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I noticed you can find a pretty swanky truck for around 20-28k here in Canada. I just wondered if there are any others out there that have looked into this. Or are they to be avoided at all costs? I admit I don't know a lot about these vehicles...

http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/rch/ctd/2425183464.html

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Pretty nice, no?
 
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Beautiful, quiet, comfortable, capable trucks. Luxury SUVs get no better in my book, and I'd love to own one someday. A former co-worker of mine bought an '04 with 85k on it, had it for 2 years and somehow had no problems. I get the feeling this is not the norm. :laugh:
 
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They are beautifully designed houses on wheels. :)

I've just never understood the luxury SUV thing.
An SUV should be tough and easy to clean, not fragile and high maintenance.
If you need a vehicle capable of traversing dirty rough terrain, then you will be getting out eventually and bring said dirt back into the cabin unintentionally.
 
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BENJMNS said:
go test drive a new range rover with cash in hand and you'll understand. :D else your opinion will be biased toward hate.
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Can you expand on that?

And did I really hate? If it came across that way, I apologize.
I realize some people like to pile boulders in their suburban driveways. :D

 
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BENJMNS said:
go test drive a new range rover with cash in hand and you'll understand. :D else your opinion will be biased toward hate.
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I disagree. I like the exterior looks of them, but I find the performance, the reliability, and frankly the interior uninspiring. My Dad brought home a Supercharged sport, and after a quick drive I convinced him to take it back. It doesn't do anything well other than look nice and depreciate like hell.
 
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Although not the most practical SUV you can buy, these are great lounges on wheels. For a purpose-built SUV, I'd pick something a little more utilitarian but I do love these RRs. Particularly in London, England you see tons of these on the road.
 
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We did look at them, decided maintenance was a bad idea. I took my half of the money and bought a Subaru, havn't looked back since
 
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woofster said:
Although not the most practical SUV you can buy, these are great lounges on wheels. For a purpose-built SUV, I'd pick something a little more utilitarian but I do love these RRs. Particularly in London, England you see tons of these on the road.
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Only someone from Ontario would write "London, England" - as if people reading it may confuse it with London, Ontario. . .

I have always been a RR fan and a Land Rover fan - but the maintenance costs scare me far too much. A neighbor had a 04ish RR and the thing was a pile of ****. It was honestly at the dealership once a month. He got rid of it before it was out of warranty and bought a Lexus.
 
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It was back a couple of years ago. A 09 RR Sport supercharged. For 500 hp or whatever and the mileage, I expected better pick up but I understand that's due to the fairly heavy weight. The interior looks nice in pictures, but there are big "slabs" of painted plastic like around the shifter and also the "slabs" of wood that feels fake though it may be real. After literally dash stroking, I wasn't very impressed with it all. I will say that a quick perusal of the 09 RR SC on fleabay does show them holding their values better than what I expected to see based on other models, so I do give you that. It basically just boiled down to the fact that I didn't feel it was worth what they wanted for it. It didn't feel like a vehicle approaching the century mark like an S550 or A8 does. The exterior was very sexy though, and I did want to like it just based on that. I'm sure there have been more improvements in those areas in the late model vehicles.
 
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the Sport is a very different animal than the full size Range Rover. The full size interior is far more comfortable and much more refined than the Sport. Though all still carry the same high cost to maintain and poor gas mileage.

Personally i still love the Range Rover and the wife will be driving one soon if she has her way. Thank god for low resale value and being a Rover mechanic helps on the cost of maintenance thing.
 
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Toaster29 said:
I disagree. I like the exterior looks of them, but I find the performance, the reliability, and frankly the interior uninspiring. My Dad brought home a Supercharged sport, and after a quick drive I convinced him to take it back. It doesn't do anything well other than look nice and depreciate like hell.
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And many popular vehicles don't so anything well other than look nice and depreciate.
Most new vehicles are bought based on looks and price.
You killed your father's dream.....
 
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I spotted this thread a few hours ago and have since been lost in Land Rover land researching and day dreaming.

Far as I can see the only "stranding issue" with the BMW powered Range Rovers is the front differential and drive shaft not having a flex joint. Which there is now a very nice 4130 double U-joint replacement shaft made for $500. The transmissions are robust, the air suspension isn't nearly as problematic as the P38, the BMW V8 is reliable and it get's decent mileage for what it is. The owners that have fixed the diff issue seem extremely satisfied. So satisfied in fact that I'm going to look at one and see how it is to drive.

I have loved Range Rovers from afar but never needed one. Now I need a wagon/suv that will accommodate my over-sized freaky tall body and have easy egress ingress.... this could maybe possibly work.
 
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eunos94 said:
I spotted this thread a few hours ago and have since been lost in Land Rover land researching and day dreaming.

Far as I can see the only "stranding issue" with the BMW powered Range Rovers is the front differential and drive shaft not having a flex joint. Which there is now a very nice 4130 double U-joint replacement shaft made for $500. The transmissions are robust, the air suspension isn't nearly as problematic as the P38, the BMW V8 is reliable and it get's decent mileage for what it is. The owners that have fixed the diff issue seem extremely satisfied. So satisfied in fact that I'm going to look at one and see how it is to drive.

I have loved Range Rovers from afar but never needed one. Now I need a wagon/suv that will accommodate my over-sized freaky tall body and have easy egress ingress.... this could maybe possibly work.
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If you have the maintenance budget for annual cost to own, they are beautiful comfortable trucks.

vwgtiIII said:
I moved a few calipers and alternators for those when I was still working in parts and $500+ was the norm. Great looking though
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BENJMNS said:
but my point remains the same... don't buy these things out of warranty. if the newest you can afford is out of warranty, look elsewhere. it'll look dated anyways so no one's really gonna care "how you roll" these days.
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You must really want this truck to be able to handle the possible expenses.
Do not even try and use logic to rationalize it as a practical used purchase. :laugh:
You would be better off buying something mainstream and having it modified- and it would still cost less to own and repair.
 
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