Thread: What are P38As really worth

Hi Rovercare,

14.9 sounds pretty good.

Mine has 145k km and off the trip computer I get 12 on the highway and up to 16 around town. Depending on how long you let the computer set itself over I would expect to be around your figures. Come to think of it my Uncle has been driving V8 LR's for a very long time and has a large right foot and a fat wallet.

For the record my classic did 22l / 100, the D2 was 18l and the P38 is always less than 16 but a lot less on the highway. These figures are based on logging actual fuel and km rather than the computer.

That classic was a hell of a lot of fun and had a fair bit of work done on it. The 22l was justified.

Cheers, Steve.

Originally Posted by green_rangie

Hi Rovercare,

14.9 sounds pretty good.

Mine has 145k km and off the trip computer I get 12 on the highway and up to 16 around town. Depending on how long you let the computer set itself over I would expect to be around your figures. Come to think of it my Uncle has been driving V8 LR's for a very long time and has a large right foot and a fat wallet.

For the record my classic did 22l / 100, the D2 was 18l and the P38 is always less than 16 but a lot less on the highway. These figures are based on logging actual fuel and km rather than the computer.

That classic was a hell of a lot of fun and had a fair bit of work done on it. The 22l was justified.

Cheers, Steve.

Unfortunately its a bit hard to get the missus to fill to the same point and log the kays and litres for me

Originally Posted by rovercare

Brian meant WARRANTY insurance, for the dealer, as they (P38A) have lots of faults, the insurance is always coughing up the doe
Not vehicle insurance

Mmmmmm, Venison.....

JC

I don't expect dealers to do their job as a free service to the community, but the RR I bid on at auction is now for sale for twice the price it sold for at auction! The stealer has either a) spent loads on it to bring it up to scratch and included a moderate profit margin or b) is hoping to make loads on it. I'm guessing it's b).

By using 'dealer' & 'stealer' I assume you're referring to a Land Rover dealer.
I would be very surprised if a LR dealer would be buying 2nd hand cars from aution for resale on the lot.

What sort of $$ did it sell for at auction?

Originally Posted by green_rangie

Get the 4.0 if you are considering fuel
3) Get the late 98 build on (99MY) with the Bosch ignition. My uncle has MY98 without Bosch and it is a lot more expensive on fuel despite being pretty much the same car. My Bosch 4.0 is the cheapest V8 LR on fuel I have owned by far.

I can't complain about fuel economy out of my 4.6 and I've got a heavy foot. Over the past 6 years and 100+ thousand km, I've consistently got 13 litres/100 km on the highway - that's based on fill ups and they match the onboard comoputer quite closely.

What sort of $$ did it sell for at auction?

$11.1k. I am no expert but it probably needed a new fuse block and some relays replaced, and the source of that problem was probably blend motors. I can't quite remember but it wouldn't blow hot air thru the aircon system. The front was sagging slightly before start up so I guess there was an airleak somewhere. Coolant was leaking under the front right of th engine the first time I saw it, too.

I am going to try it on with some RR private sellers who I think are trying it on with their asking price, and if no luck I have an accepted offer on a 1999 Disco V8 manual, one owner, perfect history and Mondial 18in alloys. I just need to take it for another drive and decide if I really want it. I would prefer a P38A, happy to stretch to $15k for a good one, but I am getting the impression that's not quite enough money for such a car... if not, that's fine, I' will still be buying a Land Rover

G`day Phil , if you want to get a good feel for there value .

The ones on lots get the number and talk to the previous owner with calcs for story telling ?

Don`t know if the same works up there but down here is the end of cream time , less cars sold . Larger dealer calc for it smaller can`t .

I`ve noticed in Melb there are more P38As in smaller yards , i`d consider it`s because they`re not wanted for warranty reasons by larger and are cheap enough now for smaller . That being said i haven`t seen what your after but still feel your dollars are good .

If you want a P38A and you settle for a Disco ( way it seems ) how will you feel each and every time you see that P38 that you would have liked ?

Cheers