On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 19:08:14 +0000 (UTC),
[email protected]
wrote:
>Hi guys can any one tell me what i might expect to get if i sold my
>1996 v8 disco it has done 63000 miles from new all serviceing done by
>landrove dealer .
>body and tyers in very good condition
>it has a prims lpg system on it that has a year left on the warentey
>all in all a good car it also has the normal stuff elec windows
>sunroofs factory alarm
>
>any ideas please
I think you'll be horrified when you find out. Once a car gets to
that age and has a strong history you are frankly best off keeping it.
Unless, of course, your needs have changed and it's no longer the
right vehicle for the job.
That's why I got rid of mine. It returned about 30% of the total I'd
spent on it in the previous three years. Then again, that amounts to
about 2K per year, which is somewhat better than the depreciation I'm
suffering on the Volvo.
There's a couple of things that can cost big money on a Disco. The
most obvious is the gearbox - if that is original (and it could be at
that mileage) then the next owner has to budget 1000 pounds for that
replacing in the next 40-50K miles. Unless of course, it's an auto,
in which case no big problem.
The next most obvious is the catalytic convertor. Even an aftermarket
one is £700 ish (don't fret Martyn, yours has been done!). A genuine
one is over a grand.
If it's a real minter, and an auto with good cats, I'd suggest you
could see 4K for it if well presented. A manual would be worth
500-1000 pounds less. Then again, you might struggle to fetch
anywhere near that.
All IMHO, and condition is everything...
--
Tim Hobbs
'58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig"
'77 101FC Ambulance aka "Burrt"
'03 Volvo V70
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http://www.bartec-systems.com
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