Just been having a chat with a work mate (not Black & Decker) who bought a new Sierra in 1986, cost him just over £6k.

Now what was a Cossie in 1986? £20k IIRC. So that was an extra £14k for a posh engine and big fuck off wing.

Put that in todays money, a mid-spec Mondeo is what? £15k ish? So by todays standards a Cossie would cost £45-50k!!

Told you it was daft....

 

And they've probably had at least the same again spent them as well

 

IIrc 3 door was 16500 ish, Standard lancer today is what 9-10k fq400 is 43k so by comparrisom Id say its all quite similar

 

The cossie has depreciated less since though.

Cossie is worth what now for an 86 rs500? 15K? and was under 20K new.
Normal sierra mark 1 is worth what? 100 quid? and was 6K new

so the cossie cost 3 times more new, but it worth 150 times more now, bargain

 

mabe a bit out on the standard lancer price but i think the ration between bottom and top of range is comparrible between now and 86

 

[quote="chip-3door"]But the Cossie will have had 150,000 times more £'s spent on it...