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Hi everyone... hopefully I don't sound too lame but I'm about to purchase a 2016 RR Sport in the next couple weeks from a friend (he's leaving the country for work for a few years and offering to sell to me for what he owes left on it) but before I 100% commit, I've been trying to do a lot of research but figure a majority of my questions might be answered more swiftly via a forum.
Background, this would be my first luxury brand card, so a majority of my questions will stem from that. I'm coming from a 2013 Jeep Rubicon (prior was a Mazda Speed 3) and was deciding between a new wrangler or used RR and ultimately decided on the RR because of this oppurtunity that just came up. Also find it kind of fitting that it's like combining my Jeep and MS3 in terms of SUV and speed.
Anyway first thing, price. From what I'm seeing online, I think the price is really good.
Specs: (photo attached of actual car):
- 2016 Range Rover Sport SE
- 14k miles
- Climate comfort and visibility package (heated seats/steering, blind spot monitoring)
- Fixed panoramic roof
- Upgraded to 22" black wheels
- Dark grey oak trim
- Black out fog lights
Asking price is $49,990, which is what he has left on the car. That seems like a deal right?
And then I have some other luxury brand car noob questions.
Tires:
I've always just got my tires from tire depot, or something similar. Because this is a luxury car, when it's time to replace or rotate, do you recommend sticking with the dealership? Kind of a weird question (and I hope it doesn't sound ignorant) but I've just never seen luxury cars at these places when I needed tires rotated or changed out haha.
Oil Changes:
Everyone keeps telling me I'm gonna be charged an arm and a leg for oil changes but from what I've googled, people say I'm expected to pay around $250 an oil change? That doesn't sound too bad especially if I'm only doing it 1-2 per year. I only drive to work twice a week so my mileage will be quite low which is why I don't think my oil changes will be frequent.
Cost of maintenance:
Again people keep telling me "to be careful" about this. I'm aware that the cost of maintenance will be higher for luxury cars but do RR's need more maintenance than the average car? Are they breaking down more frequently? What other yearly maintenance issues can I expect besides normal car maintenance?
First article on University of google literally states: "The annual cost estimate to maintain a Land Rover Range Rover is approximately $332**, depending on your service provider." That seems quite inexpensive haha. Again, I get if bigger issues arise, it's a different scenario but I wonder if all these "be careful about luxury cars" people are just people who've been burned...
Infotainment:
From videos on youtube and some articles I've read, the infotainement system on this thing looks pretty average, terrible really for the price. 90% of the time I'm using my phone anyway for google maps, Spotify, etc. but it would be nice to have something better. Are 2017 infotainment systems upgradeable/compatible for the 2016 models? I think I read somewhere that you can upgrade the 2017 models to add Apple CarPlay.
Anyway... I'm really excited and I hope it all works out, but if you have any advise regarding any of this or anything in general about being a range rover owner, I would really appreciate it. Thanks!
Background, this would be my first luxury brand card, so a majority of my questions will stem from that. I'm coming from a 2013 Jeep Rubicon (prior was a Mazda Speed 3) and was deciding between a new wrangler or used RR and ultimately decided on the RR because of this oppurtunity that just came up. Also find it kind of fitting that it's like combining my Jeep and MS3 in terms of SUV and speed.
Anyway first thing, price. From what I'm seeing online, I think the price is really good.
Specs: (photo attached of actual car):
- 2016 Range Rover Sport SE
- 14k miles
- Climate comfort and visibility package (heated seats/steering, blind spot monitoring)
- Fixed panoramic roof
- Upgraded to 22" black wheels
- Dark grey oak trim
- Black out fog lights
Asking price is $49,990, which is what he has left on the car. That seems like a deal right?
And then I have some other luxury brand car noob questions.
Tires:
I've always just got my tires from tire depot, or something similar. Because this is a luxury car, when it's time to replace or rotate, do you recommend sticking with the dealership? Kind of a weird question (and I hope it doesn't sound ignorant) but I've just never seen luxury cars at these places when I needed tires rotated or changed out haha.
Oil Changes:
Everyone keeps telling me I'm gonna be charged an arm and a leg for oil changes but from what I've googled, people say I'm expected to pay around $250 an oil change? That doesn't sound too bad especially if I'm only doing it 1-2 per year. I only drive to work twice a week so my mileage will be quite low which is why I don't think my oil changes will be frequent.
Cost of maintenance:
Again people keep telling me "to be careful" about this. I'm aware that the cost of maintenance will be higher for luxury cars but do RR's need more maintenance than the average car? Are they breaking down more frequently? What other yearly maintenance issues can I expect besides normal car maintenance?
First article on University of google literally states: "The annual cost estimate to maintain a Land Rover Range Rover is approximately $332**, depending on your service provider." That seems quite inexpensive haha. Again, I get if bigger issues arise, it's a different scenario but I wonder if all these "be careful about luxury cars" people are just people who've been burned...
Infotainment:
From videos on youtube and some articles I've read, the infotainement system on this thing looks pretty average, terrible really for the price. 90% of the time I'm using my phone anyway for google maps, Spotify, etc. but it would be nice to have something better. Are 2017 infotainment systems upgradeable/compatible for the 2016 models? I think I read somewhere that you can upgrade the 2017 models to add Apple CarPlay.
Anyway... I'm really excited and I hope it all works out, but if you have any advise regarding any of this or anything in general about being a range rover owner, I would really appreciate it. Thanks!
