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Hi all,
So have to say the new Velar is an amazing looking car and something that I quite fancy though I've never had a SUV type car before but always up to try something a bit different. Still not quite yet in the market to change my car as it's currently only a year old. However it's always good to keep an eye on the market, plus I do enjoy window shopping cars
I figure with the demand it might put a reasonable delay on delivery plus I'd like to see what the reviews are like plus some feedback from new owners. So maybe can fit in ordering a First Edition near the end of the first year, I'd kind of like them to get their new 6 cylinder Ingenium in the car as it's rumoured to arrive late this year. That is likely to be far better than the Ford sourced units used currently.
Price is a bit steep for the price of the car on their site but then I guess that's the 6.9% APR. I've currently got a BMW M5 which I specified up to £86k but it's on 0% APR. That with £10k down on 4 years plus their discount comes in right on the £800 a month mark. I've over £1k a month on a car payment so it's not a problem, more just what type of car I want next but always got to have a back of the mind on if it's a good deal regardless.
For reference sat on A roads and motorways for a few hours with only a few occasion bursts of insane acceleration I can get 28mpg on the M5 which is roughly a 2 ton car. My experience for the most part over the cars I've owned that if you do a lot of long distance driving the size of the engine doesn't have a huge impact on the fuel economy. The weight of the car obviously does but once your up to speed the bigger engines just tend to hold that speed at a lower rpm so it all kind of cancels out somewhat. Diesels clearly do better but again I had a BMW 335d in the past that got around the same fuel economy as a 1.8 litre company car Mondeo on a long trip. Around town it's another matter of course.
Is it always SUV's for you people or have you never considered that you could have a super saloon for similar money? Just wondering. I drove a Range Rover Sport for a few hours once and strangely I'd say my M5 in it's comfort setting was actually more comfortable / relaxing than the Range Rover. Hence why I'd want to drive a Velar before I commit as comfort comes up pretty high on my wish list.
Anyway looking forward to the reviews of this. See if it's time to slow down a bit and blend in a bit more
So have to say the new Velar is an amazing looking car and something that I quite fancy though I've never had a SUV type car before but always up to try something a bit different. Still not quite yet in the market to change my car as it's currently only a year old. However it's always good to keep an eye on the market, plus I do enjoy window shopping cars
I figure with the demand it might put a reasonable delay on delivery plus I'd like to see what the reviews are like plus some feedback from new owners. So maybe can fit in ordering a First Edition near the end of the first year, I'd kind of like them to get their new 6 cylinder Ingenium in the car as it's rumoured to arrive late this year. That is likely to be far better than the Ford sourced units used currently.
Price is a bit steep for the price of the car on their site but then I guess that's the 6.9% APR. I've currently got a BMW M5 which I specified up to £86k but it's on 0% APR. That with £10k down on 4 years plus their discount comes in right on the £800 a month mark. I've over £1k a month on a car payment so it's not a problem, more just what type of car I want next but always got to have a back of the mind on if it's a good deal regardless.
For reference sat on A roads and motorways for a few hours with only a few occasion bursts of insane acceleration I can get 28mpg on the M5 which is roughly a 2 ton car. My experience for the most part over the cars I've owned that if you do a lot of long distance driving the size of the engine doesn't have a huge impact on the fuel economy. The weight of the car obviously does but once your up to speed the bigger engines just tend to hold that speed at a lower rpm so it all kind of cancels out somewhat. Diesels clearly do better but again I had a BMW 335d in the past that got around the same fuel economy as a 1.8 litre company car Mondeo on a long trip. Around town it's another matter of course.
Is it always SUV's for you people or have you never considered that you could have a super saloon for similar money? Just wondering. I drove a Range Rover Sport for a few hours once and strangely I'd say my M5 in it's comfort setting was actually more comfortable / relaxing than the Range Rover. Hence why I'd want to drive a Velar before I commit as comfort comes up pretty high on my wish list.
Anyway looking forward to the reviews of this. See if it's time to slow down a bit and blend in a bit more