RE: Farewell Range Rover

[Trusty Steed]

Don1 said:

silvagod said:

The only vehicle, IMHO, that has continued to make me think that every owner is a knob of the highest order.

Badly parked, poorly driven, bombastic attitude, look at me status...

Hates gonna hate, and I hate.

I know a lot of owners, and they all fill my idea of a RR owners profile exactly.

I'm sure there are some decent ones out there, but I don't know you.

No farewell in my book, just Good Riddance!

Irony is a wonderful thing, n'est-ce pas?

Roughly translated, i really want one but cant afford one so I will slag them off instead..... Pfft

[taaffy]

I'll wager a tenner that Pistonwot drives a scoobaroo...

Edited by taaffy on Thursday 30th August 16:45

[Speedy1995]

i was just pointing out that i dont want to be in a car with a show off image no need to hate i didnt try insult you i just gave my opinion and yes my grammer is crap lol

[scarble]

taaffy said:

I'll wager a tenner that Pistonwot drives a scoobaroo...

oi! leave the scoob alone!
If he did he'd more than likely be proud of it anyway, more likely a diesel golf with a bonnet bra.

[silvagod]

Trusty Steed said:

Don1 said:

silvagod said:

The only vehicle, IMHO, that has continued to make me think that every owner is a knob of the highest order.

Badly parked, poorly driven, bombastic attitude, look at me status...

Hates gonna hate, and I hate.

I know a lot of owners, and they all fill my idea of a RR owners profile exactly.

I'm sure there are some decent ones out there, but I don't know you.

No farewell in my book, just Good Riddance!

Irony is a wonderful thing, n'est-ce pas?

Roughly translated, i really want one but cant afford one so I will slag them off instead..... Pfft

You can pfft all you want and your translation skills are sadly lacking, I wouldn't be seen dead in one these days.

I went to see Pink Floyd in 1974 in one of the first ones and loved it, it had class then.

[taaffy]

scarble said:

taaffy said:

I'll wager a tenner that Pistonwot drives a scoobaroo...

oi! leave the scoob alone!
If he did he'd more than likely be proud of it anyway, more likely a diesel golf with a bonnet bra.

Nowt wrong with Scoobies ...I had a nice P1 when they 1st appeared.

Just got a feeling that he is one of the back to front baseball cap brigade ..

FWIW ... my missus has a 2010 TDV8 vogue and it's absolutely sublime as a family vehicle, and when it snows, well you wouldn't know it had.

silvagod said:

It had class then

It still has class as long as it's not blinged up with chrome and big wheels. Ours is subtle in grey with matt finishing strips and standard wheels, no hint of bling at all.
However the class can also be diluted by driver attitude and poor driving.

Edited by taaffy on Thursday 30th August 17:09

[Don1]

taaffy said:

silvagod said:

It had class then

It still has class as long as it's not blinged up with chrome and big wheels. Ours is subtle in grey with matt finishing strips and standard wheels, no hint of bling at all.
However the class can also be diluted by driver attitude and poor driving.

Any car, any driver. Unfortunately.

[jdw1234]

Is something like this really that vulgar?

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...

I really like it.

[silvagod]

Don1 said:

taaffy said:

silvagod said:

It had class then

It still has class as long as it's not blinged up with chrome and big wheels. Ours is subtle in grey with matt finishing strips and standard wheels, no hint of bling at all.
However the class can also be diluted by driver attitude and poor driving.

Any car, any driver. Unfortunately.

Totally agree. It is the minority of 'brand' owners that have spoilt the 'brand' beyond redemption. I know there are some out there that are just fine. As I stated originally though, I just don't know them!

[Don1]

That's fair enough really. Let me guess - do you live round Cheshire way at all?

[silvagod]

Don1 said:

That's fair enough really. Let me guess - do you live round Cheshire way at all?

Actually...yes. How did you guess? (most of what people say is true!)

[Turbocharger]

L322 Range Rover:
4950mm long
1923mm wide
1902mm high

RangeRover Classic:
4470mm long
1778mm wide
1778mm high

Freelander 2:
4501mm long
1910mm wide
1740mm high

Defender Ninety:
4077mm long
1791mm wide
2037mm high

2009-2012 Renault Clio:
4032mm long
1720mm wide
1497mm high

So, within 5cms, RR Classic is smaller than a Freelander, and my Ninety has a similar footprint to a Clio. Who's the hooligan now?

[HowMuchLonger]

Here we go....

Ever PH car needs a sticker


Speed Matters (offroad)



Speed Matters (onroad)





and with its friends....(notice how only the Range Rover is parked properly)

Edited by HowMuchLonger on Thursday 30th August 18:48

Edited by HowMuchLonger on Thursday 30th August 18:49

[Don1]

silvagod said:

Actually...yes. How did you guess? (most of what people say is true!)

Irrational dislike of RR due to knobs driving them and being disrespectful tts (to paraphrase). The major places where people own RR's are either the home counties, or Cheshire.

Living in the former, I don't find many RR owners being idiots, which left me one option.

[scarble]

HowMuchLonger said:

Here we go....

Ever PH car needs a sticker

Speed Matters (offroad)

Speed Matters (onroad)

and with its friends....(notice how only the Range Rover is parked properly)

stunning.
Looks oddly narrow next to the sport and evoque, you can certainly tell it's got more in common with the Disco than the Sport.

[silvagod]

Don1 said:

silvagod said:

Actually...yes. How did you guess? (most of what people say is true!)

Irrational dislike of RR due to knobs driving them and being disrespectful tts (to paraphrase). The major places where people own RR's are either the home counties, or Cheshire.

Living in the former, I don't find many RR owners being idiots, which left me one option.

Good detective skills! Around here they are mainly footballers, or something even worse...their wives

[Don1]

[tercelgold]

jdw1234 said:

Is something like this really that vulgar?

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...

I really like it.

I'd take an older 4.4 V8 instead and save around £10K in cash, dead cheap for a 2008 though.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...

Edited by tercelgold on Thursday 30th August 19:37

[HowMuchLonger]

tercelgold said:

I'd take an older 4.4 TDV8 instead and save around £10K in cash, dead cheap for a 2008 though.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...

Unfortunately that would be impossible as the 4.4tdv8 was not available until 2011.

The one you have posted is a 4.4 petrol.

[tercelgold]

HowMuchLonger said:

Unfortunately that would be impossible as the 4.4tdv8 was not available until 2011.

The one you have posted is a 4.4 petrol.

Yes sorry the petrol V8.