Why so expensive?

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Even defender fans admit that the motors are slow,noisy,thirsty,cold etc etc.So why do they hold thier money like no other vehicle.I saw a 90csw,`97 p plate with 180,000 on the clock for £8000:eek:.Anyone got a SENSIBLE explanation?
 
I think it's because they are just a big meccano set, no matter what goes wrong they can be fixed at sensible(ish) money. For the same year/milage you can buy a disco for half the price of a defender and they are mechanically pretty much the same, the difference is in the repair costs, when a disco starts to rot or the electrics go bang they get scrapped due to the repair costs where as defenders get fixed. It will be interesting to see what happens to the prices of the latest crop of electronically controlled defenders when they go wrong and can't be fixed by the home mechanic.
 
im glad they hold their value to be honest, but it is true, i drove to my local town and as i sat in the car eating my lunch, everyone was walking past and turning round to look at my truck, like it was something exotic!! I just wish that the price of fuel wasnt going through the roof!!
 
In my opinion they hold their monetary value because in most cases, the value is still there. Take a 1986 90 like mine for example. I have owned it for the last five years and I am about the 8th owner of the vehicle. It has been regularly serviced, and anything that has needed replacing, has been replaced. The chassis has been wax oiled every year since the day it met it's first owner (somewhere in Penrith in the year of 1986) so most of the metal that was there the day it left the factory, is still there now. Brackets, suspension bushes, hose clips, engine bearings, piston rings, propshafts, timing belts, wheel nuts... You name it, it's had it. It is therefore, in essence, almost just as good as a Land Rover that has walked straight out of the factory today. Hell in some cases I know that it will be better (thicker chassis, better engine etc.) and most of the parts that I've replaced on it are of much better quality than the current Land Rover equivalent. Material and substance aside, owning a land rover is very much a cult thing - it's almost infectious. You pay the price to jump on the band-wagon and then you take it from there. Some people spend a fortune doing to it whatever they wish, where as others leave it totally standard and pay pittance to keep it serviced on a yearly basis. The price you pay to own a land rover (and most of them are very reasonably priced at that) will soon seem insignificant when you have a smile from ear to ear and the ability to fix a problem for the price of fish and chips. You aren't just paying for a British icon or a vehicle that will last a lifetime. You are very much buying into a way of life, and it will teach you everything.

-Pos
 
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pos said:
In my opinion they hold their monetary value because in most cases, the value is still there. Take a 1986 90 like mine for example. I have owned it for the last five years and I am about the 8th owner of the vehicle. It has been regularly serviced, and anything that has needed replacing, has been replaced. The chassis has been wax oiled every year since the day it met it's first owner (somewhere in Penrith in the year of 1986) so most of the metal that was there the day it left the factory, is still there now. Brackets, suspension bushes, hose clips, engine bearings, piston rings, propshafts, timing belts, wheel nuts... You name it, it's had it. It is therefore, in essence, almost just as good as a Land Rover that has walked straight out of the factory today. Hell in some cases I know that it will be better (thicker chassis, better engine etc.) and most of the parts that I've replaced on it are of much better quality than the current Land Rover equivalent. Material and substance aside, owning a land rover is very much a cult thing - it's almost infectious. You pay the price to jump on the band-wagon and then you take it from there. Some people spend a fortune doing to it whatever they wish, where as others leave it totally standard and pay pittance to keep it serviced on a yearly basis. The price you pay to own a land rover (and most of them are very reasonably priced at that) will soon seem insignificant when you have a smile from ear to ear and the ability to fix a problem for the price of fish and chips. You aren't just paying for a British icon or a vehicle that will last a lifetime. You are very much buying into a way of life, and it will teach you everything.

-Pos
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couldnt have put it better.
 
well said pos....
its not just the look of them but its about 80%
my little lad would kill me if i ever got rid of mine and he is only 11.
there is no way a lad of 11 would let anyone pic him up from school in a beaten up old banger especially in this day with all the brand names but my 90 seems to be more than just ok for him ....its the best.
 
pos said:
In my opinion they hold their monetary value because in most cases, the value is still there. Take a 1986 90 like mine for example. I have owned it for the last five years and I am about the 8th owner of the vehicle. It has been regularly serviced, and anything that has needed replacing, has been replaced. The chassis has been wax oiled every year since the day it met it's first owner (somewhere in Penrith in the year of 1986) so most of the metal that was there the day it left the factory, is still there now. Brackets, suspension bushes, hose clips, engine bearings, piston rings, propshafts, timing belts, wheel nuts... You name it, it's had it. It is therefore, in essence, almost just as good as a Land Rover that has walked straight out of the factory today. Hell in some cases I know that it will be better (thicker chassis, better engine etc.) and most of the parts that I've replaced on it are of much better quality than the current Land Rover equivalent. Material and substance aside, owning a land rover is very much a cult thing - it's almost infectious. You pay the price to jump on the band-wagon and then you take it from there. Some people spend a fortune doing to it whatever they wish, where as others leave it totally standard and pay pittance to keep it serviced on a yearly basis. The price you pay to own a land rover (and most of them are very reasonably priced at that) will soon seem insignificant when you have a smile from ear to ear and the ability to fix a problem for the price of fish and chips. You aren't just paying for a British icon or a vehicle that will last a lifetime. You are very much buying into a way of life, and it will teach you everything.

-Pos
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Gotta agree with all of that! Well said Pos!
Defender will always be good as new if you keep changing the parts that wear out! Any other car is on the way to the scrapyard from day one! :eek:
 
pos said:
In my opinion they hold their monetary value because in most cases, the value is still there. Take a 1986 90 like mine for example. I have owned it for the last five years and I am about the 8th owner of the vehicle. It has been regularly serviced, and anything that has needed replacing, has been replaced. The chassis has been wax oiled every year since the day it met it's first owner (somewhere in Penrith in the year of 1986) so most of the metal that was there the day it left the factory, is still there now. Brackets, suspension bushes, hose clips, engine bearings, piston rings, propshafts, timing belts, wheel nuts... You name it, it's had it. It is therefore, in essence, almost just as good as a Land Rover that has walked straight out of the factory today. Hell in some cases I know that it will be better (thicker chassis, better engine etc.) and most of the parts that I've replaced on it are of much better quality than the current Land Rover equivalent. Material and substance aside, owning a land rover is very much a cult thing - it's almost infectious. You pay the price to jump on the band-wagon and then you take it from there. Some people spend a fortune doing to it whatever they wish, where as others leave it totally standard and pay pittance to keep it serviced on a yearly basis. The price you pay to own a land rover (and most of them are very reasonably priced at that) will soon seem insignificant when you have a smile from ear to ear and the ability to fix a problem for the price of fish and chips. You aren't just paying for a British icon or a vehicle that will last a lifetime. You are very much buying into a way of life, and it will teach you everything.

-Pos
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