Peter Vardy are only keen on price because they have so many redundant oil workers returning cars they can no longer afford to run/ finance and who will accept very low valuations to get shot of the car. I have heard that Audi Aberdeen have so many almost new low miles cars acquired this way that they are no longer taking part exchanges at all as they have too much stock.
It must be heartbreaking to have to accept rock bottom buy back values and then see your pride and joy on the approved used listings with a mega mark up on the price they paid you, but it is all supply and demand........ 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

m13lky wrote:

I know as others have said they need to take so many of these management cars but I would not believe a word any dealer says about margin in a second hand RRS, my reasoning is they tell you they buy in at Cap clean & only have a small margin in the car which is lies from my experience, I was offered £56k for my Hse dynamic fully loaded with stealth pack at a year old with 8k miles on against a brand new £85k ab, they tried to tell me they would only retail mine at around £60k but after checking their own stock they had a basic spec Hse dynamic with similar miles & age on their forecourt retailing at £65k so there is no way they would put mine up for any less than around £67k which would give them around £11k across my car which only needs valeting, when I told the dealer this he went very quiet, I just never bothered answering his calls & will just keep what I have. If you really want side steps I would hold out or move onto another, plenty more out there might just need to travel.?

Been looking at remaps, Alive in particular.

Anyone here mapped their SDV6? If so, worth it?

I've remapped previous cars but personally (so far) I've chosen not to do anything with the RRS...

1. LR have one of the most sophisticated systems when it comes to tracking/logging/detecting things that are not 'standard'.
2. These cars aren't the most reliable of brands, so if something, god forbid, did happen where I needed warranty/LR assistance, I don't want them having any excuse to wriggle out of it leaving me with a big bill. SOLD - MY16 SDV6 Autobiography Dynamic - Fire Engine Red, Fixed contrast pan roof, TV, Dual Screen, 5+2, Privacy, Noble paddles.

Riddler90 wrote:

Been looking at remaps, Alive in particular.

Anyone here mapped their SDV6? If so, worth it?

I've had mine remapped by DMS - 356bhp, Torque 602

Great improvement over the standard, very responsive as well.

I have had every car over the last 7-8 years remaped with no problems, even when they have broken down and been returned to dealers for repair, BMW's & Audi's included in total about 11 or 12.

kmpowell wrote:

I've remapped previous cars but personally (so far) I've chosen not to do anything with the RRS...

1. LR have one of the most sophisticated systems when it comes to tracking/logging/detecting things that are not 'standard'.
2. These cars aren't the most reliable of brands, so if something, god forbid, did happen where I needed warranty/LR assistance, I don't want them having any excuse to wriggle out of it leaving me with a big bill.

ianmo wrote:

Riddler90 wrote:

Been looking at remaps, Alive in particular.

Anyone here mapped their SDV6? If so, worth it?

I've had mine remapped by DMS - 356bhp, Torque 602

Great improvement over the standard, very responsive as well.

I have had every car over the last 7-8 years remaped with no problems, even when they have broken down and been returned to dealers for repair, BMW's & Audi's included in total about 11 or 12.

DMS have done most of my cars, I first used them in 2008.

I have found that the power is just there without running out of steam early, not sure on the mpg impact because I never check it, I just fill it up when it needs it, I've done about 12k since the map was put on a few months ago and I think that I have saved on the cost of a V8, although it's probably still a bit slower than one.

Ridler - not sure if you've seen this, but if this price is correct then it's the bargain of the century...


http://www.usedvehicles.landrover.co.uk/search#/details/2787573

... I've just had my year older Car valued by my local dealer and they have it down as £55k trade (he showed me the value on the CAP system), plus £1.5k due to the extras I have. So this at £59k is a steal if you can live with wood! SOLD - MY16 SDV6 Autobiography Dynamic - Fire Engine Red, Fixed contrast pan roof, TV, Dual Screen, 5+2, Privacy, Noble paddles.

That is one heck of a bargain!

Plus, I actually like the wood, so that would have been a bonus for me! By the time I got mine, that finish was no longer available so I had to settle for Zebrano, which is still nice.

Edit: Just seen the 'Gear Knob' thread where someone has pointed out that the photo in question is from a FFRR!

Love the way that it changes from black to ivory front seats!!

I think someone has mentioned this car before, it's not an AB as the bottom door trims & corners are not painted, no AB badge on the tailgate & the rear bumper corners have no vents in, just checked the reg on Cap & its def an Hse dynamic.

Ah yes, I couldn't see the unpainted skirts on the mobile pictures. HSE it is.

Stand-down Riddler, although hopefully the trade-in numbers will help you  SOLD - MY16 SDV6 Autobiography Dynamic - Fire Engine Red, Fixed contrast pan roof, TV, Dual Screen, 5+2, Privacy, Noble paddles.