The D4 is a mans car, the Evoque a womans car and the FL2 suits either gender. I quite like the Evoque but it has ended up being the MX5 of the 4x4 world so it would be the FL2 for me.

Lol. I think you might have something there - I'm often saying on the Evoque owners site that I normally see women driving them and that's why I bought a black Dynamic model with privacy glass and shadow alloys as it looks a bit more 'manly' than the Essex white ones I normally see round my way. Anyway, as I was saying to my fellow hairdressers only the other day ............................... Past: FL2 TD4 HSE Auto
Evoque SD4 Dynamic Lux Auto
Present: Audi A3 S Line.

Not many Evoques around for the £25k budget and you're only going to get an early high mileage one.

But if you want an Evoque then I don't think a FL2 is a substitute, regardless of age, mileage, spec

£25k available and thinking of an Evoque? You could buy a car with amount.  3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
5 x FL2 4 manual + 1 auto
Now Discovery Sport P250 MHEV SE

...Or a couple of Freelanders. Maybe even three, if you went for the cheaper GS manual models.  Past: FL2 TD4 HSE Auto
Evoque SD4 Dynamic Lux Auto
Present: Audi A3 S Line.

Labradorslave wrote:

The D4 is a mans car, the Evoque a womans car and the FL2 suits either gender. I quite like the Evoque but it has ended up being the MX5 of the 4x4 world so it would be the FL2 for me.

The Defender is a mans car, the Discovery is a hen pecked mans car, those whose wives wouldn't let them buy a Defender

defender is for quasi action man types or people who actually need them, farmers, utility firms, mountain rescuers etc etc At work
At home

"I can't always believe facts I read on the web" - Charles Dickens

winner by default of the tractor vs caravan race

The Evoque is for people who really really don't care what their car looks like! I agree it goes well but who wants a fashionista's car? Ours - 2008 Stornoway Grey HSE Auto
Tricia's - 2006 Royal Blue Beetle Cabriolet Auto
Mine - 2014 Vespa GTS 300 Super Sport Matt Black
Ours - 2007 White Bailey Pageant Champagne

taztastic wrote:

Labradorslave wrote:

The D4 is a mans car, the Evoque a womans car and the FL2 suits either gender. I quite like the Evoque but it has ended up being the MX5 of the 4x4 world so it would be the FL2 for me.

The Defender is a mans car, the Discovery is a hen pecked mans car, those whose wives wouldn't let them buy a Defender

rjc1944 wrote:

The Evoque is for people who really really don't care what their car looks like! I agree it goes well but who wants a fashionista's car?

Evoque drivers Fashionistas? Surely you mean those people that go around in a Golf powered modern convertible automatic replica Beetles, don't you?  Past: FL2 TD4 HSE Auto
Evoque SD4 Dynamic Lux Auto
Present: Audi A3 S Line.

Its the mileage that put me off, I could have had a one year old FL2 for 25 grand with 8000 miles on the clock, or a 2 year old Evoque with 106000 on the clock for the same price, I dont know where the car had been to do that mileage in that time but the driver must have been more or less living in it.

53,000 miles a year! At least the engine will have been permanently hot! 10MY (Sept 09) TD4 HSE Auto in Stornoway Grey (Now Gone)

08 FL2 TD4 SE Manual in Rimini Red (Now Gone)

I wonder if it was an unmarked police car? No one would ever suspect an Evoque to have a policeman in it.  3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
5 x FL2 4 manual + 1 auto
Now Discovery Sport P250 MHEV SE

Or even a man!  Past: FL2 TD4 HSE Auto
Evoque SD4 Dynamic Lux Auto
Present: Audi A3 S Line.

"Evoque drivers Fashionistas? Surely you mean those people that go around in a Golf powered modern convertible automatic replica Beetles, don't you?"

Come down here and say that to my wife! (check your personal injury insurance first!) She loves her Beetle. It's a convertible, it's easy to get in and out of (important when you've got 4 artificial joints) and, most important and surprisingly, it makes people smile wherever we drive it! We toured Brittany last year and the sheer number of positive comments from all age groups was amazing. Ours - 2008 Stornoway Grey HSE Auto
Tricia's - 2006 Royal Blue Beetle Cabriolet Auto
Mine - 2014 Vespa GTS 300 Super Sport Matt Black
Ours - 2007 White Bailey Pageant Champagne