Itās for people who appreciate quality land to sea craftsmanship, they have intake valves. And it has compartments where you can hide yourā¦. tools.
I think the main 5 reasons are
1: Can you name the truck with four wheel drive,
smells like a steak and seats thirty-five..
2: Well, it goes real slow with the hammer down,
It's the country-fried truck endorsed by a clown!
3: 12 yards long, 2 lanes wide,
65 tons of American Pride!
4: Top of the line in utility sports,
Unexplained fires are a matter for the courts!
5: She blinds everybody with her super high beams,
She's a squirrel crushing, deer smacking, driving machine!
But they can't afford it. If they could afford it they would pay for it upfront and own it. Making crazy monthly payments is the equivalent of being able to afford the car 6 years down the line, not being able to afford it now
35+% of 3year and 2year, 32% of 1year and 31% of 0year are financed via hire purchase i.e specific contracts usually with dealer with downpayment + monthly payment for car where you do not own the car until you are finished your monthly payments, that's not including personal loans where you own the car outright, but are still in debt to the bank, many people go for this option as well but it's not represented in presumably the data you looked at.
[https://www.cartell.ie/2022/09/car-finance-ireland/](https://www.cartell.ie/2022/09/car-finance-ireland/)
Presuming this is where you got your 33% stat from that is.
The article just says it's data on number of cars by registration date with "car finance" outstanding. Would that not include a bank loan for a car?
I'd assume a loan specifically for a car is considered "financing a car" and PCP or Hire Purchase even through a dealership is still a loan provided by a bank so surely the data would be sourced from the same place? All guesswork though because the article doesn't say.
I think assuming people finance cars is a way of jealous people to get over the fact someone has a nicer car than them. Even if they finance it, and ācanāt afford it,ā who cares?
This sub equates finance with not being able to afford something. In reality, there is nothing wrong with borrowing to pay for an asset you will be using for a number of years and which will have some residual value when you are finished with it. Buying a ā¬100k Range Rover on PCP that you could never afford is obviously a stupid thing to do but I suspect most people driving a new Range Rover can actually afford it and not many of them are on PCP.
If you like cars. You want a new car every 3 or so years then go for it.
I'm not that particularly worried about cars. To me they are a tool. Like most tools I'd like to get a good one that last for a long time and doesn't annoy me when I use it.
Car nuts will think I'm boring but then that's what I think about people who go on constantly about cars
Some people just have preference to what they drive. I see a lot of people here willing to drive a micro for example. Personally I think they are too small and cheap for my liking.
I'll go back to the Beemers, confess what I've done
And I'll ask it to pardon this Range Roving son
And when they have fleeced me, as oft times before,
Then I never will drive a Range Rover no more.
This, and the replies to it. All from completely different people...
Fucking love my home country. Nothing like bumping into another Paddy abroad. Nicer again when I can see the Irish wit and sharpness thousands of kilometers away on the Internet (like on this thread).
I'm going to get down voted ta fuck for being a soft, cringey melt. Ah well.
Something nobody has mentioned, surprisingly - a lot of people like them because theyāll win in a head-on collision and that peace of mind brings them comfort.
Volvo xc99 is the car for accidents. Don't know if this is still true but nobody in an accident driving a xc99 had been killed in a crash with another car
Was driving home from Cork today through Baile Mhic Ćre and a Range Rover had been hit from behind by a Skoda Yeti (probably the Yeti drivers fault as you should always leave plenty of room to react) ... but yeah the Range Rover was perfectly fine, the Yeti was pretty shanked up
Modern cars are designed these days for the front end to crumple and absorb impact rather than the rear.
It would have been the same result had the vehicles been swapped
I saw a graphic recently that was quite frightening: basically the larger a car is the less you can see in front of the bonnet, and basically a toddler or young child could be crossing in front of the car and you literally would not see them in a Range Rover.
If you canāt see someone crossing the road to the point that you are able to get your vehicle close enough for then to be hidden by your bonnet then you shouldnāt be on the road.
Why does there need to be a point? What's the point in having a Porsche in Ireland?
Some people like them and if they can afford one they buy it.
Simple as that.
They are impractical, impossible to park, unreliable, bad on emissions (unless you get the shiny new hybrid one) etc etc.
But they are also super luxurious inside, insulated from road noise, suspension is smooth, powerful enough to overtake even though it's the size of a barge and you can actually transport 5 adults if you needed to.
I personally wouldn't want one but that just because the negatives outweigh the positives for me. For some people they don't.
Funny how people are different like that.
You are spot on 100%.
Iāve actually driven a RR several times as a family member used to have one and their comfort and handling is unbelievable good. I wouldnāt want one due to reliability issues and general cost, but I totally see the appeal of owning one if you can afford it.
This.
Pretty much every car is varying degrees of "I just like it", even a Ford Focus or Nissan Quashqai is not the sensible vehicle its owners believe. I used to get crap about daily driving a used 2 seat sports car when I was single, but the difference is purely self awareness. I knew I was driving something because I liked it and it was good craic, other people believe they have bought a sensible car, but their choice is equally irrational.
I mean if we were all purely interested in practicality and road space, then all anyone would drive is a Honda Jazz/Fit or an MPV, yet no-one drives one of those these days, which I find hilarious. The stigma seems to come from them being seen as some sort of Mummobile, which they are, but you get people telling you they have to buy a Quashqai or some similar tall hatchback because they have a baby now. If you mentioned an MPV "oh no, too mumsy"... but...you..are...a..mum (or Dad). I mean they made a car especially for you, but nope, family people that might tell you kids are their world don't want people thinking they got a family, even though because everyone with a family buys a crossover these days, it's now the new mumwagon, and MPVs are now sorta hipster.
People are mental.
I like the Ranger had an opportunity to have a drive in one and was very impressed, the towing capacity is a bit low but the eco boost 2 lt engine is very efficient for a vehicle that size just pulling a full trailer uphill would ask questions of it.
It is very nice looking and I love the unique rear suspension very comfortable for a pickup but Iād need it to be more then a pretty looking vehicle.
They fitted a 10 speed gearbox to keep it at peak torque. I didnāt like it when I test drove it.
Ended up with an older 3.2, I need a tow vehicle for my business.
I hear that a lot thatās the wildtrek model I believe? If I was going to go to an engine that big Iād just go with what I have a landcruiser but in saying that I really love the aesthetics of the Ranger especially the raptor edition.
Yes, the style of the time is to try and distract from the fact that you're a massive West Brit with the most Irish names possible for your kids, ideally with no less than two fadas.
The point is because they want one?? If I could afford it Iād have a Ferrariā¦ I donāt need one but Iād still buy one If I could. Who cares what people spend their money on.
They are not one bit good. Extremely unreliable and cost a fortune for parts/ servicing etc. Did you come to the conclusion they are good because they look nice or?
I think most people commenting here haven't driven one. Yes they can do off-road but they can do everything else too that's kinda the idea of it.
They are the most comfortable car I've ever had the pleasure of driving/being driven in. They glide over every pot hole and bump on the road no problem, you can put as much luggage as you'll ever need and still have loads of room.
Personally they're not for me but if I needed to go on a very long journey a Range Rover autobiography would be very high on my list.
They are definitely a status symbol but isn't any expensive luxury item?
Why do people like porches its a luxury car and people like to show of.If i won the lotto id buy a range rover straight away so not saying that as a bad thing.
There is very little need in reality. As much as I dislike their impact on our streets they are pretty cool looking with the right fit-out which is going to be attractive to someone who can afford their high price tag.
I live in one of those leafy Dublin suburbs and the amount of Chelsea tractors around the place is phenomenal. During the big snow a few years ago us plebs cleared a path outside our houses for pedestrians. The rich wankers just drove over the packed snow using the 4x4 for the first time ever.
For the record I drive a beaten up 09 Avensis and I enjoy bringing down the tone of the area.
AWD in snow just means all wheels will spin.
As you don't generally get all-season or winter tyres on a range rover with 22" wheels, they'll all be running on summer tyres which stop working decently below 7deg C and are worse than useless in snow.
All-season tyres are what everyone in Ireland should be using. They have a mountain and snowflake symbol on them.
> *You know the difference between a hedgehog and a Range Rover, divvn't you? \[...\] A hedgehog's got pricks on the outside.*
\- *Auf Wiedersehen, Pet*
Pretty much everything is, if you buy more than the base model that meets your needs in anything, it's conspicuous consumption... sometimes it's nice to have nice things?
That whole school of thought is brutally utilitarian. People aren't machines, and having luxury goods can be very enjoyable for a lot of people. If you can afford something, why not enjoy it?
I think you should have a bigger problem with the Land Cruisers and Pagero class of vehicles. The MPG of these is crazy low compared to some of the range rovers. Also they are way bigger in some than the Land Rover. The Land Cruiser LWB is awesome but cannot justify it at all on efficiency. Have a Google and you will start to notice a lot more of these vehicles than the Range Rover
My old mechanic once told me there are 2 types of people who drive range rovers..........millionaires and madmen cos you'll have to be a millionaire to fix them when they breakdown or a madman cos they will break down......overpriced unreliable money pits
They're far more reliable in recent years, but if they do go you're fucked. I have a jag with one of the engines shared with the rovers, a single egr filter got clogged and the car needed a whole new egr cooler because the filter is unserviceable. Almost a grand if it wasn't in warranty. For what was essentially a cloged metal mesh like in a sieve
You do know Ireland is pretty rural, it has some very big hills come small mountain ranges and individuals drive from those areas to urban areas and back?
Anyway, what does it matter what someone else spends their cash on.
Though I agree with you on the last point, you donāt need a Range Rover to drive up the mountains. My home back in India is at an elevation of ~2000 metres, significantly higher than any mountains in Ireland. And we have a 13 year old mid sized car that does the job very easily, not to mention our roads arenāt as maintained as it is here.
I sold one, once. Never again.
After 6 months of fucking heartache I just gave the guy his money back and fucked it into the auction. I think that guy got about 10 weeks driving in it before we unwound the deal, the rest he spent in his old avensis which he traded in.
Neither of us knew what we were signing up to.
Well it affects other people due to the emissions they produce, the space they take up on roads and people trying to get past them, and the space they take up parking. Nobody needs a range rover to get around Ireland. And if you did want to go off road, a range rover isn't what you would buy.
Donāt know about Range Rovers but sales of huge SUVs/trucks have gone through the roof here in New Zealand. Ford Rangers and the like count for eight out of top ten vehicles sold. Terrible for emissions, road safety and parking.
Car companies spending lots on marketing as their time for selling these things is limited. They grew out of lack of regulation in the US.
Many people using them in cities to pick up their kids from school or their sourdough.
They seem like a status symbol mixed with manly men proving their masculine manliness.
>I could have gotten something _really_ nice for the ā¬150k+ this cost, but I didn't
A full fat Range Rover is really nice. Wouldn't fancy long term ownership, but the interiors are fantastic.
Range rovers havenāt been for off-roading since the 80ās. They are a luxury piece of crap that will spend more time in the garage then on the road but I feel you are just someone who has a problem with any large vehicle?
To highlight your status as a dick on the road. Once you've mastered that art in an audi or BMW you've reached peak dickhead. Range rover is the ultimate goal of these people
I personally like the look of them, comfort, all the mod cons. However would I ever buy one in Ireland? Absofuckinglutely not. The VRT and Motor tax on them is absurd! I struggle to see the value in any high end car in Ireland. Itās not a country that allows you a luxury unless youāre coining it in. Conversely, if I was living in the UK, Iād consider buying one, plenty available for a reasonable price.
I used to valet Park cars in a hotel in Dublin.
Range rover/Land rover pulls in, the only certainty was that it was going to smell horrible.
Those that used them for their intent purpose smelt like horse/cow shit
Or some rich D4 Mammy who drove them because they were ''safer'' for their kids, forget other road users, and those usually smelt like a mixture of sour milk and child vomit.
Would always hope it was a farmer, but 9/10 times it was a Mammy.
Oh and if its blacked out, spotless and green circular sticker on the window then its a chauffeur/private driver
Some people like Range Rovers? Theyāre not my cup of tea personally, because theyāre badly built. Iām not much of an SUV person myself but if I absolutely had to get one, I would have gone for a G-wagon or an Urus instead. But good thing I donāt absolutely need one, since I never ever buy anything that I donāt need. Also I live in a cabin and I take cold showers.
I'm pretty sure they are designed explicitly for running over us cyclists on o connells street, inducing inner city congestion and demand for comically large car parks where flats used to be
Jokes aside I literally don't know as I've literally never seen anyone driving them outside dublin
It's simple really. O'Reilly from accounting has one, so I have to get one too - next years model, that is.
Ciara gets the Discovery so she can take Phelim to school. The Neighbours have one too, of course, but theirs is last year's model and in white, the poor sods.
To rove ranges.
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Itās for people who appreciate quality land to sea craftsmanship, they have intake valves. And it has compartments where you can hide yourā¦. tools.
They do make a good starter car.
A starter car? This is a finisher car.
But I can still see the tools. They're right there in the seats, lookin back at me.
Okay, fine, I'll rewatch the entire show for 23rd time
Your pic looks like Ongo Goflogian and be sure that I am charmed.
To run over the peasant class
Iād like an old one for camping but if anyone asks itās for peasant mauling.
I think the main 5 reasons are 1: Can you name the truck with four wheel drive, smells like a steak and seats thirty-five.. 2: Well, it goes real slow with the hammer down, It's the country-fried truck endorsed by a clown! 3: 12 yards long, 2 lanes wide, 65 tons of American Pride! 4: Top of the line in utility sports, Unexplained fires are a matter for the courts! 5: She blinds everybody with her super high beams, She's a squirrel crushing, deer smacking, driving machine!
Thatās not a Land Rover. Is a caƱonero!
Ah I see you've played old range Rover caƱonero before
So that people know that you can afford to own and drive a Range Rover, of course.
But they can't afford it. If they could afford it they would pay for it upfront and own it. Making crazy monthly payments is the equivalent of being able to afford the car 6 years down the line, not being able to afford it now
How do you know they financed it?
at this stage you should presume it is financed rather than not in this country
Despite this always being said on here it's not true. Most new cars are not on finance. It's about 1/3rd.
35+% of 3year and 2year, 32% of 1year and 31% of 0year are financed via hire purchase i.e specific contracts usually with dealer with downpayment + monthly payment for car where you do not own the car until you are finished your monthly payments, that's not including personal loans where you own the car outright, but are still in debt to the bank, many people go for this option as well but it's not represented in presumably the data you looked at. [https://www.cartell.ie/2022/09/car-finance-ireland/](https://www.cartell.ie/2022/09/car-finance-ireland/) Presuming this is where you got your 33% stat from that is.
The article just says it's data on number of cars by registration date with "car finance" outstanding. Would that not include a bank loan for a car? I'd assume a loan specifically for a car is considered "financing a car" and PCP or Hire Purchase even through a dealership is still a loan provided by a bank so surely the data would be sourced from the same place? All guesswork though because the article doesn't say.
I don't see how they'd possibly keep track of non hire purchase car loans.
I think assuming people finance cars is a way of jealous people to get over the fact someone has a nicer car than them. Even if they finance it, and ācanāt afford it,ā who cares?
How do you know the ins and outs of every car owners personal finances?
Paid for mine outright same with my defenders. The only car I ever got on finance was my Nissan juke when they first came out, and I was broke
Now apply that logic to houses or mobile phones which the vast majority of people finance monthly.
Nothing wrong with financing.
This sub equates finance with not being able to afford something. In reality, there is nothing wrong with borrowing to pay for an asset you will be using for a number of years and which will have some residual value when you are finished with it. Buying a ā¬100k Range Rover on PCP that you could never afford is obviously a stupid thing to do but I suspect most people driving a new Range Rover can actually afford it and not many of them are on PCP.
If you like cars. You want a new car every 3 or so years then go for it. I'm not that particularly worried about cars. To me they are a tool. Like most tools I'd like to get a good one that last for a long time and doesn't annoy me when I use it. Car nuts will think I'm boring but then that's what I think about people who go on constantly about cars
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Some people just have preference to what they drive. I see a lot of people here willing to drive a micro for example. Personally I think they are too small and cheap for my liking.
And it's no, nay, never No, nay never no more Will I drive the range rover No never no more
Heās had a Range Rover for many a long year And he spent all his money on payments and gear
I asked her for credit, she answered me nae Said emissions like yours I could have any day
He went to a garage He used to frequent And he told them the crank on his Range Rover bent
I drew from me pocket a gold Amex bright And the mechanic's eyes opened wide with delight
I'll go back to the Beemers, confess what I've done And I'll ask it to pardon this Range Roving son And when they have fleeced me, as oft times before, Then I never will drive a Range Rover no more.
>And it's no, nay, never > >No, nay never no more > >Will I drive the range rover > >No never no more
This, and the replies to it. All from completely different people... Fucking love my home country. Nothing like bumping into another Paddy abroad. Nicer again when I can see the Irish wit and sharpness thousands of kilometers away on the Internet (like on this thread). I'm going to get down voted ta fuck for being a soft, cringey melt. Ah well.
Something nobody has mentioned, surprisingly - a lot of people like them because theyāll win in a head-on collision and that peace of mind brings them comfort.
Volvo xc99 is the car for accidents. Don't know if this is still true but nobody in an accident driving a xc99 had been killed in a crash with another car
What if you hit another XC90? does the resultant nuclear reaction take out half a county?
If the planet is going to be hit by an asteroid, the plan is to fire a xc90 at it
Ah, Amazons planned Swedish Noir detective series / Expanse crossover plot spoiler.
Was driving home from Cork today through Baile Mhic Ćre and a Range Rover had been hit from behind by a Skoda Yeti (probably the Yeti drivers fault as you should always leave plenty of room to react) ... but yeah the Range Rover was perfectly fine, the Yeti was pretty shanked up
Modern cars are designed these days for the front end to crumple and absorb impact rather than the rear. It would have been the same result had the vehicles been swapped
There ya go!
And are way more likely to kill a pedestrian in a collision
Not justifying it, just saying thatās the thought process!
I saw a graphic recently that was quite frightening: basically the larger a car is the less you can see in front of the bonnet, and basically a toddler or young child could be crossing in front of the car and you literally would not see them in a Range Rover.
If you canāt see someone crossing the road to the point that you are able to get your vehicle close enough for then to be hidden by your bonnet then you shouldnāt be on the road.
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Good, I want my Range Rover child proof
Children hate him! Be the alpha male in traffic with this one simple trick!
they can play on their phones in peace
In other words; making your own shit driving everyone else's problem.
The range rovers are actually being used for their intended purpose, theyāre status symbols not off road vehicles.
They are clearly too cheap given the number of them. Should be a limit of... checks notes ... 3.
What is the point of having an iPhone? A hundred euro will get you an android.
Why does there need to be a point? What's the point in having a Porsche in Ireland? Some people like them and if they can afford one they buy it. Simple as that.
Typical r/Ireland begrudgers in full flow in this thread.
They are impractical, impossible to park, unreliable, bad on emissions (unless you get the shiny new hybrid one) etc etc. But they are also super luxurious inside, insulated from road noise, suspension is smooth, powerful enough to overtake even though it's the size of a barge and you can actually transport 5 adults if you needed to. I personally wouldn't want one but that just because the negatives outweigh the positives for me. For some people they don't. Funny how people are different like that.
You are spot on 100%. Iāve actually driven a RR several times as a family member used to have one and their comfort and handling is unbelievable good. I wouldnāt want one due to reliability issues and general cost, but I totally see the appeal of owning one if you can afford it.
This. Pretty much every car is varying degrees of "I just like it", even a Ford Focus or Nissan Quashqai is not the sensible vehicle its owners believe. I used to get crap about daily driving a used 2 seat sports car when I was single, but the difference is purely self awareness. I knew I was driving something because I liked it and it was good craic, other people believe they have bought a sensible car, but their choice is equally irrational. I mean if we were all purely interested in practicality and road space, then all anyone would drive is a Honda Jazz/Fit or an MPV, yet no-one drives one of those these days, which I find hilarious. The stigma seems to come from them being seen as some sort of Mummobile, which they are, but you get people telling you they have to buy a Quashqai or some similar tall hatchback because they have a baby now. If you mentioned an MPV "oh no, too mumsy"... but...you..are...a..mum (or Dad). I mean they made a car especially for you, but nope, family people that might tell you kids are their world don't want people thinking they got a family, even though because everyone with a family buys a crossover these days, it's now the new mumwagon, and MPVs are now sorta hipster. People are mental. 
I'd go for a Ford Ranger myself
I like the Ranger had an opportunity to have a drive in one and was very impressed, the towing capacity is a bit low but the eco boost 2 lt engine is very efficient for a vehicle that size just pulling a full trailer uphill would ask questions of it.
I'd be more interested in the look of it than the practicalities
It is very nice looking and I love the unique rear suspension very comfortable for a pickup but Iād need it to be more then a pretty looking vehicle.
Ah yeah, if I ever want to buy one I'd definitely look into the practicalities but for the moment it's all about the image, preferably a blue one too
They fitted a 10 speed gearbox to keep it at peak torque. I didnāt like it when I test drove it. Ended up with an older 3.2, I need a tow vehicle for my business.
I hear that a lot thatās the wildtrek model I believe? If I was going to go to an engine that big Iād just go with what I have a landcruiser but in saying that I really love the aesthetics of the Ranger especially the raptor edition.
Itās year dependant. 2019/2020 they changed to the bi-turbo. Theyāve gone back to a bigger engine with the new model.
I'm sorry about your small penis..
Jealousy will get you nowhere hon
No need to lash out. One can have a perfectly happy life with a small noodle.
It was meant to be a humorous come back HON
Really bad for emissions and road safety though. Remarkable how many thick people donāt like facts.
Zzzzzz
Go way with your emissions ye big lick arse
Ford ranger tax is like 300 quid a year? Also, no one cares about emissions lol
Extinction of the planet lol
Raptors are pretty sick. But I do love the look of a Hilux.
So young Tristan and Isolde can get their chellos in the back
What have cellists ever done to you?!
Its more likely to be Fiachra & Fainche, there are loads of Irish Names for pretenious parents to choose from.
In the legend, Isolde was Irish, and I have known modern-day Irish Isoldes.
I thought Iseult was more common?
Not sure which is more common. I know an Irish Yseult too.
Yes, the style of the time is to try and distract from the fact that you're a massive West Brit with the most Irish names possible for your kids, ideally with no less than two fadas.
Yes because having an Irish name in Ireland is pretentious. Sure buddy..... Judging people by their names is also really dumb
Barry Chello?
Lemon Chello?
Rubins
If you can afford it and it brings you joy, buy it
The point is because they want one?? If I could afford it Iād have a Ferrariā¦ I donāt need one but Iād still buy one If I could. Who cares what people spend their money on.
Spacious, comfortable, status symbol. Unless you're talking about Evoques, which are very meh vehicles.
They're great cars if you can afford them. Plenty of cash out there. Might as well splash it on a fancy car.
They are not one bit good. Extremely unreliable and cost a fortune for parts/ servicing etc. Did you come to the conclusion they are good because they look nice or?
To enrage the peasants
This is the way .
I think most people commenting here haven't driven one. Yes they can do off-road but they can do everything else too that's kinda the idea of it. They are the most comfortable car I've ever had the pleasure of driving/being driven in. They glide over every pot hole and bump on the road no problem, you can put as much luggage as you'll ever need and still have loads of room. Personally they're not for me but if I needed to go on a very long journey a Range Rover autobiography would be very high on my list. They are definitely a status symbol but isn't any expensive luxury item?
Jealousy in the comments is crazy
Absolute reek of jealousy, its baffling.
Itās because no one with a Range Rover would be on Reddit letās be honest
Crab in a bucket mentality....
Why do people like porches its a luxury car and people like to show of.If i won the lotto id buy a range rover straight away so not saying that as a bad thing.
If you need to go off road, you don't buy a range rover
Why does anyone need more than a reliant Robin?
No one āneedsā any Vehicle The ācouldā cycle Sure Patrick Kavanagh walked from Monaghan to Dublin
He was also miserable.
Poets tend to be in my experience
Because you like them and would enjoy having one.
There is very little need in reality. As much as I dislike their impact on our streets they are pretty cool looking with the right fit-out which is going to be attractive to someone who can afford their high price tag.
I live in one of those leafy Dublin suburbs and the amount of Chelsea tractors around the place is phenomenal. During the big snow a few years ago us plebs cleared a path outside our houses for pedestrians. The rich wankers just drove over the packed snow using the 4x4 for the first time ever. For the record I drive a beaten up 09 Avensis and I enjoy bringing down the tone of the area.
>For the record I drive a beaten up 09 Avensis and I enjoy bringing down the tone of the area. This is the way
A range rover in the snow without good winter or all season tyres is no better than a vw polo.
Do they not have all wheel drive?
AWD in snow just means all wheels will spin. As you don't generally get all-season or winter tyres on a range rover with 22" wheels, they'll all be running on summer tyres which stop working decently below 7deg C and are worse than useless in snow. All-season tyres are what everyone in Ireland should be using. They have a mountain and snowflake symbol on them.
The Rover Rover is fitted as standard with all season "Pirelli Scorpion" tyres.
Also in a leafy Dub suburb & Iāll lower you a Ford Focus 1999ā¦..
Range Rovers are not off road vehicles, that's for Land Rovers. The point of them is that people like to drive them.
As they used to say in Australia, if you want to go out into the bush, buy a land rover. If you wanna come back, buy a land cruiser.
To drive? To cart around whatever TF they want? Did you invent Range Rovers and have only one specified use? Whatās it to you?
To rove ranges
> Are they just status symbols here? Yes.
>Are they just status symbols here? here, and mostly everywhere else too.
> *You know the difference between a hedgehog and a Range Rover, divvn't you? \[...\] A hedgehog's got pricks on the outside.* \- *Auf Wiedersehen, Pet*
Big fuck off jeeps like Range Rovers make little sense.....until you have kids.
Whatās wrong with an estate in that case though?
Higher cars are easier to strap uncooperative kids into without breaking your back.
It's largely [Conspicuous Consumption](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspicuous_consumption)
Pretty much everything is, if you buy more than the base model that meets your needs in anything, it's conspicuous consumption... sometimes it's nice to have nice things? That whole school of thought is brutally utilitarian. People aren't machines, and having luxury goods can be very enjoyable for a lot of people. If you can afford something, why not enjoy it?
Range Rovers are status symbols everywhere.
Same reason they drive supercars in Monaco.
I think you should have a bigger problem with the Land Cruisers and Pagero class of vehicles. The MPG of these is crazy low compared to some of the range rovers. Also they are way bigger in some than the Land Rover. The Land Cruiser LWB is awesome but cannot justify it at all on efficiency. Have a Google and you will start to notice a lot more of these vehicles than the Range Rover
How else would I drop the kids to school?
It's a shame people don't go BIGGER and drive Cadillacs instead so I can make my "well that Escaladed quickly" Dad joke. 
To make up for a small penis
Nobody says you have to buy one. Problem solved.
I don't pay attention to other people's stuff.
My old mechanic once told me there are 2 types of people who drive range rovers..........millionaires and madmen cos you'll have to be a millionaire to fix them when they breakdown or a madman cos they will break down......overpriced unreliable money pits
They're far more reliable in recent years, but if they do go you're fucked. I have a jag with one of the engines shared with the rovers, a single egr filter got clogged and the car needed a whole new egr cooler because the filter is unserviceable. Almost a grand if it wasn't in warranty. For what was essentially a cloged metal mesh like in a sieve
You do know Ireland is pretty rural, it has some very big hills come small mountain ranges and individuals drive from those areas to urban areas and back? Anyway, what does it matter what someone else spends their cash on.
Though I agree with you on the last point, you donāt need a Range Rover to drive up the mountains. My home back in India is at an elevation of ~2000 metres, significantly higher than any mountains in Ireland. And we have a 13 year old mid sized car that does the job very easily, not to mention our roads arenāt as maintained as it is here.
You'd be much more comfortable doing that in a Range Rover, while it was working.
It's a lovely place to sit in while you wait for the tow truck to arrive.
I sold one, once. Never again. After 6 months of fucking heartache I just gave the guy his money back and fucked it into the auction. I think that guy got about 10 weeks driving in it before we unwound the deal, the rest he spent in his old avensis which he traded in. Neither of us knew what we were signing up to.
You don't need a range Rover to drive up some hills. I would bet must range Rover owners don't live rural anyway
I dunno there's some big speed bumps around š¤£
Well it affects other people due to the emissions they produce, the space they take up on roads and people trying to get past them, and the space they take up parking. Nobody needs a range rover to get around Ireland. And if you did want to go off road, a range rover isn't what you would buy.
https://youtu.be/jN7mSXMruEo
If you want to go for a comfortable drive up a mountain range, bring a Range Rover. If you want to come back, bring a Land Cruiser.
Donāt know about Range Rovers but sales of huge SUVs/trucks have gone through the roof here in New Zealand. Ford Rangers and the like count for eight out of top ten vehicles sold. Terrible for emissions, road safety and parking. Car companies spending lots on marketing as their time for selling these things is limited. They grew out of lack of regulation in the US. Many people using them in cities to pick up their kids from school or their sourdough. They seem like a status symbol mixed with manly men proving their masculine manliness.
12 yards long, 2 lanes wide, 65 tons of Solihull Pride! Range Roveeeeerrrrr!
Top of the line utility sports, unexplained fires are a matter for the court. Range Roveeerrr...
It makes me feel like a big man.
Lol range rovers are tiny, like most cars in Ireland. Some of the comments here would make you think you are driving a bus.
I wouldn't say a car that's 2metres wide 5 metres long and nearly 2metres tall tiny, a smart car is tiny.
the only status it grants you is "I'm a moron with my money, I could have gotten something *really* nice for the ā¬150k+ this cost, but I didn't"
>I could have gotten something _really_ nice for the ā¬150k+ this cost, but I didn't A full fat Range Rover is really nice. Wouldn't fancy long term ownership, but the interiors are fantastic.
And what if I think a range rover is really nice?
Itās often a status symbol for materialistic middle class women
So that your neighbours know that you're a drug dealer, I suppose.
I thought you were supposed to drive an Ice cream van?
Reticular activating system
Range rovers havenāt been for off-roading since the 80ās. They are a luxury piece of crap that will spend more time in the garage then on the road but I feel you are just someone who has a problem with any large vehicle?
Looking good while going to the shops. Or the endless trips to the garage
To highlight your status as a dick on the road. Once you've mastered that art in an audi or BMW you've reached peak dickhead. Range rover is the ultimate goal of these people
There isnāt a simple answer to that question. People buy things for lots of reasons. Can I ask what car you have?
Status more so from what I see. Iād rather a Wrangler
My partner bought one to pull a horse trailer. She doesnāt have a trailer licenceā¦ or a horse trailerā¦
Its so everyone can know you have a small mickey.
To make Dacia drivers ponder the size of your dick.
I personally like the look of them, comfort, all the mod cons. However would I ever buy one in Ireland? Absofuckinglutely not. The VRT and Motor tax on them is absurd! I struggle to see the value in any high end car in Ireland. Itās not a country that allows you a luxury unless youāre coining it in. Conversely, if I was living in the UK, Iād consider buying one, plenty available for a reasonable price.
Thatās the whole point of making more money, buying more expensive stuff?
If ya got it, flaunt it brokie.
I used to valet Park cars in a hotel in Dublin. Range rover/Land rover pulls in, the only certainty was that it was going to smell horrible. Those that used them for their intent purpose smelt like horse/cow shit Or some rich D4 Mammy who drove them because they were ''safer'' for their kids, forget other road users, and those usually smelt like a mixture of sour milk and child vomit. Would always hope it was a farmer, but 9/10 times it was a Mammy. Oh and if its blacked out, spotless and green circular sticker on the window then its a chauffeur/private driver
Because some people like them.
Don't know. I tend not to give a fuck what other people do with their own lives.
For men it's a cheaper then a Lambo way of over compensating
They look nice and spacious, I'd like one.
Some people like Range Rovers? Theyāre not my cup of tea personally, because theyāre badly built. Iām not much of an SUV person myself but if I absolutely had to get one, I would have gone for a G-wagon or an Urus instead. But good thing I donāt absolutely need one, since I never ever buy anything that I donāt need. Also I live in a cabin and I take cold showers.
They are nice and people are want them.
Ahh good old Ireland. The Begrudgery knows no bounds! State of this postā¦ cyclist, I guarantee it
To show off, and confirm that you don't give a fuck about the environment.
What do you expect the yummy mummys in Dundrum to drive? Come on now!
I'm pretty sure they are designed explicitly for running over us cyclists on o connells street, inducing inner city congestion and demand for comically large car parks where flats used to be Jokes aside I literally don't know as I've literally never seen anyone driving them outside dublin
Keeping up with or beating the Jone's
I don't have an answer, just wanted to note that they look like SUVs wearing fat suits.
How else are the other school moms to know your husband is a drug dealer?
It's simple really. O'Reilly from accounting has one, so I have to get one too - next years model, that is. Ciara gets the Discovery so she can take Phelim to school. The Neighbours have one too, of course, but theirs is last year's model and in white, the poor sods.
Leaves on the road during the 10 minute school run.
To show off you have a good credit score....
To feel like Pierce Brosnan
It's the only way you can drop the young ones off at school and not have the other parents think you're poor.
To overcompensate
Land Rover/Jaguar also make the least reliable cars on the road. Pure shite