True, but for that price tag it better be more reliable with tip top build quality or that could change. Plus if it didn't look like a pregnant evoque it may have tempted more L322 owners across  09 TDV8 Westminster, Mariana Black, Rear seat entertainment, hatch bag and 2 slobbery mutts

Pregnant Evoque, I was more thinking hippopotamus. Don't get me wrong, I love hippos, love seeing them in SA on our trips there !!! MY 2010 5.0 SC Galway green and sand interior!!
Have the Faultmate MSV2 Extreme to be tinkering with the settings etc. !!

It is clearly worth £100K as there is still a long waiting list even after 2 years of production.

Think about it. If you had £100K and wanted to spend it on a car and are in the market for a large luxury SUV what is the competition? I have considered this may times over recent weeks when deciding if I should return mine because of the suspension knocking and the answer is there is no other credible alternative to the L405 FFRR. This is why LR can churn out these things at £100K with some serious quality issues and people are queueing up to buy them. This can't be sustainable in the long term as others will develop alternatives that chip away at the FFRR market share and LR will drive some buyers away because of complete lack or regard for quality, but for now they are in a space of their own.

It will be interesting to see what the upcoming BMW X7 is like because this could be a credible alternative if they style it somewhere between the too car like X5 and too truck like Merc GL.

please dont shoot me down in flames but a very popular £100k SUV is the G-Class AMG.....I like that old school rugged look and the car parks in Doha appear to be filling with them. Is this where I put the car details and a bit about myself ?........

A G Class is just an expensive novelty, objectively hopeless next to a Range Rover.

Trommel - I disagree with the hopeless next to a RR statement. I have driven an older G350 and it was very, very capable with full locking diffs and a lot of travel for off road work and built by Mercedes since they cared about what they put out there.

Expensive novelty, 100% agree though if it's a choice of AMG 6.2 V8 Vs 5.0 Supercharged......AMG all day long

BUT....it's a subjective thread so good to hear all views. Is this where I put the car details and a bit about myself ?........

Even more incredible to me is that £100k is for a diesel - which as SKOT put it elsewhere: 'diesels are for lorries and fairground generators. A FFRR should be a V8 petrol by law.'

n1cktdv8 wrote:

I have driven an older G350 and it was very, very capable with full locking diffs and a lot of travel for off road work and built by Mercedes since they cared about what they put out there

The G63 AMG is in niche of its own. I would think very few L405 buyers would have it on their list of alternatives. It is undoubtedly good off-road but otherwise it is too old, too ugly and not big or luxurious enough. The GL is a closer L405 competitor than the G.

Not been in a new one....in terms of build I think the originals were built by Puch under licence but not sure if they still do

In terms of an alternative; speaking to a few middle eastern colleagues they are very pleased with their L405's but they also suggest the G-class is the alternative.....appreciated it's not leafy Surrey  Is this where I put the car details and a bit about myself ?........

Your middle eastern colleagues probably have both.

shamefully your spot on. Mainly Saudi's and Qatari's who are on contract rates in Doha. Many have a Bentley/Aston/FF plus a toy which ranges from a Ferrari 458 to a Lexus 570 (Posh landcruiser) and a few G-wagons.
 Is this where I put the car details and a bit about myself ?........

Thinking about it, there are a couple of newish G350s locally so someone thinks they're an alternative to a Range Rover. Most I see are Mayfair tinsel G55/63/65s though.

It's worth £100k for 2 reasons
1. They can't build them fast enough to keep up with demand. To have a waiting list 18 months post-launch must tell you that the demand is there, at that price
2. Residuals are still strong.

QED!

PaulTyrer wrote:

Couple of weeks back my wife rented a 63 plate Range Rover Sport, when she picked me up from the station I was convinced it was an Ewok (thats another sore point as I do not think they should be called a Range Rover!)