Defenders on "Car Sales."

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Originally Posted by ATH

A partial service history! Wonder what is meant by that? Do they mean there's no dealer servicing been done after the warranty ran out, or that the owner just checks the oil and kicks the tyres?
If it means no certifiable dealer service I suspect many Defenders are exactly the same, mine included. But if anyone thinks just because a dealer has stamped the book it's had good service, they should think again from my experience.
No dealer has touched mine since the warranty period but has had oils and filters changed at half the intervals specified by LR. This is one of the reasons I want a buyer to come round and talk to me direct not someone from interstate relying on a bloody RAC report or similar who generally know nothing about Defenders. Personally looking and talking is some guarantee you'll get what you pay for.
Had a bloke come round today and off we went for a drive. He was over and under it saying nice things about it and reckons he loves it then says but has to wait for his wife to return from Japan...... no money changed hands so I'm not relying on him.
AlanH.

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Your "buyer" sounds like a "waffler"......unfortunately, the world is full of them.
Pickles.

Selling cars to loonies is the reason I'm old and grey. [bigsmile] Some of the driving is absolutely horrendous, some of the weird things they do is very strange.....one bloke shoved his long nose into the filler of one I sold to sniff if I'd put something in the tank!
I think him and some of the others have had something put in their own tanks personally. Especially the gumnutter types.
I don't want to sell interstate as I've said before, but when I sold a Prado to buy this Defender the bloke in the NT who brought it rang up to thank me which was nice. Made it worthwhile polishing it.
This is the very last time I sell a car........ [bigwhistle]
AlanH.

Wonders will never cease.[bigsmile] I chatted the Cook about getting rid of her Camry shopping trolley today and she agreed that we no longer need it! It's not the money we'll get for it but the fact that if I keep the Defender which is definitely looking likely now, we certainly don't need 3 vehicles.
I'd really like to go down to just one but as it appears the Defender is not going to sell at what seems to me to be a reasonable price (around 37K), we'll keep it for our off road touring and the D4 becomes the shopping trolley.
The Cook likes that idea as she is against flogging the Deafener anyway and as it's an excellent performer we just might as well keep it. I don't mind as long as my damn RA doesn't play up and stop me changing gear......[bigsad]
AlanH.

Alan, keep the Defender. As for the RA, take drugs.....lots of drugs....but keep the Defender. Also, keep the Defender...... [biggrin]

I'll take your advice cripesAM and take the drugs plus heaps of another drug called alcohol which I need every time some loony decides to annoy me about the Defender. [bigsad]
I've lost count of things I've sold on Carsales previously..... 1 D1, 2 Defenders (300Tdi & Td5), 1 Prado, 2 caravans, 1 camper trailer, 1 boat .... I think that's it but never have I had so much trouble before!
The Prado buyer even rang me to say thanks and the 300Tdi Deafener buyer said I was recommended as being honest!!!!! And in a booze test recently I blew all the zeroes!
My reputation is in tatters.......
AlanH.

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Originally Posted by filcar

Grays are really having trouble getting anyone interested in this 110, first put up at $40,009, now down to $37,909

http://www.graysonline.com/lot/0001-...d'spr=true

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Looks like this 110 finally sold ... good price if it is good nick.

http://www.graysonline.com/lot/0001-...d'spr=true

Finally starting to get a bit more realistic. Cheers

The Market appears to be very stale at the moment, not that many new ones listed in the past few weeks but there are a fair few that have not moved. Price seems to be all over the place too, some guy asking 46 for a 2008 with 170,000 on her and then others with 2014 with 80,000 asking 49.

Quite bizarre times.

Perhaps many are hopeful of a sale at a high price and not many are genuinely wanting to sell?

It would be interesting to know how many aulro readers want to buy a current Defender? and how many are waiting for the next model Defender?

Given the price rise of D5, I doubt the next Defender will be priced much under $75K base. So whenever it does arrive 'classic' Defender prices may not fall much?

I took mine off the car sales sites as we're doing a bit of travelling. It's a top vehicle but I'm finding the Disco much easier on my joints to drive.And much better on corrugations......
I'll readvertise it for 35K when I get back and see what happens.
AlanH.