I want a drive of a new range rover
 

As the title says really. Im mad about the new style range rovers. Id love a drive of one. I know places like europcar do them, but at 259 quid a day!!! :eek:. Anyone know how it could be made possible. Im ready for the range rover haters to start slating me but im sure it can be made possible. But how........?

dan

are you saying you want to test drive one off road/on road ?

Go to range rover and have a test drive :wonder:

On road . And im sure that once i go into a dealer, hell know im wasting his time and wont give me the time of day.

Dan

oh, you dont really want to buy, just have a drive of one ?

Yeah :(. Wanna see how the other half live i suppose. For some its a ferrari, for me its a range :notworthy.

Dan

do you look like someone who would drive a 70k motor or carry out deception ?

if you have to ask.....

they will feel you out first, and ask your job, what car are you driving and how you will be paying.

Where abouts are you located mate,I know plenty with a Range Rover from the twin turbo diesel to the super charged petrol and could arrange a drive of one if you are local enough:thumb:

To which you can answer drug dealer and cash and you should be sorted:lol1:

Im in watford mate. And i can travel :D.

Dan

To drive a new Range Rover, i thought you first have to finance it with massive monthly repayments you cant really afford, or

Be a gold-digging wife who lives off hubby, and swans about all day doing bugger-all! :lol1:

Or be a pikey who likes to dabble in the metal theft industry.

Should be easy to blag a test drive from any main dealer as long as you have a clean driver's licence.

Just don't talk/dress like a pikey/chav and be prepared with a little BS about who you are/what you do and to put up with 30-60mins of sales patter. And if you drive a shed...park/hide it out of sight. :D

Go round the second hand section outside (as most of these are ready to drive straight out of the parking area), pick you ideal ride, then walk round it until a dealer approaches (or make sure they see you looking for a good five mins, then ask them to look inside etc) . Make a bit of convo, say you had a M5 BMW or something nice before (any thing of similar value thats not a 4x4) and looking to buy something more practical/luxurious. But not sure if you will like the way it will drive. ;)

How do you think I blagged test drives in new Bentleys? :D....the biggest problem with big money stuff is the dealers prefer to drive to your house to pick you up for the test drive....not brilliant if you live a in a ****hole semi detached :lol1: :o

Have you really blagged test drives in Bentleys? :lol1:

Continental GT; Was even invited to go round on a tour of the factory to see them being built.

They gave me a free golf umbrella too :D

which Range Rover are you thinking of Dan
big one, sport or evoque?

Anyone pete. sport or normal would be ideal.

Dan

I drive these things regularly for work and hate them - they are incredibly comfortable, and are laden with gadgets. The electrics, of which there are plenty, are troublesome, once on a winding B roads, be prepared to drive 20 mph slower than the other traffic. Getting one of these out of shape at any sort of speed is seriously un-nerving.

I often wonder why on earth any one would want this as their first vehicle. Excellent load carrying ability, possibly handy to tow a horse box with the polo ponies in.

:lol: What he said Dan, you do need to be careful
The RR sport is the same as the new Discovery
Which I happen to own if you want a go, pop round

Just go to a garage, make out you're interested in buying one and blag a go. I've driven loads of nice cars that way! 911's, M3's,Type R's, S3's etc etc! How do they know you've not just won the lottery!

TDV8 is nice with a nice noise and useful torque, but the one a friend has keeps breaking.

Depreciation and reliability are the big issues, but they are a useful vehicle in rural parts, driving over farm tracks and fields/fords but also comfortable and refined.

There are cheaper, more reliable (as well as less conspicuous depending on your location - in London and Edinburgh or the country where people don't care you would blend in, in a deprived town or city you would stand out as a drug dealer or wannabe celeb) ways to be luxurious, there are cheaper ways to tow and go off road, but the combination is interesting.

Register your interest with land rover and do a brochure request first
And tick the demo drive box
Within a week the dealers will contact you offering a test drive

Over the years I've had some interesting Cars out x6
Jag ,Merc and Bentley and even an aston martin for one hour
And Porsche cayman / boxster at a track day

Just cant leave my beloved subarus though

Range rover and discovery are lovely to drive although X6 is my favourite car if you want a
Look at me in richer then you sort of car and they have a fantastic. Road presence

Just go to your nearest Carcraft...they be chucking you in one :lol1:

My missus decided she wanted one (either the Discovery or the Evoque) and when we took the Discovery out, I was a little shocked at how bad the handling was. I swerved to avoid a cyclist who decided to move out an extra 1m from where they were and the discovery did not behave very well. Very good for for comfort etc, but dont make any harsh changes of direction.

The Evoque is much better at that, I actually enjoy driving this. Not too big and floaty like the discovery, decent turn of speed and the paddle shift is not too bad (which is saying something ;)). Its also rather good in the snow and ice.

So yes, the Evoque was the choice :)

:lol1: sounds just like mine. ;) needed something to tow the radical about so the family transport is a discovery. she also enjoys being a bully on the road. :D

I like the disco and defender.Still retain something of what Range Rover was about.

Some of the led's i've seen on some though are cringe worthy

If you want a test drive in a nice car it is relatively easy. I used to do it quite a bit, but then started feeling guilty about wasting people's time.

Go in, start looking around and wait for someone to approach you. Say you're interested but you're not sure it's within your monthly budget (try to find out in advance how much the car you're looking at might actually cost per month, and tell them a figure close to this). When you tell them the figure you have in mind, and they realise you might actually be able to afford the car, you'll find them quite accommodating, and the offer of a test drive usually follows fairly quickly.

A couple of things to note though - don't forget your driving licence (they hardly ever let you go without seeing it), and be prepared to field lots of follow up phone calls after you leave the showroom saying "thanks for your time, I need to go away and think about it".

The 'best' car I managed to drive was a 911 so a Range Rover should be fairly easy.

Just phone and say you want to book a test drive. Some places require advance bookings.

Range Rover Sport

To book a test drive please
call us on 0800 6556141

Taken from land rover website. simples. :D