Thread: How to buy a 2nd hand D4 in another state

You could possibly ask if anyone on the forum in Darwin would mind taking a look for you to give you some sort of unbiased view if it looks OK. That may at least help narrow down if it's worth chasing.


In my case, I live in Melbourne and bought mine in Sydney - I flew up for a day trip to check it out as the cost of the flights was pretty minimal compared to the cost of the vehicle...

Some have bought vehicles unseen from interstate... but I'm not that trusting

It sounds awesome given it's build. You could find either a dealer, preferably an independent to do an independent inspection on it. This is what we did in the UK for exotic cars. They'd review history, look for the common issues, and provide a report. It's better than a personal review as they have the knowledge. This would normally be a condition of sale. I'm sorry but I don't know of any LR dudes in NT or ones within the proximity of the seller.

ask if any members in darwin can help you out..

i bought a defender from up there and shipped it back to Brisbane a few years ago...

all went very well...

Thanks all. The deal seems too good to be true, but it could just be a lucky find. There’s a LR dealer in Darwin – maybe all I have to do is pay them to check it out.

I’d be tempted to drive it back to Brisbane, maybe take my Dad along for the ride. He hasn’t been out in that part of the world for a long time.

I bought mine interstate (from Vic to Qld), sight unseen. The seller had already had an independent inspection done for someone else. He seemed pretty trustworthy on the phone... () And it worked out really well... But that's not everyone's experience - I know I was blessed!

Narangga is a member on here, good friend and lives close(ish) to Darwin... He may be able to help.

Does seem like a good deal! No 7 seats???

Rob

Through the sales sight you can get an appraisal done by Red Book, or you could go to the equivalent of the RACQ, which is what two people did with mine when I sold it interstate.
Neither of these guys got back to me due to being told by both companies that the price was right.
Mended up selling it to a guy in Sydney, sight unseen,, him and his wife flew into Melb, we met them, he inspected it and took it for a drive and handed over the cash. He's pretty happy with it.

Having just had a look at a car for someone else,, I can tell you, the heat is on
If they buy it, and it's a Lemmon because you missed something, I guess it could come back on you a bit,, but pics and a phone call during inspection is good.

I bought mine from Townsville , had a mate look at it first ,it had a full LR service history (dealer confirmed it ) got an indy to check it over good report deal done .Old mate took it to the freight yard a week later it was mine ...This was the second one I have bought from QLD .I trick is getting it checked out

5 seats is fine for me – I want a car like this for getting away, not playing bus driver. And I’m not looking to replace the Disco Sport. My wife is getting a bit tired of me stealing her car to play with while she can’t drive my Golf due to it being a manual, so the D4 would be focused on the fun stuff.

Thanks again for the helpful comments. I’m inclined to try and book the inspection with the LR dealer up in Darwin unless anybody has a good reason why that’s a bad idea?