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Old Apr 14, 2005 | 07:55 AM
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Just been looking through the trader and seen they have a fair few escort cossies on there...

This F150 Lightning hunting is doing my nut in as i cant find a decent one. Was thinking of perhaps an escort cossie just for the summer then sort a truck out later in the year.

Would YOU buy an esc cos from junction 28 or avoid at all costs???

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Old Apr 14, 2005 | 08:00 AM
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a m8 of mine bought an rs turbo about a year back turned out headgasket was gone ive only eva bin once they did have sum nice cars i think the the staff were very ignorant they nt much for customer service as long as u knw wot ur lukin at etc think u shud b ok but b vaery very careful
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Old Apr 14, 2005 | 08:03 AM
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They get slated mate because they are expensive , But thats crap ,, they sell very good cars and they pay good money for them , so they must charge good money for them when the sell them .
The problem is people want it both ways , they expect people to give them top money when they sell but dont want to pay top money when they buy .
I would say go and have a look at what they have and if you like what you see and are happy to pay what they are asking then how can you go wrong
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Old Apr 14, 2005 | 08:14 AM
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Chris, Whats the problem with finding a F150?

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Old Apr 14, 2005 | 08:22 AM
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What about a Dodge Ram



or ths check out the wheels






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Old Apr 14, 2005 | 08:24 AM
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Joe - The problem is finding a decent agent in the states! There's no way im buying over here as prices are silly! I have my eye on a few but the chap over there is so unreliable its getting on my nerves!! I have found a reasonably priced exporter so i may have to get an F150 bod from one of the owners clubs over there to inspect the one ive got my eye on!

Paul - I see your point exactly.. i suppose they ened to make some money! It wasnt really the cost aspect of things as i do know you get what you pay for, it was just the quality of the cars i was more concerned about!

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Old Apr 14, 2005 | 08:27 AM
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Joe - nah no Dodge Ram thanks! Don't really like em to be honest!

This is the possible one i want...


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Old Apr 14, 2005 | 08:42 AM
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Silver F150 looks the nuts mate, hold out for it!

I saw an Imperial Blue Escort Cosworth with about 60k mileage on the clock up for Ł13,500 on Jct 28, I thought that was a bloody bargain, the car was standard and looked mint!

Wish I had 13.5k spare!
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Old Apr 14, 2005 | 08:44 AM
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hey chris my mate is selling his silver f150 lightning, PM me for details if ur interested its done fook all mate.

U may have seen it at croft last year

Hope this helps
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I see Chris, That Silver one does look mint.....

This one is brand new and going for Ł28.995+vat


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Chris 'RS'b / Joe - cheers for those but as above im NOT paying extortionate UK prices!!! Chris, pm me what money he is after anyway if you can - must be 2001 onwards model though

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Old Apr 14, 2005 | 08:52 AM
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Chris, yeah gotcha on that bet the prices in Usa are soooo much lower... Hold out for the one you want m8 as im sure it will happen.....
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Old Apr 14, 2005 | 08:56 AM
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I should really hold out your right, but ive been driving this poxt mk4 1.4 Fiesta for a fortnight now and its doing my head in!! Its difficult knowing the money is there waiting for one!!

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Wait for it, Wait for it......

Imagine how i feel i drive a Mk1 950 Beige fiesta everyday, it has new fiesta seats in, no carpet, half a dash, no rear seats and no grill....looks like a heap o shite.....I get laughed at everwhere i go in it, and have a E46 330ci and a E30 325is sat at home collecting dust............



Now that hurts....
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why dont you drive the BM's then??!
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Old Apr 14, 2005 | 09:07 AM
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Chris, my car came from J28. THe previous owner bought it from them and its been spot on
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Old Apr 14, 2005 | 09:08 AM
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E30 isnt quite legal and the E46 is to good to park where i have to for work....

So the good ole festa gets abused, it got broken into the other day, both windows smashed so have gaffer taped clear perpex in the gaps and left it how it is.....Not gona reapir it which is a shame as it is mint after i put front panel,wing and new door on it.......

Tried to sell it for Ł100 on xr2.com the other day with 4 months tax and 5 months mot...NOT A FOOKIN CHANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old Apr 14, 2005 | 09:24 AM
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nout wrong with jct28 when i went in there a brought mine very help full and looked after me well even watched my kids when i went on various test drives tea was a bit wishy washy tho even sorted out warranty work at my local garage 4 me and done a great price for cash aswell plus free 6mnths tax, only prob tho was there so far away
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I know JUNC 28 personally I do a lot of business with them,they do have some stunning cars maybe a buit pricy but they do pay very strong money for them,its entirely up to the individual to fully inspect the car they have a ramps and iam sure they have no objctions to putting a motor on them,also all there cars are RAC inspected before sold.so dont go blind ask question and inspect the cars simple aint it,if you dont like like what you see walk away donmt go slagging someone business just beacause you dont like what your have seen
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Old Apr 14, 2005 | 09:54 AM
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very true they put my car on there ramp for a closer inspection for me very helpfull and it just went straight through its mot friday after owning it a year couldnt of asked for a better service from a garage
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Old Apr 14, 2005 | 10:19 AM
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Chris the new Tim Westwood

Hope you get sorted soon mate with what ever you decide
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A year or so ago my mate was looking for a Escort Cos and found himself a N reg Petrol Blue one with leather, air con the lot for 11k maybe less at Junction 28, It had 100k on it but it was immaculate and had FSH, as he was only going to keep it standard it was perfect for what he needed,

lovely car and I think he sold it on for not much less than it owed him

I remember years ago junction 28 had a Esc Cos with something like 150miles on the clock from new, I think it was up for 30k !

anyone remember that car?
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Hold out for the Lightning Chris!!!!
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Great place if you like being ripped off and having late night phone calls threatening to break your knee caps
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JoeRST, loving ya Topline . Wish we had them at work
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Old Apr 14, 2005 | 04:19 PM
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Well, ive been 3 times and seen about 20 escort cossies in those 3 times. The only one what was any good and worth the money was a under 1000 miles white one...that was about 4 years ago...sicne then i havent seen any good ones, but i aint been for a couple of years...maybe they have changed?? One when i went was 18500...aubergine and looked like it had been painted on a building site there was that much dust in the paint
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my mates been thinking about going to j28 for an escos. but wants a trade in on his S2.do they pay good money for trade ins normally?his car is mint with 35k on clock and is a d plate.just a long way to travel from scoland to give you an insulting price.
anyone ever traded in a car there and did u get a fair price?
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Originally Posted by JoeRST
E30 isnt quite legal and the E46 is to good to park where i have to for work....
Sounds like you work in the Ordsall Ghetto
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all cars seem fine to me
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Originally Posted by tenpotturbo
all cars seem fine to me
Should ahve gone to spec savers
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Should ahve gone to spec savers
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Originally Posted by JoeRST
I see Chris, That Silver one does look mint.....

This one is brand new and going for Ł28.995+vat


Looks like Bauer Millet, they are massively priced

I have a contact who can negotiate a good deal and a couple of dealers in Florida, last thing he told me was a 6 month old one he got the dealer to drop the price from $28k to $22k
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Originally Posted by Lee R
JoeRST, loving ya Topline . Wish we had them at work
Ditto 16l of V8ness would have to do tho

We have to make do with wagon and drags

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Originally Posted by tenpotturbo
Should ahve gone to spec savers
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tenpotturbo wrote:
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you are an idiot

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wildheart you are a muppet fuck you
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how come the saffs on autotrader from there are up for 10k??

if thats not overpriced i dont know what is!
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at end of day the cossies i seen from there are ok and i am a qualified technician and if cars are expensive they probaly are for good reason ie low molers or mint my escos i bought of them is a nice one



how come the saffs on autotrader from there are up for 10k??

if thats not overpriced i dont know what is!
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herad lots of bad shit about junct28
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