Velar Reliability?
Discussion
I can’t speak for reliability but I had a loaned Velar P400 ( not the e). It was a very nice car and incredibly quick. I have driven and owned many so called fast cars and this felt as fast if not faster than nearly all of them. It was also surefooted. I think it was an R Dynamic HSE.
I was looking at a FFRR, but my wife says it's too big for her, although she likes the Velar.
I'd be happy with that (it's just to transport the two of us and the dog to France and southern Europe a few times a year), but I had it in the back of my mind that it was a bit of a reliability disaster. It seems they may have got to grips with reliability for the L460, but the Velar's not as new as that..
I'd be happy with that (it's just to transport the two of us and the dog to France and southern Europe a few times a year), but I had it in the back of my mind that it was a bit of a reliability disaster. It seems they may have got to grips with reliability for the L460, but the Velar's not as new as that..
megenzo said:
I bought a 2018MY FFRR in January and we were picked up by the dealer in a Velar. It was very nice but not a great deal smaller than a FF. My good lady was nervous driving the FF but quickly got used to the size of it.
I know it's not a lot smaller, but apparently it feels less intimidating 
megenzo said:
I bought a 2018MY FFRR in January and we were picked up by the dealer in a Velar. It was very nice but not a great deal smaller than a FF. My good lady was nervous driving the FF but quickly got used to the size of it.
The bigger LRs are usually easier to drive than even the likes of a Micra a.n.other small car... The sqareness of the bonnet and seating position let you see the corners of the car.When driving most other cars, you can see the end of the windscreen, the end of the bonnet is just guesswork.
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Phil. said:
Doofus said:
Phil. said:
It depends if you’re going to be driven by your wife’s perception or make a logical decision.
Ignore the rest of my post and enjoy your Velar.
I've had the Velar p400e for a year and have had no problems. It's my 6th LR in the past 30 years and none have ever broken down.
I guess either I'm really lucky, or the reports of LRs unreliability are grossly exaggerated.
I generally do between 20 and 30 miles a day, so 99% of my journeys are purely electric. In 12 months I've travelled +/- 9000 miles and am only on my second tank of petrol.
Long journeys will give you far fewer mpg than the ICE only versions, due to the increased weight.
But you knew all that, didn't you!
Up here in NW Scotland I notice a sizeable difference in EV range in cold/warm temps, but pre-conditioning helps that a lot (and means you get into a warm car in the dark mornings!).
It's well screwed together and a very comfortable ride. The computer screen gremlins that I read about before buying seem to have been sorted by software updates.
Good luck.
I guess either I'm really lucky, or the reports of LRs unreliability are grossly exaggerated.
I generally do between 20 and 30 miles a day, so 99% of my journeys are purely electric. In 12 months I've travelled +/- 9000 miles and am only on my second tank of petrol.
Long journeys will give you far fewer mpg than the ICE only versions, due to the increased weight.
But you knew all that, didn't you!
Up here in NW Scotland I notice a sizeable difference in EV range in cold/warm temps, but pre-conditioning helps that a lot (and means you get into a warm car in the dark mornings!).
It's well screwed together and a very comfortable ride. The computer screen gremlins that I read about before buying seem to have been sorted by software updates.
Good luck.
GetCarter said:
I've had the Velar p400e for a year and have had no problems. It's my 6th LR in the past 30 years and none have ever broken down.
I guess either I'm really lucky, or the reports of LRs unreliability are grossly exaggerated.
I generally do between 20 and 30 miles a day, so 99% of my journeys are purely electric. In 12 months I've travelled +/- 9000 miles and am only on my second tank of petrol.
Long journeys will give you far fewer mpg than the ICE only versions, due to the increased weight.
But you knew all that, didn't you!
Up here in NW Scotland I notice a sizeable difference in EV range in cold/warm temps, but pre-conditioning helps that a lot (and means you get into a warm car in the dark mornings!).
It's well screwed together and a very comfortable ride. The computer screen gremlins that I read about before buying seem to have been sorted by software updates.
Good luck.
Thank you. I've had three FFRRs and we found them useful, comfortable and generally reliable. Now thinking about a new one but reliability is my concern, because an3cdotally they've got worse since my last 2012 L322.I guess either I'm really lucky, or the reports of LRs unreliability are grossly exaggerated.
I generally do between 20 and 30 miles a day, so 99% of my journeys are purely electric. In 12 months I've travelled +/- 9000 miles and am only on my second tank of petrol.
Long journeys will give you far fewer mpg than the ICE only versions, due to the increased weight.
But you knew all that, didn't you!
Up here in NW Scotland I notice a sizeable difference in EV range in cold/warm temps, but pre-conditioning helps that a lot (and means you get into a warm car in the dark mornings!).
It's well screwed together and a very comfortable ride. The computer screen gremlins that I read about before buying seem to have been sorted by software updates.
Good luck.
Doofus said:
Phil. said:
Doofus said:
Phil. said:
It depends if you’re going to be driven by your wife’s perception or make a logical decision.
Ignore the rest of my post and enjoy your Velar.
Phil. said:
It’s got nothing to do with who it’s for the point still stands. Post deleted as it obviously offends you.
I did say that my wife feels the FFRR is too big, but she likes the Velar. As you said, there's little in it, but if she feels more comfortable driving one than the other then that's an important lart of the decision.What offended me was your implication that I'm some kind of f
kwit.Doofus said:
I did say that my wife feels the FFRR is too big, but she likes the Velar. As you said, there's little in it, but if she feels more comfortable driving one than the other then that's an important lart of the decision.
What offended me was your implication that I'm some kind of fkwit.
You’re obviously easily offended. My apologies.What offended me was your implication that I'm some kind of f
kwit.
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