i should have my sierra finished soon, but ive decided im not going to keep it for long as i fancy something else, but it would be shame to not finish it

its a 1989 g reg xr4x4

exterior

full respray by myself in gloss black
converted to late spec exterior and interior with adjustable colom
rouse sport sideskirts
rouse sport splitter
rs rear bumper valance
4wd vented bonnet
cossie front bumper and grill
carbon mirrors, door handles, rear triangles and fog light surrounds

wheels

8x18 old style compomotives with 215/35.18 falken tyres

suspension

gaz gold coil overs (bought for my escos but used them on this instead lol)
will be full polybushed, adjustable rear drop links

transmission
std gearbox with hydraulic clutch conversion
std diffs front and rear, all new oil,
reconned rear and front shafts
quickshift

brakes

std coossie 4wd brakes all round

engine will be

200 block 4wd engine, will have new cambelt, tensioner, grp a head gasket and bolts, and stem seals done
55lb injecotrs
3bar
t34
exhast
filter
silicon hoses
bailey and pro alloy breathers, with aero quip fittings
bailey header tank
bailer power steering tank
philloy twin bar strut brace
pro alloy rs500 inntercooler
escos rad and fans,
after market fan loom and fuel pump loom
level 8 ecu with chip for above spec
proberbly more

interior

full flocked plastics everything done by raj at autoflock
a pillar gauges and heater vent gauges (will be autometer ones)
caron door triangles, door card inserts, ecu cover
rouse sport style leather seats, saf back seats
full stereo install aswell
head lining retrimmed in black

all suspension componets, like beam roll bar have been powdercoated black/blue/silver, engine bay will be black when i start to do the conversion

all wheel bearings, tca and tre will be new, same with all fluids

the car looks like this, and obvious will get better pics when i actually sell it, but i dont know what it would be worth hence asking input on here as i dont want to break it

the resto thread can be found here


https://passionford.com/forum/restor...-1-3-11-a.html

and a couple of pics how it was before i started the engine conversions, i t should be done for end of april if all goes to plan or maybe even before











the car doesnt have the carbon scuttle or kick plates anymore either

 

Difficult to say a value really as prices are all over the place at the moment.
On a good point tho all cossie prices seem to be rising so should be a good indication, but unfortunately many people dont have much money at the moment.
The car does look very nice, and some great touches too, everything looks just right.

 

Solid £6500-7000 id say

 

looks the titts Richy

 

No way is it worth that much as u can get a nice saph for that money.

I'd say around 4k as it's an xr4x4

 

I reckon it's 5k absolute max, as said, it's an XR... a tidy enough XR with RS running gear, but still an XR.

Unfortunately, this is a great example of a car which is worth far more to the owner than a buyer and will bring in more cash in bits than as a whole car.


Cheers,
Grant

 

Miles aways,, 4k imo to the right person maybe 5k,, might be a while till someone comes along, id personally brake it

 

didnt know xr's were worth that much less just because it was a hatch and not a saloon pmsl, if a saph looked like this and had thge same spec it would be £7k all day long

 

More in bits ?

 

What does it make mine worth then

Steve

 

Gotta be worth £4500 - £5000 surely

 

thats the sort of price i was thinking tbh, obviously owes me a lot more than that and yes i could break it, which is always a possibility at the minute considering its stripped almost lol

but ive put so much work into it i want to at least use it for a month as a cossie, its definitly going either way same as my st24 as i just want to go back to one car

wether it gets beoke or sold complete, it would be better complete then i dont have to worry about having parts lying around and scrapping like i did with my last one, and it gives someone a good basis to finish it off to its full potential or have a nice clean example of a sierra to carry on with it, i would love to finish it to its ultimate spec i wanted to ive just lost interest in it

 

Yours is worth more broken up!

 

Break it and i will have your dont seats lol. Keep it mate and get it to some shows cause the car deserves to a shown off. Its the best lookin sierra hatch back ive ever seen.

 

i dont want to keep it glenn, i really have had enough i fancy a change, as trying to insure this aswell as the mondeo, and restore my escos i have too much, if i can get rid of this and the st i can buy a sensible car which will do both the performace of sierra dn luxury of mondeo until my escos is ready

 

Unfortunately it would make a great deal more if broken, which is a shame considering the work that has been involved.
Get it finished and get it to a show, then get the true praise face to face you deserve for all the hard work

 

break it without a doubt if you want max return on what's you've spent

 

im going ot get it finished and use it for a month or so as i want to use it as a cossie,i will then either sell it or break it, id rather not break it due to having a load of parts around and no where to keep the shell

 

4k tops imo wont be the easiest car to sell not because theres anything wrong with it just most people who want a cossie go out and buy a cossie i feel the market for this would be limited break it sell the shell first then start on the parts that are easy to shift

 

theres no way id let it go for 4k,ill stick it on ebay after ive used it for a bit see what people would be willing to pay, if im not happy ill break it lol

 

I may be interested in the ST, let me know when it's going up for sale, I would always break the xr to be honest Rich. if you're selling it don't put it back together, sell it now and remember not to start another project unless you have money to lose on it or are keeping it, it doesn't make financial sense lol

 

i know what you mean mark, but the only reason i bought this thing was becuase the bodyshop took the piss with the escort and i needed something to do lol

i wana get it finished, as i wana use it, i may aswell i almost have everything now for it anyhow, only things i need to get is a turbo, clucth and chip, as the rest i want can be got for peanuts

but then im trying to get the beam in at tehe mo and i really carnt be arsed lol

 

Break it....... only way to get half good money back from it.....

People with 4k plus to spend will want a proper Cosworth tbh.....

 

Slightly different line of thought here, but it appears you regretted getting rid of the last one, so bought this one, so wouldn't it make sense to get some enjoyment out of it? Say for the summer, then consider selling? As surely if you break/sell straight off, then you'll probably just end up wanting another one again!

Breaking it would probably make the most financial sense, but would be a shame. I hate seeing perfectly good cars broken up, seems such a waste to me.

 

Owwww, you bitch Mark.....

 

in a way yes i did regret getting rid of the last one, but that also bought me my escos, the only reason i bought this is i was bored and needed something to do as the escos was at paint for such a long time lol, im getting this finished, not to full spec i wanted but a happy stage 3 which is plenty, and i will use it but not for long, i just want to get some use out of it as its a shame to not finish it, and ill try and sell complete if not ill break it

 

I think the Rouse kit suits this car better than an actual Rouse. It seems to blend in a lot better to the shape.
I liked my Rouse when I had it, but this shape is made for the kit.

 

agree totally