Smolenski to buy MG Rover?

[R666 TUS]

What's all this I see on the teletext this morning
about Mr Smolenski being in talks with Rover's
administrator's?
Anybody heard anything juicy?

Col

[_Deejay_]

No idea. The Daily Mail today has an article about a Russian buyer, it wasn't St Nic though.

[little nicky]

Check this out......

www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-13340195,00.html

[groucho]

Perhaps they'll bring back a V8 to put in the tivs.

[HarryW]

groucho said:

Perhaps they'll bring back a V8 to put in the tivs.

How do you know its not already in the pipeline .

Harry

[alderley]

Presumably, NS will set up a new division for Less Attractive and Desirable Automobiles otherwise known as L.A.D.A.!

[ccharlie6]

maybe he'll buy just MG sport and racing some talented people there and already have good knowledge of producing carbon fibre bodies (T400, typhon?)

[groucho]

HarryW said:

groucho said: Perhaps they'll bring back a V8 to put in the tivs. How do you know its not already in the pipeline . Harry

A V8 Sag, lovely.

[R666 TUS]

As long as it's the Ford V8 from the
SV and not an old Rover lump

[drum4it2]

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A V8 Sag, lovely. [/quote]

make that a V8 soft top 'Sag'!!!

[UncleDave]

Would this be good for TVR's future then having more large british companies under his belt?

And wonder what kind of changes we would see in Rover (or more probably MG).. Maybe he'll put out some real performance cars and bring back the name of Rover, maybe less luxury more raw power!! Then again, they are mass produced cars, wouldn't have the spirit of driving like TVR.

Dave.

[Ballistic Banana]

Apparantly thers two Ruskis interestd www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=346972&in_page_id=1770

Along with about 40 other partys that have shown some interest...

BB

[blackmonday]

UncleDave said:

Would this be good for TVR's future then having more large british companies under his belt? And wonder what kind of changes we would see in Rover (or more probably MG).. Maybe he'll put out some real performance cars and bring back the name of Rover, maybe less luxury more raw power!! Then again, they are mass produced cars, wouldn't have the spirit of driving like TVR. Dave.

Porsche is mass produced and owners of this mark would most likely argue that their cars do infact have 'spirit'

[kevinday]

As I see it the big problem with buying Rover is the level of debt. I cannot see anybody agreeing to buy that level of debt when items like the intellectual property is in doubt. To avoid the debt you would simply buy the assets from the liquidator, not buy the company itself.

[UKBob]

HarryW said:

groucho said: Perhaps they'll bring back a V8 to put in the tivs. How do you know its not already in the pipeline . Harry

I spoke to Ian law the other day, who said that TVR themselves had done nothing at all regarding a new V8. No plans, no talks, no thoughts.

[groucho]

[HarryW]

UKBob said:

HarryW said: groucho said: Perhaps they'll bring back a V8 to put in the tivs. How do you know its not already in the pipeline . Harry I spoke to Ian law the other day, who said that TVR themselves had done nothing at all regarding a new V8. No plans, no talks, no thoughts.

Typical TVR really , heard a different view not so long ago, time will tell though .

Harry

[timelord]

Nah|You've all got it wrong, drop a K-series into a 350 with a solid axle on cart springs add a couple of nice big rubber bumpers hey presto the new MGBGTvr

[UKBob]

What that a hopeful wink, or a knowingly promising wink Harry?