A job won or lost on what car somebody turns up in
Personally I base decisions on reputation and recommendations, maybe I'm weird.... 2015 Golf R DSG
Gone 2013 Mercedes C220 CDi AMG Sport Plus
Gone 2008 2.7 RRS HSE

I remember once getting a plumbing quote from a guy and he turned up in a brand new jag XKR. It made me think he charged too much- but it should have made me think he was successful and obviously very good.

Nik wrote:

A job won or lost on what car somebody turns up in
Personally I base decisions on reputation and recommendations, maybe I'm weird....

I think the same way as you Nik but lot of people out there with chips on shoulder  Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

BKHK wrote:

harry grumpy

I said I know him. I didn't say I "hobnob" (whatever that means) with him. Perhaps you drive an RRS to impress, I have no idea. Your motives are private to you.

We don't have as much of a social class system like you do in England so impressing is not so important to most of us.

Surely even you know the difference between the Oz and Scottish flag?

Bladeboy wrote:

I remember once getting a plumbing quote from a guy and he turned up in a brand new jag XKR. It made me think he charged too much- but it should have made me think he was successful and obviously very good.

Looking at your location he probably was charging too much

My favourite pub is near you - The Greyhound at Peppard Common  Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

Wow, I seem to have upset all of you (again)

I am definitely not a snob. I spend a lot of the time driving around in a 10 year old Subaru at weekends. But It doesn't matter much what I drive. I actually catch the bus to and from work.

The bloke who upped his mortgage for the RS5 is , funnily enough British, from Northumberland applying for residency through his work.

Funny enough young lads tend to shout "nice car mister" in the north but this isn't something I wish to promote

For some reason older lads prefer to key them

 Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

BKHK wrote:

The bloke who upped his mortgage for the RS5 is , funnily enough British, from Northumberland applying for residency through his work.

Ah ... that explains it. Don't worry, give him a few years and he will become sophisticated and unmaterialistic  Current: Volvo XC90 T8 Inscription Pro PHEV with some optionals on top
Gone: MY16 RRS2 3.0 SDV6 Autobiography Dynamic, Carpathian Grey & Santorini Black Sliding Pano/Ebony & Ivory 2 Tone
Gone: MY13 RRS 3.0 SDV6 HSE Black Edition, Orkney Grey/Ivory
Gone: MY09 RRS 2.7 TDV6 HSE, Santorini Black/Almond

People round my way can be a bit funny over me in the sport. Not sure it is the cars fault, maybe that i am a young lady driving one is more the problem, usually grumpier older people who prehaps think i dont deserve it.

A work colleague jokes and calls me a Range Rover snob but says that anyone who makes snarky comments about owing a RR is only jealous they dont have one. If you were to offer them one they would bite your hand off.

Friends who know i like cars tell me they love it and those that are haters usually give me the stink eye but dont say anything.

Luckily for me , i dont care what people think. 2012 Evoque
2014 Sport Autobiography
2015 SVR for the fun stuff
2016 Evoque SI4 Dynamic Lux for the daily drive
2016 Defender 90
2018 SVR

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I bought mine because I like it, don't give a stuff about other people.

I usually have good comments, with people saying "what a lovely car!", and even had a bunch lads give me the thumbs up. Although I've had one person say, "lovely Evoque"  Arrived: MY16 A/B SDV6 in Aruba, Ivory interior, piano black trim, black panoramic roof, spare wheel, blind spot monitoring, mudlaps and more...

Gone but not forgotten:
2014 RRS2 SDV6 HSE in Loire Blue
2011 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE in Santorini Black

I've only had mine a week but most of the comments have been complimentary or jokes about where I've left my petrol tanker. Only my brother-in-law had a negative slant on it... his tirade of insults was clearly the result of ingesting a large quantity of sour grapes. Ridiculous when you consider the fact that my RRS cost the same as a normal family car.

Anyway like a few others have said, I couldn't give a what other people think of it. It makes me happy owning it and makes driving anywhere a pleasure - I even look forward to my drive to work now!

Life is far, far too short to be concerned about what others think of your car - buy whatever you want and enjoy it!

 Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

Someone called mine a 'Lesbian RangeRover' the other day.

I've no idea how he came by that description  I'm in the shed, I'll be back in the real world in a minute.

Bizarre... absolutely no idea what they meant by that one...

 Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!