Sorry for the dramatic title..

Is it actually possible to sell RRS for a sensible price? I have a 2014 AutoBiog, Dealers will take it for thousands under priced, no interest when trying to sell at a price that means I’m not losing a stupid amount.

So has anyone ever sold one of these things for a good price? Or do I have to just swallow the fact I’m going to lose A LOT of money?

Ask Ms. May!  RRS 3.0 SDV6 HSE Lux
RRS 3.0 TDV6 gone
LR 3 HSE V8 gone
DiscoveryII V8 Gone
Discovery 1 V8 Gone
Mustang Shelby
Alfa Guilia (classic)

Try we buy any..

They changed their policy recently and they now offer much closer to
reasonable amounts..

may be more than your getting offered?
Nothing to loose ... ===========================================
2012 Range Rover Sport Autobiography 3.0 SDV6 8 speed Automatic
Indus Silver with Hockenheim premium two-tone leather Ebony/Lunar,

Mgtow127@gmail.com wrote:

Sorry for the dramatic title..

Is it actually possible to sell RRS for a sensible price? I have a 2014 AutoBiog, Dealers will take it for thousands under priced, no interest when trying to sell at a price that means I’m not losing a stupid amount.

So has anyone ever sold one of these things for a good price? Or do I have to just swallow the fact I’m going to lose A LOT of money?

“Is it possible to sell one of these god damn hunks of junk?”

Wow, heck of a first post. Were you hoping to get people on side with that?

As others have said, without figures and details, there’s no way to respond.

Are you going to lose a lot of money selling an up-specced 4x4, from any manufacturer, back into the trade? Yes.

Is it difficult to sell a reasonably high value car privately for top dollar, without being able to offer trade ins, test drives, warranties, dealer security and finance? Damn right it is!

Are people currently buying cars? No, it’s pretty dire.

None of this is unique to Range Rovers.

Sales history:

I bought a 2017 V8SC in Fuji new in December 2017 on a run out deal. I got a huge discount. For various reasons, I sold it back to the same dealer for cash in October 2018, I lost a bit less than I thought, £28k.

The stealer put the car up for sale for £8k more than they gave me in November 2018 - no sale

In Jan 2019 they sprayed the wheels black (I hate sprayed black wheels) and dropped the price by £1k - no sale

In March, they took it off the market and used it for 1200km.

April, back on the market, roof now black (in Western Australia FFS) price now dropped £7k and what they gave me.

They have had it 5 months - still no sale yet. Gone - 2008 Stornoway Grey RRS 2.7 TDV6
Gone - 2009 Buckingham Blue RRS 2.7 TDV6
Gone - 2010 Alaska White RRS 5.0 V8 Aspirated
Gone - 2017 Chawton White RRS 5.0 V8 Supercharged
Current - 2010 Java Black RRS 5.0 V8 Aspirated
Current- 2024 RRS P400 SE Dynamic

I know it’s only AutoExpress, but this list makes for relevant reading:

https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/best-cars/87...value-best A Fatty owner, just dropping by

You will lose a lot of money on any car and you maybe paid over the odds in the first place. Have you looked at similar vehicles and their pricing keeping in mind that dealers have to make money so dealers will be at the top end of the price range. 2019 5.0 SC SVA (Current)
2012 5.0 SC AB. Sadly written off by a campervan
23 plate Focus ST (Current)
1942 VEP Ford GPW Jeep (Willys) (Current)
1943 Whites M16 Halftrack (Current)
16 plate Eurofighter Typhoon, 2 x Eurojet engines with 20,000lbs thrust each. 1380mph

Even low miles almost new ex-demo cars are not shifting off forecourts and if it is a diesel then all marques are not selling, dealership forecourts are awash with them hence they offer low prices as they don’t want to buy any more stock. So why would any London dealer want to buy a 2014 car that you describe as a “hunk of junk” when they have thousands of low miles hardly used cars that they could sell. This is what is termed “market forces”. The Mayor of London has also just ruined the chances of you selling a car that is non-Euro6 compliant from ever selling within 100 miles of Central London, that won’t be helping things either as all those cars will now be heading away from anywhere near London on the back of vehicle transporters to towns where there isn’t yet any emissions control zone and tat costs them plenty and will have to be factored into any price offered to you. Try selling the car well away from London, you might do better but a London driven 2014 car will not e in anywhere near the same condition as any car that has spent its life in a small village in other parts of the UK. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Last edited by Tim in Scotland on Sun Apr 07 2019 7:51am. Edited 1 time in total

Expect to lose a BIG chunk of cash as soon as you buy these from a dealer,,ive just lost 17k in 17 month on a my14 SC AB,before that I lost 12k in 12 month on a my14 sdv6 AB,,your going to lose a k a month on these cars if not more.Ive tried selling mine on eBay & pistonheads But not one call or enquiry,,folk will go to a dealer & pay more for the piece of mind the car is genuine & you also get the 2 years LR approved warranty plus most that buy these vehicles want to finance them.When I’ve just purchased mine 3 weeks ago they were trying to push me into pcp at no deposit & £950 a month over 2 years,,I was tempted as it’s the same as what I’m going to lose on it but I’ve been brought up the old fashioned way of owning everything I have outright.Im lucky to be in a position we’re everything I own is paid for,,never had finance or a mortgage. Andy.
21 Ford Ranger
Gone but not forgotten
Focus RS Red Edition
2015 RRS AB Fuji.
2014 RRS SC Santorini
2016 VW Amarok
2014 RRS AB Fuji
2012 RRS Red Edition Fuji
2015 Nissan Navara
2012 RRS SE Santorini
2008 RRS White
2007 RRS Santorino

I won’t be getting another that’s a fact, it is paid for out right so I’m just going to sell it for what I can get. Put the cash in the bank/isa leave it a lone and then in 12 months time look at the cash, calculate how much more I would of lost keeping the RRS, an hopefully feel a bit better about things.

Isn’t this just a case of the same old story of buying more expensive cars?

Fact number 1. - Pointless looking at % residuals, loosing 30% from a £80k car is going to cost you more than loosing 60% from a £30k car.

Fact number 2. - If you don’t like loosing money don’t buy a modern car, particularly new

Sorry, but it's life, what did you expect, your money back.  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.

Have things gone wrong with the car or just unhappy with depreciation?

Only ever post to complain about the losses on buying a RRS?????
Most cars depreciate, my previous rrs sc I bought 3.5 years old, it lost over 50k of its value. I kept it for 7 years and it lost around 20k. If you don't like it, walk. MY12 RRS HSE
Gone 4.2 supercharged RRS
Gone 90
Gone s2000