Range Rover Sport (or similar)

=adrian=

That looks quite interesting. Thank you

djbsom

Seems to me you need a decent normal two wheel drive family car with a good set of winter tyres to can fit for the colder months.
Your average driver will get further with good winter tyres than a with a 4x4. A little common sense, a delicate touch and some restraint will serve you Better than any range rover and at a fraction of the cost.
Unless you just want a rangie, in which case,  go for it.

=adrian=

Thanks. I do not know what I want anymore I think I need to step away from the subject, let it dry and then re-think it all. Maybe it will give that child in me time to settle down and reconsider.

nvingo

Just a thought; whose is the unmade track you will have trouble negotiating when you move further into the countryside? How much of that could be paved with the cost difference between a conventional car and a RRS ? Or even, if it isn't public highway, would it be possible to use 'any old 4x4' to get to paved road, and keep your conventional car there?

=adrian=

Answer to these, and many other questions, I will have soon when we tackle the legal stuff. At the moment I am in the process of gathering information, because there will be some quite substantial changes to our lives coming. There is a lot to think about.

=adrian=

Wow. If we forget for a moment the main subject of this video, which is the warranty, and that this is in US, and also that that is full RR, not RRS, it does seem to be quite an unreliable car

IronGiant

I often wonder what people want from an off road car.  Especially a Chelsea Tractor which it is obvious that's what the RRS is.  It's bolted on a Disco Chassis

noiseboy72

Many years ago, I did the sound for the leaving do for Bob Dover, who was retiring as a top executive within Ford. Prior to this he had been the sales director and I think MD for Land Rover.

As he reminisced about his time at Land Rover, he spoke about the original Discovery - that had been developed during his time there. He spouted off about how they had managed to build it at a much lower cost than other models, had dipped into the BL parts bin (remember the Ital door handles and Freight Rover headlamps of the MkI?) and how proud they were of it...

He then went on to say how he drove the preserved "First off line" recently. "What a piece of S*** we built" he announced - much to the horror of the current LR execs, who were busy launching Disco 3 at the time! Fortunately no press were present at the time!

djbsom

Personally I think it's the image. You buy a ruff and tuff off roader and suddenly you're Indiana Jones.  Just as your average 911 buyer suddenly thinks he's jenson button right up until they 'hit' their first roundabout.
The OP in this case is actually being sensible in as much as he perceives a change in demand of his car so he's planning ahead and looking at a more capable car. I just don't see the need to go 'full fat' 4x4. I think that's just going to get you further away from the hard top before you get stuck.
A good set of winter tyres on a nice family car and Roberts your aunties brother.

=adrian=

I very much doubt you can find any of these 10 year old RRS still in Chelsea Besides I am too cool to worry about image