RE: Range Rover 'Suffix A': Spotted

[Barchettaman]

Late diesel in rough condition for £750:

http://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/738784103.htm?ca=...

v8 with low miles for £1600:

http://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/738702931.htm?ca=...

Here's a 3.9 with lowish miles, in Nord Pas de Calais, so an easy pick up for someone, and only £850, although the motor sounds borked:

http://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/730585541.htm?ca=...

A 1975 for £1200!

http://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/738540531.htm?ca=...

[DonkeyApple]

soxboy said:

DonkeyApple said:

soxboy said:

Am oh so tempted to import a late 3 door from France and do a 'backdate' - if it's good enough for 911s.....

Different shells. . Not even the same as CSKs.

Only if you squint!

trouble is, the differences are easy to see at the level of the market to make it worthwhile.

Lots of people imported shells from Europe when CSK values started popping upwards but soon discovered there were quite big differences.

Re a really big difference between early 2 doors and late, obviously you have the fuel filler area changing but a subtle difference but really noticeable when pointed out is that the rear wing panels of the early cars have a very subtle outward bow, flare on them whereas the later panals are dead flat.

Trust me, the market is going as anal as the Series I Landy market had gone

[Vee12V]

mrclav said:

soad said:

No, thanks. (Older) G Class Benz for the win.

I concur.

I'm sorry but the G wagon is just vulgar in every way that this Range Rover isn't.

Strong money, but totally worth it.

[CAPP0]

Barchettaman said:

Late diesel in rough condition for £750:

http://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/738784103.htm?ca=...

v8 with low miles for £1600:

http://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/738702931.htm?ca=...

Here's a 3.9 with lowish miles, in Nord Pas de Calais, so an easy pick up for someone, and only £850, although the motor sounds borked:

http://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/730585541.htm?ca=...

A 1975 for £1200!

http://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/738540531.htm?ca=...

All very interesting - although the 3.9 seems to have thrown a con rod through the block!

[Barchettaman]

Yep - I noticed that after. I had copied and pasted the ad, but put it up anyway!!

A brief perusal of mobile.de reveals that prices for early ones in Germany have gone similarly mental. One that jumps out at me is this 1984 for £2600, located in Pfaffenhofen just north of Munich.

http://suchen.mobile.de/auto-inserat/land-rover-ra...

Quick flight over, Xmas market, bit of Glühwein, purchase and drive back to Blighty for PH Hero points?

[DonkeyApple]

You'd buy that for the interior. Looks to be in great condition. Looking at the electrolytic corrosion around the wheel arch my guess is that there is no metal holding the pillars though.

[alfaandomega]

A bloke I know near where I live has one of the press launch cars that he originally bought for spares some years ago: only the press cars were on 'H' plates and have proper Solihull registrations, e.g. NXC xxxH, the first cars sold retail were on a 'J'.
The car in question needs a total restoration and he was offered £50,000 for it in its present state! Not surprisingly he is restoring it now rather than using it for spares! So the asking price for the car in this article is not unrealistic...

[daytona365]

So how come there's loads of eighties/nineties RR's for around 1.5-3k on ebay ?

[GranCab]

£40K for that old banger ??? Are you all mad ???

Now this is where your £40K should go if you want a timeless classy Range Rover ....

[DonkeyApple]

daytona365 said:

So how come there's loads of eighties/nineties RR's for around 1.5-3k on ebay ?

But one, restore it to top, original level and see how much that has cost

This is the great thing about Classics, there are lots of rotted dogs out there but still gems to be found that you can restore at home and achieve a great uplift in value.

I recently bought an '89 at a great price that is in fantastically solid condition and with two owners and acceptable mileage. I will get free motoring and a profit on that.

I also have one of the original 'In Vogues'. That needs some interior work but the frame and chassis is very solid. These will be the next Rangie to go up as they are the limited edition model that defined the whole luxury SUV market. Only 400 or so made in the original run.

My Suffix A is in absolutely mint condition but not original. It was restored as a bitsa. I have all the trim to return it to original but will in fact be converting it to be my daily. As a result it won't be worth a patch on an original but I will be able to convert it back if desired.

[Barchettaman]

DonkeyApple said:

You'd buy that for the interior. Looks to be in great condition.

Shows how little I know, I thought the interior with the hanging roof lining and dodgy carpets was the worst thing about it.

[DonkeyApple]

Barchettaman said:

DonkeyApple said:

You'd buy that for the interior. Looks to be in great condition.

Shows how little I know, I thought the interior with the hanging roof lining and dodgy carpets was the worst thing about it.

You can sort those bits relatively easily. The seats look in good condition and that herringbone fabric can't be replaced and most used sets are kaput. A top resto may spend a couple of K squiring a good set. The torqueflite centre console is hard to source also. The body gives the impression of being too rotten to probably be safe to drive back?

[soad]

GranCab said:

£40K for that old banger ??? Are you all mad ???

Now this is where your £40K should go if you want a timeless classy Range Rover ....

Joker.

[CAPP0]

soad said:

GranCab said:

£40K for that old banger ??? Are you all mad ???

Now this is where your £40K should go if you want a timeless classy Range Rover ....

Joker.

I think (I hope) if you look closely, the abomination in the picture has a chrome bonnet mascot in the shape of…..let me see……a parrot??

[soad]

Vee12V said:

I'm sorry but the G wagon is just vulgar in every way that this Range Rover isn't.

Strong money, but totally worth it.

Something like this has a special charm.

[FWDRacer]

soad said:

Something like this has a special charm.

If you've got a plan on invading a neighbouring country, maybe

[GranCab]

FWDRacer said:

soad said:

Something like this has a special charm.

If you've got a plan on invading a neighbouring country, maybe

.... and a lightweight portable step ladder.

[V8 Fettler]

Regarding the petrol consumption for mature Range Rovers: there is mantra that helps whilst watching the needle visibly move towards empty: "No depreciation .. no depreciation ... " aaaaannndddd repeat.

[tombstone]

V8 Fettler said:

Regarding the petrol consumption for mature Range Rovers: there is mantra that helps whilst watching the needle visibly move towards empty: "No depreciation .. no depreciation ... " aaaaannndddd repeat.

I normally watch the fuel needle dropping on my V8 whilst chanting "but it makes a nice noise...but it makes a nice noise....."

[CAPP0]

daytona365 said:

..............My neighbor has one of those in 'Royal blue' that I'm sure she'd let go for a grand. Even has the uprated engine........That's the RR not the Countach by the way !

PMd you on this.