There’s also a segment of people who buy them clapped out on the used market so that they can “appear” wealthy or of higher status.People who drive vehicles in this segment are making the statement, “look at what I can afford to drive.”
But Range Rover owners are making a second statement in addition to the first: “look at what I can afford to piss money away on constantly repairing.”
Dallas is full of them. We used to call them “30 thousand a year millionaires” but maybe it should be 50 thousand now to adjust for inflation?