Range Rover Velar: 1 Year In - Likes, Regrets & Wishes!
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- Опубликовано: 8 июл 2024
- Firstly, sorry about the Audio - I forgot to turn the shotgun mic on!!
Secondly, I bought the Velar on 1st September 2017, and this is the review of my 1 year Anniversary with the Range Rover Velar, covering the Top 5 things I still love about the Velar after a year of driving it, The Top 5 Regrets of things I wish I purchased when I first ordered the Velar, and finally, a couple of things I wish Land Rover would work on in future models of their cars.
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Loved how you got to the points quickly & kept the video moving along. A lot was covered in timely manner. Well done!
Thanks Chad, appreciated!
The air suspension drops the car to get in. Head up display brilliant. Cooling seats brilliant this summer. Opening roof really nice.
Thumbs Up for a short and sweet, non douchesack review.
Non-Douchesack was the type of review I was going for ;)
@@TrendingReviews you accomplished it sir. 👍
Appreciate it Marcus!
Marcus B. 💯agreed 😂😂😂
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I really enjoyed this video. The guy appears quite humble and he was clear and straight to the point - great job in making this video! 👍
You put that across extremely well, sticking to the practical issues and leaving the technical jargon to the motor mags. Black roof attracts heat best left white.
My wish list is to get a Velar..sigh
Very nice simple informative review.. can’t complain or disagree with anything he said.. all taken on board for when I order mine..
This was super helpful. I may not have thought of those items when making my purchase.
Outstanding and straightforward review of a Land Rover! I have seen many reviews but most just seem to fumble through it or try so hard to make it about themselves than the vehicle being reviewed! Oh, and what made your review so amazing was the practicality of the top 5 thumbs up & thumbs down, which made so much sense!! Thank you!!!
Thank you Casey, I really appreciate that you liked it! I try to keep all my videos straight to the point and a no-nonsense approach. :)
Here's a thought. I always buy used. I drive a pre-owned fully loaded Range Rover Sport. The original owner paid the big money for it. I got it with crazy low miles after the lease turn-in.
Buy used next time and get every feature you want.
But if I have the money for new, I will buy the new one
I always prefer new builds than used ones, but if it all comes down to money, then of course, used is the better option. :)
@@tom_-qq9ic I 100% agree. I was just suggesting that for all the options he wishes he had that maybe he didn't have the money to fully option it out.
But for sure if a person has the money the only way to go is to get every possible option.
Read consumer reports reliability reports. Very poor, at the bottom with jaguar😩
@@oakpal who CARE?
Very simple laid out man great video. I had to subscribe hopefully one day will drive this car, i love it
I can't be the only one, I'm getting a Velar soon and can't stop watching videos on it
Excellent review. Concise & comprehensive. Cheers
Ordered mine last week, can't wait for it to arrive! First Land Rover for me also =D
These types of videos are better than the freak book that comes in it. Good job. I'm getting my this x-mas. My xmas gift.
Great review. Regret list was interesting to know. Thanks
I have exactly the same car and I picked up last year on 1.09 . I agree on many of the things you point out . I put my phone in the gap behind the screen , very useful space 👍🏼
Its a great car right! I've tried that space behind the screen, but it keeps falling on its side everytime I take a turn or go round a bend, which is pointless as I need to see my phone screen. Using a magnetic holder on air vent at the moment!
MJQUEEN assuming u go to either SMU or TCU, & diDDy’s a dOkTer sIr!🤔
Absolute state of that sport badge on the back
Very good pace of delivery - well done that man..!
Top video,and i like your style of presenting. Also what a beautiful motor!
Good review because you didn’t waste words - you got to the point.
Thanks :)
Awesome video, quick concise and to the point! Thanks for posting :)
Thanks Nitin! You're welcome :)
Hi, It's a nice short and to the point review. Thank you. I am just planning from Landrover discovery sport to Velar and this review helps.
Go with range rover sport 👍 nicer body style and great size!
Great review and beautiful Velar!
Nice video, informative & concise always best. Thanks!
Collected my R Dynamic HSE Velar 3 weeks ago - very impressed with it. I thought that I would miss my Jaguar XF Portfolio which I loved but not so, I am starting a love affair with the Velar - a great car!!!
Nice! Congrats David! Its a beauty right!
Too right and no regrets.
That’s the best put together viddie I have seen in ages, your very clear to the point, no gimmicks and very likeable I am now subscribed, hope your new viddies are the same boyo
Thank you very much!
Nice and succinct one year review. Classy motor, in a classic Sarf East location!
Velar V6 configuration is a wonderful option on the open roads and mountainous climbs I have found in Australia. In essence the Power and "Bags" of Torque work wonders here. Simple features like Drive Pack / Convenience Pack with Activity wrist band whilst swimming and like is a most nifty feature to have on S Spec along with Exterior Black Pack with Grand Black Veneer make a simpler Spec model an absolute pleasure to drive and ownership appeal
Barry Pratt hehe, I thought you Aussies only trusted Land Cruisers?!
Loved your to the point presentation, thank you for not rambling.
Great video and review. Thank you very much
Very good review mate. Deciding between velar / sport... thanks
Good review👍
Nice honest review mate! Found that very useful!
Thanks!
I have driven this car and it feels good.
Noted. Thanks 4 Sharing My Brotha.
Great review ..
Awesome car inside and out
Great review! Thumbed up!!
Thank you!!
Good video mate 👍🏻
Ordered myn with all the highlighted specifications.
Can't wait!
Good luck!!
@@TrendingReviews thanks
young man how it it
Many Thanks,
Peace From London. 👍👍
Very interesting and informative my friend, although the velar is more strikingly beautiful. I plumbed for the RR Sport Phev,, Because of the higher driving position and bigger boot area for,,(holidays) 😀I take delivery next week, I’m so happy for you I’m sure you work very hard to be able to own a Velar,!👍👍🇬🇧
Hi David. Thank you for the comments! I'd love to get the Sport Phev in a few years time - but I just had to have the Velar, only because it was new and struck out on the road to literally everyone! I literally saved up 10 years for getting my first Range Rover, which has always been my dream car that was somewhat achievable! Now working towards getting the Sport! Onwards and upwards!
Really good video - tempted to buy one of those
Definitely get one! Thanks!
Excellent video! Right to the point, nice and sweet but must of all simple to follow. Thx :)
That's a gorgeous car 👍😋
Excellent video
Great review. I share some of the same points. There has been an Apple Car Play update! Take it into Landrover. You have to be plugged in for Apple Car play to work, but it’s better than no Apple car play at all I guess.
Thanks for that!
Good review thanks. FWIW the 4th you like you say is the door handles that pop out and fold flat but you go on describe standard keyless entry and keyless locking which works the same with any type of door handles. For example the Evoque has "normal" door handles with the exact same features you describe.
Bought the 2019 Evoque and glad they did enhance the car with the regrets and wishes you mentioned in your video... like front cam and sensors, apple car play etc :)
Does the 2019 evoque has a stick or the round gear?
@@FoodHuntress00 it has a stick gear and they have introduced the same to all new models.. personally, I would love to have the round gear! :/
Straight to the Pizzzz-oint!!! You killed it Son!!!
I am considering to have a SUV, Velar is one of the candidates, thanks for your video to let me know strength & weakness for this car
You're welcome :)
Great Video Sir
Good one mate! 👍 very well to the point..
Thank you!!
Great review mate and a lovely car. I bought my first Range Rover last year always had coupés so planning on doing a review on mine soon. It's the baby Evoque but a lovely car. Cheers buddy
Thanks Mark! Evoques are nice too! Did you get the new model, which is basically the baby velar?
@@TrendingReviews No mate I wish! I went for the 2016 model HSE I do loads of miles so generally buy used it's a lovely car. I have always had Audi's and Mercs and was worried about reliability, but so far so good. I'm short also and find the ride height such a big plus point compared to my old cars I can actually see things! Ha!
Great review, just get a black wrap on the roof alone, it would look brilliant and be fairly cheap...
Thats a great idea Manzar - I may look at doing that! Thanks :)
Regarding the step, had one on my RRS and you could easily just have a small portion of your foot on the step and when elevating into the cabin your foot easily slipped. So I tended to avoid it after a couple of near-misses....
Very good review. What a nice person
Very informative ☺
Thank you very much :)
Great review buddy
No bull shit !!!
Just important stuff !!!
Cheers bro
Great video
Thanks for the assistance with the tailgate opening, had the velar 3 months now and assumed that part wasn’t working! lol
Ps my 2018 velar does have Apple car play! Yes I was well chuffed!!!
haha glad I could help Adam!
The iphone 6 charge dock is sized without allowing for the silicone cover we all use.
Good review
Boot sensor is available with most cars which have an electric boot lid (it's also a pain if you accidentally move too close to your boot as it can cause the boot lid to close on your head, the one on my Merc has done that more than once), auto high beam assist is standard on a Mondeo Titanium and Vignale so damned right it should be standard on a Velar (this has been superseded by the "iLux" intelligent lighting cluster which is far better, both Vauxhall and VW/Audi offer this on their cars to my knowledge) , the lane assist is a pain in the arse and almost no one I know uses it for this reason. auto braking (collision avoidance system) is available on many cars and standard on a lot (particularly japanese marks). The handles thing is unique but of course the handles are pretty unique by virtue of them retracting into the car. And I agree its a looker.
The step thing is an issue as this lad as he is a bit of a midget so not for everyone, the parking sensors? Is he saying that this comes without front parking sensors at all as standard? The camera's I get but surely front and rear parking sensors are standard on cars of this price and class? If not then thats an absolutely disgrace and JLR should hang their heads in shame..!..The heads up sat nav, I've loved sat navs since the early 2000's when i first got one (witchcraft...!), never thought I needed a heads up display version of one, not saying it's not a nice to have but I think most people get along fine with a standard screen, headed / cooled / massage seats....gimmick in my book, I've had heated seats in my last 3 cars and don't think i've ever turned them on, one of those things I just don't get although to be fair i know an number of people who absolutely love them. Pan roof, got this on my Merc and I wouldn't have paid extra for it, it's nice and flash and it impresses people but the amount of use I get out of it is so limited, also he mentioned hot weather, hot weather = sunlight and when the pan roof is open it shines in your eyes and burns your head so there's a price to pay.
The apple car play thing is a surprise, the kind of people who buy these kinds of cars are likely to be apple fanboys (and girls), I work in the telco industry and have had to deal with apple and I can tell you based on my experience this is likely to be a money issue with Apple licence costs for the use of the software, it will be down to JLR to give ground as Apple won't..!..Wireless charging, again I'd expect cars like this have this as standard.
Good no bullshit review mate
Thanks mate!
Btw you can turn on navigation on cluster no need to look on left
Excellent choice
That’s helpful 👍
I have the AEB on my evoque HSE as well, however it was never engaged fortunately, once I searched for it to engage by braking a bit last minute it did not work. It did not dare to push it to its limits haha, hopefully one day in case of emergency it will be there working.
I love it. My dream car
Actually you still can add the deployable side steps at your local dealer and Apple car play is coming into a future update. It will slowly roll out troughout the range. All new Land Rovers (and Jaguars) which are MY 19.5 and a 10" display will come frome factory with it as standard. Last thing the wireless phone charger is also available as an accessory. Very nice video and good feedback :)
Thank you! I realised afterwards about the step and wireless charger being available as an after market purchase. Do you have a reference for the Car Play update coming out? I can't find any information confirming this.
Nice Review .
I like it. Big thanks
Thank you!
Suv without pano roof its big No No ,Thanks for the upload nice motor that 👍🏼
Thanks! An SUV With a Pano Roof in a Country when its always Cold and Rainy, is a big No No! haha
nice review
Hey, thanks for the review; it was short but useful. I’m waiting for my delivery around last week of November. I’ve seen a few bad reviews and it was making me doubt its reliability. What engine do you have by the way? Also, did you have any issues with it in the past year?
Hi Hirbod - sorry for the late reply. Thanks for the comment. I've been to the workshop only once in the year, but not due to any faults I experienced myself - only by request of Land Rover who wanted to update the system to fix a known ventilation problem in a lot of Velar's. Other than that, never had any problems and still as reliable as Day 1. I have the D180 HSE R-Dynamic. 2.0L Diesel. Hope that helps :)
InControl Apps feature is also compatible with iOS, not only Android.
Great video. Have you had any issues that required a visit to the dealership. I have heard about the screens malfunctioning and such, Any problems for you??
Thanks for the comment. I haven't had any problems at all. They called it back 6 months in for a re-call to something around the ventilation system, but I never experienced anything like that. Do you own the Velar too? The screen malfunctions in what sense? Usually turning the car on/off does the trick to reset the screen, but wouldn't expect it in new cars like this.
Really considering getting a velar, currently i am driving Lexus RX450H and it has heads up display, cooled seats and wireless charging ( things on your wish list )
does your car have air suspension and if it doesn't do you regret not having it or not???
one more to your wishlist i wish it had an optional freezer compartment as in the range rover sport
Love it ❤️❤️❤️
Good vid man. Keep it up. Love the velar. You should get an I Pace
Thanks bud! You never know, I may do 1 day!
Is F-Pace not preferable to I-Pace?
Then, with all the high price, I learnt Jaguar is also suffering from RR's general disease - bad reliability! Too bad.
My personal preference is the all-electric I-Pace. But I have learnt that Land Rover are stopping production of all diesel/petrol cars after 2020, and will be producing only full electric cars thereafter - so I am excited to see which direction of design and reliability they will go!
benjamin oyedepo F-Pace be preferable in some ways but all electric is the future, lets be leaders not followers
Well done. You should be able to buy the side steps aftermarket....
I have kick gate, cameras, high beam assist, navigation, heated leather seats, lane assist, keyless entry, remote start, full panoramic roof, and better gas mileage. All of these features I get but I spent 10's of thousand less on my SUV. Yeah I only have a 4 cylinder but I will take the lower power for a much less price. My point is while this Range Rover is nice, you can get an extremely nice safe SUV with all the same features and more as in my case. I purchased my SUV used with 23000 miles on it for 23,500 dollars. I was shopping for a Range Rover and when I saw I could get the same luxury features for soooooo much less I jumped on it!
Nice to see a waffle free review Well done and informative Thanks
Thanks John!
Informative review. One other comment refers to the iPone charging dock in a front cup holder, see it on “build your own” website.
I also took delivery of a Velar on the 1st September 2017, a D300 HSE R-Dynamic, high spec. Lovely car, could not fault it. However, having driven RR Sports since they were first introduced, I just could not get used to the lower car like driving height. So, it has recently been replaced with a new RR Sport SDV6 HSE. Sure my wife thinks there is something wrong with me !
Thanks for the comment Stewart! I love the design of the Velar myself, and for the price I think its great. I would however, love to get the RR Sport in a few years time as that's my favourite of them all, but never owned one. Not been able to afford one but I'm slowly working towards it! I'm not that tall so definitely need that step! haha.
Trending Reviews Thanks for your reply. I’m sure you will continue to enjoy your Velar, as I said, it is a beautiful vehicle and I could not fault mine. Just me being a bit quirky about the ride height, compared to my previous Sports. My new Sport has been updated with the Infotainment system from the Velar, so the interior of both vehicles look very similar.
When you next have the opportunity, look at the new Sport in a dealership and you may be pleasantly surprised. The cost difference is not that great and soon a one year old new spec Sport will not be much more than a Velar. I’m just waiting for an all electric EV Sport for my next vehicle. Have fun, that’s the important bit !
Thanks Stewart - I will definitely check them out after another year or so, and see if I can pick one up. I've been hoping for an All Electric Sport rather than a hybrid, such one that it can rival something like the Tesla Model X, because then I'll go for it no matter what. Hopefully Land Rover are heading in that direction in the next couple of years!
You echo my thoughts, I very nearly bought The velar BUT the lower car like feel just put me off,,next week I take delivery of my new RR Phev,,in white with black roof,,Regards,,Dave,,👍👍👍🇬🇧
David Boulton Hi David, Thanks for your reply. Hope you enjoy your new vehicle.
So is this the R- Dynamic S? The SE gets 360 degree cameras as standard
Great video my bro. Straight to the point... thinking of getting one my self as approved used!!! What would you recommend I should be paying if I get one on PCP! As I want to get the 2019 model!!! Thank you
Thanks!! On PCP, they are quite expensive. Probably a 4 year PCP lease would be around £500-600, but its all dependent on how much deposit you put down and how long you want the lease to be. There are online finance calculators you can try out.
I love it, l am going to buy one!
Can you buy me one toooooo😊. My dream car. Enjoy yours when you get it!
Great!
Great review, Would you be able to get a loaner Disco and review it ?
Thanks! I'd love to, but don't think I can pick one up just for a review - but I appreciate the thought.
Love that suv. I notice the passenger door handle remain out as the others went in. Are there any issues?. My girl had a sport 2015 it had tons of problems.
That's the driver door handle, not passenger (UK is right hand side for driver). There is an option in the car settings to turn only Driver door handle out and keep others closed when opening from driver door. This can be turned on or off. Hope this helps :)
Very nice car i like ur video
nice ride, thinking about getting it for the wife , she deserves it
It is the most beautiful car no doubt.
Great review one year in. I too wish I got the massaging seats - and the front cameras as well. Regarding your wishes... Apple CarPlay & Android Auto are offered as an add-on in the 2019 model. There is rumor that the over-the-air updates will add it to our model year, but I am not holding my breath. :-) Also, Land Rover does offer a wireless charging in the Velar... its installed where the front cup holder is.
Thanks for the comments! I just realised about the wireless charger as an add on too! Will keep an eye out for carplay and android auto next year!
So, will I get everything, and I mean EVERYTHING U are wishing for by just ordering for Full-option series?
I don't really understand the concept of "add-on" all these day, want to know whether I will have to specifically list those items out, or they are all included in a full option model.
Also, I thought the height can be adjusted to suit an off- road terrain. Saw that in a clip and loved it!
Overall, nice and informative review, quite intelligent.
Benjamin, to answer your questions - The full option means basically the Top spec version of the Velar, which will come with most of these options as standard, that do not come with the base or mid-level version. But when you build the car on the website, you have the option to add all of these options on, as an additional "Add-on" if they are not given by default - such as the Step. Only the Top Spec Velar comes with Suspension Control (Height adjustment of the car that you've seen in the adverts) - the base and mid-level versions do not come with this.
Hope that helps. And thank you for the comments :)
Beautiful Car!,, Best wishes . I will be picking up one for my wife in 2019
Excellent choice - you and your wife will love it!
Mike Miller my wife’s going to love it 💕
Hey mike do you have the range rover sport? I think it's your profile pic. If you do, how do you like the car? I'm considering purchasing that car. I right now have the rx350 f sport 2018 but I'm trading in my jeep for I think the range rover sport I need a bigger car
how is lane assist different from traction control? Is that the same thing?
Hey, you can always get a wrap done on your car. It costs about $200? Depending on the size of the car so you can get the full black roof 👍
I've wrapped it now ;) - I have another video showcasing it - definitely check it out and let me know what you think!