Kev.O Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Does anyone have any experience on a Range Rover Sport please? My old man is looking at buying one but after looking at this thread he's a little worried they may have a few major issues. TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcarrter21 Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 the brembos work well on a supra,dont think this will help though :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 I've driven the Range Rover Sport since they came out, had a Range Rover Sport a couple of months back for the weekend. They are brilliant cars, though I believe once you have crept over 60k then problems can start with suspension etc. The recent one I drove, was a TDV8, did 800 miles on it without a hiccup & my friend had this car with 35k on the clock with no issues, still going out on rental with no issues. The newer ones are much better but again this can be hit and miss sometimes. If his main issue is reliability then he should buy a Toyota Landcruiser... If his more concerned about style and the hip...hop....I'd go Range Rover Sport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonT Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 From reading that article and some of the comments posted up they dont sound like trouble free motoring to me! But according to What Car they aren't that bad?! Scroll down and have a read unless you already have http://www.whatcar.com/car-reviews/used/land-rover/range-rover-sport-4x4/full-review/25422-3#tabsection1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edge Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Try and twist his arm to get a landcruiser or if he is not intersted in going off road then an X5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev.O Posted October 26, 2009 Author Share Posted October 26, 2009 Thanks for the feedback so far guys. Try and twist his arm to get a landcruiser or if he is not intersted in going off road then an X5. We had a Landcruiser earlier this year as a hire car whilst aboard. It's a nice car but doesn't really tick all the boxes. He doesn't want the BMW stigma either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackWatch66 Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 lol but hes happy with the 'Range Rover Sport' stigma? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev.O Posted October 26, 2009 Author Share Posted October 26, 2009 lol but hes happy with the 'Range Rover Sport' stigma? Got to be better than BMW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexJames Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=199727 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 A new one or second hand? The new Range Rovers are quite special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 The wife's boss had two, the first one was changed under warranty after umpteen failures and leaks et cetera within 3 months. The second one was worse, and he got his money back and bought a ...... BMW I don't think he's a particular whinger, he genuinely found out what Range Rover build quality is like! These "high performance" 4x4's are the ultimate marketing over design statement, why anyone would want something that's not really any good off road, drinks fuel, and isn't as nice to drive as a high end estate car on road, basically a fairly fast, small, tarted up truck, I don't know? 95% of them never leave the city anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev.O Posted October 27, 2009 Author Share Posted October 27, 2009 A new one or second hand? The new Range Rovers are quite special. He's put a deposit down on a 9 month old HST model. I best not show him what Chris has written Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozz Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 I think they are stunning motors. Sure they're not practical but they really are a prestige motor with some serious road presence (IMO). Just about any prestige motor has a better, cheaper more capable and sensible option but thats not the point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraAyf Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 The guy next door to us bought a Range Rover Sport in 2008 and it broke within the first 8-months. A good pal of mine also bought one too and he had nothing but electronic problems with the thing. I suppose 8-months of driving is better than nothing:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev.O Posted October 28, 2009 Author Share Posted October 28, 2009 Thanks Andrew. Does anyone have any positive comments (Just want to see whether people are just saying about the bad dealings, or whether they really are all bad!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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