Is this a bargain?
18-02-2005, 06:41 PM
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Is this a bargain?
Going to look at an Escort Cossie on tuesday, it's an N reg small turbo lux, completely standard and well cared for with 85,000 miles.
He's offered it to me for £10,000.
I think that's a bargain ,but is there anything I should be lookin out for that would be different to my Saff when inspecting it? Common rust spots etc, etc.
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He's offered it to me for £10,000.
I think that's a bargain ,but is there anything I should be lookin out for that would be different to my Saff when inspecting it? Common rust spots etc, etc.
Cheers
18-02-2005, 09:01 PM
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Common rust spots seem to be the inside lip on the front arches as this area is prone to stone chips.Rears are lipped so not a problem.Esc cossies really don't tend to rust, if you do see a rusty one then accident damage/repair may be the reason.
If you've had a saff you probably know your way around mechanically.10K is not a bad price as they start at this and rise!!
If you've had a saff you probably know your way around mechanically.10K is not a bad price as they start at this and rise!!
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23-02-2005, 10:38 PM
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Went to have a look yesterday, what a fookin' dog!!!
Clutch is fucked to a stump, front bumper was hanging off, arches had been hacked about to get 18's on and had all started rusting out, tailgate was rusted out along the lower boot spoiler, had a fookin' great hole hacked in the whale tail with a high level brake light siliconed in, sills were rotted out, tappets sounded like they were gonna jump out the rocker cover, drivers seat was knackered and the rest of the interior was really tatty, disks were warped, turbo wasn't holding boost and the parcel shelf was missing.
Best give it a miss I think
Clutch is fucked to a stump, front bumper was hanging off, arches had been hacked about to get 18's on and had all started rusting out, tailgate was rusted out along the lower boot spoiler, had a fookin' great hole hacked in the whale tail with a high level brake light siliconed in, sills were rotted out, tappets sounded like they were gonna jump out the rocker cover, drivers seat was knackered and the rest of the interior was really tatty, disks were warped, turbo wasn't holding boost and the parcel shelf was missing.
Best give it a miss I think
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Originally Posted by steviep
Clutch is fucked to a stump, front bumper was hanging off, arches had been hacked about to get 18's on and had all started rusting out, tailgate was rusted out along the lower boot spoiler, had a fookin' great hole hacked in the whale tail with a high level brake light siliconed in, sills were rotted out, tappets sounded like they were gonna jump out the rocker cover, drivers seat was knackered and the rest of the interior was really tatty, disks were warped, turbo wasn't holding boost and the parcel shelf was missing.
You ought to get pics up!!
24-02-2005, 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by steviep
Went to have a look yesterday, what a fookin' dog!!!
Clutch is fucked to a stump, front bumper was hanging off, arches had been hacked about to get 18's on and had all started rusting out, tailgate was rusted out along the lower boot spoiler, had a fookin' great hole hacked in the whale tail with a high level brake light siliconed in, sills were rotted out, tappets sounded like they were gonna jump out the rocker cover, drivers seat was knackered and the rest of the interior was really tatty, disks were warped, turbo wasn't holding boost and the parcel shelf was missing.
Best give it a miss I think
Clutch is fucked to a stump, front bumper was hanging off, arches had been hacked about to get 18's on and had all started rusting out, tailgate was rusted out along the lower boot spoiler, had a fookin' great hole hacked in the whale tail with a high level brake light siliconed in, sills were rotted out, tappets sounded like they were gonna jump out the rocker cover, drivers seat was knackered and the rest of the interior was really tatty, disks were warped, turbo wasn't holding boost and the parcel shelf was missing.
Best give it a miss I think
..............yep, there really is some sh1t out there.Just goes to show good ones aren't cheap.They are getting old now and good ones are hard to find!
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You have got to be very carefull on what you are buyin as they are gettin older now and it is a good job that peeps on this great site have the knowledge of these cars.................
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Problem is some poor kids gonna end up getting stuck with it cos he won't be able to see the problems over the excitement of getting a cheap Escos 
24-03-2005, 10:03 PM
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10k is stoopid cheap, dont know what they are going for with the focus rs now settled, but im still reckoning 14k for a good one.
they HAVE to get cheaper tho.
i would but mine has skint me 
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