Re: Used Defender Prices

It may be a stupid question but....

> >How does the motor trade determine the price of a used defender? I cannot >find any reference to the defender in any of the usual places e.g. Parkers >or the Glass guide.

I guess they work out what they sold the last one for and go for similar. As most sales are based on an offer price which is then haggled down to a selling price the trade gets good data on what stuff will fetch. Supply and demand is the main factor I would imagine - when a new model is three years old and the ex-fleet stuff starts appearing in numbers then the prices tend to dip for example. Also a new model (e.g. new Range Rover) causes owners of the previous to upgrade, again flooding (to some degree) the market.

Neither is an issue for the Defender, which has been incrementally upgraded since the early eighties (or the late forties some would argue...). Defenders (particularly older ones) are not as subject to the usual concerns about age, colour etc, but far more on condition and specification.

>Is there another source used for determining used defender prices? Or do >the dealers just charge what they can get away with?

Standard business practice for anyone who wants to get rich....

Tim Hobbs

'58 Series 2 '77 101FC Ambulance '95 Discovery V8i

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I've bought one recently. I went to Brightwells auctions at Leominster twice

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to watch them go through. They have their old catalogues on-line, together with the actual prices paid. They also quote the CAP price, which I believe is the commercial vehicles equivalent of Glass' Guide. The liability for VAT on some sales confuses the issue thoroughly. If the bidders can reclaim, the prices seem to go correspondingly higher, but, in terms of value to a private buyer, it's hard to say what the vehicle was 'worth'.

Several things are apparent:

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SpamTrapSeeSig

Not THAT thirsty, and not really dog too slow ........... and will plod on forever outlasting the Turbo engines. Depends what you need it for really ........... If you want fast slick acceleration, fuel economy, and outright comfort ............ don't buy a Defender !! It must be remembered that the Defender is really a TRUCK and not a car ...........

If you want a slogger/workhorse a N/A Defender is great, and a bit cheaper than the Turbos

Worst engine Landrover ever made ...............

Yep agreed

Yep about right !

I paid £5000 2 years ago for a 1991 Ex Royal Marine D90 Radio Truck N/A engine with 52K miles .......... top condition (even for an ex military) solid all over, well maintained, stand alone central heating (Webasto) private buy .......... Worth it to ME for my uses which I think is a point worth remembering.

Yep ..........

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AndWhyNot

"Joe Bloggs" wrote in news:t6qVa.82$ snipped-for-privacy@newsfep4-winn.server.ntli.net:

Before buying my 90 I went to see a 1998 110 with 58,000 on the clock. It was for sale at £5,500. As we talked, a large puddle of oil collected beneath it! I know others also viewed it. I would not have bought it for £3,000 and then only for breaking. Condition is everything.

Derry

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