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landraver:

--- Quote from: "Hangover" ---Thinking of going to Brightwells at Leominster,has anybody been?
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I went there a while back, so don't know exactly what its like now, but it seemed like everything that was good enough to generate any interest was going for top money. If you want to check out recent prices go to Brightwells website, they do a list of everything that went through prev auctions & how much they fetched. :wink:

Jeff

Henry Webster:
Bought my Discovery from Leominster - paid proper money for it, but it was a good one.  

If you are bidding against private buyers then the prices will go high, if you are bidding against the trade only, then you should be alright.

Personally, I'd be wary of alot of ex-hire, plant, site vehicles 'cause they have often had a hard life.  I would however rate SHB to buy from, just be alert.

Generally the least messed with Defenders are sold privately or through dealers,  although most of them are held on to by their original owners.

H

thermidorthelobster:
I'm with Jeff, on Brightwells.  Stuff goes for in same cases a lot more than you could buy it in Autotrader, and you run the risk of buying a crock o' schweppes.  To me it was more trouble than it was worth.

Best bet is to keep an eye on Autotrader and the newsgroups, forums etc, and be ready to strike quickly if something comes up.

Hangover:
I've been weighing up Brightwells for a few weeks now on the net,plenty of Discoverys,90 pick ups to choose from although hardtop 90's not so.

SteveG:
Go for a 90 pick-up as long as it's in good condition. Youcan then source a hardtop and sides, and a rear door to turn it into a hardtop. Sell the truck cab to recoup some of your costs. The truck cabs usually go for a lot less than a equivalent hardtop than it would cost to convert it.

Cheers

Steve

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