I am basing my asking price on a special type of buyer and I think they are out there. I am not looking for for the buyer that sees this as another modified Land Rover Discovery with this blue book value. To be honest I would probably donate the truck before I sell to someone like that for a super low price. I don't think they would appreciate it.
I am looking for the buyer that wants to build a very well sorted, clean, complete and excellent expedition vehicle. I am looking for someone that wants all that and realizes it cost a lot more then $9,000 to build it and likes to save money. Mine cost about $24,000 to build and it seems many people on this list like the modifications since everyone wants me to sell the parts off it. Even if you don't consider the engine swap cost it would be about $17,500 to build. But then you have to consider that this theoretical comparable Land Rover has a nearly new reliable engine; good luck with that. So I think there are people out there that will see they can save a lot of money.
I know the diesel converted Discoveries sell for a lot (much more then my asking price) and I am looking for the buyer that can see the benefit of other engine conversions. I could have put a diesel in this vehicle and I couldn't be more pro-diesel. I worked as a combustion/calibration engineer on the now tabled light duty GM diesel engine and I love diesels. But I didn't want an old Land Rover diesel for this truck. I wanted flawless cold weather performance, low noise, low emissions, easily sourced parts and most importantly power to easily drive on the interstates. That combination is hard to find on a pre-common rail diesel, or even a lot of common rail diesels. So I went with the extremely simple and reliable GM V6 (200hp vs. 113hp). I had a fluke pulley fall off going down the road a few hundred miles from home and I was able to walk into NAPA and buy the part cheep. I think people that want to go on long distance trips will appreciate that.
So I think I am justified in my asking price. I do realize that I built this truck for myself so I am looking for someone else like myself that would want it.
So before the next person comments on the price please think about two things:
-What are the rules about criticizing someone's asking price?
-How much time and money do you have invested in your truck and how much do you plan to spend to make it how you want it?
I am looking for the buyer that wants to build a very well sorted, clean, complete and excellent expedition vehicle. I am looking for someone that wants all that and realizes it cost a lot more then $9,000 to build it and likes to save money. Mine cost about $24,000 to build and it seems many people on this list like the modifications since everyone wants me to sell the parts off it. Even if you don't consider the engine swap cost it would be about $17,500 to build. But then you have to consider that this theoretical comparable Land Rover has a nearly new reliable engine; good luck with that. So I think there are people out there that will see they can save a lot of money.
I know the diesel converted Discoveries sell for a lot (much more then my asking price) and I am looking for the buyer that can see the benefit of other engine conversions. I could have put a diesel in this vehicle and I couldn't be more pro-diesel. I worked as a combustion/calibration engineer on the now tabled light duty GM diesel engine and I love diesels. But I didn't want an old Land Rover diesel for this truck. I wanted flawless cold weather performance, low noise, low emissions, easily sourced parts and most importantly power to easily drive on the interstates. That combination is hard to find on a pre-common rail diesel, or even a lot of common rail diesels. So I went with the extremely simple and reliable GM V6 (200hp vs. 113hp). I had a fluke pulley fall off going down the road a few hundred miles from home and I was able to walk into NAPA and buy the part cheep. I think people that want to go on long distance trips will appreciate that.
So I think I am justified in my asking price. I do realize that I built this truck for myself so I am looking for someone else like myself that would want it.
So before the next person comments on the price please think about two things:
-What are the rules about criticizing someone's asking price?
-How much time and money do you have invested in your truck and how much do you plan to spend to make it how you want it?
