the people i do work for run a rangerover prob 3 years old now, its petrol so not even worth talking mpg lol.
or reliability for that matter , its a rangerover. he is always saying things drop off from inside , but he always drives to work in it, so it must start ok .
his son has a disco 3 or 4 anyway its about 2 years old ...is it deisel, and chipped to fu*ck. and bloody loves it. he says its a world away from the other landies he has had, both in comfort and toys and he says he has it turned up so much its gotta be a strong engine,
his daughter has special needs and to keep her entertained he has fitted all the in car entertainment sat tv, full in car entertainment incl 4 small monitors and a larger on in the roof lining . loads of speekers and stuff. having pulled most of the interior out and re fitted he said it was easy as the fittings seemd to click back in as you want them to and not snap or break
the upholstery seems to fair well you know the seats and plastic trim often gets coke or chocolate thrown into it or the odd kicking . even the carpets (his cleaner informs him
) cleans up easily around the dog
drives like a car and pulls like a train was his words , its a great tool and has all the kit.
my only worry is with the loss of axels, i cant see landrovers or rangerovers being of any use to anyone once they have passed that luxury car status so re sale will plummet
other cars he has had recently
audi Q7
bmw X5 i think it is (ghastly thing )
audi RS4
of them all he drives his disco and loves it
but that dont come anywhere near his new purchase
VW carravelle new shape top of the range 45k i think but he probably got big big discount on that to get it to 45.
its got everything and more . even the sliding doors open remotely proper limo inside too
oh and on the mpg thing. we was having a joke in his kitchen the other day and we worked out that as he had only covered less than 4 thousand miles over 2.5 years in the rs4 the money he lost in px for the caravelle.
his pounds per mile on depreciation was in the region of £4.80 per mile before petrol, tax or insurance .
personally id keep the jeep, its got a few more years of status about it . invest your 20k
or buy a camper van.
like you said your retiring soon and no spring chicken
and why drag a tin tent about with all the setting up etc do you need all the hassle ? camper van is simple pull up and pop the kettle on lot easier to get down little lanes exploring too.
