Land rover pros & cons?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We had one a while ago. For all the hate/confusion here, the land Rover was the same price of other (non luxury but nice) SUVs we had looked at at the time. Range rovers are insanely expensive.

But I do not recommend. Was expensive to maintain and it was noisy inside. I didn't like the ride, as a passenger. Spent more time getting fixed than it should have. Poor gas mileage.

My husband drove it usually and mostly liked it, but we were not sad to sell it

A Range Rover is a "Land Rover," as it's made by LR. A Land Rover model like a Defender or Discovery is not a Range Rover, though. OP didn't specify.

[Anonymous]

I would like to have a vintage RR or LR that I could drive for fun and not as a daily driver. Cheap to buy and expensive to maintain, but could maintain at my own pace with another daily driver. I would not spend all that money on a new one, but at least it would be under warranty. I would not be likely to buy any car new, though. YMMV

[Anonymous]

As others have said,

Looks nice and interior is premium quality.

Mechanically crappy. Tons of maintenance.

We had one about 6 years ago. Never again.

[Anonymous]

Only thing worse is the Defender. These off roading cars driving around the beltway and never going off road once.

[Anonymous]

I go out of my way to make driving more frustrating for Land Rover owners.

[Anonymous]

They should all come with a bumper sticker that says: “I’m Insecure so I Drive a Land Rover”

[Anonymous]

I love Land Rovers. I had one about 20 years ago. They’ve not gotten better. Don’t buy one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pro: Social signal "I have money to burn"

Con: You will burn through money on maintenance and repairs

Not if you lease and it’s under warranty. Haven’t had any issues with my 2020. The 2009 was a mess though. Overall, they are fine. Blair drops very quickly. Don’t keep it more than 5 years. Tires are very expensive.

[Anonymous]

No one needs these overpriced gas-guzzlers.

[Anonymous]

NP. I also love classic Land Rovers. I would never own one outside UK/Eire though.

In the UK/Eire, any mechanic knows how to repair them and has ready access to parts. Elsewhere, repairs and maintenance are unduly expensive and most mechanics are not familiar with the vehicle.

[Anonymous]

If you have to have one lease one. We've had 2 (Range Rover and Range Rover Sport) and they are the most over complicated and poorly engineered cars made. I don't think we had a 15,000 mile stretch on either of them without an air ride suspension failure which ran $5K to repair out of warranty. "I think we should go back to the Land Cruiser" was possible the greatest thing my wife has ever said to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Only thing worse is the Defender. These off roading cars driving around the beltway and never going off road once.

The Defender is a Land Rover

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe look at the Ineos Grenadier, which is a modernized clone of the classic Land Rover 110?

The Grenadier has a BMW engine, a ZF transmission, and a Magna chassis. It’s built in a former Mercedes plant. I’d say it’s much better than the Defender. You can take it to any mechanics who know how to fix BMWs.

[Anonymous]

I love the Discovery. I did like the Defender, but I feel like with three models, everyone seems to have one. As everyone else says, though, this would be my I have way too much disposable income car, so I know I could handle the repairs and maintenance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pro: Social signal "I have money to burn"

Con: You will burn through money on maintenance and repairs

Not if you lease and it’s under warranty. Haven’t had any issues with my 2020. The 2009 was a mess though. Overall, they are fine. Blair drops very quickly. Don’t keep it more than 5 years. Tires are very expensive.

Agree that it's a lease-only proposition. OP said they were looking to buy.