hi folks

As the title says im a newbie to the forums.im from the far north of scotland,at the moment im driving a civic vti,i have been for a while now and think its time for an upgrade.i havn't had a ford before and im fancying getting maself an escort cossie, so im looking for some advice on what to look for and what to avoid.i got a budget of about 15k and im looking for a small turbo version in ash black or petrol blue.any advice would be much appreciated

thanks guys

Andrew

 

Welcome to Passion Ford.

I'm sure you'll meet some people on here who can get you the car your after

 

Welcome to the mad house,

 

Welcome

 

hello. how far north of scotland are you?

 

thanks for the welcome,im from john o'groats, a 2hour drive north of inverness.i've seen a couple of ones advertised around lancanster,1very nice 1 in wigan
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/395678.htm
that i mite make a trip south for next weekend, idoes anyone know this car or the owner?

 

you dont get much further north than that without getting your feet wet.

 

Welcome, You we bonney Jock

 

Welcome.

One thing id say is dont buy on colour, buy on condition and if that happens to be your prefered colour then its a bonus.

It must be a pain on the arse when looking for cars living that far out, especially when its a cossie your after. I went to Inverness this week, 7 and a half hours from me and i did it all the way there with only one 1 minute piss stop, filled up round the corner and did it all the way back with just another piss stop. Was an absolute killer.

 

it is a nightmare,its a minimum of a day trip if i want to go looking at a car.im only 100 miles north of inverness but it takes 2hours 2 drive because of the road,even worse is the 4hour train journey lol

am i being hopeful thinkin i'll get a good cossie for under 15k?