[CarreraDan]

I would pass and we own 2 Land Rovers. If you are set on the Range Rover look for a 2010+ as they are much more reliable and better built. Our 2012 RR Sport has been very nice, we bought it one year old with 8k miles on it, is CPO'd for two more years, saved $25k off sticker. My Discovery was a total train wreck and I bought it as a project as I missed working on cars. New engine, and very large amounts of $$$$ later it is my daily driver/trail vehicle. I love the soul and personality of the Land Rover's, our Sport totally hauls ass and handles extremely well for a 5500 pound beast (you can do a four wheel drift in it). Made short work of going up the mountain in 27 inches of uncleared snow too. The Discovery is incredibly slow, handles like an aircraft carrier, gets 10-12 mpg on premium, but for some reason I love it. People say the only cure is ownership so jump on in, just be ready to write some big checks when things break--trust me they will as it is British after all.

The main problem that I have found is many people don't know how to properly service Land Rover's. You get mechanics who think they can fix things and do a half assed job or screw it up even more. I have spent the last 3 weeks fixing previous fixes on the Discovery. Dealer's can be totally hit or miss too. How are the service records? I have a friend who is a true Land Rover genius and he has been a true godsend for me as for how things "should" be.