05-27-2014, 09:44 AM
Anddd feeling slight vibrations from the rear differential again when turning 90* left from a stop. Car will head back to the shop at some point to have it checked out after Dan works his magic on it this weekend. 
We just wanted to get out of the house this weekend so I swung by the Range Rover dealership to get a look at a few of their models. Specifically I wanted to see the Evoque and the RR Sport. The Evoque is actually really nice, very comfortable seats but not quite as "luxurious" on the inside as the RR class. Not a bad size for a smaller SUV and would probably fit the bill if we went that route. Panorama roof is sweet. 2.0T I am not sold on but I would like to get a test drive at some point when I have time....the dealer said there is a chance that Tata may put the supercharged 6 banger into the Evoque that is in some of the XFs and the new F Type (non V8)...that would make me look a lot harder at it! Brand new they can be spec'd out for less than what I paid for my car which is a bonus.
RR Sport with the V6S and V8 are both obviously really nice. Even the base model is very comfortable and pretty well equipped. I would definitely want to go CPO on one of those though, base RR with the V6 starts at $70K :lol: For a decent low mileage V8 / V8S example it's going to be likely in the $52-$65k range which is a lot of money (but IMO better spent that on a brand new truck). Supposedly post 2010 RR's are supposed to be a lot more reliable than they used to be but I would have to do a lot more research on them. I think I am pretty much decided that there really isn't an SUV that makes it move more than my car does right now so we would probably look at replacing my wife's Elantra with one when her lease is up in 2 years.
This one was pretty sweet we looked at yesterday, if it was a model year newer and had a few less miles on it: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.landrovercharlotte.com/certified/Land+Rover/2011-Land+Rover-Range+Rover+Sport-460793aa0a0a00641042de07de93df5b.htm">http://www.landrovercharlotte.com/certi ... 93df5b.htm</a><!-- m -->
The interior did not look orange like it does in those pictures for some reason, it was more of a burnt reddish and looked so nice.
I will say that the Range Rover sales guy was probably the best car salesman I have ever worked with. As polished as a salesperson as you will find even in my industry, absolutely no pressure and knew more about his products than I did (which is rare). Handled objections well and definitely someone I would feel comfortable working with. That has to be one of the best car sales jobs though, he said they essentially just take orders for new Range Rovers and they are delivered later in the year....and any inventory they get has a waiting list. He told us he had already written contracts for two that morning, which would explain his lack of pressure. The Jag dealer told me they would love to be able to sell RR's too because they are such good revenue but they can't because Rick Hendrick has a monopoly on them in the area (state?)
Oh we also swung by the Jag dealer (which was closed) and looked at the F Type Coupe. HNGRRGH. All they had was black which truthfully does not look as good on that car as white does. The trunk space and dimensions look totally different than the convertible and possibly just as small. At some distant point in the future if I ever looked at one I would have to do the golf club bag test. They definitely wouldn't fit in the convertible trunk but I don't know that the coupe would be any better.
We just wanted to get out of the house this weekend so I swung by the Range Rover dealership to get a look at a few of their models. Specifically I wanted to see the Evoque and the RR Sport. The Evoque is actually really nice, very comfortable seats but not quite as "luxurious" on the inside as the RR class. Not a bad size for a smaller SUV and would probably fit the bill if we went that route. Panorama roof is sweet. 2.0T I am not sold on but I would like to get a test drive at some point when I have time....the dealer said there is a chance that Tata may put the supercharged 6 banger into the Evoque that is in some of the XFs and the new F Type (non V8)...that would make me look a lot harder at it! Brand new they can be spec'd out for less than what I paid for my car which is a bonus.
RR Sport with the V6S and V8 are both obviously really nice. Even the base model is very comfortable and pretty well equipped. I would definitely want to go CPO on one of those though, base RR with the V6 starts at $70K :lol: For a decent low mileage V8 / V8S example it's going to be likely in the $52-$65k range which is a lot of money (but IMO better spent that on a brand new truck). Supposedly post 2010 RR's are supposed to be a lot more reliable than they used to be but I would have to do a lot more research on them. I think I am pretty much decided that there really isn't an SUV that makes it move more than my car does right now so we would probably look at replacing my wife's Elantra with one when her lease is up in 2 years.
This one was pretty sweet we looked at yesterday, if it was a model year newer and had a few less miles on it: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.landrovercharlotte.com/certified/Land+Rover/2011-Land+Rover-Range+Rover+Sport-460793aa0a0a00641042de07de93df5b.htm">http://www.landrovercharlotte.com/certi ... 93df5b.htm</a><!-- m -->
The interior did not look orange like it does in those pictures for some reason, it was more of a burnt reddish and looked so nice.
I will say that the Range Rover sales guy was probably the best car salesman I have ever worked with. As polished as a salesperson as you will find even in my industry, absolutely no pressure and knew more about his products than I did (which is rare). Handled objections well and definitely someone I would feel comfortable working with. That has to be one of the best car sales jobs though, he said they essentially just take orders for new Range Rovers and they are delivered later in the year....and any inventory they get has a waiting list. He told us he had already written contracts for two that morning, which would explain his lack of pressure. The Jag dealer told me they would love to be able to sell RR's too because they are such good revenue but they can't because Rick Hendrick has a monopoly on them in the area (state?)
Oh we also swung by the Jag dealer (which was closed) and looked at the F Type Coupe. HNGRRGH. All they had was black which truthfully does not look as good on that car as white does. The trunk space and dimensions look totally different than the convertible and possibly just as small. At some distant point in the future if I ever looked at one I would have to do the golf club bag test. They definitely wouldn't fit in the convertible trunk but I don't know that the coupe would be any better.
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2017 Mazda CX-5 GT AWD Premium
Past: 2016 GMC Canyon All Terrain Crew Cab / 2010 Jaguar XFR / 2012 Acura RDX AWD Tech / 2008 Cadillac CTS / 2007 Acura TL-S / 1966 5.0 HO Mustang Coupe
2001 Lexus IS300 / 2004 2.8L big turbo WRX STI / 2004 Subaru WRX / A couple of old trucks