What exactly makes the range rover so special?
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What exactly makes the range rover so special?
I think that until the very latest design, they were all boxy and ugly, fairly slow i believe also. What has made the range rover so popular over the years, and expensive? I know little about them.
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Its offroad capabilities are known worldwide which pushed its development up and therefore the price. In my opinion it is not a special car, but because they are not cheap, others with less knowledge think they are special. The original Land Rovers were to the British what the Jeep CJ is to the US.
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Well after test driving one after testing the LX, I have no clue. It rides better than the Discovery(which riding in a wheel barrow would feel better than riding in this thing) which isn't really saying a whole lot. I don't care for them very much.
Last edited by amy011079; Oct 6, 2003 at 01:11 PM.
it's the snob appeal without question....that's what sells these vehicles. Convince some wealthy people that some certain vehicle is a must-have, and they will buy it in droves. Regardless of reliability, TCO, ect.
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My mom has an 02 Land Rover Discovery Series II.
Good car, I can't really find much I don't like about it.
The ride is decent (definitely not like a 'wheel-barrow'), nothing spectacular like a Lexus, but not bad.
We use it mostly for the snowy roads up in Lake Tahoe during the winter time. Overall I don't think it's a bad car in any respect, but if it came down to it, I'd spend my money elsewhere, like on a Lexus
The only problem is that us Lexus owners have such incredibly high expecations from other car manufacturers. Sucks for the competition, but hey, whatcha gonna do?
Good car, I can't really find much I don't like about it.
The ride is decent (definitely not like a 'wheel-barrow'), nothing spectacular like a Lexus, but not bad.
We use it mostly for the snowy roads up in Lake Tahoe during the winter time. Overall I don't think it's a bad car in any respect, but if it came down to it, I'd spend my money elsewhere, like on a Lexus
The only problem is that us Lexus owners have such incredibly high expecations from other car manufacturers. Sucks for the competition, but hey, whatcha gonna do?
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Its the image that basically sells it. I would take a LX470 over any land rover. Its just not worth the price. Why would I pay for image when I could pay for quality. If you buy one of these things its not for its off-road capabilities anyways so why would it even matter how capable it is? If you wanted capability you wouuld have bought a Jeep or the original hummer.
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I used to have a land rover discovery back in the day. It was a cool truck, decent in comfort and luxury but the reliability was horrible. I did not have many problems while I owned it but when I went to sell it, everything under the hood was leaking, you name it, it was leaking. The best thing about Land Rovers is the 4 wheelin. There is noone that can touch, (except a hummer) their off roadin capabilities. I went on some of the land rover expeditions and I gotta tell ya, it was amazing the things that these trucks could do.
The resale value on these trucks sucks too. I ended up selling mine for like 6K below book. Would I buy another one, probably not, Do I think that the truck was pretty cool though, yup. That's just my opinion about the truck line.
The resale value on these trucks sucks too. I ended up selling mine for like 6K below book. Would I buy another one, probably not, Do I think that the truck was pretty cool though, yup. That's just my opinion about the truck line.
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Range Rover does have tremendous off-road capabilities with luxury. The new Range Rover even more so. Yes, it is snob appeal some, like owning a LEXUS over a Landcruiser. At the Lexus event with the 43 SUVs my favorites were LX and Range Rover. Both rode the same, both went off-road with ease, both were luxurious. Factor in reliability and u know what I would buy. But I love the new Range, it is awesome.
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Originally posted by ChrisFL
I dunno, from everything I've read, Landcruisers have just as capable off-road capability as Land Rovers do, and they're used worldwide, probably more than Land Rovers are...
I dunno, from everything I've read, Landcruisers have just as capable off-road capability as Land Rovers do, and they're used worldwide, probably more than Land Rovers are...
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Being a former valet person, Ive driven everything from Dodge neons to Porsche Carerra's (boss' car).
The Land Rover is really nothing special, it is just the image that some of the buyer's want. Most people that own these Rover's dont even go off roading, as a matter of fact most SUV owners DONOT off road thier SUV's!! Hmm figure that out.
The Land Rover is really nothing special, it is just the image that some of the buyer's want. Most people that own these Rover's dont even go off roading, as a matter of fact most SUV owners DONOT off road thier SUV's!! Hmm figure that out.
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Originally posted by Letsride
Go to the dealership and take one on their miny off-road trails and see what I mean.
Go to the dealership and take one on their miny off-road trails and see what I mean.
They took us on their test course behind the dealership, and the only way to describe it was
These cars have incredible offroad capabilities, combined with nice Luxury. We then bought the 2002 Discovery Series II, which is a completely different car than the previous years.Like I said before, it's not where i would spend my money personally, but that doesn't mean they aren't decent cars.
They're nothing special (the Land Rover line has been in our garage since 1994, mainly due to my mom), but they're certainly not bad.