there is one advertised locally to me. 90 k miles,totally standard,nice and clean. but its on a cat c. all been checked out and its fine. its up at £5500. does this seem about right and would you buy it if it was you?

 

he was trying to px that against my recovery truck the other week

 

what did you think to it?

 

seems alot for a cat c. you can pick up a non recorded one with similar miles for £6-7k now

mines up for sale 110k miles (6.5k) but i'm hoping to sell my golf so i can keep it

i wouldnt pay more than 5 for one on the register

 

I'm sure people buy cat c's cheep, spend allot to repair them and put them back on the road. and end up spending not much less than a straight one

Then Come resale time price then too near straight ones !

 

Nope, far too much for a Cat C. There was a FRS on the RSOC that went for £5000, slightly higher miles but one owner, and nothing 'unfortunate' in its history.

 

yeah that was a billy bargain

 

I would be looking to give 4.5k if I can get a straight one for alittle over 5k

 

To much for a cat c IMO. Would be looking to pay 4.5k at most

 

There aren't many straight ones for that price. THe next one up on auto trader is 6700. The ones on the rsoc site are all 8-9k

 

they do vary in conditions ALOT. i have seen some true minters that drive like dogs and some dailys that drive superbly but are covered in road rash.

check carefully for rust too, they are 10 years old now and rust like most old fords do

rear arches, front wings where they meet the bumper, underneath door mirrors, near the boot trim handle. the undersides do tend to scab up a little but nothing structural suffiers like on the old escorts/sierras.

trim wears really well, aside from a little bobbling on the alcantara, and the fact i ahve retrimmed the steering wheel you would never tll mine has done 110k, they eat up the miles, mine still runs original turbo, gearbox, if you service them (with belts) they will go on forever. mine had a new clutch around 60k and 100k.

drove it to work today and it puts a smile on my face everytime, also pulls like a train with the 4-1 manifold.

 

Cheapest non cat on piston heads is only 5750 , has a scabby arch tho.

 

i sold one the other week 1 previous owner , 93k , fsh , never damaged , no rust or dents , cracker of a car and sold it for 6k had it for sale for ages to get that too

so i think its dear at 5.5k imo being on the hit list

 

Far too expensive! One has just sold on the RSOC with 100k, 1 owner from new, FSH, completely boggo, very tidy and rust free for £5000! Nearly bought it myself as it was so cheap but have too many cars

 

Worth FA being a Cat C, resale value would be 5k fixed IMO and would still be a nightmare to sell.

 

Agree with the overpriced statements. The first question I'd want ansering is what was it Cat C'd for? Paint, panels, suspension, stolen recovered... I'd be willing to take a punt on a car that had been paint stripped, but would run a mile from a car that'd slammed up a kerb and bent the suspension.

 

This one is up for £5775 complete with 20 inch alloys and M3 mirrors

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FOCUS-RS-2...item4161104c17

 

That one sold on eBay about a month ago for £4700 i know because i had a cheeky bid of £4600 on it , been bought by a dealer cleaned up and a grand put on it

 

The trouble with these cars now is that they are 10 years old and it seems rare you will find a standard one, most have been messed around with and ruined i was looking to purchase one but because of that reason ive decided to invest the money in a ST3 Focus when the time is right.

 

you'll only get a high miles or shit one for 5k-6k. IMHO.