Ryan

Just a question.

Why is the escort pricing so massive compared to the other cossys?

and pretty much most classic cars compared to its pricing.

i.e 10-30k!

thats a 20k price bracket!

3dr is like 5k, even 500's are like 10k price brackets.

any reason why?

Mr Brannen

crazy daydreamer owners for one lol

Staffi

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Maybe the run of years Ryan?? don,t know just a guess.. .ie. 1993 was it the first, or 1992 and til 1996.

Where-as 3drs etc just had 1year really between them registration wise..

AND i,d say the 30k cars are proper concours BIG build cars like Duncs etc.. low end 10-12k cars probably seen better days etc..

Just guessing of course....

jammerrs

agree with staffi

but some people sell them to peole how have no idea about cossies and just think the escort is the king of the world so will pay a stupid price for them.

i also think that there is alot more big build escorts with alot of money poured into them so this my be the reason you see more of the higher priced ones

Ryan

yeah i can understand that, but just seems bloody stupid.

so a massive margain, i used to think m3 and csl had massive margins due to spec variations and mileage and facelift etc etc, but even they were like a 5k price band.

nothing like escorts

AJC

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spec and condition, find a concourse big spec, its 25k plus

find one thats been used daily and is standard with over 100k on click, 11k

Ryan

Ajc, I see your point about the 100k mile ones being 9-11k but there is a massive jump in price if they've only got 50-60k I.e a 5-7 k jump

PAUL S

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Have any of these 25k bling cars ever sold complete though, the only ones that do sell at that level are factory fresh with very few miles, the rest at that asking price seem to just get broken eventually.

phil_rs

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Mine certainly hasn't seen better days, just realistically priced IMO!

https://passionford.com/forum/cars-f...new-price.html

myaRSe

Totally agree some owners are deluded! but i think mk2 escort owners are worse than cossie owners imo.

phil_rs

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Just one more thing, why are people so hung up on mileage??? Mine is in far superior condition than my friends and his has done half the miles. Infact he has said himself mine drives better too!

baba

yours is stunning!!!

mileage doesnt do it for me id rather have a car thats done 100k+mile thats is evedant has wanted for nothing as oposed to a 50k car that hasnt been maintaned to the same levels..................and its a cossie so engine and running gear will be due replaced soon lol.

Staffi

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Phil,

Your Escos is one of the nicest i,ve seen in a while AND imo it should of sold ages ago mate, the condition, spec etc all speak for themselves, cracking looking car pal....

Glenn_

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I think the price of saffs are slowly creeping up,or less its day dreamer people selling them.

phil_rs

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Agreed mate! Admittedly mine has had a gearbox and turbo but never an engine build. Maintains good oil pressure and sounds fine but like everything I guess it won't last forever

phil_rs

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Cheers ears! I've taken a deposit now cause I fancied an e46 m3 but now I'm not so sure

charlie luciano

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A question that always makes me wonder too, after all its only a chavvy naff ford escort

Luciano

mk3stevie

Thinking one of these now then Ryan??

scoooby slayer

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i think the escort prices are crazy. i was thinking about buying a 600 bhp escort cos before i got the skyline but it was 28k ! hence ive realised skylines are cheaper 4x4 big bhp.

j6kyt

wish i could find a 500 for 10k and im sure so do many other people?

andy130

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they do hold there money when you compare them to evo's and sub's, maybe there just getting scare theses days?, andy

fordnut

Think he means 10k is the difference between the cheapest and most expensive 500's for sale.

BRAMMER

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Beat me to it, i can see you point RYAN i have noticed this also.

tomoyb

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i dont understand this either as a escorts look great but its still an escort

sierras were always good cars

paul16v

There is only 1195 escort cosworths left registered in the uk

pete mcrash

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...?????...saffs....????

paul16v

i dont know about saphs Pete, I robbed that bit of info off escortrscosworth.com

pete mcrash

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....theiving towny cunt......

Ryan

Yeah as people have pointed out I don't mean 500 starting price of 10k although about 4-5 years ago they weren't far off this.

Seems to be only a ford thing with this pricing structure.

I have thought about escorts Steve but not that convinced due to price, I would rather gave a concourse 3dr than an average escort for the sane price, same can't be said fir saphs compared to 3drs. So again why are they so elitist?

mk3stevie

I dont know. Personally the only cossie I have ever aspired to is the 3dr, never really got the escort myself.

S1rst

To be honest i think if you go out there and have a look at the range of cars available then all will become clear mate. Go and look at a few Ł9k-Ł12k cars, then a few Ł14k-Ł17k cars, then ones closer to Ł20k and so on. You will generally see a pattern and the prices will then justify themselves and this will answer your question. Of course you may get the odd overpriced car in the mix, just like you may get the odd under priced car thrown in there too.

And yes you always get the people saying 'its only an escort' or 'there not worth the money' blah blah blah. Usually said by people who want a mint escos of peanuts. It just wont happen. There clearly 'worth' the money which is why nice ones command good money.

I see what your saying though. If i had a set budget of say around Ł10k, i would rather have a very nice 3 door than a Ł10k escos. Horses for courses i suppose.

alangti

100% agree went and looked at a 9k motorsport shell on a 1992 k plate was a dog bulk head was leaking in water lower spoiler had bubbles all over it in the paint tops of the boot hinges were starting to show signs of rust as were the lowers of the doors and grill had clips broken off and was wedged in had a nice set of 18" o.z super t-s and was diamond white was very basic inside apart from it had been treated to leather which was in good con, didnt have electric windows or a sunroof though and i just didnt trust it for 9k and the bloke wouldnt shift at all on price

paul16v

I think we viewed that car from how you have described it.

alangti

did it have smoked rear lights mate?

paul16v

Cant remember now mate, just remember going to look at a rough white one for sale in billingham in a little cul-de-sac for around that sort of money.

alangti

yup thats the 1 owned by a window cleaner just off the road were the stoney oak pub was deffo that 1

Ebonycossie4x4

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if youre going to go and look at 9k escorts then expect to do some work to them.

Its not going to be mint is it.

its like going to look at a 3k saff and not expecting any smoke or rust

Ryan

but can you see the thing im getting at.

you expect 3-4k maybe 5k from a lower end saph or 3dr to a concourse.

i.e 4-5k average saph, 7-8 good/very good saph, 9-10k top end condition

3dr, 6-8k average conidtions, 8-10k good conidtion, 10-12k for a top end.

yet escort are a law untill themselves.

maybe its like paul has said, the ones that are high prices are major spec'd ones, and never actually acheive that price in one peice, hence there broken, and because of that pricing it scales everything up according? even though they dont achieve that price?

i.e i know its only a very very very select few that will pay over 20k for a escort.

i know we can all say, oh its amazing condition, i would definately pay that for it etc etc etc blah blah blah. but truth be told, you dont have the money, and even if you did, chances are you wouldnt buy it anyway,as you know what that sort of money would buy you in other car marques.

maybe its just me, but think have prices have escilated dramitaclly in the past 3 years for no apparent reason.

PAUL S

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the escos seems to be the version that has the most money thrown at it with aftermarket bits, so I guess the owners of these cars just want to recover as much as they can with a high asking price.

There seem to be two types of these, the all show and no go shiney ones, which I doubt would even recover half of whats been spent on them if broken.

Then there are the over engineered ones which if they have the right bits on them are often worth far more in parts than the owner wants for the complete car, but given that its big bucks to begin with no one wants to take the gamble so the owner seems to end up pulling it apart themselves, and the parts sell rapidly and they usually end up very happy with the final pot of gold they recover.

I am surprised a breaker hasnt gone into this market, I suppose you can buy a lot of the low end cars to break with a pot of 25k, where as you only have one load of parts to sell if you buy a well stocked escos.

TurboShed

Escos are capable (4x4) and pretty (sandwich table on back). They are the only Cossie that is both.

I can't afford capable AND pretty so I went for capable only = Saff 4x4.