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new tyres. sitting pretty.
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Ok, here is an honest question since I know a lot of you guys are Land Rover fans…
Found an 08 Range Rover sport HSE for a ridiculous good deal and its in great shape. Thinking of trading out the wife's Nissan SUV for it (heck, it would be way cheaper too!) the RR has like 60K miles on it.
What kind of costs should I expect coming up? Like 5K (I literally found numbers like this online from reviews haha) a year in repair or more like a couple hundred? I know things like the air suspension goes out and the electronics weren't the most reliable, but it's a great looking car at an almost "too good to be true" price. Have always been a fan of the body pre-2013, so interested to hear your thoughts...
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I had 2007 RRS SC and had very little issues with it. Bought it new and had it for about 65k miles. Basically only some electrical issues such as bonnet open/close indicator is faulty and it cost me less than 100€ to fix.
With Range Rovers you should always prepare to put down extra for service though.
Ok, here is an honest question since I know a lot of you guys are Land Rover fans…
Found an 08 Range Rover sport HSE for a ridiculous good deal and its in great shape. Thinking of trading out the wife's Nissan SUV for it (heck, it would be way cheaper too!) the RR has like 60K miles on it.
What kind of costs should I expect coming up? Like 5K (I literally found numbers like this online from reviews haha) a year in repair or more like a couple hundred? I know things like the air suspension goes out and the electronics weren't the most reliable, but it's a great looking car at an almost "too good to be true" price. Have always been a fan of the body pre-2013, so interested to hear your thoughts...
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Nice! Thanks for the info!
Edit: awesome Raptor!
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I have no personal experience with Range Rovers, so discount this as you see fit. My brother owned a Discovery, the purchase of which he called "the biggest mistake I've ever made." Mind you, this is a man who is divorced, failed out of college, and has a tattoo of Tigger. Yes, the cartoon tiger from Winnie The Pooh adorns his left deltoid for the rest of his life, and the purchase of a vehicle was a bigger mistake.
You probably, however, are more interested in the experiences of an actual secondhand Range Rover buyer, so this series of articles might be helpful.
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Haha classic answer - thanks!
That article is amazing btw haha
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wow. that raptor is amazing. being in australia we can only drool when a ute like that costs upwards of 150k to get it complied and swapped from lhd to rhd..
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And that is cheap compared us here in Finland with 50% car tax.
wow. that raptor is amazing. being in australia we can only drool when a ute like that costs upwards of 150k to get it complied and swapped from lhd to rhd..
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Finally got my Defender. Just picked it up yesterday imported from Spain!
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Agreed - that's a badass truck!
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get your raincoat… Big surprise it leaks!
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@W1N:
And that is cheap compared us here in Finland with 50% car tax.
HAHAHAHA and i was born and raised in singapore. no other country can beat the tax there.
About 150% Additional registration fee of original manufacture value. plus Certificate of Entitlement of owning a vehicle which is a bidding rate. currently that is around 50-60k depending on your engine output. and 20% duty. :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
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HAHAHAHA and i was born and raised in singapore. no other country can beat the tax there.
About 150% Additional registration fee of original manufacture value. plus Certificate of Entitlement of owning a vehicle which is a bidding rate. currently that is around 50-60k depending on your engine output. and 20% duty. :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
And the funny thing is everyone is still driving Lamborghini's, Ferrari's and other exotics.
I lived in Singapore for around 5 years and was always amazed at people who had cars. Really no need for it. -
We pay car tax of 10-50% depending on emissions. (I'm always at 50%). Tax is calculated on top of estimated market price of the car plus sales tax 24%. Additionally we pay annual tax on using the car and $6,24 per gallon for gas.
My range rover supercharged is tagged around $330,000 at the local dealer.
Beat that
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You probably, however, are more interested in the experiences of an actual secondhand Range Rover buyer, so this series of articles might be helpful.
First comment is gold… Gold, Jerry!..
Don’t overestimate parts reliability on Toyota Land Cruisers, Doug. I had to replace the hand brake on one of my 100 series at 315,000 miles.
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And the funny thing is everyone is still driving Lamborghini's, Ferrari's and other exotics.
I lived in Singapore for around 5 years and was always amazed at people who had cars. Really no need for it.no definitely not much of a need. apart from that top 1%, most people use it as an ease of convenience especially when they have families. with a country that small, the public transport is what i'd say pretty decent. though for lamborghini/ ferrari's and exotic owners, when was that ever a need? hahaha.
@W1N:
We pay car tax of 10-50% depending on emissions. (I'm always at 50%). Tax is calculated on top of estimated market price of the car plus sales tax 24%. Additionally we pay annual tax on using the car and $6,24 per gallon for gas.
My range rover supercharged is tagged around $330,000 at the local dealer.
Beat that
wow. i never expect car prices in most other countries to be that high, especially when you really need it to travel. though most scandanavian countries have a very good quality of life, so i'd expect even the public transport to be pretty decent.
that said, not sure if it's the exact same model, but this is $511,999sgd so about 380,000usd. http://www.sgcarmart.com/new_cars/newcars_overview.php?CarCode=11237
