Range Rover Sport SDV6 12plt

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Fri 26 Jun 2020 23:24
Range Rover Sport SDV6 12plt - autumnboy

Any good/bad points with the Range Rover Sports SDV6 Auto 12 plt to check for of approx 85k miles.

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Sat 27 Jun 2020 05:05
Range Rover Sport SDV6 12plt - madf

You need deep pockets and a back up vehicle...

And at that mileage it will need new belts.. done properly £1000+

And a full service history...

Air suspension repairs? £2k ++

Edited by madf on 27/06/2020 at 05:06

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Sat 27 Jun 2020 06:33
Range Rover Sport SDV6 12plt - badbusdriver

Bad points?, about the least reliable car you could buy.

Good points?, image (if you like them), feel good factor (in between trips to the garage)

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Sat 27 Jun 2020 07:51
Range Rover Sport SDV6 12plt - sandy56

WHy dont you check out the reviews on this site and also the numerous LRO sites. Lots of info available.

I think they are great car but I wouldn't buy one unless on a good long term manufacturers warranty.

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Sat 27 Jun 2020 07:52
Range Rover Sport SDV6 12plt - sandy56

(Duplicate post)

Edited by Avant on 27/06/2020 at 12:16

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Sat 27 Jun 2020 12:05
Range Rover Sport SDV6 12plt - thunderbird

Considering the cost fixing a simple issue your son has had with a 67 plate Audi you should realise that buying a 12 plate Range Rover is going to be a world full of grief.

Expensive to by cars will always be expensive to run and brands with a known record for poor reliability (Land Rover/Range Rover always prop up the surveys) will be doubly so.

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Sat 27 Jun 2020 23:35
Range Rover Sport SDV6 12plt - SLO76
Good point - the exit sign from the dealer selling it.

Bad point - the order form.


Don’t buy this, it’s one of the worst cars you could buy regarding reliability and running costs. Don’t touch unless funds are almost limitless and there’s a very good genuine LR specialist nearby. Main dealers are cripplingly expensive and small backstreet garages haven’t the first clue what they’re doing with them.
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Thu 2 Jul 2020 11:13
Range Rover Sport SDV6 12plt - autumnboy
Ok. How about the poor mans Range Rover Evogue 2.2 Auto before the 2.0 that has service every 10k if you’re unlucky.
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Thu 2 Jul 2020 12:42
Range Rover Sport SDV6 12plt - Avant

Sorry to be negative, Autumnboy, but there aren't many of us on here who would recommend any sort of used Land or Range Rover, given that too many of them are unreliable even when new.

Yes, one hears of some people who have had good ones, usually because they've been able to afford to buy new, and then looked after them. But the fact that Land Rovers come at or near the bottom of all the reliability surveys can't be a coincidence.

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Thu 2 Jul 2020 13:53
Range Rover Sport SDV6 12plt - nellyjak

If it's an itch you simply have to scratch, then go for it....but as Avant says, you'll not get many positive recommendations here for any LR product.

The UNreliability is legendary...and is why I buy Japanese.

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