Ford Ka 1.3 1299cc 2005 Worth £1300 ?

chippy08 · 17 Nov 2011 at 17:09

Hi guys been offered Ford Ka 1.3 1299cc 2005 for £1300 with Tax and Mot been garaged most of its life but is it worth buying ?

Done less than 25k

jon.bda · 17 Nov 2011 at 18:20

chippy08 said:
is it worth buying ?

At £300

[TW]Fox · 17 Nov 2011 at 18:27

jon.bda said:
At £300

It's a 2005 car, its worth more than £300 all day long :rolleyes:

chippy08 · 17 Nov 2011 at 18:31

[TW]Fox;20589553 said:
It's a 2005 car, its worth more than £300 all day long

What you reckon its worth Fox ?

[TW]Fox · 17 Nov 2011 at 18:36

About £1500ish.

jon.bda · 17 Nov 2011 at 18:43

[TW]Fox;20589553 said:
It's a 2005 car, its worth more than £300 all day long

They are horrid cars and we've written them off through rot at mot time at that age...

[TW]Fox · 17 Nov 2011 at 18:52

jon.bda said:
They are horrid cars and we've written them off through rot at mot time at that age...

Just because you think its horrid doesnt mean its only worth £300.

Its like me saying an Audi A3 diesel is worth -£100 as thats how much you'd have to pay me to have one. My personal tastes and opinions have no bearing on general car values and neither do yours

ash_scotland88 · 17 Nov 2011 at 18:57

I would say that's below value for the car, as for actual value. I don't know.

jon.bda · 17 Nov 2011 at 18:59

[TW]Fox;20589749 said:
Just because you think its horrid doesnt mean its only worth £300.

Its like me saying an Audi A3 diesel is worth -£100 as thats how much you'd have to pay me to have one. My personal tastes and opinions have no bearing on general car values and neither do yours

Theres just so many little hatchbacks that would be a better buy than a bleedin' Ka...but as usual, i suppose its the 'ooh look, low milage' thing kicking in.

Dogbreath · 17 Nov 2011 at 19:17

jon.bda said:
They are horrid cars and we've written them off through rot at mot time at that age...

They do rust, but they are far from "horrid" IMO. In fact they are quite fun little cars, albeit a bit girly.

What would you recommend for a similar size, age and budget?

DRZ · 17 Nov 2011 at 19:21

Nowhere near as bad as you could do for this money really!

kefkef · 17 Nov 2011 at 19:39

Our lass works in insurance, they got one of the motor lines folk to run a query and the Ford Ka was the car that came up as the lowest insurance risk as the system they use has no record of one being stolen whilst insured in the last 5 years.

Lopéz · 17 Nov 2011 at 19:40

They're a blast to drive if you are practiced in conservation of momentum. The rot can be pretty spectacular though I must admit.

kiel367 · 17 Nov 2011 at 19:44

there is no way its worth any more than 700 quid imho, but thats without inspecting it.

[TW]Fox · 17 Nov 2011 at 19:47

kiel367 said:
there is no way its worth any more than 700 quid imho, but thats without inspecting it.

No way, eh? Pretty strong view. You seem very convinced.

Tell us why its value is no more than 700 quid.

peterattheboro · 17 Nov 2011 at 19:54

Lopéz said:
They're a blast to drive if you are practiced in conservation of momentum. The rot can be pretty spectacular though I must admit.

Agreed.

Very fun car to throw around corners.

jellybeard999 · 17 Nov 2011 at 20:00

I'd personally not pay that for one, but I'd say for what it is, it sounds like a solid buy for the money.

Pretty reliable and cheap no frills motoring.

jon.bda · 17 Nov 2011 at 20:14

Dogbreath said:
What would you recommend for a similar size, age and budget?

Anything that doesn't have Ka on the bootlid to be perfectly honest...

[TW]Fox · 17 Nov 2011 at 20:15

jon.bda said:
Anything that doesn't have Ka on the bootlid to be perfectly honest...

Well thats a convincing and rational argument.

Brookert · 17 Nov 2011 at 20:16

get a fezza, its a bit more butch.