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    Quote Originally Posted by Homestar View Post
    It’s being aimed at those that have had Range Rovers all their lives and have the disposable income to relive owning what they used to have. As mentioned, it will fetch what someone is prepared to pay. If money were no object, I’d haggle him for a deal on it.
    If money was no object.... You wouldn't even haggle ... You can't find another like it at pretty much any price. For those who think they could get one "built" for less. Unlikely... and you'll have probably a 5 year wait for something that may not be what you hoped for when completed.

    LOL ... You could buy a new Range Rover cheaper. That has to be the best comment I've ever seen on here. Generally someone that is interested in the oldies, holds little (if any) interest in owning something plastic and new.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Meccles View Post
    I’m watching this with interest as one who’s done hard yards on resto but did it my way. I’ll never put it into a concours show cause frankly I reckon they’re bs. They celebrate all original bits but acknowledge none of faults. Which owners often tried to fix. I’ve already had people saying “ we want to buy” yes I get it no $$ changed hands so you couldn’t go to bank on it. But I know how much it costs to do a proper job. And - how much disposable income some have. So it’s really a case of right buyer for right car will determine price. I must admit that on this forum many still seem fixated on “ in my day”. Well- times change.
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    When mines finished this is what I’d compare it to. And if people didn’t want to pay I couldn’t care less. https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/det...AG-AD-17126036

    I know that dealer.... been there before a few times. Certainly has a good detailer working for them, some really ratty cars come out looking like new. take about 25K off the price, factor that 25K into the money you'll need to spend to get it to the price you just paid for it...
    If we go on "market" then Your resto is worth double his asking price. Don't fool yourself.

    I agree with your first point though. You'll never get back what you put into it, so why not just drive the heck out of it and enjoy it.
    Roads?.. Where we're going, we don't need roads...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mercguy View Post
    .... take about 25K off the price, factor that 25K into the money you'll need to spend to get it to the price you just paid for it ....
    $25k is a lot. What do you reckon needs fixing on it?

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    Quote Originally Posted by DoubleChevron View Post
    If money was no object.... You wouldn't even haggle ... You can't find another like it at pretty much any price. For those who think they could get one "built" for less. Unlikely... and you'll have probably a 5 year wait for something that may not be what you hoped for when completed.

    LOL ... You could buy a new Range Rover cheaper. That has to be the best comment I've ever seen on here. Generally someone that is interested in the oldies, holds little (if any) interest in owning something plastic and new.

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    Nailed it right there Shane.

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    I think the restoration looks to have been done properly (not sure about the steering wheel though), and price wise it is cheaper than Land Rover would charge for their Land Rover Reborn cars. This Bloomberg article says they start from GBP 135,000

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    Well if this is Antique Roadshow all well and good.

    A really, really good resto will have all the 'quirky' faults faithfully incorporated into the end result.

    Things like oil pumps that lose their prime, a 4 speed truck like gearbox that came from a light gun carrier, axles that are most often compared with cheese sticks, diff centres so weak they needed both diffs working in tandem.

    Then we get to the quality of the wiring. A really good resto will have the original brittle stuff in the engine bay that just.............. does it's thing.

    A headlight switch that is destined for a short life by not using relays.

    3 fuses for everything (and one is a spare).

    A transfer box mount that (supposedly) requires dash, heater, seats, floor removal to change.

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    Agree with this..... I used to have an 'oldie' ('85 RRC) and now have 'something plastic and new' . Only my opinion, but.... If somebody offered to swap their fully restored 'oldie' for my 'something plastic and new' they would have to throw in an additional $100k so I could buy another 'something plastic and new' .
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