X5 vs. ML vs. HSE (2003-2006)

I'm in the same boat as you, trying to decide what new SUV I want in the luxury category. Stuck on Range Rover HSE but all I hear about is how unreliable they are. I understand they won't be as reliable as a Toyota, but are they really that bad?

Honest John is usually the place to start when looking at reliability for used cars.

Look at the customer reviews, and you'll find a lot of reports on reliability and such. http://www.reliabilityindex.com/ is probably also worth visiting.

id go with the x5 or ml
x5's sportier, ML's classier.

If you have more bread to spend, check out X5 ///M fastest SUV on the market.

I'd go for the new X5. Then the Range Rover. I wouldn't even consider a MB SUV. Those things are ugly as sin.

X5 hands down, the old ML looks like a honeybadger and a mate of mine has a RRS SC which in shop at the moment, waiting on him to find 23k$ for the bill, as gearbox died.

Currently have a Range Rover Sport GT and used to have the ML. Both were great but you'd have to be nuts to own any of those vehicles you mention out of warranty.

Are the sports built to the same quality as the full sizes? I have read that while there are many issues with RR, many of them easy fixes you can do yourself with many online support groups and tutorials at your disposal. I suppose that could get old fast though.

I like BMW's, but literally everyone here has them. I would have a hard time finding my own in a parking lot there are so many.

I'm also adding the Audi Q5/Q7 to my list of prospects.

I'm fairly certain that his Rover was purchased new sometime last year or this year.

-LR

No, only minor issues if I recall correctly, but I only had it for a little under 3 years. 2011 range rover has been flawless.