Thread: What's the value of my car?

the guy over the road has a 6 month old RAV that he paid 34k for new. it is a truly immaculate vehicle. he went to trade it the other week on a new holden, best offer he got from the 10 or so dealers he approached was 17K.

another guy i know went to trade his realy well looked after landcruiser poverty pack diesel, 2 years old, 20K was his best offer, he had more smoke coming out his ears than his truck...

it appears to me that the dealers have moved their margins in big chunks and it has filtered back down the line to the 2nd hand market.

Sorry Inc my mistake.

Ok i stuffed up for some reason i read 93 and then gave rough prices of my year disco 98. Brain fade is the reason, well thats what im sticking to.

I would have to agree with the 6-7k mark. The fact is they are getting old now so regardless of condition they are still 13yrs old. Matt

Have a look here,

http://www.carsales.com.au/pls/carsa...ch_distance=25

The accessories will be attractive to the types of people who hang out on the forum but to the average joe blow who is just interested in driving around town and to the beach (and they are the majority of buyers) I suspect mud tyres and the lift will actually reduce interest.

As someone else has said - why not keep the vehicle but also have it available for sale as is, for the right offroading type person.

Garry

One thing to keep in mind is that just because you see vehicles advertised for a certain price does not mean that is what they sell for.
I'm going to make a $4k offer on a $10k advertised Discovery this weekend

It has been for sale for around 5 months at least so I am going to offer them a lifeline . If they say no then I'll leave them my number and when they calm down maybe they'll ring, maybe they won't.

With this post in mind I nearly drove off the road today when I passed a car yard in Nth Richmond where they had a 1999 Disco Series 1 V8 auto with 120K on the clock. It had worn tyres, crappy wheels and absolutely nothing else - not even a tow bar - and they had $15999 on the window!
I guess they sell cars on the "there's one born every minute" principle.

Originally Posted by DiscoDave

a 1999 Disco Series 1 V8 auto with 120K on the clock. It had worn tyres, crappy wheels and absolutely nothing else - not even a tow bar - and they had $15999 on the window!
I guess they sell cars on the "there's one born every minute" principle.

I think that some dealers think that maybe they will be able to sell at such a price if they get someone looking for a similar Prado (no doubt cost a lot more) and then saying they might prefer this Disco for a bit less money (although a lot more than it is worth).

However even for private sale there are plenty of S1s that are priced between $12-15k.

I'd love to see a price guide for Discoverys and what they actually sell for.

Although was it a '99 or a S1? Or did they have S1's in early '99?

It was difinitely '99 - I checked the paperwork because I didn't believe it myself, it looked older than my '98. Very much an S1. Didn't check the compliance plate thingy though... <_<

I looked at a 2000 Disco S2 V8 Auto the other day. 160k with Books. No offroad from the looks of it. Not immaculate but would clean up ok.
Dealer ( Non LR ) had 15k on it, hinted he had room to move on price.

Hate to think what previous owner got for trade in.

A lot of truck for the money.

Greg