Least reliable luxury cars

prasadee · 7th August 2006, 05:29

I was surprised to see the rating of Range Rover. Wasn't this the chosen car when it it came to crossing the australian outback?
http://biz.yahoo.com/special/luxury080306_article1.html

ranjan united · 7th August 2006, 08:38

Not really convinced even after reading the article. And when did the Range Rover become a luxury car ???

islero · 7th August 2006, 09:27

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Originally Posted by ranjan united

Not really convinced even after reading the article. And when did the Range Rover become a luxury car ???

Ever since the mid eighties the Range Rover has been considred to be, and very much is, a luxury car. In fact, it is better than most other luxury cars because it, unlike them, can go offroading with ease.

The original Range Rover was a rather bare bones affair with rubber mats and low levels of equipment, but somewhere along the line, people wanted luxury inside it, and by the time the Range Rover classic went out of production (1995?), there was no doubt as to what the Range Rover was, essentially a luxury offroader, and hence, a luxury vehicle.

condor · 7th August 2006, 09:33

Guess, at 76K USD, it does qualify to be in the luxury segment.

But VW Touareg:
* Electrical, body integrity, power equipment and body hardware.
* Feature and accessory manufacturing quality.

The search for perfection continues ...

prasadee · 15th August 2006, 02:35

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Originally Posted by ranjan united

And when did the Range Rover become a luxury car ???

People get really fancy with their Range Rovers, the ones with custom wood interiors would be more than $100K.
Check these out .............
http://www.rau-autowood.com/rover/welcome.htm
http://www.rau-autowood.com/roverla.htm

aniguchisan · 15th August 2006, 05:02

Sit in a present generation Rangie, and just see how it oozes luxury.

jkdas · 15th August 2006, 08:34

Check out the Top Gear mag for some pix and review. August one.

2fast4u · 15th August 2006, 14:32

many who have the new Range Rover refer to it as the BMW on stilts.
when its costs double that of a Discovery it makes itself a few on the road and so probably gets in luxury segment.

it is realy a good vehicle as once when i was passenger, the driver hit the start of a 8" kerb as he was entering the roundabout at about 70kmph, the front did lift off but the vehicle did not transfer the impact in the cabin to what it should have been like, and also did not loose its line. another suv would have turned over.
id say its more car like feel and suspension is great.

see it in off road and it manages to take the steep climbs which most others get stuck three quarts thru but the vehicle overheats very very fast.

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ranjan united BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Windsor, Canada... But still a Bombay-Boy at heart !!! Posts: 409 Thanked: 3 Times	Not really convinced even after reading the article. And when did the Range Rover become a luxury car ???
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condor Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Speed-brkr City Posts: 15,864 Thanked: 16,008 Times View My Garage	Guess, at 76K USD, it does qualify to be in the luxury segment. But VW Touareg: * Electrical, body integrity, power equipment and body hardware. * Feature and accessory manufacturing quality. The search for perfection continues ...
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aniguchisan Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 2,022 Thanked: 123 Times View My Garage	Sit in a present generation Rangie, and just see how it oozes luxury.
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jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapu Posts: 9,687 Thanked: 1,492 Times View My Garage	Check out the Top Gear mag for some pix and review. August one.
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2fast4u BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: pune / Bahrain Posts: 488 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage	many who have the new Range Rover refer to it as the BMW on stilts. when its costs double that of a Discovery it makes itself a few on the road and so probably gets in luxury segment. it is realy a good vehicle as once when i was passenger, the driver hit the start of a 8" kerb as he was entering the roundabout at about 70kmph, the front did lift off but the vehicle did not transfer the impact in the cabin to what it should have been like, and also did not loose its line. another suv would have turned over. id say its more car like feel and suspension is great. see it in off road and it manages to take the steep climbs which most others get stuck three quarts thru but the vehicle overheats very very fast. Last edited by 2fast4u : 15th August 2006 at 14:39.
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