I am a newbie to the forum,just bought a G reg 2.9 gls 4+4 sierra with gen 22,000 miles mint condition inside and out,i paid 2k for her,just wondering if i paid too much?the owner said there are very few GLS,s left of this spec,thought some of you knowlegable guys might have some views,Thanks dillorto

 

Welcome to Passion Ford. Sierra gls is getting fare but then again what old skool ford insnt. The price you paid sounds reasonable to me. Look after it

 

This one?

 

If its that one, it looks a good buy.

And its WHITE

 

that car is a long way from where it was first registered, NYA is a somerset reg, some how it found an owner in scotland

 

dont know if these numbers are right, but according to howmanyleft, but 43 sierra gls 4x4 are still about

 

Thanks guys,yes thats the same one she is a cracker and will be well looked after,she is laid up for winter already along with my Mk1 escort 1300gt,my mk2 lotus cortina,my 1300 gt austin 1300,pugeot 1.9 205 and mint xr3i white,last but not least my mk2 mini.i just need a nice white xr2 and i would have a full set.any other info would be gratfully recieved,thank meantime.dillorto

 

this is probably outside your budget, but this garage has been trying to sell this for ages, not suprised at this price, but it looks nice

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-FIEST...item4cf9f7d275

 

I had one of those in 97 and it must have been registered in the same area



It was a great car and they were quite rare even back then! I took the 4x4 badge off the boot and ran it on 14"s and pissed off the local xr4x4 boys

 

Bet you wish you still had it,red always looks good,nice fiesta but at the price its a bit on the heavy side,its the right car at the wrong price maybe they will negotiate,i will give them a call,Thanks a lot.dillorto

 

a mate of mine bought one year's ago, but it drank fuel like it was going out of fashion, i think he had it at the most 6 month's

 

theres a white gls 4x4 2.9 local to me, iirc it's done about 90k miles but is pretty mint driven by a old chap!

 

Welcome mate. You must have a huge garage. Got any pics of your other cars you can post up?

 

2.9 gls 4x4 was the xr4x4 for the tight bastard in the day most had no abs,only made for a year late f early g reg,great under estimated cars,ive had a red 1,2 white ones and a grey one

yet to see a gen black one as they were made.

i seen your 1 on pistonheads it looked mint keep it good dried stored an investment imo these days,there must be a handfull of non cosworth sierras left in scotland

as for 43 left i doubt that i know of 4 alone around me

 

It was a great car but I'll make do with my mark 2 3.0s Capri, E46 M3 and my 420bhp Subaru 555 lmao I sold it for an xr4x4 but I got bored with that and bought an integrale! That car I shouldn't have sold! I also shouldn't have bought it

Wait for the snow, they are fantastic! Better than my Subaru! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlamhaovDgY

In all honesty though it was genuinely one of the best cars I've owned, I was 21 when I owned it and it was amazing. It had a piper 285 cam in it and it went well, I bought it because my budget could get me a 2.8 xr4x4 but I considered the 2.9 to be a better engine.

 

i had a black one that was ok and a blue one that was mint and went like a scolded cat. i found i would slide across the seats on roundabouts.

 

looking forward to the snow in mine,scoobys 4x4 is shite in snow,just pushes the understeer there faster

the old 66 34 split on the ford is awsome

 

Had one years ago and loved it, great fun.

 

I think the softer suspension on the sierra's also help My mates xr4x4 just felt so much better in the snow and more planted than my Subaru My Subaru was on a standard gearbox back then though

My Subaru now has the 6 speed box so it's also a 66/34 split and it feels like a sierra split which is no bad thing