My new Cab

Maccapacca

Maccapacca

Maccapacca

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Picked this up today, I'm selling my bike as I don't use it and would like something to fettle and polish and take the family out with to the pub or the beach. Started thinking of something middle of last week, looked around and for the money I want to spend was looking at a Saab / Golf / Escort, plumped for the Escort as it brings back memories :p

Specs

XR3i Cabriolet
H reg 91
75,000 miles
FSH
Electric windows / hood / mirrors / heated front screen
New MOT
Runs well doesn't smoke or overheat
Massive pack of history from previous owners

No major bad points just a couple of niggles, tyres were on advisory as cracked and aging and could do with a polish and wax.


Escort XR3i 010 by greensurveying2011, on Flickr


Escort XR3i 016 by greensurveying2011, on Flickr


Escort XR3i 019 by greensurveying2011, on Flickr


Escort XR3i 020 by greensurveying2011, on Flickr


Escort XR3i 024 by greensurveying2011, on Flickr


Escort XR3i 027 by greensurveying2011, on Flickr


Escort XR3i 030 by greensurveying2011, on Flickr


Escort XR3i 033 by greensurveying2011, on Flickr
 
hurfdurf said:
How much did you pay?
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I was bidding on it on Ebay and it was listed poorly just Escort Cabriolet and no real info nothing about XR3i or history, it didn't meet the reserve and I went to look at it outside Ebay, bloke said he wanted £1,100 for it I bid him £950 ended up at £1,000 and I found a £1 in the ashtray so £999, which I'm very happy with.
 
maccapacca said:
I was bidding on it on Ebay and it was listed poorly just Escort Cabriolet and no real info nothing about XR3i or history, it didn't meet the reserve and I went to look at it outside Ebay, bloke said he wanted £1,100 for it I bid him £950 ended up at £1,000 and I found a £1 in the ashtray so £999, which I'm very happy with.
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I don't know much about the £1000 area of the car market, but I am fairly sure the Escort had long long gone from it and was closer to the £200-500 market.

What was it about this particular Escort that puts it with its £1k competition? In winter would this car not have been 1/3 of the price?
 
To be fair, it looks pretty tidy. I wouldn't be too sad at dropping a grand on that (If gay blue Escorts were my thing of course ;))
 
If thats as good as it looks, you could easily make a tidy profit on that.

If. !

Brings back memories for me too!
 
hurfdurf said:
I don't know much about the £1000 area of the car market, but I am fairly sure the Escort had long long gone from it and was closer to the £200-500 market.

What was it about this particular Escort that puts it with its £1k competition? In winter would this car not have been 1/3 of the price?
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No :p some are asking >£3k for very low mileage minters (not that they will get it) a £250 - 500 one is either an early low spec MK5 with no MOT used and or abused or a very snotty MK4 XR3i probably needing welding and running issues which they suffer from or in need of a hood again and or hood motors.
 
That looks really tidy and to be in excellent condition. As you say, most tend to be buckets or they've all been nicked and either burnt out or put into a wall/field.
 
hurfdurf said:
I don't know much about the £1000 area of the car market, but I am fairly sure the Escort had long long gone from it and was closer to the £200-500 market.

What was it about this particular Escort that puts it with its £1k competition? In winter would this car not have been 1/3 of the price?
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one phrase

Scene Tax.

explains it all. Yes to most its a grotty old escort, but to a lot of people it represents the dream car of their youth, or fond memories of their first fast ford etc.. Hence good condition XR3is fetch well above what you would expect.
 
MrLOL said:
one phrase

Scene Tax.

explains it all. Yes to most its a grotty old escort, but to a lot of people it represents the dream car of their youth, or fond memories of their first fast ford etc.. Hence good condition XR3is fetch well above what you would expect.
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No.

Scene tax explains why a rusty shell of a MK1 Escort mexico can go for a few GRAND despite needing £££££ to be bought back into good nick

A 80 escort Cab for a grand is just showing that they have no more to drop despite being unloved.

I can't think of any performance/interesting variant of car that you can get an example worth owning for £500.
 
[TW]Fox;19251767 said:
I am absolutely amazed that an H reg Escort should now be worth £1000. This is just bizarre.
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What do you expect it to be worth? It's worth about 150 quid in metal alone. Add to the fact that its an XR3I, is a Cab (it's approaching summer) and looks damn tidy do you expect it to be sold for £200 outside of a pub or something?

Take it as someone who deals in nothing but sub grand car, a grand is absolutely sod all for a motor. Especially if it is tidy
 
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