Range Rover TD6 HSE - pros and cons

Ssssssshhhh!!! Don't tell anyone but maybe a little green Nissan 200SX could be traded.

We've got a house Jeff, but it got stuck where we built it and no matter how hard I pull with my snatch strap I can't move it.

Ahh, I see, sounds like the Rangie and F250 are no good. You may need an F350, that way you could get rid of the Camper and just take the house on the back.

There don't seem to be too many newish second hand ones on the market though.

Thanks for the feedback Eric. My days of going hard are well behind me (pardon the double entendre). Please explain ". . .water crossings should not be attemted , they can dump the suspention when water sorounds the sensors underbody", as this sounds rather serious for a purpose built off- road vehicle. Do you get many late model ones through the yard?

We get them in , you just need to let me know when your ready and also which model you want . EG. 2000 till late 2001 or the new shape 2002 till 2004 . HSE 4.6 or standard

Sounds like a flat battery could have been a bit of fun Eric. How did it perform in comparison to the more popular vehicle you see?

Wombat we have had many types of 4x4s away with us and to date I have not had one I would say was no good they all preform well its the way you drive them and what you expect out of the 4x4.
The rangie went well but it was a bit thirsty in my opinion I would not like to the cape to many times in them to much electrnic gear.
But for comfort you cant go wrong.

All the best
Eric
CyC

Thanks for the best information thus far LX. If we were to get one it would not be intended as a daily driver but would be used exclusively for towing the camper and holiday duties. "Not as good on road as the BMW X5, but as capable as the Landcruiser/Patrol off road" is the sort of feedback I was after, although I have to say I wasn't overly impressed with the X5 on the highway. Our alternatives to the Range Rover would be a Cayenne or F250 with the Ford my preference with the big diesel motor.

No the real question was "Range Rover TD6 HSE - what are the positives and negatives of this vehicle?" . . . but if you would like further information so that you can offer constructive advice - it would be used predominantly as a third vehicle to tow our camper and explore this great land.

The reason I asked is because,what it is to be used for is the most important thing.
The positives and negatives are all related to that.
If you had of said you wished to travel in the most remote and inhospitable regions,do deep water crossings then I would have said get a landcruiser or patrol.
The electronics and other gizmos are the negative side to these vehicles.

If you want to cruise the bitumen towing a camper and with the ability to do offroading with lots of comfort and you got the cash then do it!

Also you might want to search around the net.About 12 months ago I found 3 forums in 3 continents purely devoted to unhappy range rover owners.I dont recall ever seeing another car except maybe a Ford Explorer with that kind of following.
Much of it was due to bad or inexpericenced dealers in North America who consistanly failed to rectify customers complaints. None the less the rate of complaints was appalling. They may have improved since then.

One more ,why would you want to throw an F250 into the debate if your concerns are mainly around comfort and handling. The diesel economy will be worse or no better than the petrol models you considered.