RE: Land Rover confirms Evoque Convertible
Discussion
I personally don't think its that bad looking for what it is. They will some thousands of the things, which is all that really matters.
The 'tin-top' versions are everywhere here in rural Wiltshire, far better looking than the BMW/Audi beasts that were a common site previous to these.
The 'tin-top' versions are everywhere here in rural Wiltshire, far better looking than the BMW/Audi beasts that were a common site previous to these.
It looks like a hoot. It works well as a soft top. Seems ideal for pottering round the South of France or Tuscany.
Suspect it might be difficult to get the good looking good while up?
Only issue I have is that I still cannot reconcile soft tops having Diesel engines. Still seems wrong to me, regardless of how much money French and German firms spend in buying Le Mans trophies.
Suspect it might be difficult to get the good looking good while up?
Only issue I have is that I still cannot reconcile soft tops having Diesel engines. Still seems wrong to me, regardless of how much money French and German firms spend in buying Le Mans trophies.
unrepentant said:
Oz83 said:
A vast improvement in rear visibility...
How many people will we see folding the roof down to reverse park one of these?
Rear visibility is no problem whatsoever on the Evoque.How many people will we see folding the roof down to reverse park one of these?
I've never driven one so I wouldn't know, but I remember reading many reviews of the Evoque that raised rear visibility as an issue because of the sloping roof line.
J4CKO said:
I dont see the problem, it looks sort of ok and is a logical extension of the Evoque model range, I am not sure why Orange Women from Cheshire and their purchasing decisions are so inferior to PH'ers, they arent into cars in the same way, like we would not choose the correct gym, tanning salon, nail bar, hairdressers, Clothes shop, gastro pub, oil fired cooking machine etc etc
I hate to say it but I suspect they are, as a rule, happier with their wheels, they buy it, drive it, don't f
k about with it, don't worry about a new one until the lease is up, send it in under warranty when it breaks, pay a polish man to wash it and do not worry about which is the best sealing wax, they get new tyres and don't agonise about the brand or whether to buy winters, they dont worry about tenths of seconds to sixty as it is plenty fast enough (its "nippy" you see), they dont bother with crumbly old stuff that breaks down, they dont yatter about it endlessly on forums, too busy playing Bingo most likely.
Sometimes I do wonder who the daft ones are.....
I dont want an Evoque but I just dont see why we are so scathing of anyone who chooses a well made, desirable, well equipped, economical, fast enough, comfortable, reliable product whilst we drive some right old rubbish, stuff that makes you piss blood that has a climbing frame in, stuff that deafens you, and pretend its the height of petrolhead nirvana, stuff we think marks us out as a connoisseur, maybe it does to other car beards but the rest of the world just think, well, nothing.
I bet secretly the Evoque is probably more enjoyable in every way than a 20 year old MX5, or at least 95 percent of the time it is. I don't think Cheshire mummies are worrying our our choice of wheels but quite enjoy their Evoques.
Superb post and I agree entirely.I hate to say it but I suspect they are, as a rule, happier with their wheels, they buy it, drive it, don't f
k about with it, don't worry about a new one until the lease is up, send it in under warranty when it breaks, pay a polish man to wash it and do not worry about which is the best sealing wax, they get new tyres and don't agonise about the brand or whether to buy winters, they dont worry about tenths of seconds to sixty as it is plenty fast enough (its "nippy" you see), they dont bother with crumbly old stuff that breaks down, they dont yatter about it endlessly on forums, too busy playing Bingo most likely.Sometimes I do wonder who the daft ones are.....
I dont want an Evoque but I just dont see why we are so scathing of anyone who chooses a well made, desirable, well equipped, economical, fast enough, comfortable, reliable product whilst we drive some right old rubbish, stuff that makes you piss blood that has a climbing frame in, stuff that deafens you, and pretend its the height of petrolhead nirvana, stuff we think marks us out as a connoisseur, maybe it does to other car beards but the rest of the world just think, well, nothing.
I bet secretly the Evoque is probably more enjoyable in every way than a 20 year old MX5, or at least 95 percent of the time it is. I don't think Cheshire mummies are worrying our our choice of wheels but quite enjoy their Evoques.
h0b0 said:
They were beaten to this niche market
Mercifully, even Americans don't seem to be buying too many of these! I've maybe only seen two on the road. Every time I do, I laugh and wonder just what sort of person would buy such a horrendously ugly vehicle. I'm guessing the same sort of people who bought the Pontiac Aztec and Mercedes R-class. I must say this new Evoque Cabrio is nowhere near as bad as the Murano, inasmuch as dysentery is nowhere near as bad as the Black Death. Oh, and just to be clear, I quite like the standard Evoque; IMO it's a great looking car, though I wish it was available with JLR's supercharged V8.
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