Found this on craigslist and thought people might be interested. Price is a little high though.
http://bend.craigslist.org/car/595835985.html
price: $22,000
http://bend.craigslist.org/car/595835985.html
price: $22,000
1994 Range Rover LWB Diesel in Bend, OR
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Counterpoint:
What's a rangie worth? $2-5k? There's a sable edition for $10k on Fleebay now.
What's a diesel conversion cost? $15k-$20k?
What would you want him to ask?
I'm not saying he'll get $22k, but if you think you can buy a clean Rangie AND hire someone like Will or Matt at Overland to put a new 2.8 in for less than $22k, I'd like to see it. I think you'd be looking at closer to $12-14k just to buy the (new) diesel and ancilleries yourself, particularly given the status of the US $.
Just devil's advocate.
What's a rangie worth? $2-5k? There's a sable edition for $10k on Fleebay now.
What's a diesel conversion cost? $15k-$20k?
What would you want him to ask?
I'm not saying he'll get $22k, but if you think you can buy a clean Rangie AND hire someone like Will or Matt at Overland to put a new 2.8 in for less than $22k, I'd like to see it. I think you'd be looking at closer to $12-14k just to buy the (new) diesel and ancilleries yourself, particularly given the status of the US $.
Just devil's advocate.
As with any "upgrade" you'll only get 50% at most of that value of the original cost of that upgrade.
That Sable only has 30 something K miles on it.
Put the V8 back in that LWB and it's a $2,500 truck. The upgrade is worth maybe $7K. Not worth more than $10K total in my mind, but the market determines that, not me.
That Sable only has 30 something K miles on it.
Put the V8 back in that LWB and it's a $2,500 truck. The upgrade is worth maybe $7K. Not worth more than $10K total in my mind, but the market determines that, not me.
I saw diesel at $3.99/gallon today.
For 22k that RRC shouldnt have any "electronic idiosyncrasies"!
For 22k that RRC shouldnt have any "electronic idiosyncrasies"!
He's only owned it since 12/07 and those "electrical idiosyncrasies" are probably driving him nuts. He may finally have taken pen and paper to the initial cost versus fuel savings and realized it's going to take him years, if not decades, of driving to break even, hoping he has no other costs associated with it (like that's going to happen).
Don't get me wrong, I think it'd be cool to have a diesel version LWB but... $22,000? Uhmmm, no.
Don't get me wrong, I think it'd be cool to have a diesel version LWB but... $22,000? Uhmmm, no.
jhmover said:
That's exactly why I am happy to fill mine up every 220-250 miles with 93 octane. The ROI for something else just isn't there...
Someone must be buying at those prices. Bear Valley has listed number of classics at around 20K in the last few years. Personally, I would never pay more than 4K for a really nice one. But that's just me.
In fact, Bear Valley is listing a 95 with 50K on the clock for $17,999!! I don't know who they find to pay those prices! You could get an 04 DII for less than that.
Figuring straight fuel costs
$3.5/gal for premium at 13 mpg
$3.6/gal for diesel at 25 mpg
A $20,000 diesel swap would break even at 160000 miles based on a $0.125 per mile fuel cost difference.
I drive 30k/year all in... that's 5 years if the thing held together, and, IMO there's no reason to assume the diesel's more labor or maintenance intense than the 13 year old V8.
I'd say that's why some people do make the investment. That's why I originally planned to convert when I purchased... that the diesel SHOULD initially be far more reliable only brings me to break even faster...
Plus I've got B99 near home, so prices on that are typically lower than regular diesel.
$3.5/gal for premium at 13 mpg
$3.6/gal for diesel at 25 mpg
A $20,000 diesel swap would break even at 160000 miles based on a $0.125 per mile fuel cost difference.
I drive 30k/year all in... that's 5 years if the thing held together, and, IMO there's no reason to assume the diesel's more labor or maintenance intense than the 13 year old V8.
I'd say that's why some people do make the investment. That's why I originally planned to convert when I purchased... that the diesel SHOULD initially be far more reliable only brings me to break even faster...
Plus I've got B99 near home, so prices on that are typically lower than regular diesel.
Seems to me that if you want a diesel in your LR, you might as well understand that the only return of your investment is by having fun driving the truck, not trying to re-sell it and make a profit. Not to mention trying to break even, It wont happen in my world. Of course some people might have more money than........