I am relatively new to the brand, with my '15 being my first. I have smiled at the thought that my oldest daughter (she will be 9 soon) could be driving my LR at some point in the future. It could happen, but then I have second thoughts when I read about some air suspension problems and have also had an occasional CEL illuminate...and then "fix" itself. I also watch the rotary gear-shift knob magically raise itself as I turn on the engine and wonder: a) why?, and b) when will that servo fail?
In my family, we suffer from the buy-and-hold philosophy of cars and there is typically a major emotional attachment with any sort of transportation device. My father still has his mother's '66 Eldorado, and he has his '76 Lincoln Mark IV (which is the but of so many jokes).
I echo a lot of prior sentiments, and I think we were all drawn to our LRs for the value of their ruggedness. I cringe every time someone asks me how I like my "Range Rover", lol. But just as we are sad to see the LR4 change into the new Disco, there does need to be model progression for the brand to carry on.
Now, I know my '15 is not exactly the same as the '13 and earlier models with the bulletproof V8, but with every year comes more and more "gadgets" that we are not necessarily asking for. In my area of North Jersey I still see "many" Discos and more than a handful of LR3s, so I don't think having this vehicle for 10 years is out of the question...that should carry me long enough to achieve my long term plan which involves a Defender 110 with some sort of "modern, but not too-modern" drivetrain.