Remspoor Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 5 minutes ago, D.E said: Spain maybe? I did not look at all of the photos in the add. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 2 hours ago, Remspoor said: Hence that is why it is posted in this thread...... "Bargains" I do know that, I was just saying I don't understand why people are bidding such an amount. There's a difference between asking price (determined by the seller) and bids (determined by prospective buyers) i.e why is someone actually willing to pay £6k .... 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 45 minutes ago, RoverFolkUs said: why is someone actually willing to pay £6k .... 👍 ? AnnoyingPentium, Remspoor, RoverFolkUs and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 52 minutes ago, anonymous user said: ? Could be true ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 13 hours ago, RoverFolkUs said: I do know that, I was just saying I don't understand why people are bidding such an amount. There's a difference between asking price (determined by the seller) and bids (determined by prospective buyers) i.e why is someone actually willing to pay £6k .... 👍 A fool and his money are easily parted. RoverFolkUs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camryv6 Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 11 hours ago, Remspoor said: A fool and his money are easily parted. I still have some 😕 horriblemercedes and AnnoyingPentium 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 That looks not too bad for 2250 BINs... ... oh. The vendor is one of those people. Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 MK6 Esgrot with a short MOT (less than 3 weeks to be precise) in a very dull green/brown... Can't possibly imagine why they haven't put a new MOT on it before sale ...... I know £800 doesn't sound a lot, but with a high chance of it only being worth £250 as bean tins in a couple of weeks I don't somehow think its value for money https://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/1996-ford-escort-16-lx-5dr-ac-hatchback-petrol-manual/1426533773? grogee, timolloyd and LT84 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J W Pepper Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154880031726 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 On 3/10/2022 at 1:52 PM, RoverFolkUs said: MK6 Esgrot with a short MOT (less than 3 weeks to be precise) in a very dull green/brown... Can't possibly imagine why they haven't put a new MOT on it before sale ...... I know £800 doesn't sound a lot, but with a high chance of it only being worth £250 as bean tins in a couple of weeks I don't somehow think its value for money https://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/1996-ford-escort-16-lx-5dr-ac-hatchback-petrol-manual/1426533773? On 3/10/2022 at 3:08 PM, J W Pepper said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154880031726 In the present pricing surge both of those cars seem to be priced OK. It is a little off putting that the Ford does not have much of a ticket. But at that price it would be worth a punt for someone with some skills. Both are not worthy of a "bargain" post IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerzy Woking Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Both should be in the ebay tat thread. I fear sarcasm is not something recognised at times. Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Remspoor said: In the present pricing surge both of those cars seem to be priced OK. It is a little off putting that the Ford does not have much of a ticket. But at that price it would be worth a punt for someone with some skills. Both are not worthy of a "bargain" post IMHO It's a MK6 Escort which will probably never be desirable enough to be considered a good investment, if it has a new MOT then for sure £800 is a good price, even £1200 wouldn't be outrageous. But it could be totally rotten so that's a risk. £500 is a lot to lose in the space of 3 weeks if it fails miserably and is nothing more than scrap 34 minutes ago, Jerzy Woking said: Both should be in the ebay tat thread. I fear sarcasm is not something recognised at times. The sarcasm was very much taken into account, someone is asking £800 for a car that is realistically only worth £300 unless it has an MOT 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 On 3/10/2022 at 12:52 PM, RoverFolkUs said: MK6 Esgrot with a short MOT (less than 3 weeks to be precise) in a very dull green/brown... Can't possibly imagine why they haven't put a new MOT on it before sale ...... I know £800 doesn't sound a lot, but with a high chance of it only being worth £250 as bean tins in a couple of weeks I don't somehow think its value for money https://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/1996-ford-escort-16-lx-5dr-ac-hatchback-petrol-manual/1426533773? Jesus Christ, just about as rough as Govan. 😆 RoverFolkUs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 1 hour ago, AnnoyingPentium said: Jesus Christ, just about as rough as Govan. 😆 Well it is in Croydon! Does Govan have a Farmfoods? 😅 CaptainBoom and AnnoyingPentium 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 What can you get for a snip under £1500? Drumroll....... https://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/2001-ford-galaxy-19-tdi-zetec-5dr-mot-fail-but-drives-very-good/1421899128? An MOT fail 2001 Ford Galaxy 🤔 "You're in safe hands" - don't know if that's supposed to be the car in the safe hands, because I don't think it's going anywhere for the moment at that price !! willswitchengage, AnnoyingPentium and grogee 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrcento Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 I know it's clean, original, unmolested and form a 'classic' dealer throwing a speculative price on it.... BUT HOW FUCKING MUCH M9?!? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/125186925053?hash=item1d25b8e1fd:g:B5EAAOSwQHhiJkhQ I especially like the fact they haven't even put a new timing belt on for that money because it was done it 2020.... it is genuinely a 45 minute job on these. If that's the going rate for one, my soon to be for sale, rust free 16v must be worth near 5k if i put a years MOT on it 😏😂 Remspoor and Austat 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 MK3 Mondeo, £3500 for some reason. It's an auto so it won't be cheap to tax, either. It's in Warwick, where it is likely to stay for some time. https://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/2005-ford-mondeo-20-ghia-estate-auto-with-mot-and-excellent-service-history/1426705073?utm_source=com.atomczak.notepat&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialbuttons&utm_content=app_android Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 1 hour ago, grogee said: MK3 Mondeo, £3500 for some reason. It's an auto so it won't be cheap to tax, either. It's in Warwick, where it is likely to stay for some time. https://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/2005-ford-mondeo-20-ghia-estate-auto-with-mot-and-excellent-service-history/1426705073?utm_source=com.atomczak.notepat&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialbuttons&utm_content=app_android Are GHIA seats really that naff in the Mondeo!? They look like they've come out of an LX! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 22 minutes ago, RoverFolkUs said: Are GHIA seats really that naff in the Mondeo!? They look like they've come out of an LX! We had a similar era C-Max Ghia auto, there were some real mingebag omissions on it. No wonder Ford ditched the name, they'd cheapened it so much nobody wanted to pay for it. RoverFolkUs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeinabz Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Jesus Christ, just about as rough as Govan. I wouldn't give you 800 pence , horrible things , the mk3 escort was okay but this is just plain ugly , tinny ,a crap dash terrible engines ,I had enough of orions as company cars.Good job someone in Ford had the sense to develop the Focus. I believe this piece of shit was still being produced in the 2000s in China and other parts of the worldSent from my SM-P610 using Tapatalk AnnoyingPentium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 Quote "The car is in remarkable condition." No. No it isn't. Quote £4,695.00 Oh do fuck off https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325102172529?hash=item4bb1997971:g:~JoAAOSwun9iB~B1 FakeConcern, grogee, adw1977 and 4 others 2 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmsguzzi Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 Chavved 750i with 162,000 miles?? that’ll be 15k pls grogee, Remspoor, FakeConcern and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 On 3/11/2022 at 3:59 PM, Remspoor said: In the present pricing surge both of those cars seem to be priced OK. It is a little off putting that the Ford does not have much of a ticket. But at that price it would be worth a punt for someone with some skills. Both are not worthy of a "bargain" post IMHO Those Escorts used to rot like fuck, especially the late ones. I’d be wanting to see if it had actual rear chassis legs left before parting with cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 On 3/23/2022 at 4:09 PM, grogee said: MK3 Mondeo, £3500 for some reason. It's an auto so it won't be cheap to tax, either. It's in Warwick, where it is likely to stay for some time. https://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/2005-ford-mondeo-20-ghia-estate-auto-with-mot-and-excellent-service-history/1426705073?utm_source=com.atomczak.notepat&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialbuttons&utm_content=app_android Ugh, the JATCO in the mk3 is about as desirable as syphilis. Tax costs a fortune, it’s slow as shit and it’ll go through unleaded like a Worthingtons at a Darts Match. Wilko220 and grogee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poweredbyhopealone Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 On 3/23/2022 at 6:22 PM, grogee said: We had a similar era C-Max Ghia auto, there were some real mingebag omissions on it. No wonder Ford ditched the name, they'd cheapened it so much nobody wanted to pay for it. No no "Titatium X" was more inkeeping with the brand identity! Or some other bollocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/342423694565835/?ref=browse_tab&referral_code=marketplace_top_picks&referral_story_type=top_picks The bose weight on that LT84 and grogee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod/b Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 Love how they’ve retained the original backbone and handbrake tbf. 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_Fearn Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 The glossy classic car magazines often give me some good entertainment. Quentin says it’s really worth £15k but wait…. LOOK! Somebody is selling it for less than that later in the magazine. BARGAIN!! JeeExEll, LT84 and grogee 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poweredbyhopealone Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 2 hours ago, Ian_Fearn said: The glossy classic car magazines often give me some good entertainment. Quentin says it’s really worth £15k but wait…. LOOK! Somebody is selling it for less than that later in the magazine. BARGAIN!! Those price valuation thingys make me so cross. It seems that they are either wildly low (looking at you Parkers) or completely and incorrectly inflated to make Quentin seem like he's in the know. Fifteen minutes on car and classic/ ebay/ car purchasing medium of your choice and you can get a real idea of what prices are Wilko220 and Remspoor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_Fearn Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 1 hour ago, Poweredbyhopealone said: Those price valuation thingys make me so cross. It seems that they are either wildly low (looking at you Parkers) or completely and incorrectly inflated to make Quentin seem like he's in the know. Fifteen minutes on car and classic/ ebay/ car purchasing medium of your choice and you can get a real idea of what prices are Quentin most definitely has a vested interest in his advice! Don’t get me wrong, I find him entertaining and I enjoy reading his columns. I met him once, he was warm and engaging. He was always my favourite Top Gear presenter in the good old days. When it comes to buying advice, I prefer listening to this chap. Solid gold words from the current Car Mechanics mag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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