In the market for a new-to-me car, and the Land Rover RR Evoque is the current apple of my eye. My gut tells me the reliability may be a little sketchy--and as a single gal I don't have any wiggle room for making a poor purchase decision. The research I've done says you either love it or hate it, depending on the website you're posting to. Dr. Hess says there's no better community to tap into for relevant/intelligent feedback than this one. What say you, people of GRM?
Leases on the base Evoque are fantastic right now. Like 399 a month on leftovers with 3K down.
Personally that is the only way I would own one, in warranty and leased new from the local dealer.
wearymicrobe wrote: Leases on the base Evoque are fantastic right now. Like 399 a month on leftovers with 3K down. Personally that is the only way I would own one, in warranty and leased new from the local dealer.
That is fantastic.
Her other car is a 97 (I think) P-car Boxster and a Prius with a dead battery. I suggested a $35 cell for the Prius battery and some you-toobin' for DIY, giving her something to drive when the P-car or the Rover is in the shop.
In other words, she needs something fairly reliable by modern standards, not something like a Range Rover Disco. And I have no idea how these baby Rover things hold up.
For me, my biggest problem with them is the Mercedes GLA/Infiniti QX30 twins exist.
Land Rover=reliable?
Definitely lease a new vehicle with a warranty and free loaner vehicles for when it is being repaired.
Why not repair the Prius?
My boss has a new Disco Sport and it's in the shop all the time. Though I'd say that the newer Range Rovers are definitely built better than Range Rovers in the past. I like them but I certainly wouldn't want to own a Range Rover newer than 2009 out of warranty.
Have you taken a test drive in the Evoque yet?
+1 on the lease idea with the repair of the Prius as a backup.
That said, if its in the shop they'll likely provide a loaner.
If you like the Evoque and it ends up being reliable during its lease, then you can always look at buying it at the end or switching it out for another.
I have no relevant input other than the fact that a RangeRover Sport is the nicest car I've ever driven up a 50% grade. Might be the nicest car I've ever driven anywhere.
I'd buy a diesel Disco over any other new car.
Too bad I can't really afford a new car.
NEALSMO wrote: Land Rover=reliable? Definitely lease a new vehicle with a warranty and free loaner vehicles for when it is being repaired. Why not repair the Prius?
That is exactly what I told her in the first place. A dealer gave her a loaner overnight. Something about "take a puppy home and you'll keep it." I saw it parked out front and started asking questions. It was a 2013, if I recall, and off warranty. Way off warranty. But she liked it. I said that as long as she fixed the Prius so she had something to drive to work when the Boxster and the Rover were in the shop, go for it.
In reply to Dr. Hess:
Translation: "I told you so". :)
To my eye, the evogue is a vehicle that is trying way too hard styling wise. I admit to laughing a bit most of the time when I see them, so I guess that's a good thing as they brighten my day. I know styling is totally subjective, but why do you like this vehicle? It is a SUV with almost all the utility taken out. It has a terrible sloping roofline because it makes for the right look, but can adults actually sit in the rear seat without their heads being smashed up against the ceiling? The thing just looks like a cartoon caricature of a smallish sporty SUV to me and I am a bit astonished that anyone buys them. I also realize that what I think about the styling is just my opinion and doesn't mean that you can't think it looks great. Don't let random internet people influencing you on subjective stuff.
T.J. wrote: To my eye, the evogue is a vehicle that is trying way too hard styling wise. [] The thing just looks like a cartoon caricature of a smallish sporty SUV to me and I am a bit astonished that anyone buys them.
T.J. wrote: To my eye, the evogue is a vehicle that is trying way too hard styling wise. I admit to laughing a bit most of the time when I see them, so I guess that's a good thing as they brighten my day. I know styling is totally subjective, but why do you like this vehicle? It is a SUV with almost all the utility taken out. It has a terrible sloping roofline because it makes for the right look, but can adults actually sit in the rear seat without their heads being smashed up against the ceiling? The thing just looks like a cartoon caricature of a smallish sporty SUV to me and I am a bit astonished that anyone buys them. I also realize that what I think about the styling is just my opinion and doesn't mean that you can't think it looks great. Don't let random internet people influencing you on subjective stuff.
And I'm just the opposite, I think it looks great and since the back would be used by kids or dogs, it's not an issue about the sloping roofline, which is really more of a upward sloping beltline than a downward sloping roof:
I'd love a 1.9 liter diesel manual version like in the UK, but I'm also a fan of the fact you can get them in 2 door form, which I'd take over the 4 door as a empty nester:
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And I even like the quirky little convertible version, which reminds me of a puffed up MINI Cooper convert.
I test drove one about a year ago and it drove pretty well. I rate it higher than any Land Rover I've driven in terms of sportiness. In researching, a few other items that stood out. Gas mileage is in a different league than the others, and so is reliability. From what I can tell, the engine is more or less based on the Ford Ecoboost, and appears to be far more robust. It's probably not as good going off road, but since I never left the pavement I have no way to know. I liked the way it looked personally. In the end I bought another MINI, and probably was one of the only people on earth cross shopping the two! 
It was closer than you might imagine though.
Maybe... Are you a masochist with unlimited financial resources? If so, than proceed. If not, run, don't walk, in the other direction.
A friend, who's a highly paid specialist MD, has one. Loves the look, loves to drive it. Just doesn't get to very often and has written to some big checks. Deeply regrets the choice and will be moving to M-B next. I predict he'll be driving a Honda Pilot this time next year.
ew god no.
Ive ridden in one (never operated myself), and I must say that theres not much that the Evoque (that I rode in - '14 IIRC) offered that my Terrain doesnt. Plus, Terrain was easier for ingress/egress (Im 6'1) and was considerably cheaper. The Evoque had a bit more punch off the line, but didnt appear to be any more composed than the Terrain when asking it to change direction. Terrain is a bit larger, but not by a lot, and visibility in the GMC was waaaay better because it wasnt designed by teenagers on redbull. The slight increase in size makes the back seat and cargo spaces larger by a good margin.
Im not sure why the Evoque exists, except to possibly grant access to a LR/RR nameplate with a slightly smaller entrance fee than a disco?!? I imagine that it started off as the "Every man's" LR/RR, similar to how the BMW 1 series was supposed to be. But in both cases (Im assuming), the final showroom example was considerably more costly than the original intent was ever meant to be.
I honestly really like them. Might be the wife's next DD, she's been oogling them. Looks are on the eye of the beholder. Giving them E36 M3 for not being able to offroad? Come on man. How many people are really looking to offroad in a luxury suv-cuv thingy? Not many. I'm sure it can do well enough offroad for a typical driver. Reliability, I've heard both good and bad things. You know, like every luxury brand etc.
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