Maverik Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Interesting... http://www.hobsonlandrover.com/en/26-remanufactured-engines But ouch...... You can buy a new truck for the price... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Cripes, a bit over priced, my Defender spec 200tdi LR 'Repower' kit was only £4,500 in 1994 & that was Brand new from Solihull stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
need4speed Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 And whats so special about them over say Turners or V8 Developments etc? I know where my money would be going Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertspark Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Someone's on crack! 10k for a 50 year old engine design....rover v8 best laugh I've had all day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
need4speed Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 I know. Could buy a SERIOUSLY trick all-forged RV8 for that kind of money.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike4444244 Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 That kind of money buys in a couple of crate engines and boxes from the U.S.! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel_90 Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 £7950 for a 300tdi............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb78 Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Wow. You can get a brand new 2.8 TGV from M&D for less than that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverik Posted July 16, 2015 Author Share Posted July 16, 2015 I found the page after it was announced that the Camel club get a 12% discount from Hobsons... so thought I'd check it out, I know they've always been expensive but thought the engines price was taking the pissle somewhat! Its the MOD I feel sorry for, I wouldn't be surprised if those prices are being applied to them too... who'd have known there was so much money to be made from Land rovers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
need4speed Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 And the MOD are funded from the government, who in turn are funded by us. So we're all paying over the odds for engines... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cackshifter Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Pricing out by a factor of 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertspark Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Decimal point error Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 What a load of toot.The engine page says it is just stripped, cleaned and rebuilt with new gaskets, seals and bearings. Not really my idea of fully remanufactured £10k worth. MOD get ripped off all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon_CSK Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 I would have thought the MOD would have a contract for the engine supply which would be substantially less than those on the site. Hobson will be trying to make money off the back of the contract by increasing the production run. For the price being quoted for any of the engines you could buy 7-10 old cars and run them to death then scrap them and still be in profit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
need4speed Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 I would have thought the MOD would have a contract for the engine supply which would be substantially less than those on the site. Hobson will be trying to make money off the back of the contract by increasing the production run. For the price being quoted for any of the engines you could buy 7-10 old cars and run them to death then scrap them and still be in profit Agreed.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheffield Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 I would be surprised if the MOD pay any thing like these prices. They will have put engine overhauls out to tender, and got a much lower price. I suspect these prices are for engines sold through the main dealer network, and not many of them at that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverik Posted July 17, 2015 Author Share Posted July 17, 2015 I couldn't help myself, so I sent them a query asking if the price was correct... will see if they get back to me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertspark Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Maybe they have entered the collectible price category now? .... Wait for it, once it was puma bonnets going missing whilst you slept, now it'll be engines at collectable prices... All about the wonga Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverik Posted July 20, 2015 Author Share Posted July 20, 2015 Still expensive but better...."Hi Chris,This was a mistake on our part when listing the product on our website, the price for the grade A reconditioned V8 engine is £6550.Many thanks,Daniel FirthE-commerce Administrator" Website has been updated, I wonder if I can get the price of the Diesels down too.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco-Ron Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Any of the southern members see the bit on local news last night about a company called OVIk....?. They produce armoured vehicles for alsorts of uses.... Their website says that they are able to build vehicles with a 300tdi..... I doubt they could claim it was new if it isn't. ... I wonder where they source 'new' ones?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Probably from international engines, they bought the rights to the 300tdi and have been building them for years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Armoured stuff, like any small production run, usually costs an absolute fortune, so £10k for an engine will be utterly insignificant as the thing probably costs a six figure sum anyway. I once read somewhere that the Wolf vehicles cost MOD 40-something thousand each, at a time when I was selling MOD standard civvy spec Defenders for significantly less than 20k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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