disco2shaun
New Member
Just worked out over the last 3 years ive had 18 landrovers 
first was a 1979 series 3 petrol
1989 range rover classic V8 for £200 with blown head gaskets, fixed and sold for £500
1990 discovery 200tdi £200 with misfire turned out to be a bent valve and smashed piston crown, sold it to Doncaster motor spares for £350!!
1992 200tdi discovery, minter paid £500 for it, valeted it and sold for £1200
1989 90 2.5 petrol with lpg conversion, paid £1000 for it with no tax or test. sold it for £1400 12 months test
1995 300tdi discovery in red paid £500 for it and sold for £900
1991 range rover classic 2.4 vm diesel for £600 but sold it due to insurance wanting ££££££
1989 rangey classic v8 offroader paid £400 and swapped it plus £400 for a 1991 200tdi 110 in very good condition sold it on ebay for £2400
1987 90 2.8 td offroader. paid £2200 and made a loss, sold for £2050 due to gearbox fault
1999 td5 discovery GS paid £2000 with slight front end damage, repaired it and swapped it for a 1989 2.5td 90 in mint condition and sold for £3250 on ebay!
1992 200tdi defender pick up, paid £2800 and was stolen 12 hours later, insurance paid out £3500
1992 200tdi rangey classic paid £1500, sold it for £2000 to my brother
19?? landrover series 3 lightweight offroader paid £600 and sold with trailer for £1200 so broke even
1992 defender 200tdi, minter paid £3000 spent £500 and swapped for my td5 disco which im keeping now.
just shows that you can start with a few hundred quid and with some hard graft you can be quids in
first was a 1979 series 3 petrol
1989 range rover classic V8 for £200 with blown head gaskets, fixed and sold for £500
1990 discovery 200tdi £200 with misfire turned out to be a bent valve and smashed piston crown, sold it to Doncaster motor spares for £350!!
1992 200tdi discovery, minter paid £500 for it, valeted it and sold for £1200
1989 90 2.5 petrol with lpg conversion, paid £1000 for it with no tax or test. sold it for £1400 12 months test
1995 300tdi discovery in red paid £500 for it and sold for £900
1991 range rover classic 2.4 vm diesel for £600 but sold it due to insurance wanting ££££££
1989 rangey classic v8 offroader paid £400 and swapped it plus £400 for a 1991 200tdi 110 in very good condition sold it on ebay for £2400
1987 90 2.8 td offroader. paid £2200 and made a loss, sold for £2050 due to gearbox fault
1999 td5 discovery GS paid £2000 with slight front end damage, repaired it and swapped it for a 1989 2.5td 90 in mint condition and sold for £3250 on ebay!
1992 200tdi defender pick up, paid £2800 and was stolen 12 hours later, insurance paid out £3500
1992 200tdi rangey classic paid £1500, sold it for £2000 to my brother
19?? landrover series 3 lightweight offroader paid £600 and sold with trailer for £1200 so broke even
1992 defender 200tdi, minter paid £3000 spent £500 and swapped for my td5 disco which im keeping now.
just shows that you can start with a few hundred quid and with some hard graft you can be quids in
