If you own a ranger rover

Where I am in rural ireland, there are a lot of Ford Rangers and other pick-up style trucks that are driven. I lived in England a long time and they are definitely more common in the roads in the UK.

I've always had cars by LR but not the RR. I used to tow my horses and they are great towers.

Test drove the Evoke, god it's lovely to drive! But I went for a Discovery Sport, it's less fancy but it's a fantastic car for country roads and huge boot space for kids bikes etc.

I don't understand the hate!

Indicators seem to be even more optional than the DeutscheTwattenPanzers on the damned things.

Do seem to be the obnoxious road users vehicle of choice at the moment.

Chelsea Tractors

Had one, sold it and bought a Merc 4x4 - far more reliable and can insure it, the boot space is great too. I bought it outright

Yes that's true.

I like them!! Mostly because i like that it pisses people off when people have them 😂

I don't have one, we picked a VW Amarok for our tow car but if i had the extra money, i'd have one in a heart beat, they are so nice to drive and DP is a mechanic so we don't have to worry about labour rates 😂

Love mine
Never had a problem

They’re very common where I live. Almost as popular as Fiestas used to be.
Driven either by TOWIE types or working young people still living at home with no outgoings.
There are loads of cars I’d rather own over a RR.

In our defence, we do live in the highlands and often get snowed in.

We had on - owned outright.

Just traded it aft era insurance went up ridiculously high and the annual warranty extension was £1500/

We loved it but not that much

What's the difference between a range rover and a hedgehog?

They're revolting, tossers cars indeed. Cannot stand them, speaks volumes if someone needs one for show...

Same. I drive a nice but practical car which serves a purpose. For the record I too could afford a Range Rover lease but would prefer to not spend that much money on something which serves the same purpose as the thing I have. There is definitely a link between ego and car. And I wonder if there is an insecurity there with people thinking the car will give them the importance they crave.

I real a bit sorry for the people who own one because they need it for pulling a horse trailer etc as they've clearly bought it to serve a purpose rather than their ego. The brand has been ruined a bit sadly. Kind of like Burberry.

You forgot 'doesn't fit in most car parks, an environmental disaster and just about everyone who sees you driving it will think you're a complete twat'.

It seems to be the car of choice for people like Katie Price, so maybe they appeal to people who think she's someone to look up to instead of being somewhere between the Queen of complete twats and a desperately sad individual with serious mental health problems.

My favourite thing on this thread are the people who are wringing their hands about the exorbitant running costs, insurance or repair bills, as if it is a kind of public exhibition of their deep pockets.

I just shake my head at the foolishness.

I would never have such low esteem that I 'need' a Range Rover in my life and am prepared to pay 1000s a month in repairs, insurance and leasing costs, just to show everyone I've made it.

They're comfortable as hell, they have a peerless pedigree in terms of Royal Family endorsement and off road credentials, but the people that drive them today are hilarious.

Same here. Me and the AA became besties

@Roryhon

We have one because we live rurally and need to tow

Land Cruiser, Hilux, Pajero, Patrol, Discovery 2/3/4/, Defender, Toureg V10 diesel, Amarok....

Need I go on?

Range Rover is not the only car available to those who live rurally and need to tow. I should know.

Bought outright but might as well be on finance because it needs so much fixing

Why buy it then, especially if it is a working tool? I wouldn't own anything which regularly drains that much money from my wallet - I'd rather spend it on experiences or things that enhance my life.

I’ll never for the life of me understand why someone, when buying a car would think:

”What I need is something hugely expensive, horrendously unreliable and also highly likely to get nicked….”🤔

Anyway I thought most farmers drove Toyota and Isuzu these days.

You don't own a Range Rover. You own an Evoque, which is the length of a hatchback.

The real Range Rover is the full size model (formerly known as "Vogue" for years since 1981) which is around 5.1 metres in length, and over two metres wide.

Jaguar Land Rover did a very clever thing to plaster the Range Rover badge over all these small silly models. Everyone now thinking they are driving 'the' Range Rover, when there can only really be one.

Just to mix things up, the range rovers round here are all driven as well as any other car, and parked properly. The ones I know are bought outright, not on finance.

The cars / driver you need to watch out for here are white Audi drivers 😁

I must admit I do like the look of them, however we had a few of them in my old job (emergency services) -freelanders and discoveries. They were never out the garage. I warned a friend before he bought one, he bought it anyway and he got rid of it after he had drive back from Switzerland in limp mode. If you do get one then make sure you get the best AA cover because you will need it.

I know you're talking about a new one but...

We've got an OLD (2006) range rover vogue - we bought it for camping, tip runs, driving in adverse weather (snow, floods), non local dog walks. It is lovely to drive - still looks great (prefer it to the newer models). Think it cost around the £12K mark when we got it a few years ago (no finance). Has costs a fair amount to maintain but nothing wild, so far - maybe £1.5-2K/year. Road tax expensive. Thinking of selling it as we don't camp any more but...

For every day driving we have a new Mercedes. On finance if the deal is better. Didn't start getting new cars until we had met other financial goals though and could pay outright if we wished. Earn more than you but not multiples. I wouldn't have a RR as a main car/new car (unless it was one of the smaller ones, but they don't appeal to me) - I also consider them far too expensive for our income bracket.

The people I know/know of around here who drive brand new RR are quite entitled - two always park in the loading/collecting bay at WR (these two definitely earn more than you). BIL/SIL have one but their household income will be low 7 figures not 6 (live in London - definite Chelsea tractor but with three Labradors and three children...) and whether they pay outright or on finance will be a matter of money management not affordability - I have no idea.

You don't take tractors up hills to manage stock. It would be impossible in many areas.

You don't speak for real farmers. Only the ones you know. Many real farmers around me would appear to disagree with you.

I didn't say new ones either.

Probably irrelevant, but I just don't understand how people can pay what used to be a house price (and still is in some places) for a vehicle that gets you from A to B1 The most expensive car I have ever bought was £1000, and currently we have a car each, both of which cost us £500 - yes they're old (Dh's still has a tape deck !) but mine, in particular - 2001 - is still going and while it doesn't have anything fancy in it and sometimes is a little bumpy - is still going strong.

I understand that some people need to travel a lot over the year, but still £75 - 100k on a car? I love the look of disdain I get from wankpanzer owners as they overtake me or pull out in front, because they think I am irrelevant and unimportant, I just think 'well, I have £x extra a month than you and am still going in the same direction!
It baffles me

@Willyoujustbequiet I dunno, all of my farming relatives (including my dad) seem to manage to feed their animals without ever owning a range rover. They have these things call tractors you see.

Real farmers see range rovers as the domain of wannabes and idiots in brand new tweeds from the city. As any fule kno, proper rural people have tractors and a range of odd cars in inreasing states of decay!

Anyway I now libe in SE London to answer the OP, drug dealdrs - that is who can afford to buy a range rover outright in our area.