in this day and age as usual the shop floor staff will suffer where as the management will leave with good pensions and a golden hand shake 

Lots of car makers, and they were selling plenty of them before CV19. 

[The Heron]

1 minute ago, ordnance said:

Lots of car makers, and they were selling plenty of them before CV19. 

The cost of developing something like that and the tooling it was never going to make a profit stick to what you know and leave stuff like that to the likes of jlr have you seen it it is like Bentleys attempt and porches have ago they are both a draughts man's dream but both look like a pile of cack. 

[Retsdon]

37 minutes ago, AVB said:

Yes. Iirc it was something like buy 4 get one free. 

This must have been to dealers? 

[Raja Clavata]

10 minutes ago, Retsdon said:

This must have been to dealers? 

And local game dealers 🙂 

[AVB]

1 hour ago, Retsdon said:

This must have been to dealers? 

Not only dealers. I know a few people who clubbed together to buy them. 

[Retsdon]

10 minutes ago, AVB said:

Not only dealers. I know a few people who clubbed together to buy them. 

Like buying the party box offer on pizzas? Buy two get one free. Funny! I wonder how the salesman introduces the offer ... Can't do much for the resale value though,

[AVB]

I was speaking to my postman this morning. He was saying how busy they are. Fewer letters though but all parcels. Anyway, considering he comes into contact with many people each day on his round and at the sorting office, guess how many people he knows of who have had the virus? None. Surprised me. 

[Raja Clavata]

1 hour ago, AVB said:

I was speaking to my postman this morning. He was saying how busy they are. Fewer letters though but all parcels. Anyway, considering he comes into contact with many people each day on his round and at the sorting office, guess how many people he knows of who have had the virus? None. Surprised me. 

It's been pretty rampant in our local Royal Mail DO, one death of a guy in his 40's that I'm aware of.

[blackbird]

On 27/05/2020 at 11:21, treetree said:

And Aston Martin looks doomed, certainly in it's current guise. Says something when even the luxury brands are feeling the squeeze.

In my opinion Land/Range Rover will not be far behind them the days of big 4x4’s are numbered with the virus, diesel & environmental issues.

2 minutes ago, blackbird said:

In my opinion Land/Range Rover will not be far behind them the days of big 4x4’s are numbered with the virus, diesel & environmental issues.

Oooops

Edited May 28, 2020 by blackbird

[bavarianbrit]

21 hours ago, The Heron said:

The cost of developing something like that and the tooling it was never going to make a profit stick to what you know and leave stuff like that to the likes of jlr have you seen it it is like Bentleys attempt and porches have ago they are both a draughts man's dream but both look like a pile of cack. 

I am guilty of working on Cayenne 1 in 2000 and I told them they were having a larf (I had done a year in 1990 at their styling studio), "no we really think it will sell", and sell it has, more than their other lines do. Then I went onto Touareg, Q7, Q5 and finished off my carrier at RR on the Cullinan, a right load of IMO.

Rich effers will always buy to impress other rich effers.

That"s the world.

[Mice!]

3 minutes ago, bavarianbrit said:

Rich effers will always buy to impress other rich effers.

That"s the world.

Absolutely,  no one buying top end cars is worried about the resale price,  if they were they wouldn't buy them new to begin with. 

15 minutes ago, blackbird said:

In my opinion Land/Range Rover will not be far behind them the days of big 4x4’s are numbered with the virus, diesel & environmental issues.

I doubt it,  I know lads in their twenties driving round in new Range rovers, they haven't bought them it's all on payments.

[blackbird]

28 minutes ago, Mice! said:

Absolutely,  no one buying top end cars is worried about the resale price,  if they were they wouldn't buy them new to begin with. 

I doubt it,  I know lads in their twenties driving round in new Range rovers, they haven't bought them it's all on payments.

Yes plenty of lads in their 20’s driving around in new Range Rovers on PCP’s at the moment but very soon many many of those  lads will be without a job.

[Mice!]

5 minutes ago, blackbird said:

Yes plenty of lads in their 20’s driving around in new Range Rovers on PCP’s at the moment but very soon many many of those  lads will be without a job.

Probably not,  yes some industries are going to take a hit, but many many are going to go back to work. 

[blackbird]

I don’t think it’s good news if Land Rover have gone cap in hand to the government for a 1 billion pound loan this my friend is just the tip of the iceberg mark my words the housing market is next.

Edited May 28, 2020 by blackbird

[Mice!]

1 hour ago, blackbird said:

I don’t think it’s good news if Land Rover have gone cap in hand to the government for a 1 billion pound loan this my friend is just the tip of the iceberg mark my words the housing market is next.

I've thought about my response and your right, but the government can't afford to have millions of extra unemployed,  I'd hazzard a guess they are giving loans to companies such as LRJ at very competitive rates,  so why would they not ask?

While industries like aviation are going to take a really big hit, people will still drive, builders are building and people will want what they had before.