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| SN Member Since: 29 Jun 2007 Location: SK6 Posts: 729  |
Mine's seriously dropped off now - down nearly £4k since last week - bubble burst, they must know I've got it back! Steve N | 21MY Defender  | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history) |
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28th Sep 2021 9:48pm |
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| Hairy Dan Member Since: 25 Apr 2013 Location: NW Durham Posts: 1418  
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Glad I px'd my car last week then
 Cheers Ian
-------------------- 22MY Defender 110 D200 SE, Fuji White. Kielder 4x4 Safari Instagram @defender_v8 |
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28th Sep 2021 10:24pm |
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| Buz1500 Member Since: 07 Jul 2020 Location: Cumbria Posts: 150
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My WBAC value has just jumped to £65,685. That’s nearly 5k more than last week.
Not bad for for a P300 SE purchased on in July 2020. About 10k more than I paid for it. |
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10th Oct 2021 12:56pm |
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| scotty38 Member Since: 21 May 2011 Location: Lincolnshire Posts: 571  
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Genuinely not being funny and I've tried to ask this previously but you have £3250 profit and now what? If you originally bought with the intention of selling for a profit then fair enough nice one but what if you really wanted a new defender? You've now got to wait maybe 12-18 months and drive around in whatever you have now (most likely not the new Defender you wanted) or put the profit into a "banger". Chances are when you do get another it'll cost more than the profit. Like I said not being funny I'm genuinely interested in the thought process of folk doing this. Thanks in advance.... |
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10th Oct 2021 1:34pm |
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| Buz1500 Member Since: 07 Jul 2020 Location: Cumbria Posts: 150
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I’m currently on a PCP deal and looking to upgrade to a P400E. These aren’t available at the moment as we all know but my dealer is offering to maintain my current equity until such time they do. They have valued my car at £62k due to the current market. I think that this is a great position to be In as I can keep my current car until a Hybrid comes available but also benefit from the current high 2nd hand values.
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10th Oct 2021 2:28pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018 
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And a tale from the dark side:
"a Warning about JLR's Dodgy NDA. The sun is setting on my ownership of Finn, the P400. This is not because of innate issues with the defender (though there are some), but because of JLR's response to my raising those issues and in the manner which they attempted to resolve the matter. In this video I talk about the potential buy-back contract offered by JLR for Finn. This has been a difficult video to make and I am still not sure I managed to capture all the ways in which I feel let down by JLR. In short, JLR can't (or won't) fix the issues with Finn, and deny that many of the issues exist at all. In response to continued pressure, they offered a pernicious and insulting offer for Finn given the amount of issues I have had and the costs incurred in trying (but failing) to resolve them. The contract demands that I desist in communicating the problems with Finn -- and prohibits me from engaging in any negative discussion of my experiences with JLR (or their vehicles) -- now, or forever. In addition, it seems there is underhandedness from JLR regarding their 'trade-in' figures offered from Albertan Dealerships, who offered $14,000 less for Finn than dealerships in British Columbia (that's nearly 20% less). Needless to say, I haven't signed the contract. However, this has cost me another $4,500 bringing my losses on the new defender to $55,000 in 12 months and 3 days." &feature=youtu.be |
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10th Oct 2021 2:56pm |
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| carrotbay Member Since: 18 Aug 2013 Location: Northants, UK Posts: 699 
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Sold my D300 X-Dynamic also. Wasn’t out to make a profit but did get pretty much all what I paid back at 4000 miles. The dealer practically ripped my hand off to get it.
I had a love hate relationship with it but in the end just didn’t get on with it. I found the seats really uncomfortable to the point where it was giving me back pain every time I drove it. (My problem rather than the car from an old injury). I wasn’t sorry to see it go. I’ve happily gone back to my old 110 that I’ve had for about 9 years that thankfully I hadn’t sold. It’s now my daily driver again and oddly I am pain free! Thinking about bringing it slightly more up to date with a BMW M57 engine conversion with an 8 speed auto box. It’s definitely a keeper then. |
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10th Oct 2021 4:10pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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Shhh... don't tell everyone but... https://www.defender2.net/forum/ineos-grenadier-vf57.html |
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10th Oct 2021 4:47pm |
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| carrotbay Member Since: 18 Aug 2013 Location: Northants, UK Posts: 699
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.. that’s a good point. |
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10th Oct 2021 5:25pm |
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| dizeeduckie Member Since: 10 Sep 2021 Location: London Posts: 58
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So you've walked away with £3k (not to be sniffed at, but not exactly a huge amount of cash) and now have no car? The joy of the Defender is worth more than £3k to me. Why did you bother buying the Defender if £3k was enough to persuade you to part with it? |
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10th Oct 2021 5:47pm |
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| jim4244 Member Since: 13 Apr 2014 Location: Bedfordshire Posts: 802 
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At the end of the day a car is just a piece of machinery. In May I sold my Defender 90 300Tdi for a very nice 4 figure profit on what it had originally cost and the work I had done to it. I then saw a TD5 90 for a good price. I spent a month or so bringing it up to spec and was surprised as to how much it was now worth. Guess what? I sold the TD5 too. Last Sunday I bought a really nice 300Tdi 90 which I intend to keep BUT if someone offers me a few £ thousand more than I paid then I will sell it.
This is probably the only occasion I can remember when cars have attracted such premium prices. There is no dip in the climbing prices or the demand from folk happy to pay the high prices at present. However next year will be a whole new ball game with not only the UK but the world sinking into recession. My advice - Make hay while the sun shines……. Jim |
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10th Oct 2021 6:03pm |
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| familymad Member Since: 13 Dec 2011 Location: Bucks Posts: 3481  
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Yup. I would take the money. Buy something in stock at list and ride out the wave. 1951 80" S1 2.0
1995 110 300TDI 1995 90 300TDI |
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11th Oct 2021 6:18am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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Duckworth Land Rover (@DuckworthLR) Tweeted:
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11th Oct 2021 7:49am |
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| disco_matt Member Since: 18 Feb 2021 Location: Birmingham Posts: 30
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So, mine has gone.
21 plated First Edition D240 which I bought for £55K and sold on via wizzle.co.uk for £68K - higher price than WBAC and no haggling - dealers bid directly on the car and you can decide if, when and how to sell it. Sorry to see it go, but I had been considering swapping it for a Discovery anyway (due to boot size) before the prices went up so this wasn't purely motivated by financial gain. I have some bits and pieces (roof bars, titancovers boot liner and other stuff) which I'll put on the forum. |
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11th Oct 2021 9:18am |
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