I have seen a black 4 door r reg escort gti for sale for £300 no tax no test front 2 tyre are like racing slicks! boot dosn't line up neither dose the bonnet or head lights so can safely say its had a wack I need a cheap car as a stop gap do u think i'll make my money back on it its goin to owe me a least 500 to 600 quid buy the time i tax, test and replace tyres! are they worth that? i have no idea?

 

depending on milage you can buy them for that with out crash damage

 

see thats the thing there is a lil rust bubble on the rear arch as well do u think the bloke is asking to much for it

 

for me, yes, i just gave 100 pound each for 2 escort si's(diffrent sellers) no crash damage-no mot's but 1 was solid car with gearbox fault

i wouldnt give more than 150 for it, or any car without mot tbh

just a very fast look

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1224283.htm

has fsh to

 

thats what i was thinking un taxed id pay it but no test is a pain, but id dunno if he;ll be bid down on 300

i mean is it worth my time and effort

 

even to break them theres no money in the parts exept the gti specific stuf, the rest just dont sell,

if you just want a stop gap car try looking at 18 si's same engine, simerler spec, but a fuck load easyer to find cheep ones with or without mots (i found both mine in 2 days)

 

Mark thats too much money mate the 1st one i had in blue i only paid 350 for with 6 months mot and slight damage to rear arch and door, was a mint car with that done it cost me 150 to get reapaired and i swapped it for the white s2 i used to have, Find a good one there cracking everyday cars,

There's a thread i just started in pics section on gti's take a look the pics of my first blue one are on there too but bare in mind i bought it standard

 

Good nippy cars. but don't be fooled by th egti badge. its just a 1.8 escort with a fancy kit and interior !

 

Very true but its a nice kit and interior and means more to me than an si ever would and i guess i'm not the only one the good clean cars are doing well on ebay at the min too

 

Ive just bought one to run about in mate, pleasently surprised, decent little cars for not a lot of money.

 

Not worth it IMO.

My mate bought a nice 3dr GTi for £1050 recently. 17's, lowered, exhaust, no rot etc.
A 5dr needing work thats gonna stand you £800-£900 finished aint a bargain.

Nice runaround tho. If it goes bang, whack a 2 litre straight in, instant power upgrade.
3dr just needs interior and wheels, and its an RS2000 to the untrained eye.

 

I think if it was me i would spend a bit more money on a better escort which is in a better condition.

 

insurance group is a lot higher than the equivalent 1.8 Escort Si for no more performance which seems a con to me

 

well truth be told i rely dont want one it was just cheap wanted people opinions rely thiunk i'll leave it as said its gonmna be at least 500 quid with tax test if there aint any thing wrong which i bet there will be