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12Land Rover Range Rover Sport

Land Rover Range Rover Sport

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12Land Rover Range Rover Sport
2.6

50 reviews

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Build Quality
2.1
Value for Money
1.8
Noise Level
3.2
Alex
AlexVIC
  L494 HSE SDV6

By far the worst vehicle I have ever owned, literally fell apart, both turbos died, oil leak in the engine bay, the doors had a malfunction and the car alarm would constantly go off, the engine also would over heat if I towed anything that weighed more than 500kg ‍. And if that wasn’t enough I only hand washed the car and one day I was gently… Read more

washing the Range Rover sign at the front and one of the letters fell off !!! Also the back side panel above the small rear window started coming off, I’m not joking when I say the vehicle was falling apart ! But wait there’s more! Water got inside the front headlights another 7k to fix those too !!

It was the car of my dreams and it turned into a nightmare, the car was 3 years old with 45,000 on the clock so practically new, and spent months at the mechanics and they wouldn’t even give me a loan car, what a joke, i finally sold the vehicle at a massive loss even though I fixed all the issues . When I asked the Land Rover dealership if I could trade it in for a second hand car in their lot which wasn’t a Land Rover they refused to take their own vehicle back!! lol Do yourself a favour buy any car but Land Rover worst experience of my life!

Termniator
TermniatorNSW11 posts
  L320

Range rover sport are rip off's n lemons – 3rd turbo going into my 2011 model..picked it up 2014..3yrs old if dat..problem after problem..I took it to Parramatta land rover..dey said blown turbo..4k l8r..I've spent on it..service was bshit .fkn nearly $1800 for a bshit service..which it broke down..so my intentions after fixing it again‍...I'm a bloody sell it..$60k down the… Read more

drain..argghh..I'm reading comments from everyone on here..so I'll stand with youse..DO NOT BUY A RANGER ROVER PERIOD!!!!!

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Keith
KeithQLD2 posts
  L494

DO NOT BUY A Range Rover, Jaguar or Land Rover! – I am an idiot, buy a Range Rover and you are too. Long since a teenager did I covet a Rangie. This Review could literally go on for pages and it might surprise you why. The Vechicle drives like an armchair, quiet comfortable smooth BUT if something/anything goes wrong your on your own despite the warranty offers etc. As many have said in the… Read more

other reviews here the Customer Service is dreadful and that’s being nice. We call them NCS! (No-Service Costumer) division, yes it’s that bad.

Some highlights

- Apple CarPlay does not work effectively, it drops out mid call almost daily. Great for business calls! - Our car was towed twice in the first month and in for repairs for 3 out of the first 5 months we owned it. - While at the dealer they took the car ‘joy riding’ home at night and nearly doubled the KLM’s on the clock while also damaging a tyre and denting the front spoiler (both repaired). - Coolant leaks and Electrical faults in the first months - Faulty fan and Rear shock pump. - Jaguar Range Rover offered $3000 in compensation?

Stay away from anything Jaguar, Land Rover or Range Rover!

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Michael
MichaelQLD
  L494 HSE SDV6

WHY I WOULD NEVER EVER BUY ANOTHER RANGE ROVER SPORT – I have issue after issue with my problem Range Rover which I purchased new 2.5 years ago and has only travelled 52000 km. Including: * Faulty Electronic Dash - This used to go blank so I had to stop the car, turn off, lockthe doors so it would reset and the dash would come back on. * Gearbox shuttered bad when turning. * Electronic park brake… Read more

lever come out of it socket so didn't work.

* Been into service department several times for faulty airbags.

* Rear passenger grab handle on the roof pulled out of the socket. Seems like small issue but could have taken an eye out. This should be a safety recall issue on all Range Rovers.

All of the above items have been agreed to be repaired under warranty although the grab handle took several arguments with Land Rover as they said it was a wear issue and is still waiting to be repaired.

* The carpet has started splitting on the side wall off the drivers side console. Land Rover / Jaguar Australia and Bruce Lynton Southport have said this is wear and tear. The carpet is like brand new with NO WEAR just a TEAR. Land Rover / Jaguar Australia have refused to cover this under warranty.

* Currently the service symbol comes on when you first start the car. I told Chris from Bruce Lynton about this issue 3 weeks ago but still waiting for a call when they can fit me in.

The quality of my Range Rover has been appauling. You would expect when you are paying a lot of money for a luxury car you would get quality but unfortunately not with my Range Rover.

Being such a new Range Rover and having So Many Issues I shutter to think what else is going to fail in the furture.

PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH YOUR FRIENDS AS I AM SURE YOU WOULD'NT WANT THEM HAVING SAME HEADACHES

krystal888
krystal88830 posts
  L494

Great car - you pay for what you get I suppose – Just got this car end of Aug as it had to be ordered. My last car was an older version of the Range Rover Sport 2013 model. I use it everyday for everyday travel - I have yet to take it off road. I have used it for country driving and towing a trailer with kayaks as well but have not gone fully off road with it yet - planning to try the Range… Read more

Rover experience.

Fantastic smooth drive. Excellent extra features (paid of course) - driver assist, parking sensors etc

Engine turns off when you come to complete stop and starts up again pretty quickly (like to know I am saving fuel & the environment while waiting at red lights. The parking sensors lag a bit which is annoying I haven't had time to get that checked yet.

It is a very expensive car and its annoying you have to pay for extras like the attachment for tow bar, then have to pay extra for the towbar itself (another $250). For a $170K car you think they could throw that in considering you've paid for the attachment.

Customer service ok considering how much you pay for their cars I would expect better. Lexus customer service is better.

Davo
DavoVIC3 posts
  L320

Exelent, but – Great car, does everything it should. Well almost; Style is great, Finish is great. Interior is a little cheap for a car of this caliber. Performance & Economy is brilliant. Puts a smile on you're face and keeps you safe while entertained. Road or Off-road = no complaints. Tyre choice & Wheel size is suitable for Road only but gives better… Read more

Off-road than most would expect (would be brilliant with proper off-road tyre's). Only faults in Design or options, I consider: to be the Infotainment system. The Stereo sounds Brilliant but is dated in design and user I/F. Complex Tech in design (as is car) but has poor user I/F of Navigation & Voice Recognition, clunky button/operation. Generally not friendly to use. (Map DVD's are not current enough).

Mechanically & Electrically, this is a complex car. Some design aspects are more complex than needed. Most items are there for a reason and Designed that way for good reason (may not always be apparent though). Generally, this is a difficult car to work on, then to add, Land Rover if there is an easy way, they wont choose it? Great but difficult to work on, read expensive. Unless you do your own maintenance & repair. Very do-able but will need understanding and patience. This is where, I think Land Rover themselves fall down. Big $$$ for Repairs and Service, but worth it if done properly. Unfortunately the dealers here in OZ want easy $$$ and a quick turn around. I also question their understanding. Trained Tech's work on you're car, but Mechanics or Diagnosticians, I think not? Some faults can be complex and these Tech's mostly follow a Flow Chart with some training.

This is my 3rd Land Rover product and I will buy again, all have been good vehicles. Land Rover service is honest, especially when compared with competitors. But we ask a lot in service & design. That cost's $$$. If you cut corners to save $$$, Long term some-one will loose. That is usually the Customer, some time down the track and that is where most problems lie. So the point is to buy the best you can afford. Then get a competent Mechanic and take no short cuts.

Positive reviews

Rob
RobWA2 posts
  L494 HSE SDV6

Comfortable, great performance and economy. Brilliant vehicle – 2015 SDV6, done 127,000 kms mainly commuting in the Perth area but some longer trip up north, for which I purchased all terrain tyres. Purchased new (demo) and always been serviced by Land Rover dealer in Perth. All I have really spent is tyres. Had a slight clunking noise when pulling away from a stand still which turned out to be the diff oil… Read more

needing changing which was a little weird but has been totally reliable and economical with great performance from the twin turbo V6 diesel. This is the third Range Rover sport I have owned and I have never had any real problems to speak of.

Michael
Michael2 posts
  L494 HSE SDV6

Fantastic car - worth every cent – Bought new in aug 19 from ULR. Has feen faultless. Service was included, and that has been superb and has not cost me one dollar. It handles really well on and off road. Show details

Greg2250
Greg2250NSW2 posts
  L494 SE SDV6

Excellent drive, faultless – Ex land rover display car, bought with 16k km , now with 40k km, has not missed a beat. Mainly some short commutes and longer weekend drives. Excellent tow car; had a 2t caravan that it towed as if the van wasn't there. Brilliant drive whatever the surface. Show details

Negative reviews

Andrew H.
Andrew H.VIC
  L494 HSE Dynamic SDV8

Not fit for purpose – I am driving a Range Rover Sport HSE SDV8. Original purchase price of $182,000 and has done less than 40,000 KM. Within the last 12 months it has been towed 4 times and is clearly a faulty and not fit for purpose vehicle. Unfortunately you cannot trust this brand or their promise of excellence. Show details

Tony
TonyVIC6 posts
  L494 Autobiography Dynamic SDV6

No warranty service – Do not buy from them! Read all reviews and issues these cars have! Spent $200.000.00 on a new range rover and have an issue within the warranty period with only 40,000.00 kilometres on the vehicle and the owner or anyone else does not care! Head office leaves it up to the dealer who ignores you and head office! Show details

Jessica
JessicaNSW
  L494 S TDV6

Engine failure within 6 years (hasn’t reached 40000 klms) – I bought my car (Range Rover sports) in December 2015 from Range Rover dealer Adelaide. The last service I did for my car was at the end of 2018 with Adelaide Land Rover dealer. And the next schedule service for my car should be either at the end of 2019 or when the car has reached 52000kms, which is advised by the dealer. However I noticed… Read more

really terrible knocking sound from my engine this week (19/10/2021) when the car reached 39939 Kms. Then I took the car to Land Rover dealer in Parramatta NSW and asked them to check the issue of the engine. They advised the engine is not working properly and I may need to pay the big replacing charge myself since my car is out of 3 years warranty.

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Mason H.
Mason H.VIC
  L494 SE TDV6

Blown engine – I drive conservatively and although I was 4 months past my service, due to lockdown, my engine blew and needs replacing. I bough it new. And am being quoted circa $30k. It’s almost exactly 5 years old. Bought brand new. Has anyone had this problem? And if so, we’re you able to negotiate anything with Land Rover? I’m devastated this has happened. I loved my car and cannot believe this has happened after only 5 years. Thanks all Show details

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Dave
DaveVIC2 posts
  L494 HSE SDV6

Don't buy one – These vehicles are not safe dispute what the sales guy and your girlfriends at school drop off tell you. The way Land Rover have dealt with diesel emission on Range Rover sport is by the vehicle slowing to 20km per hour once there black box needs cleaning. You get no warning it's going to happen, nothing you just slow. It has happened to my wife… Read more

several times on the freeway then the car has to be towed to the dealership in port Melbourne then you get charged $650 for the pleasure. Land Rovers response from the manager "you purchased the wrong vehicle" After owning 8 range rovers this is our last.

Mark
MarkVIC
  Verified Range Rover Sport

Driving a lemon – Purchased my car at the port Melbourne dealership in August 2016 and loved it ever since it started breaking down(now for a 7th time) 2 years ago with the diesel exhaust filter red light comes straight on when I’ve been told countless times it should be amber first. Range Rover are putting it down to my driving style which hasn’t changed since I… Read more

brought the car as where I live so makes no sense at all, I use it for business and pleasure 7 days a week. Roadside assistance are great but the Range Rover customer care team are just a waste of time, answers and solutions. My also gets regular services. All I get is the car is out of warranty so they wipe their hands clean from this mess passing it over to one another. It’s a lemon of a car guys!

Dave J
Dave JNSW2 posts
  L494

2018 Sport. It died in my driveway, haven't seen it for over 2 months now and no phone calls – Commuting on the freeway and visiting clients. I bought it because it should be safe Twice a week. Never socially and seldom at weekends Serviced to manufacturers requirements as per the handbook Show details

Dave J
Dave J   

Just as an update, still no word from the dealer, still no car back over two months later, woeful… Read more

Steve
SteveQLD11 posts
  Range Rover Sport L494 Autobiography

What a mistake a Range Rover was – I brought the top of the range Range Rover sport autobiography and I had nothing but trouble with the car from day one, screeching metal on metal sound so loud it hurt my ears when driving slow, it was a total embarrassment. I took it in for the complaint 3 times to be told there was no problem, as soon as the warranty ran out the whole front… Read more

drivers side suspension destroyed itself, I had to fight to have it covered u der warranty a week after it ran out. Service team are rude and useless and make a complaint to head office you get a sorry better luck next time.

Emma
EmmaNSW3 posts
  L494

Worst car and woeful service – Purchased the vehicle 6 months ago. Has been okay until a bout of heavy rain recently which entirely flooded the car internally. Found battery submerged under water. Car wouldn’t start and all electrics fried. Not only is car a lemon but Land Rover service is appalling. Have been on a wait list for 6 days for a replacement vehicle. No one has… Read more

contacted us about the car, we’ve had to call them everyday and they are now asserting it is not a ‘major’ fault and we are therefore stuck with the car which they will attempt to repair. Don’t worry that there is already rust all inside the car or that we have friends with a brand new Discovery which has been into Land Rover four times already to try to repair water leakages! Worst car ever and wasn’t cheap either!

Adam
Adam2 posts
  Verified L494 HSE SDV6

Range Rover Built for Royalty – Great car fit for Royalty literally lol very comfortable and very well built customer service is impeccable they could not do enough for us i would not buy one with big klm's or out of warranty for obvious reasons if something goes wrong its going to be expensive it is an expensive car.I would highly recommend a RRSport as a family car and yes every car/suv has problems that's life deal with it.  Show details

Berleyna
BerleynaNSW3 posts
  L494 SE SDV6

Range Rover Sport is a lemon – I only drive moderately and car is only used lightly not to its full capacity. I have had problems since buying the car and today was quoted $2400 for a gearbox module replacement and my car warranty just finished in April. I cannot believe I paid so much for a Range Rover which is causing me problems within the 3 years. Customer service at… Read more

Trivett Parramatta is crap. I also called customer relations and Adam spoke to me as if I was a child and said cars can start having problems as soon as they leave the dealer.

If you have the extravagant amount to buy a Range Rover please don't, go spend your money on a car that is worth it. I will be looking into my rights as my car is only 3 years old and I cannot justify this amount for a problem that is not caused by myself, it is a manufacturers fault but they are not accepting this.

Land Rover you are not delivering on what you promised.

Bill 65
Bill 65
  L320

Great vehicle pity Land Rover Australia doesn’t perform as well – Have a 2010 tdv6 and for the main we love it. Have had the transmission sump replaced to allow servicing, fitted a water watch, bull bar, roof rack and replaced the front lower control arms. Biggest beefs are the lack of map upgrades and JLR Australia call centre and their total lack of product knowledge. Also buy my parts from uk as they are… Read more

about 2/3 cheaper than oz even with freight. Why should we be paying premium prices for a bunch of suites in a flash head quarters. also use British off road north of brisbane they know their product and reasonable with prices.

Steve
Steve
  L494

Worst car i have ever purchased – I purchased this car as a new family car to replace our 2010 Toyota landcruiser Prado 3.0 diesel. We were looking for something of a similar size with a bit more luxury and comfort. After purchasing the range rover I put my prado on the market to hopefully hold out for a good price. Aproximately 3 weeks after buying the range rover the problems… Read more

started, first of all the aircon compressor failed which had to be replace, problems with the electrics in the seats failing, followed by steering clunking noises. This vehicle didn't exactly fill me with confidence after quite a few thousand already spent on repairs so soon after buying.

My wife and I decided to sell on the range rover and keep the prado as we bought it new in 2010 and can genuinely say we have had zero issues with it whatsoever, apart from the usual wear and tear items that any car needs. Il take Toyota reliability anyday over the range rover. After a bad experience with the range rover we are quite happy to settle for less comfort and luxury for the sake of reliability and hassle free motoring, especially when we are out in the middle of nowhere, at least we know our prado will get us there.

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Martin
Martin
  L494 SE SDV6

It goes wrong after warranty expires – The 2014 SE Diesel is a great car although I'm disappointed with a few things - The Range Rover name has tarnished on the bonnet. The airbag warning light remains on and according to Landrover needs a new harness at $900! How does a harness fail? It's never been off road yet it has a suspension fault that requires another $2,600 to be spent! Seems… Read more

as though the electronic suspension is frail. All happened just after warranty with 75,000kms on the clock. No help from Landrover. It is galling that a $130k vehicle that is less than 4 years old is already failing. Perhaps the Range Rover reliability is not fixed on the new model. Never had a problem on the old Pajero!

MD88
MD882 posts
  L494 SE SDV6

Great Car, Fantastic Drive – Perfection - the car drive is fantastic and the car is faultless. Although the base price is quite basic, we upgraded a number of items. Having come from a Mercedes C Class, there were a number of items i found missing or upgrades, however overall we are extremely happy with this vehicle and we will be sure to look in again for our next car also  Show details

mick
mick4 posts
  L494 SE SDV6

ok but a few things – Previously had the supercharged Sport. Nice to drive but the music system is so bad, its tinny and the whole car shakes, the seat movement button is down the left hand side so cannot be reached when driving and the door needs to be open to move the seat.. The music system definitely lets this car down that's for sure.  Show details

Tim Collins
Tim CollinsWA12 posts
  L494

3rd one and still excellent - 4th on way – Since my first review in 2012, I have had 2 more RR Sports. The latest is a V8 Petrol non supercharged, my favourite, awesome engine. I bought used it has been brilliant, very fast and comfortable. We have taken numerous long trips in it and it has behaved superbly, totally reliable. All 3 of my Sports have been 100%. I have a new V8… Read more

Supercharged coming soon. I am looking forward to the new model and the new supercharged V8.

UPDATE: I have had the Supercharged V8 for 11 months and 8000 km / 5000 miles. It was a very expensive car. It has had numerous small niggling problems and been in the workshop too many times and for too long. I think one can see from the above reviews that I have been a long term loyal Land Rover customer. I have just traded my 11 month old car at a huge loss as I don’t need the trouble. That’s it for good, I am going back to a German brand and I will never buy another Land Rover product.

Coco Black
Coco BlackNSW2 posts
  Verified L494 HSE SDV6

Worst experience - don't be fooled by the facade – Thank you for the offer, however, I'm not accepting a 2 month lease payment offer. This was not what I bought or paid for to have ongoing issues that are minor, however, not ever resolved and still not resolved. Insultingly, without being unfair and being the victim of a nightmare, driven from a dream car. Expectations and standards on a… Read more

vehicle at this price point and prestige quality, has been proven wrong!

If you are looking for my best interest, you'd replace my vehicle completely and give me what I've paid for.

I purchased the vehicle 13th may 2016 brand new and waited 4 months for my custom vehicle. What a shame that following a month in June I sent it back for this very issue in 2016. Patiently now being 1year and 2 months, my vehicle has been in my driveway a total of this duration, 8months... With this now being the 11th time and still no success! I don't feel safe and happy at all.

This car has caused severe health issues, problems in my relationship, warnings at my job and loss of money from time off, all the issues that are unnecessary to my life when all I wanted is to be satisfied from the day I purchased this $150k vehicle.

Not to mention all the unresolved issues from southern classic liaising with Land Rover Australia with 4 or 5 case numbers and always having the same response that you assure its finally fixed, then a month later, issue comes back.

What about my insurance payments, the wear and tear of my tyres, the 10000 km run up on my vehicle, loss of wages, my 6 months of not having my vehicle due to you failing to fix the issue permanently, my rego, my green slip?

You never factored anything and you have done no favours with providing vehicles to drive as its a given for the unsatisfactory workmanship! You've never given me a Range Rover to drive either, it's always been a much less standard vehicle.

I want a replacement vehicle and I will not be happy until I get what I paid for. I've been paying for a vehicle for your dealerships to drive and wear on my expense!

Please don't have head office insult my purchase! I will go through fair trading and I'm in communication with current affairs.

February 15th 2018 Update: Still hopeless

Hi all, I just wanted to inform you that my car is being held with tape so that my external parts don't fall off. Land rover Australia has failed to help me with my car. They say they will fix items as good will - but why do I have to go through this when I spent $155k on a prestige vehicle when all it's done is fail me from day one.

Land Rover Australia repeat themselves when you have multiple issues and they say they need to diagnose the car and inspect when you've already taken the damn car back 13 times in 13 months.

Please don't be fooled by the looks. Range Rover sports, the evogues and the discovery have constant issues and will fail you.

wormy
wormy2 posts
  L320

The good and bad – Great to drive the tdv8 non better but I wish Land Rover would get the reliability correct before putting more gadgets on the cars to go wrong I've had the sway bars replaced,struts replaced, auto transmission replaced,oil leak on tappet covers , that's a 10 hour job numerous split hoses causing all types of faults Don't believe the sales… Read more

people saying auto is a lifetime fill,have it fully serviced every 60-80k or you will need a new trany soon

I'd love to go around Australia soon but don't know if it's reliable enough as there is not too many dealers out there

Make sure you buy a dianostic machine to avoid being ripped off regularly

Car has now 180k on it and has cost tens of thousands to keep up to a great standard

People want reliability and not frills

don36
don36TAS9 posts
  L494 SE SDV6

Excellent – Brilliant to drive and very economical fuel consumption. I have TV6 SE but the level of standard equipment are down side.. unless you get SV6 HSE. But it is very nice car. quiet engine, love it so far.. no problem to date. it has done 16,000kms and we love it..  Show details

peter atherton
peter athertonQLD17 posts
  L320

What a lemon – Brought the 2012 autobiography brand new for 150k, it was nothing but trouble it made all sorts of horrible noises from new and they couldn't find the problem so to them it didn't exist, then one month after the 3 year warranty ran out the front airbag blew and they tried to stitch me up, I made the biggest scene and said I would go all the way to… Read more

the top and they said out of compassionate grounds they will fix it!

I now have a land rover sport half the price and twice the car!

Drnick
Drnick
  Range Rover Sport L494 HSE

Great car bur – Geart car can not fault the driving experience except perhaps the gear lever which is weirdly less intuitive than the dial shift on other land rovers. However the infotainment system is awful in control apps is pointless please Land Rover stop it. Let us have apple and android systems like volvo has, then concentrate on the rest, I won't buy another if this is stilll the same when I need to update.  Show details

Mahmoud
Mahmoud2 posts
  L494

Never never never buy Range Rover again – My advice not to buy Range Rover , I paid $260,000 for my car , six weeks in service and still not fix , bad service , rud no respect, they gave me replacement car that have riped sits and doesn't function properly, they promised me better car put never fulfilled their promise, they stoped answering my call or reply to my emails , I was big fan of… Read more

Range Rover but I will never never buy one again and when and if my car get fixed I will sell it and never buy one , very very very disappointed .

Duncan
Duncan2 posts
  L494 SE SDV6

Must Have! – Over the moon with this purchase. After testing a lot of comparable cars in size, engine, and price we knew it had to be the Range Rover. Comfort is awesome, offers a good level of customisation from the dealer and is affordable to own and run. Outclasses it's competitors and love the onroad presence.  Show details

Drew
DrewNSW5 posts
  Verified L494 HSE SDV6

Worst car experience i have ever had, i will never buy a Land Rover or Jaguar again!! – It brings a smile to my face that after only one year I have sold my 2016 Range Rover Sport at a large financial loss. The entire experience of buying and owning a Range Rover was an awful one! The buying experience at Concord Land Rover from the start was poor, the product knowledge, communication, and overall experience was poor, without my… Read more

querying something I almost ended up with a full red interior as the sales team didn't know their product. Every item in a Range Rover seemed to be an option, so you start out with a price that you will well exceed if you want items that are standard features on its competitors.

The car itself.... It looked and rode well, that's where I stop with the positives. The issues i had;

1.) From day one brakes will squeal like you haven't serviced the car in years. This is a known issue with them, but will still take you 5 attempts to resolve by Range Rover Australia putting the upgraded brakes on it.

2.) The car would switch off for no reason while at lights, not the engine management switch off, but completely switch off, requiring you to restart and select gear to get the car moving. This was raised on multiple occasions to Concord Land Rover (while dropping off each time with my brake complaints). Always with the response that "it wasn't able to be replicated", until I raised this on Twitter to Land Rover Australia, was not appropriately addressed in my view, though when googling this you will see my vehicle was not the only one to experience.. Since then, it spent 6 weeks with the dealer where they have apparently found an issue relating to the exhaust system causing the shutdown.

3.)The bonnet has a sensor which when it rains could show the bonnet is open, this then won't allow you to lock the car, at 11pm after a long work day isn't a great experience to deal with.

4.)They sell the car with their TMC system which is their map and traffic management system to give you optimum routes and ETA's, what they don't tell you is the maps are static in Australia and take no live feeds. When asked about this, I continually got no response from Land Rover. Though it's standard on all its competitors vehicles, they don't have any plans to change this. You will be surprised how annoying this can be when you have had it previously!

I grew up loving Range Rovers and Jags, now after buying a $160k+ Range Rover and selling exactly one year later at a huge loss, I can honestly say, I would never ever buy one again and i will do what i can to warn people of the issues that come along with them.

Chaosphoto
ChaosphotoWA24 posts
  L320

Fabulous car – I have now owned a 3rd hand 2008 Range Rover Sport for almost a year. For me this was a significant upgrade from my 1989 Ford Maverick and what a gorgeous vehicle it is. I did a fair bit of research before buying and found out the the Range Rover Sport is actually not just a rich boys show car, it is actually also one of the most capable offroad… Read more

machines around. It's Terrain Response system has been tested and highly rated by many over the years and is only surpassed now by Terrain Response II in the new Land rovers.

Mine has the 2.7litre Turbo Diesel engine and it not only goes better than my old 4.2 petrol but instead of using 35L per 100klm like my Maverick did I now use 8 to 9L per 100 and up to 12L per 100 fully loaded and towing a trailer.

This version has the wonderful 6 speed auto transmission which feels a bit slushy but it does everything asked of it including trying to maintain cruise control set speeds going downhill by downshifting. That was a surprise !!.

As magnificent as they are Range Rovers do have their problems. In my case I had the car carefully checked on purchase by 2 dealers and both said it was a good car. It's one fault on purchase was the heating doesn't work on the passenger side which I wasn;'t aware of till it got cold where I lived. After much study I removed part of the dash and checked the stepper motor that opens the vent for the heater on that side and it worked so it was baffling. I have since found Triumph Rover Spares in Adeliade and found out the other option is the heater core has very small channels in it and the left side is prone to blocking up. That requires the whole dash to come out to fix and that is about 2 days work for an experienced repairer so very expensive. The core itself is about $200 and I will do the job myself at some point.

another problem arose at around 160,000 klms. The RPM started fluctuation up and down when running under 2000 rpm. I monitored this for a while and researched it with nothing conclusive found on the internet other than many others had the same trouble. The problem slowly got worse and I was suspecting the clutch inside the torque converter but my local Land Rover repairer had no ideas. When it sometimes started grinding I got serious and had just found Triumph Rover Spares who also run a wrecking yard full of Range Rovers and Phil immediately told me exactly what I suspected, it was the clutch and the Torque Converter needed replacing before it destroyed the trans. Landrover in their wisdom sealed the trans so it's not a serviceable item and it should last about 240,000klm's unless the vehicle is used to tow heavy loads. Not knowing the history of this I have no idea what use it had before I got it but it is no surprise that many new Range Rover buyers also have horses so my guess is it probably towed horse floats around.

Anyway, $3000 later it now drives beautifully again, has the trans service kit installed so can now have oil and filter changes and TRS gave it a service for free which makes them my best friend all of a sudden :).

So if you plan to buy one of these, make sure you get a dealer or two or even the RAC to check it over first. Do expect it to cost you a bit here and there as Range Rover ownership does come with a price. Also it is a bit smaller than a Patrol or Landcruiser but will easily take you places they will struggle and the aftermarket range for them is very small.

Put a good roofrack on it and you will be able to attach most of what you need to go bush to that, I chose a Rhino Tradie and for those of you who do most of your own work, there is a huge amount of wasted room inside the dash, centre console and the boot panels for adding all sorts of things out of sight.

It is one of the hardest vehicles around to break into or steal as well. If you lose your keys wow are you in trouble, unlike my Maverick (Patrol) which I could get into in seconds with a bit of coathanger.

Buy right and you will love it !!.

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