tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580859787586941167.post3590888779464725204..comments2024-03-26T08:03:51.952+13:00Comments on all about cars: The Austin / MG MontegoRayCeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11459801818458845271noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580859787586941167.post-27425760027123795752012-07-05T09:16:25.867+12:002012-07-05T09:16:25.867+12:00I don't know too much about fleet sales in the...I don't know too much about fleet sales in the UK, or anywhere else for that matter. If anyone could enlighten me, I would create a blog on it.RayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11459801818458845271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580859787586941167.post-14068500717056875042012-07-03T22:05:42.071+12:002012-07-03T22:05:42.071+12:00Thanks RayCee,
You are right of course that 1994 ...Thanks RayCee,<br /><br />You are right of course that 1994 marked the official end with the sale to BMW, but in terms of an attempt to mix it with the mass-market manufacturers, the failure of the Montego and Maestro to recapture market share from Ford and an increasingly successful Vauxhall meant that Austin-Rover was forced to abandon that strategy and platform-share with Honda instead. And Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580859787586941167.post-53527721973775946842012-07-03T21:28:27.844+12:002012-07-03T21:28:27.844+12:00Nice comment Anon. Hatchbacks are indeed a must in...Nice comment Anon. Hatchbacks are indeed a must in Europe. <br />As for being British owned, I guess that ended in 1994 with the disastrous BMW take over.RayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11459801818458845271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580859787586941167.post-73307881221106126492012-07-03T20:58:19.594+12:002012-07-03T20:58:19.594+12:00The Montego was at least as good a drive as the Si...The Montego was at least as good a drive as the Sierra and Cavalier but it was badly hampered by not having a hatchback option. Although it was no less reliable than its rivals the reputational damage done to BL from the 70s meant that its image was impossible to turn round in time.<br /><br />The Montego was also significant because it was almost the last 'Austin'. By the mid-80s the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com