scott9951

hello ive been offered an A reg Sierra XR4i in near mint condition at a cheap price.
what sort of price should i be paying?

Ginge

If its a cheap price you say, then surely you know what you should be paying?

Ginge

scott9951

This would be the 1st ford ive owned. just wondered what the value on these are.
the price i can only go off what ive been told by the seller & can u really trust that?

JohnnyB

The price of these cars can only go up over time. if you get a minter just keep it

they are starting to get rare, there are more 3 door cossies at the moment than xr4i's

scott9951

So around £1200 would be an ok price?

JohnnyB

if it is mint yes a good price

scott9951

thanx the guy also has another for sale bodywork isnt the best but engine is etc is perfect so what would that be worth he wants £700

cozzfather

iTrader: (1)

look matey the value of a old xr4i dependson a load of things
owners
paint/panels
welding
history
miles
condition

if its a show car ravin minter with full history and no welding or panels and mint trim and low miles its a 6 grand car.

if its done more miles than captain kirk and is a winter away from scrapping and generally looks shabby its 350 quid or less.

if the seller wants more and you don't have it and it really is a nice car let someone off here have it like me and i'll look after it for you as i like my old xr4i's.
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mechanic28

iTrader: (5)

any pics mate

scott9951

il try & get some pics over the weekend mileage is 50k on the minter & not sure on the other. both cars are black.
thanx for the info.
if i dont take him up on the offer ill point him over here

cozzfather

iTrader: (1)

or don't point him over here and i'll give you a nice little earner for keeping shtum.
i owned a black one reg a101ock and it had never been welded and had a full service history and every old mot from brand new, i loved the car and it was so nice to drive,it was original paint to and the fella i sold it to had one the exact same only mine was a hundred times better

JohnnyB

hmmmm don't tempt me a black 4i is sounding nice

cozzfather

iTrader: (1)

yes it does Johnny

but i got a first dibs in

black 4i's are cool, i can see it now on some black revolutions

JohnnyB

Like your style mate

TerryTibbs

Be aware that a 4i has a fair bit of bodykit covering most of the places up that rot! I bought one that did look in very good nick but when the kit comes off its a different story......Have another look at it but take a screwdriver and have a look at the inner cills under the carpet also inner arches front and rear,boot floor where the rear 1/4s meet. and the chassis rails where the rear springs sit also disapear, The front seat mounts rot too often from the inside out. I paid a reasonable price for mine for a resto job.
Good luck!

cozzfather

iTrader: (1)

if anyone ever turned up to look at any of my cars with a fookin screwdriver i would be fookin them right off.

i have grabbed a xr4i rear wheel arch and seen it move away from the rear qtr, you can generally tell when a old sierra is a good car without poking it.

cossie4i+

iTrader: (15)

Worth more than £1200 all day long if its a good low mileage one like you say.

What colour is the trim ?

Steve

tabetha

They are rot boxes, had one myself a black one A 436 OVF, my dad has one too(4L V8), also in black FOG 922 V.
I would not pay anything like £1200, but depends how much you want it, best of luck anyway.

TerryTibbs

LoL The screw driver was for unscrewing the interior plastic cill cover not poking at stuff...If someone came to view one o my cars armed with a screwdriver for poking at stuff i'd tell em to ferk off too.

kosman

ive had 2 xr4is,awesome cars in my opnion,but check inner wings and where the back springs sit,both went on both my cars,but they proper turn heads now.

tabetha

Both of ours rotted, inner/outer sills, rear panel, front floor sections, section around the bottom rear of the front wings in particular, plus rear arches, doors, even the upright bit going between roof and top of bonnet area, had to cut out and weld in new here as well, plus boot floors(spare wheel well).
Lovely looking cars, nice to drive, a bit different, I prefer them to the 3 door cossie look.
tabetha

cossie4i+

iTrader: (15)

All i can say is you have had some right $hitters

Steve

kosman

my white one was the worst and that had new sills,new arches,new plates where spring sits and loads of electrical myther,my silver one was the best,solid everywhere except a patch on inner wing and plate on where the spring sits,miss the silver one,asked around all the popular sites to get it back but cant find it and the reg comes up not recognised on d.v.l.a website,last of the line b plate with electric everything and power steering,reg was b339rea.

TurboShed

Oh and, welcome to the forum

rsbobing

like has been said before buy whilst they are still cheap as they will go up in price here is mine bought for £350 spent £3000 body paint etc ????

POPEYE

looks a bbit like my old one, but not as good lol
i had the lower section painted in a really dark grey to i didn't have to use a bottle of armourall every time i cleaned it

cossie604

iTrader: (2)

I quite like a 4i as a daily driver tbh....hmm time to get shut of her Puma me thinks

TurboShed

That's what I hear time and again!

rsbobing

if you want a good one you have to check every where thats why i did this ???? as it looked like this before ??? thats after i had fitted two doors a wing and other bits ???? this is how i got it but it had steel wheels on it those wheels went on webbys rs turbo

Jim Galbally

my old one cost me 350quid. sold it for 250quid

it was a SHED tho

BRIGSPORT

iTrader: (2)

I converted my last 4i to twin turbo, as it looked like a good car. It's the one that has been converted to thunder saloon by taps on the ford sierra club. If you look at the pics of it, they are quite good at hiding the rot! The one before that looked good aswell, until i took the kit off!

rsbobing

taps done a bit of work on mine thats where the doors and bumpers came from and the wing pas ew etc etc

daveselwood

if the dash is the same as a 3 door cosworth then its worth a few quid but im not sure if there the same,no doubt some else on here will know

JohnnyB

both are gagging for a 24v convertion a 24v 4i is a fucking fun car of note.

only had more fun in a 24v capri.

foreigneRS

i would love a 24v 4i

Jim Galbally

wouldnt mind a 24v 4i myself actually.

would need cossie suspension/brakes/beam/interior etc. tho

and a full restoration as it'd probably be a shed when i bought it

Taps

Thought it werent to bad when I took the kit off



But a lot of filler and loads of rust once I fully stripped it but it lives again

scoooby slayer

iTrader: (4)

i wish id kept mine tbh. cost me 2k and was solid and running 300 bhp cossie lump, well cossie everything except shell. wonder if its still about was B363 AOO

Daveysaff

iTrader: (9)

Its coming up on my Autocat
Only if you type the reg in in lower case though, wierdly. Vin numbers a funny one on that too. Chassis number says built Dec 81 and the engine code says Nov 84!!

silver

Best colour in my opinion.

You couldn't buy mine for £1200 and it isn't a rot box either