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Escort cossie prices your opinion
#81
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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
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
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Originally Posted by Alps Pacino
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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
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
its no big deal i get offers turned down daily
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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
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
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Originally Posted by Daviet
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Originally Posted by Daviet
Originally Posted by Alps Pacino
[Your confusing what i'm saying think of it the other way you can buy a 3yo scoobie for the price of a 15yo escort
what you will spend on fixing a cossie in a year you will have lost on a jap car so swings in roundabouts really
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.
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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"
"things that there are less of are always worth more"
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Originally Posted by Alps Pacino
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
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Re: Escort cossie prices your opinion
Originally Posted by NORTH YORKS RS SPARES
Originally Posted by andyescos
Originally Posted by Alps Pacino
Right i'm in the market for an escort cossie possibly, and i have obviously been looking at various cars on rsoc autotrader passionford etc all the uual places really. I hav noticed that 14k seems to be about the going rate for a 60-70k good 1. However these cars have been for ale for months and months and simply aint selling giving me the impressin that the general public just wont pay these prices anymore. So the owners are going to have to drop the prices or keep the car imo. Plus fordsportjay had a nice 55k mallard for sale at 10,500 which sold obviusly because people are willing to pay tha money for 1 but not 14k. So my question is do you lot think the prices of escort will come down over the next few years cause i certanly do
I await abuse!lol.
Andy
Loose a cossie with a skyline who are you trying to kid you must still have the skyline for sale i quess
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
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Originally Posted by Alps Pacino
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All you escort owners be honest now and admit how long it actually took to get shot of your cars
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All you escort owners be honest now and admit how long it actually took to get shot of your cars
Took me about 1 month with next to nothing advertising, got 17k...
#91
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Originally Posted by Alps Pacino
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Agree with what your saying but i still think the next couple of years the escorts prices will take a hit due to the rise of the jap stuff.
Agree with what your saying but i still think the next couple of years the escorts prices will take a hit due to the rise of the jap stuff.
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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
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
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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:
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:
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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.
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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!
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!
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Re: Escort cossie prices your opinion
Originally Posted by NORTH YORKS RS SPARES
Originally Posted by andyescos
Originally Posted by Alps Pacino
Right i'm in the market for an escort cossie possibly, and i have obviously been looking at various cars on rsoc autotrader passionford etc all the uual places really. I hav noticed that 14k seems to be about the going rate for a 60-70k good 1. However these cars have been for ale for months and months and simply aint selling giving me the impressin that the general public just wont pay these prices anymore. So the owners are going to have to drop the prices or keep the car imo. Plus fordsportjay had a nice 55k mallard for sale at 10,500 which sold obviusly because people are willing to pay tha money for 1 but not 14k. So my question is do you lot think the prices of escort will come down over the next few years cause i certanly do
I await abuse!lol.
Andy
Loose a cossie with a skyline who are you trying to kid you must still have the skyline for sale i quess
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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
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
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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.....
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.....
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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
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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
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Originally Posted by fordsportjay
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.....
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.....
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Originally Posted by Alps Pacino
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Look at the example jay had fo 10.5k though descirbed a mint with 55k on it and tbh he seems a genuine person so i doubt it was a shed
Look at the example jay had fo 10.5k though descirbed a mint with 55k on it and tbh he seems a genuine person so i doubt it was a shed
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.
#115
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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
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
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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!
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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
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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
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
#118
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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.
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.
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Thats proven in the fact they just aint selling surely???????????
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I'll no doubt end up in a 3 door tbh as thats what i really want and prefer them to an escort 10 fold
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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
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