Can we afford a $105k Range Rover or LX570?

[Anonymous]

For someone so smart, you lack common sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When we have $100K lying around we spend it on a 25% down payment on an investment property that rents for $2500/month. Not a car that will be in the shop once a month.

Please show us a 400k property that rents for 2500/mo.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When we have $100K lying around we spend it on a 25% down payment on an investment property that rents for $2500/month. Not a car that will be in the shop once a month.

Please show us a 400k property that rents for 2500/mo.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/818-Veirs-Mill-Rd-Rockville-MD-20851/37101620_zpid/?utm_campaign=iosappmessage&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=txtshare

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3-4 families in each?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Another who has a Range Rover that's rarely in the shop. Seems like a rumor for those who can't afford, TBH.

My sister had two of them and they were giant PITAs. We earn scads more than she does so it’s not that we can’t afford.

[Anonymous]

Omg - just had convo with DH about Range Rover.
I make 845k and DH makes $4.5M.

We decided it was too much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When we have $100K lying around we spend it on a 25% down payment on an investment property that rents for $2500/month. Not a car that will be in the shop once a month.

Please show us a 400k property that rents for 2500/mo.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/818-Veirs-Mill-Rd-Rockville-MD-20851/37101620_zpid/?utm_campaign=iosappmessage&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=txtshare

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3-4 families in each?

No?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Omg - just had convo with DH about Range Rover.
I make 845k and DH makes $4.5M.

We decided it was too much.

Wut??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When we have $100K lying around we spend it on a 25% down payment on an investment property that rents for $2500/month. Not a car that will be in the shop once a month.

Please show us a 400k property that rents for 2500/mo.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/818-Veirs-Mill-Rd-Rockville-MD-20851/37101620_zpid/?utm_campaign=iosappmessage&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=txtshare

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Ew. Thought you were talking about vacation properties. Who would buy one of these as an investment?

[Anonymous]

I pay $2000 per month for my apartment and if I wanted to buy it it would cost me $800 k. Guess I'm getting a great deal!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Omg - just had convo with DH about Range Rover.
I make 845k and DH makes $4.5M.

We decided it was too much.

Wut??

Even though we make a lot, it seems excessive for a car.
Shocked this person is considering a car with such a low HHI.
I couldn't justify it on a HHI over $5M.

[Anonymous]

This thread must be satire.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Range Rover = horribly unreliable vehicle. Budget a couple grand per year for repairs.

The LX570 literally looks like a vehicle from 2004.

Why would you want these behemoth gas guzzlers?

There's so many cooler cars you could get for less money: Tesla X or Y, Rivian R1S, VW ID.4, etc. All of these cars would scratch that itch at $30-50K cheaper. Or the Kia Telluride if you want to go with the ICE.

You can afford it.....but I question your judgment.

My thoughts exactly. Every time I see someone driving a RR, I just wonder how much they are paying in repairs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Range Rover = horribly unreliable vehicle. Budget a couple grand per year for repairs.

The LX570 literally looks like a vehicle from 2004.

Why would you want these behemoth gas guzzlers?

There's so many cooler cars you could get for less money: Tesla X or Y, Rivian R1S, VW ID.4, etc. All of these cars would scratch that itch at $30-50K cheaper. Or the Kia Telluride if you want to go with the ICE.

You can afford it.....but I question your judgment.

My thoughts exactly. Every time I see someone driving a RR, I just wonder how much they are paying in repairs.

People who own them on here are telling you the repair costs are negligible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Range Rover = horribly unreliable vehicle. Budget a couple grand per year for repairs.

The LX570 literally looks like a vehicle from 2004.

Why would you want these behemoth gas guzzlers?

There's so many cooler cars you could get for less money: Tesla X or Y, Rivian R1S, VW ID.4, etc. All of these cars would scratch that itch at $30-50K cheaper. Or the Kia Telluride if you want to go with the ICE.

You can afford it.....but I question your judgment.

My thoughts exactly. Every time I see someone driving a RR, I just wonder how much they are paying in repairs.

People who own them on here are telling you the repair costs are negligible.

+1
Mine is 4 years old. Never paid anything but twice yearly diesel exhaust fee (like 80 bucks)

[Anonymous]

First off, OP's general financial approach seems downright sensible, and it seems like he's doing great for his age (or any age).

But there's never a time where buying a $100,000 car is "smart" from a purely financial perspective. It's a luxury, plain and simple. I wouldn't personally spend that much on a luxury in your situation, but it just becomes personal opinion at that point. I'd say go buy a luxury SUV like a Q7 for $60k and pocket $40k, but then there'd be others to say go buy a used 2015 CRV and pocket $80k.

You can "afford" it, at the expense of your savings or some other purchase.