Chris Cordes
Expedition Leader
Figured I would share a few photos before the article goes up on our recent 36 hour escape
Expedition Portal Project: 2008 Range Rover Sport
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Chris Cordes
Expedition Leader
I've driven the diesel grand cherokee a fair bit. They're nice but I wasn't overly impressed with it. My biggest issue was just that it felt kind of... Cheap for such an expensive car. Also for some reason it's the only motor Chrysler won't offer the lifetime warranty on which concerns me
Looking good! Wish I'd been there a week earlier to join you. We did get up that way for a day...spent a lot of time finding locked gates on our way back down from Perkinsville. Didn't actually make it to the Perkinsville site as again, locked gates on what I thought were public roads.
I don't carry a bolt cutter in my kit, but I'm sorely tempted sometimes...
I don't carry a bolt cutter in my kit, but I'm sorely tempted sometimes...
MattScott
Approved Vendor
Kind of like your Range Rover Sport...
Chris Cordes
Expedition Leader
Ahahahaha no the sport was cheap cost wise and feels expensive 
not the other way round
not the other way round
MattScott
Approved Vendor
Ahahahaha no the sport was cheap cost wise and feels expensive
So it feels expensive, but became cheap very quickly...
Assuming Land Rover continues to improve and become more consistent with their reliability, I wonder if that will start to change and they'll start to hold their values better.
Chris Cordes
Expedition Leader
I wouldnt be surprised if that becomes the trend. But dont worry about matt. Hes just sore he sold his Series and now had a Jeep eepwall:
eepwall:Well, I traded my 2014 Range Rover in for a 2014 G-wagon, so Land Rover values aren't my highest priority now.I wouldnt be surprised if that becomes the trend. But dont worry about matt. Hes just sore he sold his Series and now had a Jeep
Well, I traded my 2014 Range Rover in for a 2014 G-wagon, so Land Rover values aren't my highest priority now.
I heard there is a night and day difference between the ride of these two vehicles and the G-wagon was not on the favorable side....
Obviously there's a big difference. The Range Rover has a modern air suspension and the G-wagon has pretty much the original coil spring and solid axle setup it had when they started building them back in 1979. But the G-wagon handles perfectly fine. I'm also a lot happier with it overall. You could try both out and come to the same conclusion or end up preferring the Range Rover and I wouldn't say you were right or wrong either way.
The Range Rover had several initial quality issues, one of which could have left me stranded in the middle of nowhere (the shift knob that comes up out of the center console before you can use it was malfunctioning) and 2 of which shouldn't have made it past quality control at the factory or the dealership (an obviously defective speaker and the hood latch wasn't latching fully on the passenger side - it took the dealer TWO tries to get the latch fixed). The heavy use of the touch screen interface for many simple operations was driving me nuts after living with it for a few months - something that one isn't likely to notice on a test drive. Don't get me wrong - it's a FINE vehicle and there were most definitely many aspects of it that I absolutely loved.
The G-wagon has been flawless so far.
Isn't it wonderful that we have choices so that each person can get the vehicle that best suits their needs?
And let's please not derail Chris's thread with a debate over which is better as they're both great vehicles. I would recommend that anyone considering either try to test drive both before making a decision and pay close attention to details such as how things like the heating controls work and how responsive the screen displays are. If possible, spend some real quality time with each to explore the various features - not just a 15-20 minute test drive around a canned test loop. These are expensive purchases, so it makes sense to really know what you're getting.
spikemd
Explorer
For many years the RRS has held the title of best resale value for a luxury SUV.
spikemd
Explorer
Well, I traded my 2014 Range Rover in for a 2014 G-wagon, so Land Rover values aren't my highest priority now.
Funny, my buddy just traded in his G55 for an RRS. His wife kept burning her legs on the damn exhaust!
I was speaking about the brand in a general sense, not about specific models. The current Range Rover actually has amazing resale value for the short term due to supply/demand. I think we all know that strong resale values, at least in the USA, have not been one of Land Rover's strong suits over the years, at least in part due to quality control issues.
I should have known that even mentioning a G-wagon in a Land Rover thread would stir things up. Believe me, I have nothing against Land Rover and actually have a lot of admiration for the brand. I previously owned a 1995 Discovery that I liked a lot despite all the time it spent in the shop getting fixed. In fact, if new Defenders were available in the USA right now, it's quite possible I would be driving one instead of a G-wagon...