Standard spec, VG condition, just got 1st MOT, full history.

Valued at 14,750 as PX on a RRS
Webuyanycar 13,000

Opinions? Is this what you all would expect?

I'm quite surprised @ ~50% depreciation after 3 years. Clearly Landrover's star is in the ascent. New: Freelander2 GS 62 plate (MY13) - Santorini Black with Clearview & Front PDC
Old: Freelander2 XS 09 Plate - Zermatt Silver with ST3 remap (eco map), Garmin 1490T Sat Nav, Rear Seat Entertainment kit

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darrellr wrote:

Standard spec, VG condition, just got 1st MOT, full history.

Valued at 14,750 as PX on a RRS
Webuyanycar 13,000

Opinions? Is this what you all would expect?

I'm quite surprised @ ~50% depreciation after 3 years. Clearly Landrover's star is in the ascent.

keep it.

Put on a private plate

keep it super polished

do the facelifts every 2 - 3 years

who would know  2002 Honda VFR800
2002 Toyota Celica 140 Silver (mid life crisis - again!)
2007 FL2 GS Manual Army Reconnaissance Green + freel2.com sticker
2004 Toyota Celica 140 Black - Gone
2000 Toyota Celica 140 Silver - Gone
1998 Toyota Celica ST Pearl Green - Gone
1996 Nissan Primera 1.6 - Gone
1994 Rover Montego 1.6 Auto - Gone

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keep it.

Put on a private plate

keep it super polished

do the facelifts every 2 - 3 years

who would know Laughing

Who would be bothered. What if there were no hypothetical situations?

Gunfa-ME! Looks sweeeeet too, and the best thing it cost me £50 after I sold all the old parts!

Same model, just over 4 years old, condition average, needed 2 new tyres, windscreen chipped, 68K miles, grumbling rear axle and service due. £12k + £2k of the list price for a new one. Prog rock is cool!
2012 XS SD4 Indus Silver

Trade in value looks about right for this time of year as you've the winter price premium is over for the year now - you'd get more selling it privately circa £17K which is the true value for a calculation on depreciation. Taking the easy route as we almost all do by trading in when we buy a new one means you'll get much less as dealer will be looking to make a minimum of £3k on the buy price off you - a dealer would have it on the forecourt for around £18.5K with 12 months LR warranty.

So if you paid list for it new it would have been around £26K less £17K sale value means adepreciation of £9k over 3 years. Therefore at the end of 3 years the car has retained 65% of its value.

Got to say though if depreciation is a worry for you is RRS the right vehicle for you as I'd have thought RRS lose more in the same period.

Only once did I get more on trading a car in than I paid for it what a fluke that was with timing - buy in summer sell in winter with a LR!

9k over 3 years ain't bad at all really!!

Jeez Landy...3k a year not bad? I must be a tightwad who lives in an alternative universe ik a year depreciation makes me wince, but maybe that's because I buy cars "nearly new"and keep them a long time ...and look after them! My last truck (TD5 defender 90) I bought for 13k and sold 10years later for 5k. John
07 HSE Narvick Black
Land Rover Series One
Triumph Rocket 111 (sadly gone!)

You loose 2k as soon as it leaves the showroom!

My 2007 110 xs I paid £28,880, brand new, sold it two years later with 0ver 90,000 on the clock for £18500. That's a lot more, but still not that bad I don't think. For two years hardcore everyday use! The tax man gave me lots of money back on it!

Very true...that's one reason I don't buy brand new! I don't get money back from the taxman as I have to use my own money to buy cars  John
07 HSE Narvick Black
Land Rover Series One
Triumph Rocket 111 (sadly gone!)

I used my own money to buy it, then had the opportunity to go self employed which worked out very well

Why not pm James at LPR, might be able to put a deal together, on trade in and the price of the RRS

landy19840 wrote:

9k over 3 years ain't bad at all really!!