Flew interstate - defender not as described!

I don't know which suburb the Defeer was located in but I am sure one of us on the forum could have been close enough to look at it and send some true photos of it too you before you outlaid any cash or booked tickets to travel.
I have done this for a person before with a motorcycle.

Werribee is not in my normal area of work as a Sales Rep, but I have checked out vehicles where not inconvenient for members. Happy to do so because there is no reason for the seller to BS and I enjoy looking at Land Rovers :)

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Originally Posted by Psimpson7

Just google the text he has quoted...

its a 1993 110 for 17k!!!!! :o

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Wow that has just made my day for what my 1998 300 is worth :-))

At least you didn't buy it sight unseen just from the description. Would have been more than $1200 lost.

Jeff

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Originally Posted by spudboy

where one person's "Immaculate" is another persons "trashed".....

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and its often they dont know any better. ignorant of the problems so they think its good and expect top price

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Originally Posted by Reads90

Wow that has just made my day for what my 1998 300 is worth :-))

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By the sounds of it, you'd have to spend a few years trashing it before you can ask that sort of money.

Thats a bloody disgrace mate. It looked nice when the pics were taken.. I assume sometime not long after C1993.

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Originally Posted by weakestlink

Shocking - I found one for a little under $100,000 USD for you. Travel costs might be a little more than the Melbourne trip though

Land Rover : Defender Defender 110 in Land Rover | eBay Motors

I wonder which one will be for sale longer. The 100k Massachusetts, United States one our the shocker you visited:eek:

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It is the cheapest car they have available for sale right now - but check out the other ones!

copleymotorcars | eBay

That's landrovers for you!
They have no control over their current owners.

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Originally Posted by feral

If I had to travel interstate to have a look at a vehicle I would have paid someone, either RACV or even one of our members here to go and have a good look before you decided anything.

That way you would have received a true report on the vehicle.

One of life's little experiences, in hindsight. I hope the beers were good :cool:

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I also travelled from NSW to Tas to buy a defender that didn't match the description, but unlike this horror story mine was only cosmetic.
I payed the local mechanic to check it over and he said it was perfect, didn't have one scratch. he failed to mention the crushed bonnet and the bent roof rack. I guess he was a little too local.
Good suggestion, RACV or member would be a good idea.