New Defenders Group on Facebook?

Adam@Rumen · Mar 16, 2020

Clive said:
i suspect you are right - have never known a launch so drawn out

I think it's to gradually get people used to the way it looks - there were months of "leaked" pictures. Whenever something new comes out that looks different the majority of people hate it... then I suppose you get used to it and it grows on you.

Adam@Rumen · Mar 16, 2020

Cowabunga said:
Indirectly.
By the way, the company is McLaren, not Maclaren.

Guy up the road bought a new 720, he's lost over £100k on it in 2 years.

michael N123 · Mar 16, 2020

Clive said:
will have to disagree - who is going to be buying these dinosaurs in 5 years' time? - would you seriously sink 100k in to a Range Rover tdV8 today if you had the cash - 5 yrs from now they will be loose change the way the world is changing, they will be taxed off the roads, in fact they already are being

Be some really smart farm jeeps on exemption in 10 years if there gonna depreciate to nothing and be taxed off the roads

Cowabunga · Mar 16, 2020

Adam@Rumen said:
Guy up the road bought a new 720, he's lost over £100k on it in 2 years.

I'm not really surprised. They'd have been far better off with a Ferrari.

All cars are money pits but some are deeper pits than others.

ollandroverman · Mar 16, 2020

HolzKopf said:
It's still a mystery to me how to pull 3tonnes plus and have that reassuring tickover and low end grunt with a 1.6, 1.9 or 2ltr petrol and expect it to do north of 100k miles

Why would 100k miles be a problem?

ollandroverman · Mar 16, 2020

ollie989898 said:
Timing belt/chain is going to know about it...

Why would the belt/chain know about it?

Clive · Mar 16, 2020

Adam@Rumen said:
Guy up the road bought a new 720, he's lost over £100k on it in 2 years.

well that was a stupid thing to do, I think most in the know could have told him that was likely !

Clive · Mar 16, 2020

Cowabunga said:
I'm not really surprised. They'd have been far better off with a Ferrari.

All cars are money pits but some are deeper pits than others.

On the right Ferrari or Porsche over the same period he could have doubled (or more) his money !

Not all cars depreciate ! but it is a rather exclusive club

Back on topic - Land Rover defenders ....

anyone want to buy my 10k mile, end of line Bowler Defender ? offers over 100k "might" be considered !

vantage · Mar 16, 2020

Cowabunga said:
There will be just as much demand for them then as there is today. They will always depreciate to around or below 50% of new price by the end of the third year, which means about £17,000 per year depreciation over the first three and probably another £15k to £20k over the next two years.
That will probably not change much.

I'm rather looking forward to sourcing a Bentley Bentayga V8 diesel when they are five or six years of age. That could be a bargain of sorts. Especially if you are correct and they depreciate 70% or more by their fifth birthday.

You’ll be the poshest farmer in Ceredigion, herding the cows with the Bentley. Run it on cherry too!

JP1 · Mar 16, 2020

vantage said:
You’ll be the poshest farmer in Ceredigion, herding the cows with the Bentley. Run it on cherry too!

Only if he takes the back seat out and carries calves .........

My ex FIL's father used to run a Packard in WW2 with the back seat removed and a strawed box for collection of livestock so he could always answer whenever he was stopped regarding rationed petroleum

Tomr10 · Mar 16, 2020

Clive said:
On the right Ferrari or Porsche over the same period he could have doubled (or more) his money !

Not all cars depreciate ! but it is a rather exclusive club

Back on topic - Land Rover defenders ....

anyone want to buy my 10k mile, end of line Bowler Defender ? offers over 100k "might" be considered !

Got any pictures

Clive · Mar 16, 2020

Tomr10 said:
Got any pictures

it's not really for sale, it's a keeper, they don't make them like that anymore !

Tomr10 · Mar 16, 2020

Clive said:
it's not really for sale, it's a keeper, they don't make them like that anymore !

Still got any photos

mo! · Mar 16, 2020

All these crazy defender prices are ridiculous, I'm struggling to give our 59 plate 33k pickup away.

vantage · Mar 16, 2020

mo! said:
All these crazy defender prices are ridiculous, I'm struggling to give our 59 plate 33k pickup away.

New wheels, new steering wheel, £30k on the price and it’ll go like hot cakes!

Rowland · Mar 16, 2020

mo! said:
All these crazy defender prices are ridiculous, I'm struggling to give our 59 plate 33k pickup away.

What sort of money are you talking about.
It’s 90 hard tops that attract the best prices

Clive · Mar 16, 2020

Tomr10 said:
Still got any photos

Drillman · Mar 16, 2020

Clive said:
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Looks just like mine except I bought a convertible one and had change from 5 grand. Mines petrol as well so correct engine to keep the snowflakes happy!

ollie989898 · Mar 16, 2020

Adam@Rumen said:
Guy up the road bought a new 720, he's lost over £100k on it in 2 years.

That is his own fault for buying a Macca. They are utterly carp build quality. It's a huge shame because they had the right ingredients.

Clive · Mar 16, 2020

Drillman said:
Looks just like mine except I bought a convertible one and had change from 5 grand. Mines petrol as well so correct engine to keep the snowflakes happy!

had mine from new - 4 years now and still probably worth at least double what i paid

Buying new isn’t always a daft thing to do

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