Because the D90s and D110s were sold as limited production items in the US, their prices have barely
dropped below their original stickers. Condition matters a little.
Bill Lawrence
Paul Oxley wrote:
> On 3 Feb 2003 at 11:19, Lonn Howard wrote:
>
> > Ouch... a bit touchy about that internet scam reference are you? It was meant
> > to be humorous but I can tell that I've hit some sort of continental nerve.
> > I'll endeavor to be more sociologically sensitive in the future. ;>)
>
> Yeah, sorry if I over-reacted. We get about 20 of the Nigerian 419 emails a day, so we know
> the drill. BTW, maybe this is an opportunity to implement something we've been doing on
> the za-lro and the overland lists for a few years now... One of the guys sits on a big, fat pipe,
> so whenever we get particularly annoyed by the scammer we send our mate the mail and he
> replies to the guy with a multiple copies of a large mail. The scammer's mailbox overflows,
> and his service provider pulls the plug on him. Of course the scammer is using a freemail
> address, so he just recreates a new address and starts over. Our theory is that if we make
> his life busy enough he'll find something constructive to do with his life (like pimping his
> mother and his sisters).
>
> > Optimistic? What, are you guys giving away Land Rovers down there? A Defender
> > 110 for $6000 would be considered an unbelievably good bargain in my corner of
> > the world, especially as well kitted out as this one seems. I hope he gets his
> > price.
>
> Lonn, you can pick up a good condition mid-80's 110 for anything from USD3500 (diesel will
> be slightly more). In fact a good series truck will often fetch more than an early 110. Series
> shorties will go for up to USD5300 (obviously in mint condition). Classic Rangies from about
> USD2350.
>
> Generally speaking the modifications don't add to the value. In fact a mate who buys and
> sells Landys and Cruisers automatically strips most of the kit off before offering a vehicle for
> sale. Vehicle kit is incredibly cheap down here.
>
> Regards
>
> Paul Oxley
> AfricanAdrenalin.com
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