Range Rover Sport

[stevieb19]

Anybody have any thoughts or feelings on these cars. Not talking about the Supercharged ones, just the regular Sport. Any reliability issues, problems, positive/negative comments etc. Good friend is thinking about getting one, and I wanted to give him a little insight. I think they look great, but have heard about reliability issues with the old Land Rovers. So let me know...Thanks

[Das General]

Very comfy. $$$ on maintenance.

[fusionx]

if you would rather the car be sitting at the dealership for service instead of your garage go on ahead


all my buddys parents who have had them could not sell them

[AudiNYC417]

The Range Sport is a great truck. The HSE is powerful enough so you dont really need the supercharged. Try to get an early 2007 Model with Under 30,000 Miles and you should make out good with maintenance and repairs.

[auggy]

if you would rather the car be sitting at the dealership for service instead of your garage go on ahead


all my buddys parents who have had them could not sell them

My parents have a sport and haven't had a single problem with it. It's a great vechicle - awesome interior and arguably the best looking exterior of any SUV.

Quality may be a bit different if you're buying a used one, however. I've read bad things about higher milage Land Rovers as well, so I'd be careful.

Definately an awesome truck though - you'll never get stuck anywhere.

[vtracer20]

i test drove one with my father, the supercharge version, interior was to plasticy and too small. so he opted for the larger HSE supercharge version. From what i've read these cars are very touchy and very high maintenance.

[NYCS4Avant]

Good friend of mine had one for a while and never had a problem. Hell, I even drove it on the beach a couple times with the 19's and sport tires (do not stop moving). Very smooth ride and a nice interior. Paddle shifting wasn't great but it certainly was not a slouch. I liked the car a lot and was sad to see it go, but the Cayenne GTS was a a great choice of replacement.

[A4A4A4]

They're ok, but I'd opt for a Cayenne.

[auggy]

i test drove one with my father, the supercharge version, interior was to plasticy and too small. so he opted for the larger HSE supercharge version. From what i've read these cars are very touchy and very high maintenance.

the supercharged hse, supercharged and hse models all have the same interior ...

[Militant-Grunt]

The Range Sport is a great truck. The HSE is powerful enough so you dont really need the supercharged. Try to get an early 2007 Model with Under 30,000 Miles and you should make out good with maintenance and repairs.

Eh, I wouldn't really call it powerful, the supercharged with all its HP figures is still slower than my 2001 Merc ML55 where it has a lot less power..

[KiloByte]

The Range Sport is a great truck. The HSE is powerful enough so you dont really need the supercharged. Try to get an early 2007 Model with Under 30,000 Miles and you should make out good with maintenance and repairs.

I rember one reviewer said that the supercharged model is about as fast as a Mini Cooper, and that's not saying much.

[MacDaddy]

everyone here hates them, i would ask on a RR forum instead.

[Das General]

I think they look badass, interior and exterior.

[rds0000]

I had a RR Sport SC for a bit. I liked it. The only problems I had were a fuse on the supercharger, and a few flats/bent rims from those stormer wheels. Annoying problem was that you couldnt put on an 18 inch wheel over the bigger brakes for the winter. Low profile wide tires= no bueno in the snow. Seats were great for a Land Rover product. It wasnt really fast. I had a Cayenne TUrbo before it and there is NO comparison. One thing I do know is you can find them used CHEAP.

[pyro]

gay gay gay

[sakimano]

best looking SUV ever made, hands down

best interior (like a Rolls Royce)

rock solid engine if you get the HSE

BUT

worst cars for reliability that I've ever heard of. Everyone I know with one curses it's horrible reliability.

i.e. lady across the street has one, but I'm not kidding, for at least 20-30 days per year she drives a Jaguar x-type...the courtesy car that the Land Rover/Jaguar dealership gives her when her Sport breaks down. In her words, she loves the car when its running, but will never buy another one. The hassle is just too great.

here's the Consumer Reports unbiased summary of owner reliability surveys...black circles are bad!

[cerfus]

game.set.match.

[cerfus]

buy this one..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Land-...1%7C240%3A1318

I would but, going into debt isn't on my to-do list.

[A4A4A4]

game.set.match.

The black one is nice. The white one is nice as well, but a little tacky IMO.

[Monizzle]

great looking car, pain in the ass to maintain, think bmw/audi x2.
my buddy's range needed shock replacement, 1200 a shock.
they're everywhere in los angeles, and whenever i see a flatbed tow a range rover sport is on it 90% of the time.
in the end i'd buy one under warranty...extended warranty.

[CONTROL TWO]

that ebay one = game over .. nice find

[s4raf88]

buy this one..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Land-...1%7C240%3A1318

I would but, going into debt isn't on my to-do list.

Anyone else notice that our forum member took the pics of the car and it was posted here earlier

http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=246364

Anyways always liked the S/C version of the car, never knew it was bad in the reliability, wit that said you should get one under warranty.

[FrankA6]

a friend of mine had a sport HSE , and its total fucking junk, im sorry, buy a Audi,Porsche or Infinity....and where do you people get "its the best looking inside and out" ROFL the inside of that thing is horrid, my god, stay german. or the infinity is pretty amazing....my 2 cents

[NightRoller USP]

I have a freind whose parents own one and it is by far the best car I have ever ridden in.....so comfortable and so BALLER!!!!

[MacDaddy]

if you want the most reliable car in the world, its not going to be a premium brand that's for sure. Me, i don't want to drive a piss box for the rest of my days.

[JamezHill]

Two co-workers have em. One supercharged, one reg. They love them and haven't had any problems.

Side Note: Another co-worker has a reg Range Rover HSE and just this past month (dec) it's been in the shop for over 7 days. New front suspension, problems with navigation/stereo, etc

[Cecchini]

My buddies parents have a Range Rover sport not ss. It is a sweet car and afaik that haven't had any problems with it beyond regular maintenance.

[burner799]

my friends parents have a Range Rover HSE and everytime you get in, the electronic tilt on the steering wheel squeezes the wheel up against your legs for some stupid reason. The dealership couldn't figure out what's wrong with it and said, well I guess that's the way it's supposed to be. They are really nice cars, just garbage reliability.