If you own a ranger rover

[Yesfrepp]

Is it on finance? Just wondering how many people actually buy then outright? They are my dream car and although I could finance a monthly payment I could never buy one outright! How much do you have to earn for that?! I’m on 89k for context

Have to agree with this. I drive a real Range Rover, a Vogue. No, it's not on finance. No, it's never been to the garage unless for a service. No, never had a problem insuring it and we've just had the security update fitted. Yes, I can park it perfectly and have been on a RR driving course to handle it off road. And yes it's honestly by far the best car I've ever had. It drives beautifully, like it runs on double cream with velvet tires and it's like driving around in your own mini 5* hotel.

like it runs on double cream

Well as long as you’re comfy and feeling good about yourself your journey from A to B that’s the main thing.

I've lived in the countryside all my life and Range Rovers have been around here from day 1. Mainly because they are brilliant cars. A new one is listed at £104,000 and there's no Vogue model these days. You start at a mere SE.

@Yesfrepp

Were you buying a new one or a used one or a very used one? Big difference in cost, maintenance requirements and obviously running costs are high. You must have known that. It's a top end luxury car. It is very big and the smaller ones are pretty good with the RR branding. Off road capabilities are first class.

I agree same here. I couldn’t care less what car people drive but in the country 4x4 is a must in the winter where we are, and most have access to one.
I find the acidity of this thread rather amusing. Why would anyone care about what car other people choose to get from A to B.

My husband has one and he loves it. He uses it for work which involves off road and cruising up and down the country but we do have a garage big enough to keep it in.

It was initially financed but he paid the final payment and kept it. Apparently they don’t make that one anymore. He’s had a few problems but nothing he couldn’t fix himself. He’ll trade it in for another one eventually.

We live outside London with country lanes that sometimes get muddy and flood so quite practical.
Loads of our neighbours have them.
About once a week at least one gets stolen.
I like the look of them but security seems a massive issue.

I moved to Scandinavia few years ago and hardly see any Range Rovers here. Somehow all the rural folk manage to go about their daily business during the 6 months of the year there is snow on the ground without one.

To be fair we've had one for 13 years - on its last legs now but it's had it's run - used to travel on holidays in mainland Europe etc.
Had a velar for a short 4-5 years and then needed Engine replacing. Same story with a Discovery.
My friend's RR also just stopped working. Another friend's discovery is also costing a lot in repairs.

When it's good it's really good - when it's bad it's another story. Most stolen car where I am - but I suppose if you have a garage at home you will be fine.

It's very different in Scandinavia. People aren't materialistic at all. In fact it's quite embarrassing there to be flashy. Most people drive Volvos - they manage in snow with snow tyres - it's the law.
If you do go to the capital cities - like anywhere else in the world there will be an equivalent of knightsbridge and lots of flashy cars - even in Scandinavia.

I had a Freelander, my little tank, cost me a fortune in repairs, but I loved it, towed our caravan like a dream. That was 16 years ago, I wouldn't touch one now, they are way to expensive. Look at things like Hyundai, or Kia, you could have a top of the range one with a lot more on it than you would get on a Range Rover for a fraction of the price.

Traditionally land rover and Range Rover are farm cars. But they’ve been taken over by the yummy mummy brigade.

Where I grew up everyone has them Up on the dales and on the farms.

Look at things like Hyundai, or Kia, you could have a top of the range one with a lot more on it than you would get on a Range Rover for a fraction of the price.

I know it's precious but I test drove a Hyundai, VW, Volvo, Skoda and Audi and the seats were far less comfortable. I have arthritis so it matters to me and I've had to get an ugly cushion for my X3. They are also less enjoyable to drive, my RR was very smooth and had ridiculous acceleration.

I've also not seen many cars with the extras my RR had (it was an ex JLR management car so it had the lot). I mean who doesn't need a mini fridge, self closing doors and the like. Disclaimer: one of its many faults was that the driver door stopped opening, even from outside, so I had to climb over the passenger door for a good week.

I won't have another one but it was in a different league to my BMW, as nice as it is. It's a shame that they are so unreliable. In the end, mine developed a leak that JLR couldn't fix so I had to put it under a tarpaulin every time it rained....

@SherbetDips

The Range Rover was never really a farm vehicle. The Land Rover continued to do that job. It was designed to be a saloon car crossed with a Land Rover. Launched in 1970, by 1974, What Car said no country house worth its salt is without one. The Queen was an early owner and gave feedback on the trim. Apparently her corgis didn't like the boot. So in 1974 it was very much seen as a luxury vehicle and advertising showed it as such. Rich farmers had one, of course.

Just because a survey says RR are unreliable, this is a very small cross section of self reporting owners. It is not the experience of every owner.

Why on earth would someone buying a car for £100,000 look at a Kia? Like chalk and cheese and a few bells and whistles hardly make a cheap car a Range Rover. Never mind off road capability. There's simply no comparison regarding quality and ability.

Not sure either why people don't get that RR buyers don't need to save money. Or their companies save on costs. They are still way cheaper than some other luxury cars. Obviously someone buying an aged RR should think about costs but buying an older luxury complicated car isn't a cheap option on running costs. Never will be.

Really wish the UK would start heavily taxing big vehicles and charging (a lot) more for parking by size, like Paris is now doing. Every time I go to the UK, people are whinging about potholes and the state of the roads, yet the cars people are driving get bigger and heavier every year. Next thing will be multistorey car parks pancaking under the combined weight of increasingly massive EVs.

On that basis are you happy for price increases on groceries and everything you buy? As if we are charging taxes by vehicle weight now huge supermarket and other industry lorries will see a huge increase in costs, buses, with vans and basically most goods and services that are far heavier than RR and similar!

... you're probably a dick.

Oh sorry, thought we were playing the missing words game!

Oh lol well all the farmers I know and I know a lot of very bettered land rovers. I know a lot of posh farmers too and they also have battered ones

They are heavily taxed.

Citroen people carriers have mini fridges and share the reliability factor 😂

@SherbetDips

I suspect you don't know that many farmers. Good story though! I see pick ups where I live!

@CommeUneVacheEspagnole

Have you ever seen the spec of a Range Rover? Clearly in a different league to the cars you mention. Do you not understand the difference in off road capabilities and car quality? Cheap plastic is still cheap plastic even if it switches on the air con!

The Paris scheme was private cars

It's a joke. I thought the laughing face would give that away. Perhaps you should work on your comprehension and not being such a cunt.

RR are not some mystical or mythical beast that people won't have had the luxury of seeing. If this thread shows anything, it's that due to finance they are now attainable for everyone.

Also, if you RTFT, I used to sell them so I know all about them. I've driven loads. I hope that's ok with you.

Ford rangers are equally good off road.