Someones looking for a quick profit

[greenmeanie]

[quote=thixon]Paul,

For me, and most of my friends, when a truck gets sold, its usually because we're ready for another project. You take the loss, and have fun with the next heap that gets dragged home.

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Ah, that's where I go wrong. I keep forgetting to sell the old one before dragging a new heap home.

[thixon]

[quote=greenmeanie][quote=thixon]Paul,

For me, and most of my friends, when a truck gets sold, its usually because we're ready for another project. You take the loss, and have fun with the next heap that gets dragged home.

Ah, that's where I go wrong. I keep forgetting to sell the old one before dragging a new heap home.

Gregor,

I'm actually a bit envious. I wish I could get away with having more than one or two at a time. Sadly, alimony and child support would severly curb my car habit.

[xsbowes]

We don't even know what the dealer ended up paying or if it was traded "down" for newer rover. He could be making $10k+

My original observation was that the Land Rover dealer is trying to make a 6K for detailing a car they bought 5 days earlier. I'm sure that some one is going to walk into the dealership and have to have the cool looking old Rover.

[Jim-ME]

I still maintain that anything is worth what someone will pay for it. There are people out there that want that old car or Rover just because they want it. Money to them is no object. Look at Jay Leno. I have a friend who collects guns. If a gun doesn't cost over $2000 he won't even consider it. Most of us own Rovers because it is a sickness due to a previous ownership infection; saw one in the movies as a kid or just thought LRs were cool. If you listen to owners talk about their pride and joys and how much they break or cost of ownership why would anyone want one? I can only speak for myself. It's because they are unique, not everyone has one and most of the time I can fix it myself. OTOH if someone walked up to me on the street and offered big bucks cash for my current Rover it would be gone in a heartbeat. There are people out there that think something is really good only if it's really expensive because they are selfish, stupid, feel they are above the common man, and have more money than they know what to do with. There are people out there that will buy the Rovers that started this thread simply because they can. To the owners of those overs if that happens, more power to ya!

[Momo]

've seen real junkers sell for between $9 -10K and one or two super fine trucks go for the same price. I can't figure it out ???

I think that's mainly uninformed buyers getting suckered. I paid far too much for my first Land Rover; I knew just enough about them to get into trouble.
It was an expensive lesson!

Hormel, you mentioned earlier the spare looks funny- it's because it's a modern radial and the bonnet isn't dished. The spare would have originally been in the load bed.

I don't know why people put a nice paint job on, but fail to mask off the galvanizing. It doesn't cost any more to do it properly....

[Momo]

There are people out there that think something is really good only if it's really expensive...

Boy Jim, I couldn't agree more. The price point of a given product is as important as any other factor in the success of that product.

People perceive more value with the higher price. I doubt Starbucks would be as successful if their "coffees" retailed for a dollar less. There are cases where products have done poorly until the price was jacked up...then the product took off.

Undoubtedly someone will want one of these trucks as a prop for their polo grounds or to go with their Weimaraner pups and coach luggage set.

[Jim-ME]

Mo,
Really glad that we are once again on the same page although I do love love to sir the pot once and a while.
Jim

[Momo]

Hook up a PTO with a big wooden spoon on the propshaft and stir away...