fayd
November 2nd, 2010, 08:32 PM
Hello everyone - not a frequent visitor to these pages, but have come now and again for a little advice over the years, and was hoping someone might have a little more today.
I have been, for the last two years, the proud owner of an imported 1983 Defender 110 CSW 200tdi. Obviously, with a 200tdi in it, it's either not really 1983, or had an engine swap - I suspect the former, but I chose/choose to turn a blind eye. Anyway, I still love this car, but I have a wife and 10 month old kid now, so I have an increasingly tough time justifying keeping it, as we only really want to have one "all purpose" vehicle. Anyway, I'm shopping for a pickup truck with better tow capacity, and have been tentatively taking offers on the sale of my 110. Trouble is, I haven't really looked around in the US for these trucks, and I don't know what they're going for these days. Googling it I see prices ranging from $15,000 to $100,000 for imports, so there doesn't appear to be an easy basis for comparison. It's a little worse because I'm living in Hawaii right now (brought it over from CA) and there aren't a ton of rover fans here on Big Island, so I'm likely going to be selling it as your average used SUV.
Basics on the truck are these: It's not in mint shape, but pretty good, 130,000K miles on it (99,000 when I got it). Some slight corrosion to front footwells, starting to see some rust to the passenger side bulkhead and b-pillars on both sides, but the frame is in good shape. The original owner swapped the rear axle out for discs, but as far as I can tell, that, and a repair to the rear cross member are the only major changes/repairs. I put a new headliner in it, new suspension all around, new belts (including timing at 120K), thermostat, starter, clutch, front brake calipers (ones on it were rusted pretty bad when I got it), new doors and hood (later model year doors - again, old ones were corroded when I got it), and installed a stereo. It does not have AC. It runs beautifully, and gets around 25mpg. Going cross island, it cruises comfortably at 70, and I've taken it faster. Anyway, any advice on what the minimum I should take for it is? I'm choking on some of the offers I've gotten, and have considered shipping it back to the mainland to try and sell it there... But then I starting thinking maybe it just plain isn't worth that much since early 80's imports have become easier to find. Anyway, thanks for reading, and happy rovering.
I have been, for the last two years, the proud owner of an imported 1983 Defender 110 CSW 200tdi. Obviously, with a 200tdi in it, it's either not really 1983, or had an engine swap - I suspect the former, but I chose/choose to turn a blind eye. Anyway, I still love this car, but I have a wife and 10 month old kid now, so I have an increasingly tough time justifying keeping it, as we only really want to have one "all purpose" vehicle. Anyway, I'm shopping for a pickup truck with better tow capacity, and have been tentatively taking offers on the sale of my 110. Trouble is, I haven't really looked around in the US for these trucks, and I don't know what they're going for these days. Googling it I see prices ranging from $15,000 to $100,000 for imports, so there doesn't appear to be an easy basis for comparison. It's a little worse because I'm living in Hawaii right now (brought it over from CA) and there aren't a ton of rover fans here on Big Island, so I'm likely going to be selling it as your average used SUV.
Basics on the truck are these: It's not in mint shape, but pretty good, 130,000K miles on it (99,000 when I got it). Some slight corrosion to front footwells, starting to see some rust to the passenger side bulkhead and b-pillars on both sides, but the frame is in good shape. The original owner swapped the rear axle out for discs, but as far as I can tell, that, and a repair to the rear cross member are the only major changes/repairs. I put a new headliner in it, new suspension all around, new belts (including timing at 120K), thermostat, starter, clutch, front brake calipers (ones on it were rusted pretty bad when I got it), new doors and hood (later model year doors - again, old ones were corroded when I got it), and installed a stereo. It does not have AC. It runs beautifully, and gets around 25mpg. Going cross island, it cruises comfortably at 70, and I've taken it faster. Anyway, any advice on what the minimum I should take for it is? I'm choking on some of the offers I've gotten, and have considered shipping it back to the mainland to try and sell it there... But then I starting thinking maybe it just plain isn't worth that much since early 80's imports have become easier to find. Anyway, thanks for reading, and happy rovering.