Absolutely right , I have always been a Land Rover guy at heart and currently own a Defender 90 and Disco 2 v8, I have also restored numerous series 1,2 and 3 land rovers over the years . When we were first in a financial position to afford a nice family car we had the choice between a new Range Rover or Audi A8 . My Land rover heart said Range Rover , but my sensible head said A8. The other deciding factor at the time was that Land Rover charged a far higher APR % rate on the PCP finance than Audi . Audi has its own VW Bank who can offer better deals rather than Land Rover who basically uses Lloyds bank ....a much smaller operation than VW ! The difference was about £150 a month for the same value of car. We remained with Audi ever since having two more new A8s and an A6.
Driving the A8s introduced us to a whole new level of motoring, and to be honest has spoiled us as to what we then moved on to . The S5 was to be a little last hoorah to youth slipping bye, and we are really saddened that it didn't come to pass.
We are really looking forward to the Velar though now , But will certainly not be keeping it outside of the warranty period ...im a life long Land Rover fan, but not a blinkered fan boy ....or stupidly rich either !!