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Originally Posted by Sonic ZS
To give our younger members an insight into Rover 600 desirability when new, I was selling them at launch at the main dealer in Plymouth.
Compared to the build quality of a Montego, they were a huge step forward (basically to Honda standards). We suddenly started taking back BMW 3 series, Mercedes and Volvo in part exchange.
But the best example was the sale of our first demo, when supply was still limited. Having advertised it, a Caribbean 620, in a national newspaper (ahhh, those were the days.....  ), I sold it over the phone to a chap in Bracknell, about 200 miles away, such was the demand.
MGF and 75 were similar at launch, but as we know, the buying public soon move on to something newer. |
No, the buying public watched too many episodes of Top Gear hosted, by three wise monkeys, who between then took every opportunity to talk Rover products down, and we all know how leammings go over the cliff, end of story.