I now realise why everybody loves Range Rovers

[anonymous-user]

Rathbone said:

Ah, of course, every Range Rover driver on PH has the V8 petrol. I should've known. Perhaps that particular variant has NVH slightly superior to an Indian cattle truck, unlike the derv. They are still - objectively and demonstrably - horrible vehicles.

In any case, in the real world, electric motors have the RX moving down the road before your engine has even restarted. Perhaps that's why the stupid bh who almost ran me over couldn't be bothered to stop?

Good to see that the thread has gone full Bellend with the arrival of a returning poster who has signed up specifically to open another new account to troll about RRs.

PH never disappoints !

[Rathbone]

DonkeyApple said:

But it does has an image. ‘Odd bloke’. That sort of Alan Partridge thing where you can’t quote tell if it’s a parody or not.

All wagons have an image. And I suspect that most blokes would favour being regarded a bit of a chav than a bit weird.

These threads always bring out the bloke who can’t stand LRs and always with the tale about how a woman. Always a woman. Some blokes just really have an issue with women. But the ‘small dog’ one is new and it’s a really cool addition to the usual rantings. It gets so boring the typical hating of chavs, women, taller blokes, shorter blokes, blokes with more money, blokes with less money but it’s brilliant that along with the usual sad man hatred and anger of irrelevant things you’ve managed to bring not only an Alan Partridge element to the party but the importance of a small dog.

Easy there, snowflake.

I'm company director with a swimmer's build, if you must know.

[Equilibrium25]

Brooking10 said:

Good to see that the thread has gone full Bellend with the arrival of a returning poster who has signed up specifically to open another new account to troll about RRs.

PH never disappoints !

Ah, I thought it was an angry and aggressive start from a newcomer!

[av185]

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[anonymous-user]

Rathbone said:

Easy there, snowflake.

I'm company director with a swimmer's build, if you must know.

Are you Sharron Davies ?

[Rathbone]

Equilibrium25 said:

Ah, I thought it was an angry and aggressive start from a newcomer!

I don't think I've seen a RR driver who isn't either orange (female) or red (male) in the face at all times. Seriously. Angry, angry souls:

https://youtu.be/SedRkDTZTxg?t=66

We Lexus owners on the other hand? It's like driving a Shinto temple by comparison, so no wonder we're so serene.

[Shakermaker]

Thanks to the OP I spent longer than I should have looking at various ones for sale online last night. Which, I've done before.

They're cheap.. probably for a reason.

I went to have a look around one local to me a few months ago on behalf of a mate, to save him the 100 mile round trip when I could walk 5 minutes up the road. Was a 2005-ish supercharged 4.2 V8. And it was under £6k. And it was awesome.

I've had a few old Discos in the past and I love them despite their faults, a Range Rover is definitely on my list for "one day"

[Unexpected Item In The Bagging Area]

DonkeyApple said:

But it does has an image. ‘Odd bloke’. That sort of Alan Partridge thing where you can’t quote tell if it’s a parody or not.

All wagons have an image. And I suspect that most blokes would favour being regarded a bit of a chav than a bit weird.

These threads always bring out the bloke who can’t stand LRs and always with the tale about how a woman. Always a woman. Some blokes just really have an issue with women. But the ‘small dog’ one is new and it’s a really cool addition to the usual rantings. It gets so boring the typical hating of chavs, women, taller blokes, shorter blokes, blokes with more money, blokes with less money but it’s brilliant that along with the usual sad man hatred and anger of irrelevant things you’ve managed to bring not only an Alan Partridge element to the party but the importance of a small dog.

I think you’ll find that his reference to small dogs is a way of inferring that the owner is gay. Old fogies don’t like to use the word itself, for example when my MiL mentions my wife’s gay friend she calls him “the one who’s...”, or my mum always calls them “very nice men”.

[Rich Boy Spanner]

I sometimes wonder if the design team for the RR weep over the abominations that some owners turn their vehicles into.

[TREMAiNE]

Chestrockwell said:

I’m going to be paying 9k in 2 years

So you sold your Civic as you're looking to purchase a house... But then decide to spend £9,000 to borrow a pretty much run of the mill car for a couple of years.

Chestrockwell said:

...and drive home stting myself worrying if I had been ripped off.

[Equilibrium25]

Rathbone said:

I don't think I've seen a RR driver who isn't either orange (female) or red (male) in the face at all times. Seriously. Angry, angry souls:

https://youtu.be/SedRkDTZTxg?t=66

We Lexus owners on the other hand? It's like driving a Shinto temple by comparison, so no wonder we're so serene.

Ok, tried to engage you in sensible conversation by asking about your driving experience of RRs, but you are clearly just trolling.

I’m not sure your AAA-assisted plastic palace is making you as happy and calm as you think it is.

Prompted by your post, I did google RX interiors to see if my memory was playing tricks. It wasn’t. Strong plastics with lots of silver embellishments.

[greenarrow]

Sheepshanks said:

zarjaz1991 said:

The OP seems to have legged it.

I'd be interested to know what happened to his car. One minute he had a BMW, then a Civic, now...nothing.
Is this intentional, or did something 'happen'?

Obviously I'm just nosy.

He's been waiting for the bus as his mum's car isn't available and he's realised he can't use the policy he kept running after his Civic went.

I'm not sure about that but having read an old Hot Hatch thread the other day where he popped up every few seconds to plug his Honda Civic Type R, he does seem to be the sort that thinks that if he likes a particular model, everyone else has to as well!

Can't say I am one of those who particularly likes Range Rovers. The one model that did appeal was the last gen RR Sport Supercharged, probably on account of the old Top Gear feature with JC trying to dodge a tank on Salisbury Plain. I thought it had a thuggish charm that was quite appealing.

[Shakermaker]

greenarrow said:

I'm not sure about that but having read an old Hot Hatch thread the other day where he popped up every few seconds to plug his Honda Civic Type R, he does seem to be the sort that thinks that if he likes a particular model, everyone else has to as well!

Can't say I am one of those who particularly likes Range Rovers. The one model that did appeal was the last gen RR Sport Supercharged, probably on account of the old Top Gear feature with JC trying to dodge a tank on Salisbury Plain. I thought it had a thuggish charm that was quite appealing.

Was he the inspiration for "dear Total Prick on an Internet Forum"

[Shakermaker]

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[Rathbone]

Equilibrium25 said:

Ok, tried to engage you in sensible conversation by asking about your driving experience of RRs, but you are clearly just trolling.

I’m not sure your AAA-assisted plastic palace is making you as happy and calm as you think it is.

Prompted by your post, I did google RX interiors to see if my memory was playing tricks. It wasn’t. Strong plastics with lots of silver embellishments.

Watch the clip I posted and have a scan through the comments. The Great British public's stance on RRs is clear, and I have no reason to doubt their wisdom.

Whether you like it or not, your purchase of an RR is - at the very least - a tacit endorsement of such behaviour.

[Chestrockwell]

TREMAiNE said:

Chestrockwell said:

I’m going to be paying 9k in 2 years

So you sold your Civic as you're looking to purchase a house... But then decide to spend £9,000 to borrow a pretty much run of the mill car for a couple of years.

Chestrockwell said:

...and drive home stting myself worrying if I had been ripped off.

Don’t worry about me and what I’m doing, my circumstances aren’t your business. 9k may seem like a lot and the C-Class may be a ‘run of the mill’ car but to me, it’s a great all rounder with good performance and fuel consumption with all the toys I need. £9,000 is also a lot less than the depreciation should I have bought it.

I ‘ bought’ a year old 4 series 2016 and lost 13k in nearly 3 years, I’ve done it before, the ‘right’ way and it’s more headache, selling it took a while along with price reductions and lots of idiots calling.

I’d rather borrow a car, better that way, the amount you’re paying is fixed and you give the car back.

What’s your third contribution going to be, make it count, you’re beginning to look like a bitter man who’s wife I banged.

How could you have it in for someone on a public forum, I’m not even in the politics threads where it all kicks off!

[biggbn]

Rathbone said:

Equilibrium25 said:

Ok, tried to engage you in sensible conversation by asking about your driving experience of RRs, but you are clearly just trolling.

I’m not sure your AAA-assisted plastic palace is making you as happy and calm as you think it is.

Prompted by your post, I did google RX interiors to see if my memory was playing tricks. It wasn’t. Strong plastics with lots of silver embellishments.

Watch the clip I posted and have a scan through the comments. The Great British public's stance on RRs is clear, and I have no reason to doubt their wisdom.

Whether you like it or not, your purchase of an RR is - at the very least - a tacit endorsement of such behaviour.

You have me reason to doubt the great British publics wisdom? Look around you man, look around you

[DonkeyApple]

Unexpected Item In The Bagging Area said:

I think you’ll find that his reference to small dogs is a way of inferring that the owner is gay. Old fogies don’t like to use the word itself, for example when my MiL mentions my wife’s gay friend she calls him “the one who’s...”, or my mum always calls them “very nice men”.

Yes but then he was also going on that he had a small dog also which just becomes baffling unless this is a weird cat fight situation that we’ve all inadvertently become witness to?

Man makes weird reference to men with small dogs being gay and then talks about how his small dog was only just spared the murderous intents of one of those awful woman type things.

[RobM77]

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[DonkeyApple]

biggbn said:

You have me reason to doubt the great British publics wisdom? Look around you man, look around you

Indeed. Thanks to Brexit it is all too clear that 48% of the British public are idiots and 52% of the British public are also idiots. I guess we just didn’t appreciate that there were two types of idiot and how evenly matched they were.