What do folks think about risk to potential impact on current value of Sports with the tide in favour of hybrids, full electrics and demonising of diesels?
Is there a value crash coming?
Time to offload it?
Thoughts.....  Visitor from fullfatrr.com
* GONE. 2012 RR Sport HSE SDV6 Orkney Grey. Now being piloted by RRSTDV8
* GONE: 2011 4.4 TDV8 Full Fat. Amazing piece of kit.
* Current. 1974 Lightweight 2.25L petrol. Old skool
* GONE. Freelander GS TD4 Manual MY2013. Orkney Grey with privacy, cold and clearview packs, armrests (a must!) and a spoiler.
* GONE. Range Rover Classic '93 200Tdi Factory fit
* 1949 80" in family since 1975

Thankyou DrRob  In Spain - 2018 F Pace - Frightened away from the Sports due to crank failures
Gone - A couple of RRS, A couple of Disco's. However thinking of another Sport.

Well i am going to keep my 2005 supercharged as long a possible

DrRob wrote:

What do folks think about risk to potential impact on current value of Sports with the tide in favour of hybrids, full electrics and demonising of diesels?
Is there a value crash coming?
Time to offload it?
Thoughts.....

Average diesel car prices are apparently down 5.7% between first and third quarters, but that will include pre-Euro 6 models. Hopefully, later RRSs will hold their value better, and also there may be a bit of a rebound in demand once the panic is over. Some people will always want diesel (while it's available) and, if there is reduced availability due to lower production and scrappage, maybe that will help keep prices up. I'd say stick with it, or keep it longer than normal to spread whatever depreciation is coming. After all, it will always be worth srcappage price!

Keep the thoughts coming in
Not selling mine just curious and being off work for a few days sets the mind drifting  Visitor from fullfatrr.com
* GONE. 2012 RR Sport HSE SDV6 Orkney Grey. Now being piloted by RRSTDV8
* GONE: 2011 4.4 TDV8 Full Fat. Amazing piece of kit.
* Current. 1974 Lightweight 2.25L petrol. Old skool
* GONE. Freelander GS TD4 Manual MY2013. Orkney Grey with privacy, cold and clearview packs, armrests (a must!) and a spoiler.
* GONE. Range Rover Classic '93 200Tdi Factory fit
* 1949 80" in family since 1975

Value is only an issue if you think you might sell it anytime soon. If you think you've got a keeper then a few % drop because of "diesel panic" is going to be lost in the long term depreciation anyway. Anyone buying these vehicles for the short term is, frankly, throwing money away unless they are the "there's a bill coming, sell it" type. LRs are money pits one way or another.

The whole car value thing is an odd one anyway. It's only the ease with which people can currently get cheap PCP / loans that makes the values hold up in my view. Once interest rates rise and the cost of finance follows, I think we'll see car values taking a sensible drop across the board.

I think Brexit will have a bigger effect on second hand values than any scares about whether diesel will be "banned" 10 years down the road (it won't be, although Govt will milk it for every enviro-tax penny they can). When people are losing their jobs, there will be lots of "premium" vehicles hitting the adverts.

My current thoughts are, assuming work is still available, once my annual mileage drops (to below 20k pa) I will look at a 5.0SC in either L320 or L322. I have a 500bhp itch that needs scratching...  2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

geoffsnook wrote:

Well i am going to keep my 2005 supercharged as long a possible

Me too !!!!!!  2016 RRS SVR Estoril Blue
2005 4.2L Supercharged Java Black - gone but was my first love.
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If we all point our RR's in the same direction and accelerate at the same time can we turn back time?

^^^

Already done it

 Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

All cars depreciate, its probably the biggest cost in running a car. Forget about it and enjoy driving the thing

Some interesting points......I ain't selling soon just seeing what folks think
I've had my '93 Classic for 10 years now and it's appreciating in value every day  Visitor from fullfatrr.com
* GONE. 2012 RR Sport HSE SDV6 Orkney Grey. Now being piloted by RRSTDV8
* GONE: 2011 4.4 TDV8 Full Fat. Amazing piece of kit.
* Current. 1974 Lightweight 2.25L petrol. Old skool
* GONE. Freelander GS TD4 Manual MY2013. Orkney Grey with privacy, cold and clearview packs, armrests (a must!) and a spoiler.
* GONE. Range Rover Classic '93 200Tdi Factory fit
* 1949 80" in family since 1975