The older RRS certainly don't require that.

Most cars aren't designed as 2 parts capable of being split.

A lot of French cars require engines removing for simple jobs. So it's swings and roundabouts

But yes I was put off the tdv8 because of this

LG8340 wrote:

Alternator & starter motor I believe!

Meteoric depreciation?

LR vehicles, especially Range Rover products, are one of the lowest depreciating cars out there at 3 years. Jaguar fare far worse.

I wish the RRS depreciated that much im on the Hunt for a 63 (2014 spec )RRS, and they are still in there £40K+

And you should see the depreciation on many electric cars - as much as 90% in 3 years despite allegations that we all really really want to drive a milk float. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

I'm not wedded to the need to own a brand new car (I've had those previously at my employer's expense), so why not buy at 2-3 years old and sell at 5-6 years? The depreciation is much lower and the vehicle is still new enough to be reliable(ish)  2011 RRS 3.0TDV6 HSE
2015 Mercedes E220 Convertible

Ovey wrote:

Ladies & gents, following trading in my RRS I have now sold the last of my RRS extras so will be leaving the group.

Unfortunately spending £3.5k per year on average over the last 3 years became a bit tiring despite loving the car!

I'd like to say thanks to everyone here for the advice, chats & banter. Good luck with your beasts!

An excellent Warranty would have cost you a way lot less than £3.5K a year also, a Porsche you say as well, mid life crisis calling eh

If you got away with £3.5k pa you did well. RRS ownership averages £10k pa if you factor in depreciation.

I guess £10k pa is acceptable to spend on a too marque motor.

It certainly fits with my philosophy which is 'never be mean with yourself'. LoL RRS (MY13) Santorini Black SDV6 HSE luxuary
Gone: Evoque, Freelander 2, Mercedes 320 CLK, Porsche 911's

Im off as well, totally fed up of the constant issues, it is nearly every month now. Just had a new propshaft fitted the other day, only got 10 miles down the road and the dashboard lit up like a Christmas tree, again.
Thats about 6k I have spent on it in a year, not including what ever the fault is now.
So ive bought a Honda civic, brand new with 5 years warrentry. Plus zero road tax. As much as I love landrover, and ive had them for over 20 years, vehicles this expensive should not need a gearbox at 60k, suspension airbags at 70k, turbos at 80k brake lines at 90k etc etc.
Even with a warrentry that cost me 2k for 3 years, and then refused to continue cover when it expired/ when they paid out for the gearbox its just getting ridiculous now.
In the past 6 months its had a Alternator, a starter motor, battery and air suspension compressor.
Even the cool box has packed in now. 😔 07,TDV8,Black, Black Heated leather all round, Rear Entertainment with Headpones & Remote, TV, DVD, Pure Dab Digital Radio, Sidesteps, Adaptive Headlights, sunroof, now working fuel burning heater )))

syl wrote:

Meteoric depreciation?

LR vehicles, especially Range Rover products, are one of the lowest depreciating cars out there at 3 years. Jaguar fare far worse.

I feel your pain, but I never buy a car that can loose that sort of money in depreciation. Partly it's just not an option for me to spend 60/70/80k (or whatever) on a car. But even if it was I wouldn't for precisely that reason. It wouldn't matter what car it was, the depreciation during the first 2 years would not make financial sense to me, under any circumstances.

It's probably my Cornish thrifty upbringing, Dang !

There is good and bad in all cars, sometime its down to luck