Range Rovers - What are they like?

I've almost bought one a couple of times, but sadly their reputation has ultimately put me off.

Warranty is all well and good but the dealers don't have a great reputation either; Marshall own many LR dealers and I'd never want to deal with them. I'd check the reviews for your local one, hopefully it's a different franchise.
 
Robbo said:
I've almost bought one a couple of times, but sadly their reputation has ultimately put me off.

Warranty is all well and good but the dealers don't have a great reputation either; Marshall own many LR dealers and I'd never want to deal with them. I'd check the reviews for your local one, hopefully it's a different franchise.
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Same. I am very well aware of the echo chambers on the internet and the simpletons that perpetuate the myths to look knowledgeable, but this is one brand I refuse to touch. Add in that I've already jumped through Marshall's hoops once, and I can genuinely say I'd rather drive a Picanto.
 
Bottom line, this is a low volume luxury manufacturer not BMW or Toyota.

These are complex vehicles. The used market is full of people who buy them cheap, drive them hard and then moan when they can’t afford the servicing or preventative maintenance they actually need. The long life servicing they are pushing is also a terrible idea, they need regular servicing.

I stand by this forum being a bad place to ask, the loud opinions are generally from people who have never sat in let alone owned one. It’s a friend of a friend whose dog had a groomer who knew someone who read on the internet that these were terrible. Actual owners just buy or lease them, maintain them properly and don’t fuss when something breaks..

Yes, you’ll get the odd disaster but you’ll also get freak X5 and Q7 stories just the same, it’s just more fashionable to **** on JLR, especially if you’re British.
 
Sorry to say but after our experience i wouldn't touch an 2.0 ingenium engine with a bargepole.

2.2 Ford engine was very good however and had 0 issues with it and tbh drove better, but louder.

One the whole i like JLR products, but vs other manufactures the lack of money to develop and polish the product really shows.
 
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I've had my 2015 RR Vogue 4.4 SDV8 most of this year now and bought based on a perfect MOT history and service schedule. I did also get a 2 year platinum warranty which includes wear and tear.

So far this year it has cost me £175 for an oil and filters service.
I did also buy an android/carplay upgrade and it has fantastically improved the in car entertainment and use Waze/Google maps for sat nav too but that was choice rather than necessity.
I expect to buy two new 21" tyres in the next month or two but beyond that, it has been perfect driving so far from a cost perspective, my old S4 Avant cost more to run and I'm getting around 34-35mpg average on my 1hr drive to work a couple of days per week (I WFH the rest). The S4 did 27 at best.
The downside is that I bought a 2015 euro 5 model rather than 2016 euro 6 on so I pay 700 odds a year tax, I don't need to worry about adblue and an additional stop start battery though. Insurance doubled from £450 for the Audi to £900 odds for the RR but honestly, I love it, it's comfy, reasonably quick once it's off the line and the space is cavernous. I took a single bed and mattress to the dump the other day and still had room for some boxes and an old server to go too. Security wise I it came with the Ghost II fitted which is an awesome immobiliser that has no traceability to disable and you can program which dash/steering buttons activate the engine so even if someone can get into the car, it's going nowhere. I also keep my keys in a faraday box just in case.
I know this model year is outside your interest but they really can be awesome big waft wagons. Just do your homework first and endure you have a comprehensive warranty.

 
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CaptainRAVE said:
Prepare to have deep pockets
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Road BOAT for those that can’t afford a boat but still want the “Bring Out Another Thousand” experience.

That said the new high end RR opens up social circles, once over a fee years old that opening closes. Just an observation from both a mate’s dad that had a boat in the Caribbean, house in the UK, a Bentley and RR, and a work colleague that founded and grew his own company.

Have a serious look at running costs and depreciation.
 
shifty_uk said:
Bottom line, this is a low volume luxury manufacturer not BMW or Toyota.

These are complex vehicles. The used market is full of people who buy them cheap, drive them hard and then moan when they can’t afford the servicing or preventative maintenance they actually need. The long life servicing they are pushing is also a terrible idea, they need regular servicing.

I stand by this forum being a bad place to ask, the loud opinions are generally from people who have never sat in let alone owned one. It’s a friend of a friend whose dog had a groomer who knew someone who read on the internet that these were terrible. Actual owners just buy or lease them, maintain them properly and don’t fuss when something breaks..

Yes, you’ll get the odd disaster but you’ll also get freak X5 and Q7 stories just the same, it’s just more fashionable to **** on JLR, especially if you’re British.
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I do think there's a certain element of that to it, but I also can't deny that of all the cars I see broken down on the roads, I see significantly more LR products than anything else.
 
Go in with your eyes open is all I'd recommend.

I'm a month into owning my 2015 sdv8 4.4 Autobiography. I bought it off a mate so know it's had the main remedial work all done but even then I spent 6 weeks browsing fullfatrr forums and reading the horror stories but also what can be done to minimise them or how to fix them yourself.

It's often said when they're working they are truly fantastic cars which I can vouch for. Mine is supremely comfortable, easy to drive (not park) and relatively economical, I've come from a 2009 mondeo diesel and get about the same mpg.(35ish) and its absolutely massive inside.

However when they need fixing they are a nightmare. Although if you're looking at 2020 cars most of the horrific issues were resolved near the end of the l405 life. As before check for insurance cost and if you have a good indy that can do warranty work near you all the better!

Also make sure you're clued up on spec as they do vary a lot and don't compromise there are loads out there.
 
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Diddums said:
I do think there's a certain element of that to it, but I also can't deny that of all the cars I see broken down on the roads, I see significantly more LR products than anything else.
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Can honestly say, in all my years of doing heavy motorway miles, I don’t recall ever seeing a Range Rover at the side of the road. Maybe it’s a down south thing, all the London mandem not keeping up with their service schedules. :)
 
The Range Rover enginium engine is one of the worst engines ever put into a car . The suffer from so many issues I would personally never own one

Even with regular maintenance they will develop timing chain problems guaranteed
 
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Old lion V6D isn’t strictly an Ingenium.

No issue with cranks on petrol variants. The 4 cylinder petrol is pretty much problem free thankfully.
 
NickK said:
That said the new high end RR opens up social circles, once over a fee years old that opening closes
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How on earth does simply owning a RR open up social circles? There will be a correlation between wealthy people who can afford an expensive car and those in certain social environments. But why does simply buying a particular car open up opportunities? If I get an RR on a lease that I can't really afford then will those circles open up to me too?

EDIT: I did once lease a new baby Range Rover (Evoque). It was undoubtedly a lovely place to sit... when the various electrical issues weren't driving me mad.
 
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