Buying a Used Range Rover: Everything You Need to Know
Having grown in popularity over the last decade, a Range Rover can be an incredible choice of luxury SUVs if you’re looking for a reliable, stylish, off-road capable and fun car to drive. Land Rover has plenty of incredible features, including practicality, out of the box off-road abilities, style factor, ease of maintenance, adventure, safety and lack of depreciation.
You’re seeing more Range Rovers on the UK’s roads now and they are a popular choice in both cities and countryside. However, there are pros and cons of buying a used Range Rover, which we will cover in this blog.
Should I buy a used Range Rover?
As a luxury car marque, you’ve got the strong appeal of its badge, the luxurious interior and general prestige can’t be ignored. Whilst the running costs might be higher than average, few cars provide a greater sense of occasion than a Range Rover.
Fast Car Finance has provided used Range Rover finance for a number of clients:
As with all makes and models, buying a used car, such as a used Range Rover, can be a great way of avoiding depreciation, as the value of the car will drop dramatically in the first two years of ownership. Buying a used Range Rover with a few thousand miles on the clock can be a great way to enjoy the prestige and driving experience without the huge monthly Range Rover finance costs.
Pros and Cons of buying used
If you’re looking to buy a used Range Rover, then you’d be best off looking for an approved used car dealer as you’ll get a manufacturer-backed warranty for added peace of mind. If you are going to purchase a used Range Rover outside of the Land Rover network then consider buying from a marque specialist or 4×4 dealership and ensure you get a suitable extended warranty.
Land Rover approved used cars (those purchased from an authorised and regulated or franchised dealer) are rigorously inspected (there are 100 inspection points on average) and usually come with guarantees, warranties and exchange policies for peace of mind.
As with anything, this depends on what you’re looking for and the condition of the car. Always check the vehicle’s history and any fine print to the contract before you buy. And, most importantly, make sure you like the car. Is it comfortable, does it suit your driving style? Are you going to enjoy being behind the wheel of it?
What to look out for
Range Rovers are fantastic cars and have improved over the last twenty years. Here, the Fast Car Finance team talks about some great 4×4 features for winter driving.
Plus, you can also check out this blog on the car features to help you survive this winter.
Running Costs
No matter what model of Range Rover you choose, they aren’t cheap cars to run. The diesels – both the SDV6 and newer SDV8 – will return around 25-30mpg if you’re lucky, while the petrol engine variants will struggle to return much more than 20mpg.
The Range Rover sits in high vehicle tax bands too, so the amount you pay will be determined by the cars CO2 emissions band, see https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-rate-tables/rates-for-cars-registered-on-or-after-1-march-2001
Services are due every 10-15,000 miles or every twelve months, and they tend to alternate between minor and major. They generally cost between £400-£600, depending on what needs to be sorted and if anything else unforeseen repair costs crop up.
Approved used benefits
As with any used car purchase, we’d always advise you to do a full check of the car to ensure that the car is genuine and you know the history behind it. Make sure you have got a manufacturer-backed or similar warranty, a suitable exchange policy and the necessary quality and safety certificate.
Used Range Rover Finance
If you choose to purchase a used Range Rover through either an approved Land Rover franchise or an independent dealer, you are not obliged to take out used Range Rover finance through the supplying vehicle dealership. As an independent, specialist broker, Fast Car Finance has access to a wide panel of prestige car finance lenders, so will offer highly competitive used Range Rover finance, allowing you to drive the car of your dreams at an affordable monthly cost.
Speak with the Fast Car Finance team today on 01635 785 400 or get in touch with one of our car finance specialists and we can talk you through the options.
