Originally Posted by
Jules44
This my first post on here, always liked a cossie but was never in the right place for one, now they seem to be creeping up in price at the moment, always been interested in mk1 escorts anyway a mate has a Blue Sapphire that he is thinking of getting rid off before he moves, it was parked in his garage when his wife fell pregnant ten years ago with no faults, it has had 5 owners, original bill of sale, clocks say 81k, it has cloth interior stage 1 chip, koni shocks bodywork looks very very good. what do you think it would be worth or what would you pay??
Difficult to value without seeing it, you need to find out more about it. Did he keep it running now and again or has it been sitting un-started for the last ten years? There are potentially lots of things which could need doing to it and will the engine start and run again ? If I was you I would ask him to get it out of his garage so you can jack it up to look underneath as well.
If the garage suffers from condensation check for rust and corrosion.
It may be a bargain but do all the checks before you make him an offer.