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Rich people = same car

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nonickno · 25/06/2019 17:13

To wonder why all the loaded people at my kids’ school drive the same car - Range Rover/ Land Rover? Surely there are more choices to spend money on?? They are like sheep!

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wijjjy · 25/06/2019 21:23

But one of the richest men I know drives a skoda.

hennythe100footbird · 25/06/2019 21:24

Haven't rtft but I'd personally love a Range Rover. I've always wanted one ever since I learned to drive, and although I'd never buy one on finance, I will save hard and one day get my dream car!

Each to their own and all that x

OhTheRoses · 25/06/2019 21:27

It was a MK3.
TBH I don't give a flying fuck about cars but this thread has tempted me to buy something nice. Might test drive the Countryman Hybrid and hope it's big enough.

BirthdayDreamer · 25/06/2019 21:32

bebe "Better off spending £1000 every month to fix a dearly beloved than put £100k down on something that will depreciate by more than that per month?" Um no. The inconvenience of taking it into the garage? Unreliability? Constantly getting it fixed? Also truly rich people don't really budget or care for depreciation of a single vehicle like that. (it's small fry). They get bored of the car and buy something new.

allthegoodusernameshavegone · 25/06/2019 21:45

Who really cares what car you drive? No one knows or should care about your financial status, as anyone can drive or finance most cars, it’s a car, who cares. For daily life though, the wealthy do seem to go for the little run around, understated cheap to run rather than the big stuff.

bebeboeuf · 25/06/2019 21:49

birthday as I say - not my opinion, just that of my parents

People who might be exceptionally intelligent but not all that wise when it comes to those things.

Fair enough though, the car was to them part of the family and had a lot of history

They also like supporting local businesses which includes the mechanic and they hate waste and excess production

bebeboeuf · 25/06/2019 21:50

And to add - people who are very wealthy often care more about depreciation than you might think

WanderingTrolley1 · 25/06/2019 21:53

New money and no class.

Karwomannghia · 25/06/2019 21:54

Apart from the royals who are the wealthiest and love their RRs!

Shockers · 25/06/2019 22:08

It makes me laugh when people present their opinions on things like this as fact.

GinDaddy · 25/06/2019 22:15

This thread is hilarious, so many misconceptions confidently spouted as fact.

People aspire to the Range Rover because it has huge road presence and quality. Look at it next to anything similar in size - its straight classic lines and bulk means it looks king/queen of the road. it is perhaps the number one choice in both Hollywood and British celebrity life, and even the Royals favour it. It has the cache of “default choice, nothing compares” because quite simply, there isn’t anything out there that has its breath of capability and style. The Cayenne is better to drive/sportier, the XC90 is more practical/modern, the X5 has class leading infotainment etc, but the Range Rover is a different level in luxury, yet can traverse terrain those other cars would fall apart in.

We are now however at the stage where no one cares about that stuff - like I said, it’s big, it’s the biggest, it’s famous, and thousands of famous people have one in their garage by default. Kim K has one and the Queen has one; not too many brands we could confidently say that about.

Do I like them?

In it’s current (L405) form, no. Too blingy, lost its way, too wide, not for me.

Do I respect others right to have them?

Of course - however I sympathise with the OP that cheap PCP deals have meant they are now everywhere, and they’re big, so it does tend to inconvenience someone somewhere down the line.

ethelfleda · 25/06/2019 22:17

This thread is pages and pages of alternating posts - one person saying that the richest they know drives an ancient Volvo, the next one saying that some rich people drive expensive cars etc etc
Again -all rich people are not the same as each other. Just like all poor people are not the same as each other!

Pleasebequietnow · 25/06/2019 22:29

I have met two aristocrats in my life; they both drove Range Rovers.

Onemansoapopera · 25/06/2019 23:47

All these people saying why does anyone care what someone else drives.....bore off will ya, it's a chat forum!! 😆

GlamGiraffe · 26/06/2019 03:23

I have a particular friend, ardent follower of fashion no matter what the price. Her wardrobe interiors look like a display from harrods( I was 😲😲😲 when I saw). She has to have the latest trend in everything. This of course extends to RRs. Couldnt ecplain exactly why she likes them( presumably as shes a trend follower) but does always comment how good they must be as so many celebs drive them🤔
She said shes so high up if she in an accident she's so high up she and her lids will be totally unharmed.
(That actually seems to be a widespread logic arpund I've come?accross in local areas, no seatbelts car seats etc and presumably some the inept driving which sometimes really has to be seen to be believed may also be due to this belief. If you think no harm can ever come to you in your RR it doesn't matter how you move it)
There is definite type of driving inability in party's of London by 4x4s.mainly red and led. Sorry it's true!!

Dandelion1993 · 26/06/2019 03:58

I'd love one!

Driven one a few times when sharing the drive with a relative who owned one and it was great.

Really roomy, comfortable to drive and sit in for long distance. Had great additional gadgets on it.

I also love dhow high up it was and other cars just moved out of the way 😂😂

GinDaddy · 26/06/2019 05:39

^^ this last post above sums up why I despair at the mentality of new RR buyers.

**“love how high up it is” -

why is being high up suddenly so important to everyone? It doesn’t negate the sheer width of the car (well over 2m with mirrors extended) and judging by the standards of driving I see here in Surrey, many would be better off in terms of visibility in a hatchback or MPV - but there’s nowt fashionable in that, I get it.

**“other cars just moved out of the way” -

and there writ large, is our British system of hierarchy and class. Yes it’s nice to throw ones sheer bulk around on a road and see other cars scatter, but again, I’ve seen a person (gender and age shall remain hidden) pilot a full size Range Rover down the middle of a narrow residential street at a fair lick for the driving conditions m, meaning cars have to dive into spaces or break very suddenly. It’s this kind of “might is right, so move over” mentality that is giving drivers of this venerable and excellent marque such a bad name.

You can see where the sneering attitude towards the Ford Focus on this thread comes from. In fact so many people in this country only want to be seen in a Merc, an Audi, a BMW, or the ultimate, one of the Range Rover family. We’ve got to the stage where people are scoffing at drivers of a oerfectly good hatchback, perhaps with the best ride and gearbox in its class, just because it doesn’t carry a “prestige” badge.

Oblomov19 · 26/06/2019 05:57

I'm not jealous. I don't like them. As a car. I don't find them very pleasant to drive.

But then I prefer a small car. I'm not the best park'er!! Plus. I so can't afford it.

TakenForSlanted · 26/06/2019 06:01

I call them "executive carriages". Everyone who's an exec at my workplace has one (with the exception of myself and a two or three others who steadfastly refuse to have any car at all).

Then again, one of my very senior colleagues leaves the house on wheels mostly to his wife and drives a tiny, battered Fiat in his day to day life. Grin

No, it's not because he's broke. It's emotional attachment.

Grumpos · 26/06/2019 06:20

Same as anything though isn’t it. You’ll always find something to say “oh I wouldn’t do / have that”
I personally don’t have a RR but I do have a prestige car - because I love it, I enjoy driving, it’s comfy and drives lovely and has all the little gadgets I like. I work and I pay for it.
Simple as that really - may or may not be a trend, don’t really care. Everyone follows a trend somewhere, whether it’s your car, phone, hair colour, outfit, type of sandwich for lunch, tv series, the list is endless. And there’ll always be someone judging you for it, so you may as well have the things you enjoy.

daffodilbrain · 26/06/2019 06:29

We have a new land rover and an old Cleo. I'd probably be judged quite differently on the days you see me driving the different cars. You don't know me though...you have just made assumptions about me...

Vulpine · 26/06/2019 06:34

I think they're a bit wanky

b0bb1n · 26/06/2019 06:50

Range Over on finance is like the new fashion.

And why are BMW drivers almost always knobhead drivers? Just a trend I've noticed.

GotToGoMyOwnWay · 26/06/2019 06:59

If you have to ask it means you’ve never driven one.

I’ve driven a lot of cars- previous job, would just take luxury pool cars. I can honestly say RR are the best & most comfortable cars I’ve ever ever driven. Keep your Maserati’s, Mercs, Audi’s, cayennes - nothing IMO touches the RR. I’m still saving up! Grin

ExsandOhOhOhs · 26/06/2019 07:05

I did look at some online a while back, I think they went up to £250,000 for a decent model.

Now in the real world does anyone have a Ford Tourneo Connect as Im looking at getting one? Smile