If you own a ranger rover

For those talking about security/ theft issues yes you can get updates from LR if you need one but the newer models have really quite low theft rates as the keyless entry software isn’t the same. I didn’t find insurance an issue - although I did have one quote of about 3K but obviously didn’t take that and m in the end I went with a quote that was for half of that so I thought was pretty acceptable. Like others talking about the Ulez we also need high euro rating.

I’ve just bought one about ten days ago. So far so good but I was worried about the reliability but thought F it 😂 I needed to replace my car and I’ve always wanted one.. it’s just a selfish whim and I decided to go for it because I never buy anything expensive or spend a lot of money on anything. I am good at saving & I paid outright. I’ve always had crappy cars or quite cheap cars and never had a car on finance as I was brought up to believe it’s the most expensive way of buying a car!! I don’t know if that’s still true or not.

They're not the worst looking cars, but they're terrible for the environment and seem to be driven by entitled arseholes. All of the worst, and most entitled, driving and parking I see is buy Range Rover drivers.

I'm afraid they also come across as chavvy, along with the new Land Rover Defenders. Increasingly, the people I've seen driving them recently look like chavs with a bit of cash. Most recently a man in a tracksuit who got out and proceeded to start spitting. Perhaps the option to finance has cheapened the brand somewhat.

I was driving a shiny new Range Rover sport the diesel version the other day (work) My god it was comfy the seats were so nice once you figure out how to adjust on screen. Favourite new car, that said no way I could ever afford one

We have a Jaguar F Pace on finance. Always brought cars outright. This the first nice car we have owned. We were forced out of our cars by ULEZ. Just depends how you choose to spend your money. When we broight the dealer said, always look in the service car park, that will give you an idea of cars that have problems. It was all RRs! This was a JLR dealership.

We really enjoy getting out and about more now as the drive is so comfortable. There is so much uncertainty with EVs, what cars will be banned next, we felt the opportunity to walk away only having lost the depreciation was OK for us. My dad and both really enjoyed cars (looking at them/ talking about them) whereas my sister couldn't give a damn! We are all different. I also love I can get my mum's motorised wheelchair in easily, without worrying what else needs to go on the boot!

@Yesfrepp
It won't be your dream car when it gets stolen off your driveway.
Or you can't get it insured.

I had a brand new evoque put large deposit down and paid £340 pm this was around 5 years ago.

Loved it and never had any problems. Handed it back after two years as boot wasn't big enough. Ended up getting £5k back.

I'd imagine a lot are purchased on some sort of finance given the number of them on the road; I'd be surprised if there are that many people with the best part of £100k to splash on a car.

That said, I love the look of Range Rovers. I don't love finance though, so purchased my current car (an electric for £23k) outright.

When I've got a spare £100k, it'll be going on extensions to my house, before I get anywhere near buying a Range Rover (still love them, such a sleek and luxurious looking car!).

I loved the shape of the old Vogue model but don’t like the new ones. They are a bit TOWIE now I think

This is my thought too.

OP, would you not rather own something that doesn't label you so negatively? I say this as someone who grew up often bumping along in the dodgy fold-down seats in the boot of Range Rovers and have happy memories of them, but wouldn't touch one of the new ones with a barge pole (for a mixture of styling, price, loss of fit-for-purposeness and the accompanying Wanker status). Then add in the very real chance of walking out of your front door in the morning to find it missing... They are constantly targeted here, with 3 stolen in our village on the same night recently. They are never found.
There is something to be said for a slightly older, less prestigious car that you own outright IMO...

I know lots of people with them, not unusual at all round here but we are rural. I drive one sometimes for work and love it.

Known as drug dealer cars here OP 🙈 (well, WAGS of drug dealers) Total chav cars that struggle to get insured. Paid for in cash with the couple I know of...

I own one outright but planning on changing it soon as the fuel and parts are extortionate. Always something wrong with it too!

They're the new BMW drivers. Every single one is driven by an utter bellend with no regard for other road users.

And no, before you Range Rovers jump on me. This isn't me speaking out of jealousy. We have a car worth a lot more than a Range Rover. I genuinely have noticed the sheer fuckery these wankers get up to.

A few years ago I bought a high end car from a garage on the Kings Road in London. I just paid for it but the salesman said that 92% of the cars they sold were on finance.
Unless you have to paying monthly for a depreciating asset is a mugs game. Range Rovers are notoriously unreliable and if you really want one you can pick an older one up for very little.

Yes, own a Sport, paid for outright, second hand. My second one. It was 4 years old and cost about 40k.Super comfortable and easy to drive, I live on a farm so it comes in useful. Insurance isn't to horrendous but I'm in my 50s.

it Was the £4K a year insurance that put me off. too many stolen

The depreciation plus interest plus massive profit for the lease co.

Most are on finance… I used to see them parked outside houses worth not more than double the price…

I live semi rural now, and it’s a real mix of those who use them as a status thing (but are living in multi pound houses) and finance them, and the farmers who own really old ones and are mostly pissed when driving them.

if you haven’t got an

OP,
I am safely assuming you are talking about the real "Range Eover" and not the little efforts that carry the badge

If you have a brand new one and the warranty, you should be ok as long as they give you a similar car as it is a very sophisticated car and a lot to go wrong

The proper Ranger Rover has a good presence and easy to drive effortlessly on the open roads and the comfort and feel good, feeling is second to none IMO, SUV wise

I love my range rover. I drove evoque now and next year gonna change for velar. My car insured just fine. I live in cambridge though not in london. So i dont know how hard to insured RR in london. I love my car, it was my dream car and iove it everyday. I’m with finance aswell only £250 per month. Not much. It is 2014 evoque. Bought as second hand car in 2015. So its pretty new when i bought it. I put big downpayment.

@supercalafragilisticexpealidocious I use a gym where it's common to see a row of Range Rovers parked in the disabled spaces (no blue badges) and spend the entire time there listening to the reception staff calling reg plates over the tannoy to move their cars. They all ignore it of course because you know, they're entitled to park wherever they want. The entitlement drives me up the wall. I actually used to quite like them, nice looking cars, but now I just associate them with wankers.

Most cars these days are on PCP or lease deals (or a lot of cars anyway, I'm not familiar with exact statistics).

In a way, it means that the price/rrp is largely irrelevant. The PCP/lease monthly price is paying only for the depreciation over 3 or 4 years.

This means that so-called premium car brands can actually be affordable, although you do need to plan for what happens in 3-4 years once the finance is up.

We've gone for a four year deal recently on a so-called premium EV, with option to buy. It's quite the commitment, we've been able to do it without significantly impacting our financial goals. We're so glad we did it.

There is a security update for anyone who has one.. you should get a letter but you can check on the MOT site for recalls too

Some insurance companies are asking that it's done. Probably 50% of the people we are telling it's available aren't booking jt

We have one because we live rurally and need to tow. But ours is old. Bought outright but might as well be on finance because it needs so much fixing - and that’s just parts, my husband is a mechanic!