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plumpmoose



Member Since: 14 Dec 2015
Location: North Devon & Oxon
Posts: 114

United Kingdom 
3 or 4 x 110 dynamic hse private sales on autotrader for £85k atm. Easy £12k profit for owners who are happy to sell car.
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WizzardPrang



Member Since: 05 Nov 2020
Location: Hertfordshire
Posts: 122

England 
Having read this thread with interest I checked on WBAC - their offer is £2K more than I paid. What a strange world. Nevertheless I won't be selling. Current vehicle: 2020 Defender 110S
Gone: Defender 90 HT 200Tdi, Discovery Sport, Freelander 2

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Post #920718 9th Sep 2021 5:00pm
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Gareth



Member Since: 12 Dec 2011
Location: Bramhall
Posts: 1038

England 2003 Defender 90 Td5 CSW Oslo Blue
I checked, mine was 6k down. I think the lower spec Defenders are doing well at the moment. 2021 Defender 110 X-Dynamic HSE D300 MHEV
1966 S2a 109 aka Betsy
1968 S2a 88 aka Bob
2014 Jaaaag F Type 3.0 Supercharged.
Post #920719 9th Sep 2021 5:05pm
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Simon Audi



Member Since: 19 Nov 2020
Location: Newport
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United Kingdom 
Mine has gone from 62K to 69,300 in 2 weeks - and is now more than I paid by 2K

2500 miles 6 month old HSE - D300
Post #920738 9th Sep 2021 7:44pm
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Gareth



Member Since: 12 Dec 2011
Location: Bramhall
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England 2003 Defender 90 Td5 CSW Oslo Blue
Ok just checked again and it’s up at what I paid. 6000 miles. 8 months old. 2021 Defender 110 X-Dynamic HSE D300 MHEV
1966 S2a 109 aka Betsy
1968 S2a 88 aka Bob
2014 Jaaaag F Type 3.0 Supercharged.
Post #920793 10th Sep 2021 7:29am
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Simon Audi



Member Since: 19 Nov 2020
Location: Newport
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The issue is if you sell it what do you buy to replace it with because seems everything has increased in price and has short supply...
Post #920794 10th Sep 2021 7:48am
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Gareth



Member Since: 12 Dec 2011
Location: Bramhall
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England 2003 Defender 90 Td5 CSW Oslo Blue
No intention of selling. It’s just a blip and will correct (probably over correct) in the not too distant future.

However, my Jaguar F Type is valued at £35k. I’ve had it 6.5 years and done 36k miles. I paid £55k for it, but would never have thought it would have held its value as well as has done. I’m not using it much now, so might get rid. I do kind of like it though! 🤔 2021 Defender 110 X-Dynamic HSE D300 MHEV
1966 S2a 109 aka Betsy
1968 S2a 88 aka Bob
2014 Jaaaag F Type 3.0 Supercharged.
Post #920811 10th Sep 2021 8:56am
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J77



Member Since: 04 Nov 2019
Location: Fife
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Scotland 
Doubt I'll sell mine, they only vehicle I'd have is a Defender and I can't get one Laughing 24MY 90 D250 HSE, Tasman Blue
Post #920821 10th Sep 2021 10:37am
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Birdy



Member Since: 07 Oct 2011
Location: Côte d'Azur
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France 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Santorini Black
Many Land Rover owners (most?) keep their trucks for many years, I certainly do - mine's just over ten years old.

But any new purchase has to take in the "obsolescence" factor, how many New Defenders are already on the way to being banned from cities due to their being diesel, and the engines they were introduced with not meeting current emissions standards?

Perhaps better to get rid of yours now while it's still fetching a good price and wait until reliability and quality control have improved and more appropriate power trains available?

I'm a LR fan, would have bought an entirely impractical 90 V8 had the dealer been more pro-active (I should get on my hands and knees and beg them to take my hundred grand? I don't think so... Homey don't play that!), but now intend to wait and see how the New Defender story unfolds...

Peter
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J77



Member Since: 04 Nov 2019
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The engines they have meet current emission regulations Confused 24MY 90 D250 HSE, Tasman Blue
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dizeeduckie



Member Since: 10 Sep 2021
Location: London
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We bought our D250 110 with a couple of options for £52k. It's now five months old with 4,000 miles on the clock. Just done a WBAC valuation and it's come out at £60k.

If I was ever able to sell it for a £20k profit, I'd do it. But at the moment I'm happy knowing that for the only time in my life, I've bought a brand new car and it's gone up in value!
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Clemmo



Member Since: 03 Aug 2012
Location: Mile Oak
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England 2010 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Stornoway Grey
As usual JLR Dealears are making a mockery of customers past , current and future.
And the car buying public allow them to do so.
No mass produced car should fetch over list price. Dealer or private.
Folks with more money than sense cause a “ buying frenzy “
I will buy a ND… but not until the market settles.
It will.
Many will get their fingers burnt.
Clemmo😜 Make today a little better than yesterday but not so good as tomorrow....
Defender 90 HT............Pangea Green
BMW X3 Msport............Carbon Black
Mini Electric................Grey. (wow!)
MGB Roadster……..........Vermillion
Honda Benly CD200....Maroon ------------- Chausson 98.........7.5m of fun
Post #920908 10th Sep 2021 7:34pm
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lohr500



Member Since: 14 Sep 2014
Location: Skipton
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United Kingdom 2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Santorini Black
dizeeduckie wrote:
We bought our D250 110 with a couple of options for £52k. It's now five months old with 4,000 miles on the clock. Just done a WBAC valuation and it's come out at £60k.

If I was ever able to sell it for a £20k profit, I'd do it. But at the moment I'm happy knowing that for the only time in my life, I've bought a brand new car and it's gone up in value!


I think if I was in a similar situation, I would take the profit, buy a sound old Disco for £2K OR LESS, run it for a year and then see where prices are. The price hype bubble must surely burst sometime soon.
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milesr3



Member Since: 12 Feb 2013
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 873

2016 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Keswick Green
If I could get my money back on an early 2.0 I would.

WBAC prices are crazy right now. I’m pondering getting rid of my Mercedes S350 because it just sits on the drive since I started working from home permanently (for a lot less than I paid for it).
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dizeeduckie



Member Since: 10 Sep 2021
Location: London
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lohr500 wrote:
dizeeduckie wrote:
We bought our D250 110 with a couple of options for £52k. It's now five months old with 4,000 miles on the clock. Just done a WBAC valuation and it's come out at £60k.

If I was ever able to sell it for a £20k profit, I'd do it. But at the moment I'm happy knowing that for the only time in my life, I've bought a brand new car and it's gone up in value!


I think if I was in a similar situation, I would take the profit, buy a sound old Disco for £2K OR LESS, run it for a year and then see where prices are. The price hype bubble must surely burst sometime soon.


In our position now - with the £8k profit? Or do you mean with the hypothertical £20k?

We have a BMW 1 series and a work van we could use in the meantime, so it is really tempting. It's money for nothing...
Post #920936 10th Sep 2021 9:33pm
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