Is the Range Rover Sport the apex in arsehole wheels ?

[dessiato]

Proof of the pudding?

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Really? Think again

not getting this one

Thanks for proving my point so succinctly.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Actually, it's financial - though twattery undoubtedly comes into it - you don't pay VAT on them, so they are instantly 20% cheaper. They tend to be a little more agricultural and less refined on the road than the more traditional chelsea tractors, and thus cheaper in terms of build - put the two together and you're looking at something that's half the price of a Discovery.

They are also cheaper to insure - less likely to be targeted for theft-export.

Why are they VAT exempt? They're clearly not commercial vehicles, legitimate tradespeople drive vans.

Never seen a Ford Ranger with commercial livery or even the traditional coating of grime found on the vehicles of those who do actual stuff for a living.

I did see some gangsters, or people who seemed to think they were gangsters, pull up in a matching pair of metallic orange Rangers. The head bloke had a purple suit on and was clearly not on his way to work at a breakers yard. I told them off for parking their twat wagons so as to prevent wheelchair acces to the pavement and boss man tried to threaten me but he was wearing a fucking purple suit so it wasn't very scary at all.

 

[Leafster]

Why are they VAT exempt? They're clearly not commercial vehicles, legitimate tradespeople drive vans.

Many crewcab/double cab pickups are treated as commercial vehicles for VAT purposes (there's a full list of criteria which I can't remember at the moment) so if you're a VAT registered trader you can reclaim the VAT on them.

 

[not-bono-ever]

buying a forest has both tax and inheritance benefits - massively so - do it properly & make a token business of it and you get the justification for a vat free slab of metal - them forests and woods are not there to make the countryside pretty.

 

[Poi E]

Most car makers now offer grey, a different kind of grey, shiny grey, white, black or red. I don't know what these people have against colours but I think it's a bit much to call grey the UK's favourite colour when we're offered little else.

First thing I noticed moving to the UK was silver and grey cars everywhere. Just assumed people were afraid of colour.

 

[hash tag]

Well spotted with the grey cars, maybe it is true...

It's official, grey is the new black
BBC News - Grey is the UK's favourite car colour for the first time
Grey is the new black for car buyers

I'm bang on trend

Thanks for proving my point so succinctly.

Even the Audi?

 

[not-bono-ever]

..

 

[hash tag]

How's this for a hot one?

 

[hash tag]

Dear Mr Strasse (Bahnhof Strasse ), a nod to the superb and glorious heritage that is Alfa. Check out the auction, article Classic & Sports Car
Particularlyvitems 11&12. 29 stunning classics for sale at the Paris auctions | Classic & Sports Car

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Alfa's look great and are supposedly great driver's cars, my next car may well be one. But anything older than the Giulia will spend more time on the back of a low loader than tearing around the b roads.

And all classic cars are awful.

 

[kebabking]

Alfa's look great and are supposedly great driver's cars, my next car may well be one. But anything older than the Giulia will spend more time on the back of a low loader than tearing around the b roads.

And all classic cars are awful.

Landrovers and Range Rovers are the same: they are great cars, there's nothing on the market that has the off-road capability matched with the on-road sharpness and comfort of them - its just that they are terrifyingly unreliable and JLR dealers have an appalling reputation for taking forever and costing a fortune to fix anything, and the warranty seems to never apply to anything. one of our neighbours bought a brand new Disco last year - the central lovcking went mental after 3 weeks to the point where it had to be lobbed on a low-loader and dragged off to have the lot replaced. it took two months, and JLR were obnoxious the whole time, and only the involvement of trading standards forced them to accept that it was a manufacturing fault for which they were liable.

this was a fifty thousand pound car that was less than 6 months old.

i wouldn't touch them with a 60ft, burning bargepole.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

That sounds very much like when they denied any liability for my engine exploding. Eventually got them on Watchdog, but too late to help me.

I'll stick to German or Japanese ta. Although the fast Giulia is singing to me, I hear it eats tyres, it's like a mermaid luring me...

 

[mauvais]

Anything of that ilk eats tyres. The QV needs to get off Corsas or whatever it is that comes with it though.

I know a fair bit second hand about them. A mate whose car history is RS6, M5, C63 and what was at the time the world's fastest A45 went to the QV, loves it and is probably going to break with a habit and keep it beyond the usual two years. Then again, lots of people had fairly big problems. I think on balance it's working out OK, comparable with anything else.

 

[mauvais]

Also:

 

[pogofish]

Sign outside pub today - "Please do not park in the beer garden... etc"

So, parked in Beer Garden - One Range Rover Sport and a Freelander.

 

[ska invita]

First thing I noticed moving to the UK was silver and grey cars everywhere. Just assumed people were afraid of colour.

Welcome to little Britain
Notorious 'ugly' yellow car vandalised

 

[Poi E]

Mental. The only livening up another dirty brown and grey tumble down village.

 

[hash tag]

I don't quite know how to hide my disapointment Land Rover pulls plug on £240,000 Range Rover SV Coupe

 

[Chilli.s]

I don't quite know how to hide my disapointment Land Rover pulls plug on £240,000 Range Rover SV Coupe

Such a shame, I was saving up for one of those as well, since 1975.

 

[dessiato]

I don't quite know how to hide my disapointment Land Rover pulls plug on £240,000 Range Rover SV Coupe

If I'd had the money I'd have bought one. I like its looks. I'll bet it would have been a lot of fun off road.

 

[mauvais]

Even for JLR that thing was lazy wank. And it's no more a 'coupe' than this is:

 

[A380]

rather than the above: Back in the 80s a friend had a van made with XR3 parts. Couldn't find a picture put did turn this up which looks great if you needed a small van...

 

[DownwardDog]

This Kangoo with a Megane RS drivetrain is great.



Urban pearl clutchers look away. He breaks the speed limit. In a built up area.

 

[dessiato]

I like sleepers. There's something rather fun in the idea of a knackered old rat look and massive performance. This, however, looks fun.

 

[mauvais]

That's Assetto Corsa.

Goodwood have got an interesting Transit:

 

[dessiato]

That's Assetto Corsa.

Goodwood have got an interesting Transit:

Is that the one with the XJ220 engine?

 

[mauvais]

Is that the one with the XJ220 engine?

Yep.

 

[hash tag]

"Sleepers" thats a new one on me. This was an early one. Guy gets a knackered old minor of his mum. Guy adds to it and adds to it and...

 

[DownwardDog]

A "sleeper" has to look like an unmodified car. That Moggie fails the test!

This 2JZ-GTE engined Volvo is a fine example of the breed.