Thread: immaculate Series III 109" Hardtop on carsales

Still a very tidy truck but a tad over priced. I wish my series cab chassis on ebay would fetch as much

You know what!

I hope he gets those sorts of dollars.

The car is now 32 years old and not getting any younger. Someone has put a lot of time into keeping the vehicle in what appears to be an almost pristine condition. You could spend a lot of time and dollars to bring a not-so-straight vehicle up to that sort state.

You could put it straight onto historic plates and for less than $150 per year have a great vehicle to go to Show-N-Shine days or weekend leaf sprung trips with your local Land Rover club.

Good on him for putting a value that he wants and it may make others think about what they are really saying when they suggest that some Land Rover is a bit exxy.

After all would you want to part with your pride and joy for what is effectively nothing?

Wish I had the money!

Diana

I have seen this Landy and it is amazing. It did seem sluggish and was very bouncy but I confess it is the first one I have driven. The owner leaves it in
4WD as he feels it is more stable. Can it be worth anything like $8000? I noticed the S3 in WA which was being floated at around $5500.

Any comments would be appreciated.

Originally Posted by gmrlmjml

I have seen this Landy and it is amazing. It did seem sluggish and was very bouncy but I confess it is the first one I have driven. The owner leaves it in
4WD as he feels it is more stable. Can it be worth anything like $8000? I noticed the S3 in WA which was being floated at around $5500.

Any comments would be appreciated.

gmrlmjmlmnopqrs.....

Any vehicle is worth what what you are prepared to pay. You can buy a wreck for a few hundred dollars, (the scrap metal merchants are currently paying up to $600 to crush them,) and then have to spend thousands more restoring it to a usable condition.

I would think that any running and registered Series Land Rover in reasonable condition would be worth at least a couple of thousand. A well maintained vehicle that has low miles and has been garaged and has been nowhere near the coast or on beaches can easily cost over $10,000.00. A fully restored 1950 sold from Cooma last year for $25,000.00 and a friend recently bought an excellent low milage 1980's vintage 2.3 litre 10 seat wagon for similar money as you are looking at. Series III vehicles in what you would call excellent original condition are few and far between, with most having cracked plastic on the dash top or have bee restored.

The vehicle in question to my mind would be worth at least your WA value and if the condition is as you describe could well be worth what the vendor is asking. That is your decision and what you can negotiate. If you do decide to buy at that price, you should probably take someone along who knows about Series 3 Land Rovers and have them give it the once over.

Diana

P.S. They do seem underpowered by todays standards, but that is why so many ended up with Holden engines.

Firstly welcome to aulro gmrlmjml!
There have been lots of debates on value of Land Rovers and it’s not an easy answer.

I am trying not to sound flippant; if you are interested, make an offer that you think is reasonable. If he is advertising at 8K he may sell in the 5 to 6 region - who knows.

As others have mentioned you could find a very serviceable S3 for only a couple of grand (or less!) but it may take you many more $$$ to get it in as good nick as that one. It does looks great!

8K is top dollar but if its as good as it looks and you were going to keep it for a while then it may well be worth it.

(Hope he doesn't leave it in 4wd on the bitumen!)

You can improve the ride a little with parabolic springs - although they will always seem a little "bouncy" without a load. As for the power - you wont be doing too much "circle work" - may benefit from a good tune up.

Thanks for the prompt and helpful comments. Yes it is driven in 4WD on the bitumen. Could this have caused damage?

Cheers.

Yes, very significant damage. If it is truly driven in 4wd on bitumen for significant periods of time it will have serious transmission problems. They are not designed to have constant drive to all wheels.
Is it possible he meant he leaves free wheeling hubs engaged all the time. If so than i wouldnt consider that a problem.

gmrlmjml

Where are you and where in Sydney is the vehicle? Perhaps we can suggest someone from the LROCS who can look over it with you?

Diana