Partner Gifted Money - Wants to Spend it on a Range Rover Evoque

noclaf

As mentioned already it's a status symbol more than anything else. A friend has one on lease, it's a nice place to sit in but apart from that overall quality and reliability is poor as expected and the petrol version that my friend has struggles to pull it's weight around, v sluggish. I'd rather have one of the Korean brands or if one must have some "bling" would go for something German..just IMO of course.

greyteam1959

Flush the money down the toilet she will have less pain.

Herzlos

I've had one and it was nice enough.

If it's purely for the status, it's not going to be possible to talk her out of it so convince her to buy the oldest one she can find and get a private plate to hide the age. Then she won't lose so much money when she trades it in for something that works

fred246

Funny how when some people get a bit of money they have to get rid of it as soon as possible.

cymruchris

I wouldn’t usually mention this - but maybe suggest that if she has the money - go down the pcp route - so she gets a brand new one - and then her capital will be eaten away month by month. Then it’ll come with a dealer warranty. It does she mean she won’t own it - but likely after having one for three years - she won’t want another one  

DrEskimo

cymruchris said:

I wouldn’t usually mention this - but maybe suggest that if she has the money - go down the pcp route - so she gets a brand new one - and then her capital will be eaten away month by month. Then it’ll come with a dealer warranty. It does she mean she won’t own it - but likely after having one for three years - she won’t want another one  

It all depends if the deprecation of a used one + repairs (or extended warranty) is less than the deprecation + interest of a PCP.

Given depreciation on new cars are eye watering, and PCP interest charges can rack up to £1000+ per year, I think the odds are that a used one with just the potential for costly repairs (albeit maybe higher than average for this car!) is probably going to end up the more cost effective option.

But agree with @Petriix...look at a e-Niro or Kona. @Stageshoot will testify to the unbelievable low ownership costs of those given they barely depreciate (not to mention fuel and servicing savings) an come with 7year warranty to boot.
Far nicer to drive an EV then a rattly noisy diesel too....

Clive_Woody

Make sure she has adequate RAC/AA cover for when the inevitable happens. Put together a "survival kit" to keep in the car with food, water and entertainment for when she's sat at the side of the road waiting for the recovery vehicle.

A mate of mine got a RR and we did enjoy seeing his regular Facebook updates with it being winched onto the back of an RAC truck. On the positive side, he got to try out a wide range of hire cars while it was constantly being repaired so when he finally ditched it he knew what he was replacing it with.

Nebulous2

I was at a classic car event last summer. A guy with an old land rover had on a jumper which said: Land Rover Turning owners into mechanics for over 50 years. 

Nearlyold

Take a trip to your nearest Range Rover dealer and park up nearby for a while where you can comfortably view the entrance to the premises, then suggest a game of "Spot the Breakdown Truck".

Supersonos

Well, this is all highly negative.

Over 11 years I have owned three Evoques, a Velar and currently have a Range Rover Sport.  I haven't had any issues at all.  Not one.  Yes, servicing, road fund licence and insurance is more expensive than a smaller car, but you get what you pay for.  I guess parts are more expensive, too, but I've never needed to buy any.

The only unexpected cost I had was recently - a nail in my tyre.  That cost me over £400.  For one tyre.

The only "fault" I had was a warning light (can't remember what it said).  I called my dealer and within the hour a Land Rover mobile technician appeared at my house, ran some checks and said it was nothing.  That's what I'd call service.

All makes/models break down, have defects, have recalls.  I hear all the time that LR are really bad (just look at this thread - loads of negative comments, but how many have actually owned one?), but all I can say is that I've never experienced it myself.  I'd recommend Range Rover any day.