Just wondered if anyone knows the score with this car ?

im gonna have a look at it later on, aparrently built 5 years ago from a motorsport shell, wanna see if all the reciepts add up ?

just interested as its the colour i want , big turbo and cos its registered later i can use my private plate

anyone know the story ?

http://www.jct28.co.uk/frames/view-vehicles.htm

 

Seems a fair price for an unusual car on such a late registration, so what if its built up , as long as its been done well. Would cost far more to try and do it yourself and a nightmare to try and then register.

 

you may have problems with the insurance so i would ask first.


Also, may have probs selling it on, yes you will want to get rid of it someday.



Dave.

 

unless they bought it back recently then they have had it for ages now!! as dave said - resale value will be an issue!

 

as long as its been built properly with new parts it should be ok am i wrong ?

and its gotta be legit otherwise wouldnt have been able to have been registered new ?

thing is about selling it on it must be worth 12k in bits if i cant sell it ? what u reckon ?

 

he told me on the phone they had re bought it in

 

Possible.

but why give yourself the headache of when you want to sell it.

imo, i would go for a car that people will buy when you want to sell it.

Nothing against the built cars myself but there is a limited market for them when its time to sell.

have a really good think about it.



Dave.

 

im struggling to find a decent big turbo for about 13k and like i said its the colour , miles and spec i want plus the bonus of having my plate on it

 

its your money.

think that you have made your mind up already.



Dave.

 

I personally wouldn't touch it mate, but as Dave says it's your money your decision.

Just be sure that you think with your head and not with your heart and take someone with you that knows about Escort Cosworths.

I'm pretty sure there has been a few posts about this car in the Escort Cosworth forum, I'll have a look for them. Something about a Saph. engine and fibreglass front bumper, might be a different car though!

Good Luck!

 

Check it over carefully for panels and paint, J28 don't seem to give away many bargains!

On the log-book it may not say Escort Cosworth due to the late registration, may just say Escort 2 litre. As above you may have a very hard time selling it on as well. People paying 13-17k for such an old car are a funny breed and want things spot on

I think you may be able to knock them down a bit on price, as for a private sale it would struggle to sell for that much in my view.

 

This was the one I was talking about, but it's a different car:

https://passionford.com/forum/viewto...991&highlight=

Sorry!

 

mate its 13k and ya can stick ya plate on it, no matter what cossie ya buy ya gonna loose money on em, it sounds perfect for ya and resonably priced ( no 25k for example )

just get it checked over and enjoy it


and make sure the fooker dont leak as thats a common prob on the built cars

 

ive just seen the car and it actually looks ok reg is r666 and i forgot rest lol it seems a fair car i would say 15k worth if it wasent a motorsport shell! they have a mint saffy in magenta for 7500 aps etc what would be a better buy the saffy is my mates car if anyone interested

 

you can just see the escos behind the saffy in the last piccy

 

Get ya pennies out and buy mine

 

The only thing is May 2000 should be an X reg unless the R plate is a cherished left on by the previous owner.

Latest registered cosworth I have seen apart from my old car was also an X plate but it was a white one built up from a converted LHD shell X957 JCS

Bid him 12k and as you say worst case you break it to get your money back - you can shift an entire car in 4 weeks on ebay - thats what I did.

 

looks odd because its a 95 onwards shell,but fitted with old type s/wheel and wing mirrors etc,easy enough to change though i suppose, main thing is to find out who built it and what it is registered as,doubt it would be legible for rsoc membership if that bothers you at all?

 

ive been to veiw that escort cossie its a pile of shit imo 1 bit i do remember check the rust behind the rear bumper bloody comical youd of thought it was d reg

 

and regarding the reg in thew window it advertises an r reg but its a different r reg to the r666 plate thats on it also i dont understand as r is 98 not 2000

 

i made on my last one bal...

 

I'm not so sure about that.

Plenty of people have made money on Cosworths.

 

but most have lost money too

 

Very true!

 

a lot of escorts were built a few years ago,and registered as new, on motorsport shells,but had dodgy seconhand parts on them

 

Only thing i will says is ,,If you dont like it mate when you have bought it


I bet youi a large amount of cash you WILL NOT break it for 12k

No leather
No escort cosworth on the logbook
No sunroof
Will break for 9k MAX

Paul

Looks well tho , But 10k max for a car like that mate

 

welli went to have a look and i ve never seen a bigger pile of shit in my life, every panel needed paintwork, bumpers didnt fit / were fibreglass

as for the rest of the cars i think junkyard 28 sums them up well

 

Sorry to hear that mate, I did have a feeling it was a rotter!

If it's not meant to be then it's not meant to be mate.

Has C Cos still got his Pacifica one for sale?

 

i expected that

 

My Escos motorsport is the same...BUT it is a P reg and has cosworth on the logbook...mine is mint and for the money a bargain as it was everything i wanted...i didnt want a sunroof or airbags and wanted a EEC4 engine on P8 large turbo and you try finding a factory built one like that! ....The biggest bonus is your find it wont need a CAT for MOT well mine dont ..Plus mine got mint leather air con (taken out) 18inch OZ super Ts...NEW mongoose many under bonnet enhancements oh and 37000 miles!....people are funny fuckers but mine i consider is worth more than most...LOL....i paid 12k and i reckon i could get near back by breaking....the equivilant condition Ford one to mine would be 15k plus..i will never sell it whole...i bought it to keep till its a rusty old mess like my SAff...Cosworth for ever baby.


Mine was built by a REAL pro though!

 

Have you considered this one:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1995-FORD-ESCO...QQcmdZViewItem

 

Shame it was not up to the description in the advert.

have heard a few things about j28, know i know why.




Dave.

 

shame you dint read my post before you went i said it was a pile of shit did you look at the rear tail nice blending work

 

spam alert, you just cant keep stum cant you, id like to see you make money on your bmw. ill eat hay wid a blackpool donkey if you do.

 

i went up fpr the ride out but it opened my eyes to what shit was out there, the only two cossies id have taken away were 20k plus ,

just want a smart mtor to look after is it really that hard to find a sweet cossy ?

 

junkyard 28 as they're known locally

 

Thanks M7 COS

Still for sale atm mate, got a guy coming to see it for the second time tomorrow though, so fingers crossed I may have a buyer

If you've got the time to come and see my car Steano, I'm 100% you'll wanna take it. Has had all the right bits on it, mapped by Ahmed Bayjoo, so won't melt on you, has had the suspension fully set up and paint is excellent on the car. (soz for the sales pitch )

Like I said before, I'm only selling due to the fact I wanna pick up my mates RS500, I spent thousands on it last year and the car is sweet......if it don't sell I'll keep it, ain't to bothered though

Keep looking though mate, you'll find the right one eventually....don't make the mistake of buying an average car just because you've seen a lot of dogs out there.

Good Luck and keep us posted

Good Luck

 

if it doesnt sell bro drop me a pm

 

Will do mate, the guy's coming at around 1pm this afternoon so shall let you know tmz evening.

Thanks