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Old 03-03-2005, 04:42 PM
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found a 92 J-plate 1.6 xr2i on autotrader.....

it's only £800 - what's the usual price for them?

what's to look out for other than the fuel filler?

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thay rust all over m8 just make sure you give it a good look over
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if you buy a good one ther a great little car mate watch for rust around the petrol filler cap!!

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sorry mate dident read your first post right
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i woz offered a minter in black for 500 with full history and no rust
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i worked with a guy in cornwall who had a mint h plate in white cost him 600 quid!!

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so just cos it's £800 doesn't mean it's a shitter?

the engine's done 82k.....what's the usual life of the engine? is it a cvh or a Zetec? how easy is it to fit a zetec if the engine's shot?

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egine is as good as its looked after m8 2i sshud not tap much but look out for rust thats all i can say and it will be a cvh 115 bhp


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if i get it, it'll be stripped out by the end of next week, so 115horses should pull it around better than the 130horse in my Focus

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I think 800 is a little over the odds for an early one, id try and get the seller down a couple of hundred.
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what's the deal with downgrading?

i currently have a 2001 Focus ESP that i'm bored of and want rid of.....but it's on finance.....

am i gonna get a really shit price for it and still be paying a fortune a month just for the fester?
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Originally Posted by RS Monkey
I think 800 is a little over the odds for an early one, id try and get the seller down a couple of hundred.
I agree, IMO £800 is priced a little on the high side.
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all depends on condition i bought a good condition 1for 800 quid two years ago done me well for two years stuck stage 2 engine in it and beat rs turbos!

should be a good 1 for 800 notes!!! there are to be fair a lot of shite ones out there tho

so watch out

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