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| Zed Member Since: 07 Oct 2017 Location: In the woods Posts: 3312   
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Can't help you with a valuation I'm afraid but make sure you account for depreciation with your choice of replacement. Included it may well cost more than the running costs of your Defender. WARNING.
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26th Feb 2020 9:06pm |
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| landy andy Member Since: 15 Feb 2009 Location: Ware, Herts Posts: 5729 
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I doubt any Defender that is looked after and has a big MOT is worth as little as 6 grand to be honest.
Remember that anything you buy will do more miles, per gallon, but will be depreciating, the Defender is smiles per miles and be going up in value, or certainly won’t be depreciating. Or is it my rose tinted glasses. |
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26th Feb 2020 9:10pm |
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| Sulisuli Member Since: 30 Oct 2016 Location: South west Posts: 4795 
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I’m filling mine with £100 worth a week and doing 700 miles to and from work but it’s worth it for the smiles per gallon.
Stick with the defender  2015 HT XS 90
2008 SVX 90 2000 XS TD5 90 |
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26th Feb 2020 9:25pm |
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| 90 Dreamer Member Since: 13 Jul 2019 Location: Oop North Posts: 2166
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Spend £500 quid or so on an old
 and park your truck in the garage for 'best'........ |
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26th Feb 2020 9:27pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5183
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I would get some cheap daily for work and keep the defender for best, Mine plays tag with the 306 on miles.
Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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26th Feb 2020 9:31pm |
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| CharlieDonuts Member Since: 16 Jun 2019 Location: Illiers Combray Posts: 133  
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Hand on heart I think that you will regret it.
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27th Feb 2020 7:31am |
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| Mash Member Since: 09 Feb 2015 Location: Guernsey Posts: 1674  
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You will only be looking for a new one in a few months, keep it and buy a cheap daily as others have said
90 wolf - Jasmin http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic39408.html
90 V8 - Maggie http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic42564.html 110 TD5 - Buggsy http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic59029.html 52HG25 lightweight https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic72342.html D3 Hse - Fiona Capri 2l S - Anna Think I might have a problem............ |
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27th Feb 2020 8:21am |
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| Grenadier Member Since: 23 Jul 2014 Location: The foot of Mont Blanc... Posts: 5829 
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As others have said, don’t be lured into false economy. Do some basic maths. Work out the full cost of running the 90 per year (fuel, self-servicing, wear and tear etc) and then look at what replacement you could get for your £6-8k, and do the same again. But, the 90 in the condition you say it is in, will likely depreciate very, very little if at all, whereas you might find the ‘economical’ diesel depreciates a lot more. Clearly depreciation is not cash pouring out of your pocket on a weekly basis, but it will matter when you sell, and unlike the Defender, you’re unlikely to keep (or want to keep) a Corolla or Focus forever. So you WILL eventually sell, and you WILL lose money and it may not be far off what your total per year is for the Defender. Indeed it may be more. For info, here’s some industry averages for car depreciation in the UK:
Year 1: 15-35% depreciation. 65-85% of original value. Year 3: 40-60% depreciation. 40-65% of original value. Year 5: 60-70% depreciation. 30-40% of original value. Year 8-10: 80% depreciation. 20% of original value. So, do some basic numbers and see, in real terms, per year (or maybe over 3-4 years that you’d keep a boring car) and see just where you stand. Might not be as bad as you think. If it is, I’d suggest most of us on here would agree that moving house and reducing your weekly commute, would be a more than worthwhile sacrifice to make to keep the Def. Or find a patch of grass (like those in the middle of a roundabout), where you can pitch a tent and stay during the week, so you only commute on Monday morning and Friday evening. If that leads to divorce, your kids forgetting what you look like or the cat disowning you, so what. You keep the 90. Bonzer. Monsieur Le Grenadier
I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list..... 2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey |
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27th Feb 2020 8:25am |
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| 22900013A Member Since: 23 Dec 2010 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 3150 
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Had a similar situation dropped on me recently, decided I didn't want to use my 110 to commute. Bought a polo for £1500. Okay it needed a few little jobs doing but on a run it's getting double what the 110 could in mpg, and I'm not clocking up miles in the 110 or wearing it out. The VW may wellness worth very little when I come to sell ot on but it will have saved plenty of miles on my 110 so it was worth the expense for that.
If you must use the 90 then a set of road biased tyres will make a big difference to fuel economy. 2011 110 USW 1973 Series III 1-Ton 1972 Series III 1-Ton Cherrypicker 1969 IIA 1-Ton 1966 IIA 88" |
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27th Feb 2020 8:41am |
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| discomog Member Since: 09 May 2015 Location: Notts/Lincs Border Posts: 2529 
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As others have said buy a cheapo diesel hatch that has low insurance, good mpg, easy and cheap to maintain and keep the Defender for weekends and fun. Defender 90XS SW
Mini Countryman Cooper S Morgan Plus 8 |
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27th Feb 2020 8:57am |
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| Projectblue Member Since: 22 Nov 2011 Location: Devon Posts: 1096 
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£6k is too cheap. You can always go down, but you can't come up.
But I'm with everyone else. IF you sold it, you could never find another good one for that much. Sorn it and buy a £500 runaround. New project and it's green: www.projectoverland.info |
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29th Feb 2020 8:14pm |
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| ibexman Member Since: 13 Dec 2008 Location: Essex Posts: 2945
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£100 700 miles how does that work 🤔 |
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29th Feb 2020 8:28pm |
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| Sulisuli Member Since: 30 Oct 2016 Location: South west Posts: 4795
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Poor maths on my part
 nearer to £125 per week but still worth every penny and I will be doing that for the next 6 months !! 2015 HT XS 90
2008 SVX 90 2000 XS TD5 90 |
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29th Feb 2020 9:47pm |
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| Daisy90 Member Since: 01 Feb 2015 Location: Hampshire Posts: 845 
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Hi all,
Thanks for all your thoughts and comments, Much as a try I just can’t place an advert for the 90 , it genuinely brings a tear to the corner of my eye of life with out her 
So I’ve been shredding weight and wind catchers like roof rack light bars etc, spare parts that have probably covered over 100k with our seeing light of day  and yep - I know next trip I’ll need Um but as I’m mostly localish and have recovery cover I’ll take my chance till a long trip comes along,
I’ll check tyre pressures tomorrow and a coat of polish to make it more slippery through the wind 
I can’t afford to own / run two cars sadly, So once again I’ll say thanks to all that have chucked in there words of wisdom and confirm I still need her in my life 😍 Thanks again Last edited by Daisy90 on 2nd Mar 2020 7:11pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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