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[STEMO]

I was driving past Sytner Land Rover dealer in Wakefield this morning. Someone has parked a Range Rover outside with proper magnetic signs on it saying
Do not buy a Land Rover from Sytner   UNINSURABLE

Another happy customer.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Quite nickable, I hear.

[TheBoy]

Aren't JLR offering insurance to those that claim they cant get insurance, but on the understanding that they don't leave the cars unlocked, or the keys in them?

[Rangie]

In London it is virtually impossible to insure a Range Rover I'm led to believe, one guy on the forum has been quoted £18,000 to insure his new SVR value of it is approximately £140,000 crazy money.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Aren't JLR offering insurance to those that claim they cant get insurance, but on the understanding that they don't leave the cars unlocked, or the keys in them?

They are but according to Autocar magazine there is a long list of exclusions including.

Anyone over 70
High crime area.

Apparently some owners can't even get a quote regardless.

[STEMO]

They are very expensive, yet they are everywhere. There are loads knocking around Barnsleywakefield, not older ones, either. How the hell so many people can afford to shell out £50,000+ for a car I'll never know.
Mind you there are plenty of Kia/Hyundai EV's too, and they are £40,000+. Wife's car, the grandland we bought in June, was £21,500, and I don't think I'd consider spending any more on a car.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

They are very expensive, yet they are everywhere. There are loads knocking around Barnsleywakefield, not older ones, either. How the hell so many people can afford to shell out £50,000+ for a car I'll never know.
Mind you there are plenty of Kia/Hyundai EV's too, and they are £40,000+. Wife's car, the grandland we bought in June, was £21,500, and I don't think I'd consider spending any more on a car.

Presumably this would be about £40,000 new, at list price.

I wanted a used M240i but (at the time) they were £6-10,000 were expensive than a new one.

The insanity has abated since then, thankfully.

[Andy B]

They are very expensive, yet they are everywhere. There are loads knocking around Barnsleywakefield, not older ones, either. How the hell so many people can afford to shell out £50,000+ for a car I'll never know. .....

 ..... and some! We were at the caravan club site next to this sales place last year - I couldn't believe the prices of these types of car
https://www.alexandersprestige.co.uk/used-cars/?manufacturer=Land+Rover

[STEMO]

They are very expensive, yet they are everywhere. There are loads knocking around Barnsleywakefield, not older ones, either. How the hell so many people can afford to shell out £50,000+ for a car I'll never know. .....

 ..... and some! We were at the caravan club site next to this sales place last year - I couldn't believe the prices of these types of car
https://www.alexandersprestige.co.uk/used-cars/?manufacturer=Land+Rover

Yeah, I know the prices are astronomical when new, Andy. But I was including the 2-3-4 year old ones, loads of them round here.

[Andy B]

They are very expensive, yet they are everywhere. There are loads knocking around Barnsleywakefield, not older ones, either. How the hell so many people can afford to shell out £50,000+ for a car I'll never know. .....

 ..... and some! We were at the caravan club site next to this sales place last year - I couldn't believe the prices of these types of car
https://www.alexandersprestige.co.uk/used-cars/?manufacturer=Land+Rover

Yeah, I know the prices are astronomical when new, Andy. But I was including the 2-3-4 year old ones, loads of them round here.

those cars I linked to were 2/3/4 year old Steve 

[STEMO]

They are very expensive, yet they are everywhere. There are loads knocking around Barnsleywakefield, not older ones, either. How the hell so many people can afford to shell out £50,000+ for a car I'll never know. .....

 ..... and some! We were at the caravan club site next to this sales place last year - I couldn't believe the prices of these types of car
https://www.alexandersprestige.co.uk/used-cars/?manufacturer=Land+Rover

Yeah, I know the prices are astronomical when new, Andy. But I was including the 2-3-4 year old ones, loads of them round here.

those cars I linked to were 2/3/4 year old Steve 

Firkin ridiculous prices for an unreliable shitbox 

[STEMO]

Imagine spending £90K on a second hand Range Rover only for your neighbour to pull up in his £150K one and look down his nose at yours 

[Andy B]

Imagine spending £90K on a second hand Range Rover only for your neighbour to pull up in his £150K one and look down his nose at yours 

It'll never happen ..... it took me long enough to get my head around spending £26k on my ML ...... my first house (in 1988) was the same price ... so £90k would be a none starter! 

[Rangie]

Got the original bill of sale of my 2007 one £59, 837.58 I paid £7,000 for it just over 4 years ago spent & I've probably spent £3,500 on it for servicing & bringing it up to  my required standard almost changed it for an SVR a few months back until I saw the insurance quote (£1400) at present i pay £340 got absolutely no intention of changing it does absolutely everything I expect from it & is superbly comfortable.

[Viral_Jim]

Swmbo Evoque has gone from £580 -> £750 -> £975 (as at today, thinking about renewal in July). That's for a 2015 car that WBAC reckons is worth £8650. She hasn't made any claims or moved in that time either. That's purely cost inflation.

This will probably push us back towards a company EV I think, roll two cars (300c and Evoque) into one. We will probably save money and I won't have to lie under either of them.