Pete,RS Specialists

Thats why i said LOOKS a good example it might be shit for all i know?????????

Point being i would spend 12k on it with standard wheels, the owner is willing to let it go for 13k i'm willing to pay 12k so we'd be stuck thus no deal.

As said i can choose to be picky and try and get 1 for a bargain price cause i dont really want 1 and aint looking specifically for 1

 

well what the fuck you on about then you have made your offer and its was turned down thats how its goes obviously the cars owners thinks its worth more.
its no big deal i get offers turned down daily

 

Pete,RS Specialists

I didnt make an offer and it didnt get turned down i simply said if it was 1k cheap and on standard wheels i would view it thats all.

After this thread though i think i've changed my mind though cause its obviously shit cause its only 13k

 

are we still talking about 10k cossies here ?? considering that cars only done about 2k a year since new its slightly different surely
i havent owned one but enough of my mates do and have.theres dont really break that much tbh but there all tucked up in garages under covers.and they paid more than 10k.

 

They will only go up in price as long as Mitsubishi & Subaru keep launching new cars each year. These cars are modern day classics. If you totalled up how many Escort cosworths were made for road/rally(remember the shape never changed in 7 years) against how many evos and subarus there have ever been made its self explanatory.

"things that there are less of are always worth more"

 

an R33 skyline looks like poo there's one reason not to buy one

 

why would anyone buy a car they don't want

 

 

Damn, shot down by Paul and Pete, I was waiting for that!lol. I was only selling the R33 as my wife hates it so much, she still hasn't sat in it, and I was thinking about TVR's. But I'm keeping it now, it really is an amazing machine imo. I could never get either of my Escorts to slide, maybe that means they have to much grip? But I find the R33 so much more rewarding on roundabouts etc. But yeh, I agree, the Escort is a true classic and is a nicer looking car than a Skyline.

We'll agree to disagree Gents.

Andy

 

Took me about 1 month with next to nothing advertising, got 17k...

 

they took the hit a few years ago,,,even the good ones went down. They have now gone back up for good examples. The ones that dont sell usually have a reason why....its not rocket science..

 

if i'm correct there is a escort cos on autotrader that sounds similar
to the one the big fella from warrington was selling,its a juicy 1500
more though,i laugh when i see these posts saying that escort cosworths
are going to take a massive dive in value, when every RS i have ever
owned bar mk5 escort or fiesta ,is worth more than when i sold it.
in 1998 my uncle bought a 96 n reg impreza mcrae from Warrender for 18K, a escort cos there was the same price,he absolutly blew his cash
away and lost thousands, i told him to get the escort

oh and i have had a evo 5,6,7,8 and a st escort cos and a bt escort
cos and the escort is the best handling car i have ever driven on
dry tarmac roads,not on crap roads or in the wet though

 

i think we agree entirely there are loadsa of cars that are "better" cars than an Escort Cossie, but some own an Escort Cossie because that is the car they want

hell I've owned a Subaru STi 8 + PPP and an Evo GSR VIII with 350hp and a BMW 330Ci but none of 'em come close to my cossie, sod it I might pop out to the garage and have another look:

 

theres always a car better than the one you have got...doesnt mean you dont want the car you have got....

 

AndyBrew

I have had my eye on that 1 its mallard 50 odd k miles lux, it LOOKS good might be worth a look

 

you have to look at each car and drive them before you can even comnt surely on what they are worth anyway ?? as an example my mate went to view a car that was for sale on here for 16k private that was supposedly ex concours bla bla and was totally wanked over on here by everyone saying that car was mint etc was worth more and all that crap when in reality it was a shed and hadnt seen a coat of polish in years let alone a concours event he then saved himself the hassle and bought a minter of duncan at automotive for 14k .which in reality could have been bought for less if private as trader was obvously making sumthing.

 

what the one in chester???
it sounds a bit like the one j had

 

cozzfather

Think its in chester sj autos or something????????????????, they have 2 in both mallard

 

there just such lovely cars and very desirable and ive looked at the prices for the last few years it havent changed much i dont think

 

http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/www...00701264435785

 

well if its the same one Alps, i noticed it, i don't know if any body
else notices these things, but in my book the f##kers are rising
in value

any one got a sensible miles escort cosworth they want to sell
i want to make a couple of grand

 

if i was looking for one, id go look at Trevcos's

 

I dont think Alps can afford anything over Ł12k TBH

You get what you pay for IMO and i can only see the good cars still demanding good money, this year,next year and the year after!

 

in the touring cars the skylines use to lose cossies on a regular basis

 

in the rallying the skyline did nothing on a regular basis

 

That mallard 1 has been there months well the
two of them have been there long time the 55k has alot
wear ie: gear stick and the seat

 

if its been there a while Oily it probably isn't the one J had then,
them lot in Queensferry seem to have come from nowhere,now have
a nice selection of RS's

 

i do know the guy who owns the garage
it was saxo nuts he does have alot of nice cars in just tryin
to be honest the rs`s that are there are very nice
but you have got to be very carefull buyin cars like this
from anywhere

 

saxo nuts ffs

iirc it was SAXO NUTZ

 

i have found that i have never been able to sell escort cossies for decent money.i have sold a few this year and they have all been under Ł11000.

i have recently sold a very nice original 51000 miles escos large turbo for Ł10500,a stage 3 red one for Ł11000,
i have got an n reg white one for sale at mo for Ł11500 and havent sold it,maybe if i drop it to Ł11000.....

 

In holland the prices for Escort cosworth's are stil rising. And I think they will rice (not forever, but atleast for +- 10 yrs)

For example:
In 2002 I was looking for an 1995 ST escort. Price : Ł6k

That same car was for sale in 2005 for Ł11k. (with 30.000 more km's).

Today a normal price for a GOOD example ST is about Ł12k, en for a BT Ł13k. Mint ones will cost Ł15-16k

Bad ones go for +- Ł6-7k (I mean really bad ones).

www.cosworth.nl

Greets
Bjorn

 

have you asked yourself the question "why"

 

on another note,

how much would a car with 11,000 miles, in blue, TOTALLY STANDARD on a n plate go for?

 

You seem to be basing your argument on one example, which to be fair was probably a nice car, but im sure it wouldnt have been 'mint'. Its been discussed a few times that that car was under priced for a quick sale due to the slow market in the winter, for a quick turnaround.

Yes there is one or two that have been for sale for a while, but theres also plenty of RST's and saff's that have been for sale for ages so does that mean that the RST's are not worth Ł2k, of the saffs not worth Ł4k? Alot of the time, its up to the owner to help sell the car.
Alot of escos owners just put it up for sale on PF and/or RSOC, and if it sells it sells, if it doesnt, theyll keep it, so dont mind either way as they dont HAVE to sell the car. Alot of owners dont actually TRY to sell them by advertiseing everywhere including autotrader. People forget that advertising on PF and RSOC is only covering a very small percentage of the potential market.

If you bring this back up closer to the summer, then you may have a different view on the subject.

As ive said before, any car of this age and value is going to be hard to sell, especially at this time of the year, and most owners rightly stick to their price as they know that come summer time, theyll get closer to what they want for them.

As long as a standard car can be broken for spares for about Ł8-10k, then even rough ones will fetch this much, nice ones fetching Ł12-15k, with mint or near mint ones going for Ł15k+. And i expect them to stay around these values as the demand for parts is always going to be high, even increasing as numbers decrease.

 

S1rst

Tbh now you hve poited out its the time of year it might well be. I aint basing my view on jays 1 car i used it as an example as he is well known on here ad known to be a decent bloke and prices fair, look at his post above he has 2 for 11k that he cant shift and peoples opinions on here is that 11k will only get a bent shitter.

I cant be arsed arguing about what i personally think, i started the post to get ther peoples views and opinions on the subject. I didnt start the thread because i want to buy 1 as i make my mind up on my own anyway

 

what gets me about all this is the "issue" that an escort cossie which is advertised at a price under the usual avarage price for one (notice I am delibrately not putting in a value) is deemed to be crap/ a shit box etc.

ok so you see a small advert in exchange and mart

escort cos N reg white, 2 owners ,fsh, average mileage, fair condition, standard not modified,
9K ono

if you were in the market for a very nice escort would you ring???

probably not...yes?

what if the reality was that the car was mint apart from a few stonechips and the owner has retired from driving due to hitting 80 year old, the car hasn't seen rain since he got it and the reason it was described as fair condition was bacause thats his opinion of fair as it has stonechips on it

does that sound like a better car??


my own car was described vin the advert very similar to this some 4 years ago when I paid 11k for it, yes it's not mint it has sonechips and a scratch on it but thats about it, the underside is still grey with no rust.

using it only during the summer does help tho!

steve

 

the youth


i agree. its the same old story of peoples opinions of the conditions of their cars vary....you have to look at loads.
When buying both mine, i looked at loads and never saw a decent one under 14k...well about 15k tbh, but some people DO find them

 

the youth

Totally agree that was my point they can be found for that money obviously 9 out of 10 would be wank but not all that the point. The only thing keepig the prices up is the owners attitude "if i dont get 15k for it i'll keep it", if it dont sell for 15k its obviously not worth that in th real world, thus lowering the price and being able to sell it.

 

You keep saying this but there ARE selling. Come summer, im sure the 'decent' ones that are struggling now due to time of year, will sell for what the owners want. Theres just as many of them selling, that arnt. I personally cant see jap cars affecting the prices as theyve been around for ages now and prices have stayed consistent.

Well stop moaning and get a 3 door then.

 

S1rst

Like i said earlier in the thread the teg is off the road and i'm bored and have some wedge burning a hole

I want to own an escort even thouh i dont really like them just to say i'd had 1 and to give it a try cause i might fall in love with it tbh