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Originally Posted by jpyrek
Couldn't agree more. Let someone else take that 20% or so hit.
Does the UK have a good market for certified used vehicles? ...or dealers that specialize in guaranteed/warenteed used vehicles? We have CarMax over here in the US and while theyre prices are hit or miss, the vehicle quality is extremely high.
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Remember that you only take a hit if you buy brand new and actually sell the vehicle.
I bought my Defender 90 brand new tax free in RAF Germany in 1995 for 14,105.50 GBP
I still have it and I haven't lost a penny on it - Ive had the enjoyment of driving nearly every mile on the clock of a brand new vehicle, I know its been run in properly and used hard but serviced well, its never let me down in 18 years and I know it inside out and back to front
Even though it now needs an overhaul, like Moggy I can spend 6-8000 GBP (engine and drivetrain overhaul, new galvanised chassis, new panels, interior etc) and end up with basically a brand new vehicle as good for overlanding as any Tdci/Td5 juke box
If I bring it to Canada in a few years I could actually still make money on it as they are collectors items over here, there's an ' 86 D90 on Kijiji (gumtree over here) currently for $40,000 CAD! (25,000GBP)
http://alberta.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehi...AdIdZ480991663
But I will never sell it either!
Last edited by Gipper; 12 May 2013 at 20:11.
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