Welcome to the D2 TD5 gang! :BigThumb:
Don't worry about all the V8 naysayers, the TD5 is a good donk. Especially in the outback :D
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Welcome to the D2 TD5 gang! :BigThumb:
Don't worry about all the V8 naysayers, the TD5 is a good donk. Especially in the outback :D
A 40 year old series with a non-original engine isn't a collectors item. It's a hunting or farm wagon.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eevo
But regardless of age or brand, I haven't seen a diesel 4wd in road legal condition sold for less than $4-5k. I see plenty advertised for less with all sorts of minor to major problems (rust, illegal mods, engine, drivetrain problems etc).
We have some directly applicable data with the disco series 1's. 300tdi models in NZ have just reached that low price bracket for the worst road legal examples and given their age and diminishing numbers, I think they'll shortly see climbing prices for those kept legal and in decent condition.
The same vehicles in V8 go for a lot less, if indeed they sell.
The figures here show 17 years is the lowest price point in a vehicles life, beyond that they get scarce and price rises.
We have seen that already with classic rangies, the online auction price for pristine ones here is $10k and rising every time a new one comes up for sale.
fair enough, your opinion :)
I'd like to see a V8 pull a 2300 kg, 23 ft van for 4500 km around Victoria and return 13.5l/100 km combined. And still out drag the trucks up the hills.
Nuff said.
Regards
Robbo
Well took ownership of the td5 this afternoon. Although the ride isn't as smooth as the V8. I still like it.
Will post pics in the next few days.
In regards to the perpetual V8 vs td5 war of words, there are pro's and cons for both camps, at the end of the day when I started this thread, I didn't realise it would evolve the way it has.
Am I happy with my purchase... yes....
Do I now need to sell the V8..... yes
Cheers everyone
Matt
just some friendly banterQuote:
Originally Posted by mattadelaide1975
thats all
If the D2 V8 owners would just accept that the only thing going for the V8 is the exhaust note there would be no arguments. :wasntme:Quote:
Originally Posted by Eevo
Seriously thought the V8 largely appeals the buyers looking for a cheap weekend plaything to mod or take off road. I suspect that you might see a situation in 10-20 years where a V8 in really good condition fetches decent money.
A V8 will always sell,, even in its dotage as there will always be young kids that want a V8 to go play,, wheras people that buy a rattler buy it for a totally different reason, and that reason will force then to buy something thats newer, something that has resale, something that their wallett can live with.
Interesting debate :)
I recently went through this decision making process to buy my first D2. I decided i would buy on condition and use the v8 vs td5 price difference to buy fuel if i found a v8. I have no bias either way.
I ended up with a diesel for a v8 kind of price.
In terms of resale, i can only give an observation. For D1s and 2s, at the auctions (manheim, pickles) the diesels sell ok, the v8s rarely even get a bid and i havent seen a bid for a D1 v8 over $2k.
On the plus side, its happy hunting grounds for buyers of the v8s, especially if they are a little rough looking :)
The last petrol car I bought, I paid $8k for it, drove it for 5 years and put $9k worth of fuel in the tank in that time.
It was an economical car too (for a petrol).
So if you plan to spend the purchase difference on fuel, you won't get far.
It used to be that depreciation was the biggest cost in owning a car. But now you can put far more $ through the fuel tank than every other cost combined. Even with new cars.