Anyone on here got a Velar?
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Scaf
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Come on Wattie that won’t do, you need to be prepared........
Something like this would be much more suitable:-
Something like this would be much more suitable:-
Wattie
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Thats ok I’ll be in the front. Do you have one?
Oneball
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No the inlaws have had a selection of RR products. Hence why I’m usually in the back. They’re always new or nearly new and they only keep them two years but I can’t remember anything going wrong with any of them.
They’ve got a Ford thing now and it’s on it’s second AC compressor.
They’ve got a Ford thing now and it’s on it’s second AC compressor.
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Think I would have a BMW X3/4 m40i or a Porsche Macan instead, for a soft SUV.
dickygrace
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Macan S is a fantastic car.
Wattie
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Yeah agreed. But id go Gts or Turbo if I went there and honestly they don’t “tingle”’me anymore. It’s a little pudgy thing and after a Cayenne Turbo it’s a backwards step.
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Last time there was a crisis I bought the Mc. Bank or driveway, Kerb won.
Same again.
kg bar made loads.
Potential, Enjoyment in parking space.
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Check out this 2019 Land Rover Range Rover Velar P300 R-Dynamic S Auto AWD MY19.5.
Negotiation ongoing/ he’s no idea, see below.
prefer
Check out this 2017 Land Rover Range Rover Velar P250 R-Dynamic S Auto AWD MY18.
that said I reckon I could walk into Land Rover and tell them they’ll be fecked in a month or two. Cash deal on best specced, huge discount or here’s my number.
call me when you’re desperate.
Same again.
kg bar made loads.
Potential, Enjoyment in parking space.
inquired re
Check out this 2019 Land Rover Range Rover Velar P300 R-Dynamic S Auto AWD MY19.5.
Negotiation ongoing/ he’s no idea, see below.
prefer
Check out this 2017 Land Rover Range Rover Velar P250 R-Dynamic S Auto AWD MY18.
that said I reckon I could walk into Land Rover and tell them they’ll be fecked in a month or two. Cash deal on best specced, huge discount or here’s my number.
call me when you’re desperate.
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Doctor Houx
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Have had full fat and sport Range Rovers but not Velar. Now have Cayenne Turbo that has been light years better on reliability and running costs. All my JLR cars were dreadful in this respect and it took me a long time and lots of money before I finally saw the light.
if you have a Porsche SUV as indicated, I wouldn’t consider moving to a JLR product unless you want grief and expense!
if you have a Porsche SUV as indicated, I wouldn’t consider moving to a JLR product unless you want grief and expense!
Wattie
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Cayenne t was years ago. Just like the look of the Velar as an older more responsible mature citizen.
think my Porsche days are over.
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dickygrace
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Don’t disagree, the Turbo is fantastic. If a Macan is a backwards step from a Cayenne Turbo then a Velar is several leaps backwards.
Wattie
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Totally different car. You cannot use a cars performance nowadays- 60/70over here on most roads. I’ll take the comfort.
You’ve forgotten Dickie, after the Atom nothing comes close for excitement.
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Says it all.
These are the 16 most unreliable car brands for 2020
Land Rover finished last among 32 car brands in JD Power's 2020 vehicle-dependability study, with 220 problems per 100 vehicles.
www.businessinsider.com
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Had a brand new Velar on loan for 2 months while my wife's Range Rover Sport Autobiography SC was having a brand new engine fitted to it
I hated everything about it and would never ever put my money there. It was cramped, narrow and short. Was a lot firmer. Had absolutely 0 cool factor- looked like it belonged to my mum. Sound system was bad. Steering felt light and vague. Had very bad mpg (Compared to my 5.0 L 510HP RR). Air suspension kept on breaking. Would make a super loud beep as you approached speed cams and I had no idea how to turn it off. My wife hated it as well. Was so glad to get the RRS back eventually.
On the plus side - it had windows that open and shut.
I hated everything about it and would never ever put my money there. It was cramped, narrow and short. Was a lot firmer. Had absolutely 0 cool factor- looked like it belonged to my mum. Sound system was bad. Steering felt light and vague. Had very bad mpg (Compared to my 5.0 L 510HP RR). Air suspension kept on breaking. Would make a super loud beep as you approached speed cams and I had no idea how to turn it off. My wife hated it as well. Was so glad to get the RRS back eventually.
On the plus side - it had windows that open and shut.
Wattie
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So was that the Discovery or the range?Says it all.
These are the 16 most unreliable car brands for 2020
Land Rover finished last among 32 car brands in JD Power's 2020 vehicle-dependability study, with 220 problems per 100 vehicles.
Wattie
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Ok, but to be fair it’s engine didn’t require replacing.....which I’m a little more concerned about, other than your opinion of what it looked like.Had a brand new Velar on loan for 2 months while my wife's Range Rover Sport Autobiography SC was having a brand new engine fitted to it
I hated everything about it and would never ever put my money there. It was cramped, narrow and short. Was a lot firmer. Had absolutely 0 cool factor- looked like it belonged to my mum. Sound system was bad. Steering felt light and vague. Had very bad mpg (Compared to my 5.0 L 510HP RR). Air suspension kept on breaking. Would make a super loud beep as you approached speed cams and I had no idea how to turn it off. My wife hated it as well. Was so glad to get the RRS back eventually.
On the plus side - it had windows that open and shut.
Nice dancing emoji by the way, presumably this was one of the least concerning problems of RR ownership you’ve experienced..., hence the celebration?
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Knowing people that have worked on the service desk at a JLR dealership, and people that have worked on them from a service side, as well as knowing people who have owned them, id avoid full size RR products. Far too unreliable, and dealers etc slow to get things sorted. Id be going German personally, unless a DBX takes your fancy.