Range Rover Evoque essential options?

[greggy50]

problemchild1976 said:

you can get a brand new RR for £30k?? cool - where?? I thought they were more like £50-70k

and you have been in a new mini yes? huge on the outside and tiny on the inside.

JJ

Edited by problemchild1976 on Monday 17th June 22:38

Well a good used one but yes that argument does not count I do realize

I would rather take a defender/freelander or a boggo disco 4 over the evoque myself if you wanted that sort of car as they are all better in my opinion

Don't even get me started on the new mini countryman...

Oh and a new range is more like £100k nowadays

[Lotusevoraboy]

greggy50 said:

Its too small and looks squashed almost like a scale model

My dads focus seemed bigger inside and I suspect most are 2wd thanks to emissions for comp cars. Just another car for the image 99 percent of the owners will never go off road and would be better off in s 3 series etc

As said girl I know has one so I am in them a lot hers was circs 40k at spec it id which just seems.mental to me

Already have a new 3 series! Test drove a RRS on same day...believe it or not the Evoque was more roomy in the back! The RRS at that price was also half way through it's life at 50K miles, 4yrs old and only came with a twelve month warranty. The steering wheel also wobbled like hell and the rear brake stuck to the disc and over heated on the test drive. Says it all really. With the fuel costs and tax, as well as it being based on a Disco 3 and therefore decade old technology, I thought sod it...Evoque won on every level when weighed up side by side. It is for the wife and baby anyway.

[Steve H]

Zyp said:

Willy Nilly said:

The car as a fashion accessory.

Like most M-sport BMW's, Audi S-lines and any type of MINI?
Oh, and any Porsche.

The difference is that the Evoque is basically a Freelander in drag, under the styling and twiddly bits it's the same car but pretending to be different and £10k more expensive.

When you buy a M3 you are (mostly) paying the extra over a 3 series for the performance stuff, same as you go up or down on the versions of S-Lines. The Mini and Porsche are different again, one thing for sure is that a 911 isn't a boggo production shed with a body kit.

The Evoque is just a (pretty successful) styling exercise aimed at a market that values form over function.

problemchild1976 said:

4WD (otherwise whats the point)

How many of these do you think will ever see a field?

[Blib]

Zyp said:

Willy Nilly said:

Zyp said:

Willy Nilly said:

The car as a fashion accessory.

Like most M-sport BMW's, Audi S-lines and any type of MINI?

Pretty much, and Fiat 500s

I see you left Porsche off - most definitely a fashion accessory!

The 500.... I reckon that's lost its tag now.
People seem to have moved on from that car.

The Fiat 500 is a terrific little car. Perfect for driving in a city. It has loads of space inside. It's light and airy. My Twin Air is tax and congestion charge free and nips in and out of traffic with ease. The steering is fingertip light and it turns on a sixpence.

There's nothing better for town driving.

Oh and OP, ignore the critics and have fun in your new car.

[The Moose]

I don't get all this hate for Evoques. I really don't.

Through a bizarre series of events and circumstances, I ended up with a free day at the experience centre at Luton Hoo with a friend to come along in tow.

I like to think I'm a fairly open-minded chap so went for the Evoque.

The day consisted of about 2 hours out on the open road ranging from country lanes with a ford to dual carriageways and everything in between.

I drove first (away from Luton thank goodness!!) and really enjoyed the drive. However, I was concerned about how my friend was getting on in the back and how I would too (the LRE chap wanted to sit up front). We're both 6 foot tall and circa 95kg so we're not slight by any stretch. To be honest, I wasn't looking forward to the drive back!

So, after a failed attempt at getting the thing to park itself (couldn't find a parallel space to park in), we swapped and my mate drove back. Me in the back. Surprisingly it was good. I enjoyed the ride back there and felt very comfortable.

The second half of the event was spent in their off-road course. To be honest, I found that bit boring (however, that might be because I raced from Russia to Mongolia/in Tunisia/Libya etc with a huge amount off road!). However, there were obstacles that I drove up in the Evoque that the freelancer that was knocking about there couldn't. Maybe I'm an off-road driving god?!

I really enjoyed the day and the car. Would I buy one? Yes - if I needed such a car. However, I'm currently in the sports car market.

[elephantstone]

Id need the higher spec headlights if i got one. The DRLs on the lower spec let the look of the evoque down.

[z4chris99]

having been previously critical I drove one on Tuesday for half hour, was a 5 door SD4 top spec every extra.

nice cabin
comfy
good ride
great toys, (park assist is brilliant)
good stereo
engine wasn't bad, enough poke

sitting in it is great, just from the outside you look like a knob

[Zyp]

Blib said:

The Fiat 500 is a terrific little car. Perfect for driving in a city. It has loads of space inside. It's light and airy. My Twin Air is tax and congestion charge free and nips in and out of traffic with ease. The steering is fingertip light and it turns on a sixpence.

There's nothing better for town driving.

Oh and OP, ignore the critics and have fun in your new car.

That was kind of my point - the 500 no longer appears to be a favourite of the fashionista's who have moved onto other cars, and is a decent car.
Would really like an Essessess (?) myself.

[greggy50]

Lotusevoraboy said:

Already have a new 3 series! Test drove a RRS on same day...believe it or not the Evoque was more roomy in the back! The RRS at that price was also half way through it's life at 50K miles, 4yrs old and only came with a twelve month warranty. The steering wheel also wobbled like hell and the rear brake stuck to the disc and over heated on the test drive. Says it all really. With the fuel costs and tax, as well as it being based on a Disco 3 and therefore decade old technology, I thought sod it...Evoque won on every level when weighed up side by side. It is for the wife and baby anyway.

If have a new 3 series don't see the benefits of getting an evoque instead as wont be as nice to drive and the engine is not as good or economical either

The fact the more expensive RRS was "falling apart" at only 50k miles would also but me off somewhat as well...

Oh and a range rover sport is bigger in the back with 2" more legroom and 4" more shoulder room it just has a bit less headroom suprisingly!

[Bjam99]

Zyp said:

That was kind of my point - the 500 no longer appears to be a favourite of the fashionista's who have moved onto other cars, and is a decent car.
Would really like an Essessess (?) myself.

Maybe because its been around for 7 years without a single update? The fashionistas have indeed moved on to Evoque's and A1's IMO.

[anonymous-user]

Lotusevoraboy said:

half way through it's life at 50K miles

It's true, the majority of cars actually explode and fall apart when they get to 100k.

[problemchild1976]

But why a 3-series instead? Every man and his dog has one

Great cars but far too common in lane 3 of the motorway driving up everyone's ass - haha!

Cars aren't all about safe and reliable motoring are they? TVRs being the best example.

I'm one of those people who always wants something different. For me it would be easy to get my hands on a fiesta ST 150 or a golf gti or a corsa vxr and map them along with everyone else but that's too easy.

The fashionistas dropped the 500 because everyone has one (like the new mini before that)

I'm sure the evoque will meet the same date but it still remains a lovely looking car

JJ

[greggy50]

problemchild1976 said:

But why a 3-series instead? Every man and his dog has one

JJ

Yes and the evoque is a very rare site on our roads...

[Cliftonite]

problemchild1976 said:

I'm sure the Evoque will meet the same fate but it still remains a lovely looking car

JJ

Should have gone to Specsavers . . .

[Fittster]

Steve H said:

How many of these do you think will ever see a field?

How many sports cars will see a race track?

[0llie]

Must admit I'm not sure on all the Evoque hate. In the short periods of time I have spent in them, I have been left impressed. Yes, maybe it is more of a styling exercise, but it is still a Land Rover underneath all of the (I think handsome) bodywork. I am usually quite 'old school' with my attitude to Land Rovers (i.e. they should have low ratio transfer box, locking diffs, go anywhere ability, and look better on a shoot than in Knightsbridge), but I think this is a good step, albeit in a new direction, for them.

Must have options IMO are Xenons, 4WD, & Panoramic Roof. Oh, and any colour other than white (IMHO).

On a slight tangent, I was told that they expected to sell somewhere in the region of 40k in their first year, then they re-aligned their figures and expected something nearer 60-70k, but it turned out to be around 130k. Once again, JLR doing a great job, they employ something like 19,000 people in this country, and that should be applauded.

[TaRD]

Is there an option that turns it into a Discovery?

[PhillipM]

No, but there is a 'doesn't do the school run' option. Tick that one:

[Motorrad]

greggy50 said:

Plate is AB13 WAG

What is that meant to signify?

[KTF]

problemchild1976 said:

But why a 3-series instead? Every man and his dog has one

Apparently BMW now sell more 3 series than Ford do Mondeos so if you want something that isnt 'common' then you are better to get a Mondeo.

Funny old world...