A big IMHO : :-))

@Joram, peugeot 504 going for 400k? What is this value based on ? Is it not a scrap heap with rust, rattled door columns, not safe nor does it have crumple zones for accident impact nor have side impact safety, nor have the latest in safety belt technology and not fuel effecient too. The owner taking care of a car has nothing much to do with depreciation value, try to get a loan for this old car. The banks will refuse it to finance it because the value has been wriiten off to an extent.

On the SWB landrover, this could be another over rated junk. Fuel guzzler if carb/efi V8( if not Diesel TDI 2.5 etc ), bumpy, requires frequent repairs, you do not know the condition of the diffs, gearbox or transfer boxes. The seats are small, quite un-comfortable and hit an offroad bump and cause you back some pains because the torsion arm suspension throws the body around. And someone owning such a car will have pushed it to limits including driving offroad and chasing the zebras, so you can be sure that the chasis will feel different. Safety = nothing, not even equipped with ABS for that emergency stop.

Pls say why you'd want to buy a SWB landrover @ 1.1million? It does not even come with power steering, right?

As I mentioned, the collector items as a seperate enitity :-)

On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 10:09 AM, Joram Mwinamo <joram.mwinamo@gmail.com> wrote:

It depends on how well the owner took care of it and whether its a rare model. A pal has a 20 something year old rare Volvo and has been getting offers of 300- 400k the car doesnt even move!

I wouldnt mind paying 150 - 200k for a model that i really want some go towards the 1.1m range like landrovers (especially defender short chassis) hardly depreciate(to the detriment of those of us looking for them). Ive seen a good peugeot 504 going for 400k


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