Seams odd that something as rare and sort after (or are they ) is still for sale at what seams to be a very good price
Not mine, nore am i plugging it just odd or is it the sign of the times

This is NOT a for sale add just my 2p worth and the link is an example

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1987-FORD-...item20c0dbb351

Regards
Ian

 

Everyones spent up at Xmas.

 

Luxurys and toys and quickly becoming a thing of the past for most people in this day and age

 

Well. the guys had the 500 since 1990 and obviously spent a bit on it and no wants rid and puts it at what he seams is the right price. SO, has he got it at the right price or all us lot bigging our cars up a little above there station

Ian

 

its a buyers marker these days as people dont seem to have as much money to waste so how ever much of a rare and very nice car it is its still a 22 grand ford sierra!

 

Its only been up for sale for a day, doubt it will be around for long.

 

we are in one of the worst depressions for decades, petrol and car running costs are at an all time high, so running a performance car isnt going to be a priority for most people.

had that rs500 been mint and standard then it would get snapped up in seconds as there is still more demand for very rare cars than supply and still enough rich folk to buy them.

 

Not very standard reading his spec. Has had a full respray (why if it's well looked after) hasn't got all the mot's either (why when he's had it so long) also rs500 have grills in the front not fogs it's also got loads more miles on that you expect to see on a car or this age and..what word can I use... Specialness lol. Just doesn't do it for me like. there'll be history with this guaranteed, correct me if iam wrong but people looking to spend the amount of money an rs500 costs expect a hell of a lot more in the way of proof and history about the car etc iam sure I would. I thought about saving for one a while back but it's a lot of money to spend if I was going to do it it would need to be a1 condition.

 

not every car like this has history, my rouse hasnt.... dont bother me.
500s had spots in the boot in boxes, not everyone likes grilles.

Nowts selling, from cheap to fortunes and the car trade in general is fucked

 

How can 83000 be a lot in 24 years thats 3.5k a year . In the last 12 its done 17k thats 1.4k a year . Its a car it was built to be driven not sat in a garage, Special its only a bloody Ford Sierra not a Ferrari Daytona .

 

Obviously don't know or follow sierra Cosworths very much probably twice as many miles as most 500s which in the eyes of the cosworth are special.

QUOTE=MadRod;5756478]How can 83000 be a lot in 24 years thats 3.5k a year . In the last 12 its done 17k thats 1.4k a year . Its a car it was built to be driven not sat in a garage, Special its only a bloody Ford Sierra not a Ferrari Daytona .[/QUOTE]

 

Guy bought the car when it was 3 years old and has only some of the mot's na no way like if you buy an rs 500 youd keep everything and if you'd looked after it it certainly wouldn't need painted.

 

Fair enough, you obviously believe they should be kept in a garage. This guy obviously bought his to use.

It's not exactly hard to understand why he could have lost an mot. People lose things all the time, especially over 20 years.
As for the paint, it's done 83000 miles so it's obviously going to get the odd chip/scratch here and there. I'd bet 90% of RS's have had a bit of paint in their lives. Even some that are claimed haven't.

At the end of the day the guy has been honest and put it up for a fair price.

 

Exactly what i thought

Ian

 

Totally agree.

 

Hi guys.
How are you doing? Yellow sierra may remember me.lol
Its a question for all of you but may hold more sentimental value him....
My new (his old) zetec 1.8 has a big immmobiliser problem.
When you turn the key to the ignition on position, the immobiliser light on the dash goes crazy and starts flashing constantly. Then when you try and turn the car over you get no action at all....
Me and a (good) mechanic friend of mine fitted a starter motor to it and bridged the terminals and the engine cranked fine, as it needed a new one anyway, so its not that... Please any suggestions, not a big ford person as yet.

 

sorry for interrupting just seemed like someone already here may know. The cossie I'm sure will sell. Not like its a daily runabout for most people and, yeah I agree, times are a bit tight for most.

 

Don't be silly! I would say 99% of cosworths have had some paint in their life!

 

Things are hard justnow for most people and as 90% of cosworths will be used as a second car/toy it is a very small market.
Saying that ive sold two escort cosworths in the last 2 months so cars will sell if there the right spec and right price.

 

Looks to me like its been used which is good thing, but you have remember that haven't always been as special as they are now, a single trip to brunters would leave enough battle scares to warrent paint. Cheap for a 500 if you wanted one to tare around in

 

But the real question is........... are the numbers stamped up or down!!!

 

83k is a lot compared to my saph that had done 18k miles in 20 years.. even more when you compare it to my 3dr thats done 8,000 miles in 25 years or my escort thats done 217 miles in 14 years.. Your just a boring old fool tbh Rod, it may not be special to you but to someone else its a dream car..your I'm too good for a sierra gets boring after a while.. why do you even still own your cosworth if all you do is belittle other people who own them?

 

ive accidently put an extra 30k on the mot in my sierra bloody clocks had been changed and i didnt check the previious mot's

that 500 is relatively cheap

 

It's January. The car market is always crap at this time of year...