How to price up an old Landrover

[Matthew Storrs]

6 hours ago, Woodworks said:

Sorry Matt but you have to get in line 

 

Got a few friends who have had their eye on it for many years. To be honest I think Will is spot on and I would always rather have something that had done some miles than the life this one has had of pottering around the Devon lanes at 20mph. Looked underneath and I think it may well need a new chassis to get it on the road .

 

It's getting taken down to Mark Kelly to see what it would need to be made roadworthy. Are you seriously interested if my mate passes? Dont think it's going to go for much anyway if it's a new chassis job.

Hi Beau, I’d definitely consider it if the front of the que don’t want it!

its an R isn’t it, 300tdi, same as mine, would make a superb backup/restoration project.

 

interstingly just taken my Landy back from Mark Kelly’s. The chap who does all his welding is Les Watson who has his workshop on Lakeside in Tavy- you may already know him but did a superb job of welding up my chassis the other day. Mark doesn’t do much of his own welding anymore, sends it to Les.

In all honesty, I reckon it would make good money if it was sold on EBay. With  a new Chassis on at £4K or so it’d be a very desirable Landy.

[Matthew Storrs]

Didn’t you post a thread recently about retirement/pensions etc? 

Heres your answer- get her re-chassised, pop her in a nice shed with a rug over it and sell it when you retire- probably be worth a small fortune by then. I think a 90, 300tdi will be where the money is with Landys in 10+ years time. 

[htb]

Just as well then, just rebuilt a Preg 300tdi 90. It had only been on the road for 2yrs18kmiles when it was flatpacked. I bought it as unfinished project, with new galvi chassis, new rear tub, rear door front wings and s/s exhaust etc. Finished it last year MOT'd it and stored in a dry shed as a back up till needed

[LeeGray]

That’s the plan here, couldn’t get the money I thought it was worth on eBay so plan is galv rechassis and keep forever for high days and holidays (or at least if the Range Rover doesn’t start one morning) values pretty much guaranteed to go up more than inflation.

[Woodworks]

21 hours ago, Matthew Storrs said:

 

In all honesty, I reckon it would make good money if it was sold on EBay. With  a new Chassis on at £4K or so it’d be a very desirable Landy.

4K with a new chassis! Doesn't sound like it's worth much now then. What does it cost to buy and fit one, guessing north of 2K? So presumably as is £1500-£2000?

 

I am not going to bust a gut to get it sorted as it's not mine but such a shame to see it left to rot. 

[Matthew Storrs]

33 minutes ago, Woodworks said:

4K with a new chassis! Doesn't sound like it's worth much now then. What does it cost to buy and fit one, guessing north of 2K? So presumably as is £1500-£2000?

 

I am not going to bust a gut to get it sorted as it's not mine but such a shame to see it left to rot. 

No sorry, it’s cost best part of 4K for a new chassis to be fitted if you had it done by someone. Inevitably there will need to be other stuff done at the same time. Mark Kelly’s told me to expect upto £5k if I wanted to get mine done. That’s included VAT..Once you had a new chassis on I’d reckon you’d get north of £8k for it perhaps more than 10 if the bodywork etc is all straight and tidy. Not sure what you’d get for it now- perhaps between 3-5 if the chassis is shot- the low mileage will help. It might be a case of if you are going to sell now- just get it welded up and roadworthy. If you were going to keep it for investments sake it would be well worth getting a new chassis on it.