Had a test drive of the Evoque today

May be sacrilege to some, but I had a test drive of the Evoque today, and have to say I rather like it.

Won't be changing my P38, but as a car for the other half, it's currently leading the field out of the ones we were considering.

Nice smooth ride, and didn't feel like it was short on power if needed. I can see why they're so popular.

my friend has one nice car wrong name but its a diesel manual eek lets hope it lasts longer than their rr sport l322

What are you comparing it to?

goonarmy said:

What are you comparing it to?

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A Lada.

Endeleus said:

May be sacrilege to some, but I had a test drive of the Evoque today, and have to say I rather like it.

Won't be changing my P38, but as a car for the other half, it's currently leading the field out of the ones we were considering.

Nice smooth ride, and didn't feel like it was short on power if needed. I can see why they're so popular.

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Check for recalls etc.

Only gets 2 stars for reliability... 2015 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque Reliability | U.S. News Best Cars


2012 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque Recalls - Cars.com

Thor1950 said:

Check for recalls etc.

Only gets 2 stars for reliability... 2015 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque Reliability | U.S. News Best Cars


2012 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque Recalls - Cars.com

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That's the best rating Land Rover has received yet. Things are looking up.

West Slope Rover said:

That's the best rating Land Rover has received yet. Things are looking up.

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Lol 😅😅

Endeleus said:

May be sacrilege to some, but I had a test drive of the Evoque today, and have to say I rather like it.

Won't be changing my P38, but as a car for the other half, it's currently leading the field out of the ones we were considering.

Nice smooth ride, and didn't feel like it was short on power if needed. I can see why they're so popular.

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Homo.


G~

West Slope Rover said:

That's the best rating Land Rover has received yet. Things are looking up.

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D4 came in the top 10 of the last JD Power survey I saw, normally LR products are in the bottom 10

goonarmy said:

What are you comparing it to?

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Audi Q3 and BMW X3.

Ruled the Audi out, mostly based on experience of my current daily driver, which is an A4 B7, and has been a real disappointment compared to my previous A4 B5 which served me well for 14 years and 250,000 miles.

The BMW is a nice car, much better put together than an old 3 series I had years ago.

Not a decision I'm rushing in to, as cars are expensive, so I tend to keep mine for 200,000 miles or 15 years. Supporting British manufacturing jobs is also a consideration, regardless of who actually owns the company.

Is the x3 quite a bit bigger? Never driven a evoke but they sit about 2 inches higher than my focus estate.

Yes, X3 is a couple of inches taller, and about a foot longer than the Evoque.

If I was replacing my P38 for myself, it would be a tough call between a BMW X5, and VW Touareg, as new Range Rover is out of my budget these days.

The Evoque does seem good for the target market though. Wife currently drives a Corsa, and wants something a bit bigger, but without the feeling of driving (and parking) a shed.

Endeleus said:

Wife currently drives a Corsa, and wants something a bit bigger, but without the feeling of driving (and parking) a shed.

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That's the L322 out then.