For years we've laughed a bit at the old LR Defender owners..... ( I had one so not entirely biased ) as they replaced chassis , bulkheads , spent £100's fitting lockers , lifts and upgrades to achieve what an out the box 80 can do.
However last few weeks 3 customers have sold their not mint but clean farm Defenders for £1000s more than they paid for them new.... one told Farmer told me with glee he had made more money that morning than he did all of last month by selling his Defender ... he paid 23K for it new and after many years service around the farm towing sheep trailers etc the clean and tidy 90 had just fetched 28K..... another with a Hi Cap 110 TD5 has also beaten his purchase price by several K ......
Don't see my 80 ever reaching it's original new value .....
It's a strange old world
However last few weeks 3 customers have sold their not mint but clean farm Defenders for £1000s more than they paid for them new.... one told Farmer told me with glee he had made more money that morning than he did all of last month by selling his Defender ... he paid 23K for it new and after many years service around the farm towing sheep trailers etc the clean and tidy 90 had just fetched 28K..... another with a Hi Cap 110 TD5 has also beaten his purchase price by several K ......
Don't see my 80 ever reaching it's original new value .....
It's a strange old world