The New Car Fanatic Thread

[Da Fino 2,708]

What do we know about Range Rovers?  I haven’t had one in 15 years and the last one was a major piece of shit that spent half of its time in the shop and told myself I would never buy another one.  I now find myself interested in a 22 HSE P525 Westminster with 2,900 miles as a daily driver.  I have heard since the new company took over they are much more reliable. Dealer dropped it of today for me to drive and think about it and I am really impressed.  Is this new car fever or did they manage to turn this brand around.  

Wife had one. I loved driving it. Glad when we sold that piece of shit.

[TwiceHorn 30,914]

On 5/18/2022 at 6:02 PM, G650 said:

You will notice the SHO is number 1 and the Spirit number 3 in that list. The Dodge pipped on performance but the SHO is the OG.

Yeah, but it's C/D, rating on all that faggoty euro shit.  😬😬

[TwiceHorn 30,914]

3 hours ago, Atxracer said:

What do we know about Range Rovers?  I haven’t had one in 15 years and the last one was a major piece of shit that spent half of its time in the shop and told myself I would never buy another one.  I now find myself interested in a 22 HSE P525 Westminster with 2,900 miles as a daily driver.  I have heard since the new company took over they are much more reliable. Dealer dropped it of today for me to drive and think about it and I am really impressed.  Is this new car fever or did they manage to turn this brand around.  

Yeah, the consensus is still very nice POS.

[Gladeite 375]

On 5/27/2022 at 9:49 PM, TwiceHorn said:

Yeah, the consensus is still very nice POS.

One of my happiest days was getting rid of the wife's Sport.  Loved the supercharged V8 and stable ride.  I did a lot drag racing on Bee Caves Road and South Mopac.  

However, I think my wife was stranded 3 times in the 3 years we owned it.  Electrical gremlins twice and once transmission.  Got the 3 year, 100,000 mile warranty that covered the major repairs.  The consumables, which includes shocks were a beating.  Every time I looked around, it was $2500 for this or that.  Very disappointing experience coupled with the worst dealership in Texas, the one on 5th.  

[Okie State 3,731]

I've never heard a single person who was happy with their Range Rover. Yet people keep buying them so fuck it!

[Atxracer 797]

1 hour ago, Gladeite said:

I did a lot drag racing on Bee Caves Road and South Mopac.

 

[Atxracer 797]

16 minutes ago, Okie State said:

I've never heard a single person who was happy with their Range Rover. Yet people keep buying them so fuck it!

I talked to a few that were and went ahead and pulled the trigger.  If it doesn’t work out, I have a line on a replacement in about 6 months so will dump it then.  But, in the meantime, I needed a baby hauler and nothing else jumped out at me. I have driven it 30 whole miles with no problems, fingers crossed, lol.  

[conVINCEd 21,468]

21 hours ago, Okie State said:

I've never heard a single person who was happy with their Range Rover. Yet people keep buying them so fuck it!

I would own another one if it was under factory warranty,  and I would sell it prior to the expiration of said warranty.  If you are going to own one not under warranty you need to find the nearest independent shop that specializes in working on them.  In the DFW area, there’s a shop on Frankford in Carrolton that does good work for half the price the dealership would charge.

[Okie State 3,731]

I would own another one if it was under factory warranty,  and I would sell it prior to the expiration of said warranty.  If you are going to own one not under warranty you need to find the nearest independent shop that specializes in working on them.  In the DFW area, there’s a shop on Frankford in Carrolton that does good work for half the price the dealership would charge.

Right, I just hear anecdotal stories about Moms getting stranded on the side of 59 with three kids in the car. Fuck that. Too many other nice cars out there.

[gyroprotagonist 2,591]

2 hours ago, conVINCEd said:

I would own another one if it was under factory warranty,  and I would sell it prior to the expiration of said warranty.  If you are going to own one not under warranty you need to find the nearest independent shop that specializes in working on them.  In the DFW area, there’s a shop on Frankford in Carrolton that does good work for half the price the dealership would charge.

do you have the name of the place?  wife has one and no issues other than the fucking alarm goes off randomly in the middle of the night.  from internet google-fu i think it's the 'bonnet' sensor that thinks the hood is getting opened.  

[conVINCEd 21,468]

16 minutes ago, gyroprotagonist said:

do you have the name of the place?  wife has one and no issues other than the fucking alarm goes off randomly in the middle of the night.  from internet google-fu i think it's the 'bonnet' sensor that thinks the hood is getting opened.  

I sold mine in 2015.  Don’t remember the name. Tried to get it for you via google maps and came up empty.  Cranky old Brit may have retired since then.

[Atxracer 797]

After 45 miles in, it randomly doesn’t seem to know the tailgate is actually closed and have to go back there, open it and then re-close it to make the computer stop.  This is gonna be awesome.  Luckily, it is a 22 with 2,900 miles so still plenty of warranty.  The good news is, i hear the closest dealership sucks balls.  

[gyroprotagonist 2,591]

that's the thing.  the dealership seems clueless.  wife took it in and told them to fix the sensor/alarm.  They changed the oil and did nothing else.  Said they would have to run a diagnostic.  We were like WTF, you had the car for 4 days.   

[Prepuce of Doom 20,948]

I've always viewed Range Rovers as a status symbol that announces "we have enough money that it's no big deal to us that this expensive vehicle is unreliable because we have enough other vehicles to use when it's in the shop" - kind of the same "fuck you money" attitude that I think explains things like RM watches, Mark Davis's perplexingly bad haircut, certain designer clothing, etc. 

[Incredulity 11,278]

On 5/31/2022 at 9:01 AM, Prepuce of Doom said:

Mark Davis's perplexingly bad haircut,

[ChickenSandwich 9,772]

Third one I’ve seen in the wild in Austin 

 

[Native Horn 3,465]

That is beyond hideous.

[Clackles 276]

Yeah I have a feeling there’s gonna be some buyers’ regret with those Rivian trucks.  I saw one in Houston and was pretty horrified by the final product.

[Da Fino 2,708]

19 minutes ago, Clackles said:

Yeah I have a feeling there’s gonna be some buyers’ regret with those Rivian trucks.  I saw one in Houston and was pretty horrified by the final product.

The guy I saw driving one in Houston looked miserable. 

[52-80 19,015]

i think they look great, for a truck

[Okie State 3,731]

Looks like a Honda Ridgeline, but worse.

[zman13 178]

They remind me of the $5000 Chinese EV trucks

[Atxracer 797]

3 hours ago, Okie State said:

Looks like a Honda Ridgeline, but worse.

Exactly what I thought.  

[JSB 677]

still holding out hope for the Rivian SUV. I really want to get my wife to drive one. It would be perfect for the kid hauling around town she does. 

[Bozo_Casanova 26,111]

On 6/2/2022 at 7:36 PM, ChickenSandwich said:

Third one I’ve seen in the wild in Austin 

 

When was this? I swear I saw this truck on a flatbed in the parking lot of the Buccees in Bastrop yesterday morning. 

[otisdog 365]

Back to the Range Rover -nice lady on the next block that we met walking dogs owns a RR dealer, a Caddy dealer, and a Toyota dealer. Her ride was a Forerunner. I once kidded her about trying to be low key and not driving a RR. Her response: I'm a busy lady...just because I own the dealership doesn't mean the damn thing doesn't die on me. Her husband drives caddies.

[ChickenSandwich 9,772]

13 minutes ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

When was this? I swear I saw this truck on a flatbed in the parking lot of the Buccees in Bastrop yesterday morning. 

Lakeway, yesterday around 2

[Prepuce of Doom 20,948]

In case anyone needs a reminder why you shouldn't buy a car that has spent any meaningful time in Miami. 

 

 

[elfenix 34,148]

On 5/21/2022 at 9:44 AM, tbone_ said:

Anyone driving a phev these days? Any feedback? I’m intrigued by the concept.

a friend has a gen 2 volt and loves that he doesn't have to use gas for commuting.  says the electric-only range is a bit lower than what was quoted.  iirc he can get a bit over 40 miles on electric.  unfortunately GM maxed out the tax credits so stopped selling volts. 

Edited June 4, 2022 by elfenix

[midtown 3,339]

That is beyond hideous.

Since when did looks stop people from buying electric vehicles. Look how popular Teslas are.

[Fat Bastard 591]

This is all I can think about when I see those hideous Rivians

[Prepuce of Doom 20,948]

[Chewbacca 7,664]

Yeah I have a feeling there’s gonna be some buyers’ regret with those Rivian trucks.  I saw one in Houston and was pretty horrified by the final product.

I like them in person, but I didn't order one.

[Buzzrock 14,786]

Hey guys check out my new car

[tbone_ 14,014]

Dope

[USCATX 1,064]

On 5/17/2022 at 9:02 AM, midtown said:

Owner of a 2013 F-150.   Ordered this in September and picked it up last night.  Had my uber driver take me straight from the airport bags and all.   7 miles on the odo.   

2022 Mach 1 with handling package in Cyber Orange.  Tremec 6 spd.

Holy shit its fun to drive.  Esp with the rev match

 

Wait, does your splitter have a splitter?  The splitter on my GT350 is already a parking lot entry scrape-magnet but that one is taking it to the next level.  

[elfenix 34,148]

every time i've seen the new tundra coming toward me i think someone has done something to their ford

[midtown 3,339]

11 hours ago, USCATX said:

Wait, does your splitter have a splitter?  The splitter on my GT350 is already a parking lot entry scrape-magnet but that one is taking it to the next level.

Yup.  Not only that my rear wing has a rear wing.  Per Ford they needed more track downforce.  I already touched it once so now I either back in or end up parking like 2 feet from the curb.  All the reviews say to just plan to buy a new one at some point. 

Edited June 6, 2022 by midtown

[G650 13,560]

On 6/3/2022 at 11:50 AM, Okie State said:

Looks like a Honda Ridgeline, but worse.

Unpossible

[Moby Ric 2,058]

On 6/2/2022 at 7:36 PM, ChickenSandwich said:

Third one I’ve seen in the wild in Austin 

 

That thing looks dumb as hell.

[Mittens 8,076]

I have no clue how to embed instagram here, but this is some pretty sweet car pron:

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/CeuCrkprrgb

[HOOKEM4 4,974]

^^^^that link lead me to this. hnng..

 

[Mittens 8,076]

She's a good follow, especially if you like older Ferraris and other sportscars.  

[Brew 2,953]

On 5/29/2022 at 4:17 PM, Okie State said:

I've never heard a single person who was happy with their Range Rover. Yet people keep buying them so fuck it!

We liked ours. Outside of a DEF issue (Sport Diesel) in the first 5,000 miles, ours never was in the shop. She hit a deer in it which turned into a $20k+ repair because of where the idiots mount the electrical components, but it got repaired and was fine. She traded after 2 years and 55k miles or so without any issues. She’ll probably go back to one when she’s 2 years into the Escalade because both kids will be driving at that point and we can downsize some.

[Okie State 3,731]

We liked ours. Outside of a DEF issue (Sport Diesel) in the first 5,000 miles, ours never was in the shop. She hit a deer in it which turned into a $20k+ repair because of where the idiots mount the electrical components, but it got repaired and was fine. She traded after 2 years and 55k miles or so without any issues. She’ll probably go back to one when she’s 2 years into the Escalade because both kids will be driving at that point and we can downsize some.

Trading up every two years probably helps although there are clearly still plenty of issues on Range Rovers of all ages. I'd probably argue that any $100K+ vehicle should have no serious issues within two years, but maybe that's asking too much.

[Brew 2,953]

1 hour ago, Okie State said:

2 hours ago, Brew said:

We liked ours. Outside of a DEF issue (Sport Diesel) in the first 5,000 miles, ours never was in the shop. She hit a deer in it which turned into a $20k+ repair because of where the idiots mount the electrical components, but it got repaired and was fine. She traded after 2 years and 55k miles or so without any issues. She’ll probably go back to one when she’s 2 years into the Escalade because both kids will be driving at that point and we can downsize some.

Trading up every two years probably helps although there are clearly still plenty of issues on Range Rovers of all ages. I'd probably argue that any $100K+ vehicle should have no serious issues within two years, but maybe that's asking too much.

At this point owning any newer model SUV/truck outside of a warranty is a crap shoot with all the electronics involved. My last 3 Ford trucks have been in for more warranty related issues than the Range Rover ever was. I’m a month into a 2022 F250 and it’s been in twice for a trailer brake controller issue and now the backup camera is shot. Those are different than getting stranded on the side of the road, but we never had that issue in the RR either.

[Sam Lin 3,538]

14 hours ago, Okie State said:

I'd probably argue that any $100K+ vehicle should have no serious issues within two years, but maybe that's asking too much.

This statement reflects such a sad state of affairs. Any new vehicle at any price should have no serious issues within two years, period.

[bluto 4,853]

This page makes me never want to get rid of my 6 yr old base as hell model 4Runner. 

[fattyflattie 4,630]

7 hours ago, bluto said:

This page makes me never want to get rid of my 6 yr old base as hell model 4Runner. 

No shit. My truck is getting closer to it’s legit end of life cycle for a heavy use truck. This makes me want to throw some parts at it and keep it going.  I didn’t expect, and didn’t have, issues for the first 10 years with it. Got a front right speaker replaced on the warranty.  Gives me a sad thinking I’ll be paying 3x as much to have more issues.  

[elfenix 34,148]

8 hours ago, bluto said:

This page makes me never want to get rid of my 6 yr old base as hell model 4Runner. 

you don't own a 4runner.  you merely look after it for the next generation.