Selling my 2004 Discovery SE $3,000 (84,000 miles)
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Based on reading posts on this and other LR forums for many years actual fuel pump failures are relatively rare. More often a failed crankshaft position sensor masquerades as a failed fuel pump.
That said you may not care, given the front end damage.
But taking everything at face value you're asking $3,000 for a non-running '04 DII with significant front end damage. Seems high. By a factor of six, perhaps. I acknowledge that 84,000 miles is very low, but still ...
That said you may not care, given the front end damage.
But taking everything at face value you're asking $3,000 for a non-running '04 DII with significant front end damage. Seems high. By a factor of six, perhaps. I acknowledge that 84,000 miles is very low, but still ...
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Based on reading posts on this and other LR forums for many years actual fuel pump failures are relatively rare. More often a failed crankshaft position sensor masquerades as a failed fuel pump.
That said you may not care, given the front end damage.
But taking everything at face value you're asking $3,000 for a non-running '04 DII with significant front end damage. Seems high. By a factor of six, perhaps. I acknowledge that 84,000 miles is very low, but still ...
That said you may not care, given the front end damage.
But taking everything at face value you're asking $3,000 for a non-running '04 DII with significant front end damage. Seems high. By a factor of six, perhaps. I acknowledge that 84,000 miles is very low, but still ...
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Yeah, that can be an option too. Get them to value the car high enough that you don't cross that 65% (or whatever it is) salvage threshold, and then get them to just cut you check instead of salvaging the vehicle.
Years ago when I worked at a shop, my boss was able to do that with a car has was trying to sell that someone wrecked. That wanted to total the car for $1900 and he provided lots of receipts and work orders showing that it wasn't a "typical" car of that year and mileage. They eventually cut him a check for $2750 or so and got to keep the car without a salvage history. Of course the $2750 payout would show on carfax.... so that might raise some eyebrows.
Years ago when I worked at a shop, my boss was able to do that with a car has was trying to sell that someone wrecked. That wanted to total the car for $1900 and he provided lots of receipts and work orders showing that it wasn't a "typical" car of that year and mileage. They eventually cut him a check for $2750 or so and got to keep the car without a salvage history. Of course the $2750 payout would show on carfax.... so that might raise some eyebrows.
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I bought a wadded up BMW R1100RT Motorcycle years ago from a BMW Financial Auction for $250,....because it had two Ohlins shocks on it and a good rear wheel and tire Plus a final drive and transmission and good engine block. Long story short, I was amazed when I received a good (non salvaged) title for it. The bike wasn't worth trying to rebuild,....so I just tossed the title. Sold the shocks for $600, ABS pump for $175, trans for $250 and final drive for $150. I used the rear tire and wheel on a personal bike for a ride from Dallas to Oregon and back.
Point being, as others have noted,....there can be unusual circumstances where a badly wrecked vehicle that should have been totaled can sometimes come with a good title.
Point being, as others have noted,....there can be unusual circumstances where a badly wrecked vehicle that should have been totaled can sometimes come with a good title.
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