£20k Escort..

Janesy B · 14 Jul 2014 at 23:34

mgsdetail said:
Wow you chat crap. No way is it worth £20k but in way does it need all that work. You most have been looking at the wrong car.

I'm sure he's talking about the cheap one.

GT3 · 14 Jul 2014 at 23:36

mgsdetail said:
Wow you chat crap. No way is it worth £20k but in way does it need all that work. You most have been looking at the wrong car.

I think he's referring to the £5k one that was posted.

The Running Man · 15 Jul 2014 at 08:10

For 20k though you could have a skyline or a supra or 5 MR2 Turbos. All far better thwn an escort.

Akagi · 15 Jul 2014 at 08:11

For £20K you can get an awful lot of car.

Locky · 15 Jul 2014 at 08:13

My mate has a MINT series 1 and he would want 6k for it, there is no way that is worth 20k. he took me out in his series one at the weekend - blast from the past!

atpbx · 15 Jul 2014 at 08:30

The RS turbo wasn't a particularly good car even when new, it's surely only of interest to proper dedicated ford fans, in which case, it's worth it's weight platinum, because those mugs would pay through the nose for **** on a stick if it came with a ford badge on it.

Janesy B · 15 Jul 2014 at 08:31

The Running Man said:
For 20k though you could have a skyline or a supra or 5 MR2 Turbos. All far better thwn an escort.

Irrelevant, no one is going to buy it because it's the best car for the money.

Acme said:
For £20K you can get an awful lot of car.

Irrelevant, no one is going to buy it because it's the best car for the money.

Locky said:
My mate has a MINT series 1 and he would want 6k for it, there is no way that is worth 20k. he took me out in his series one at the weekend - blast from the past!

If it really is mint, he'd be mugging himself off.

Lopéz · 15 Jul 2014 at 08:43

The Running Man said:
For 20k though you could have a skyline or a supra or 5 MR2 Turbos. All far better thwn an escort.

So? People don't generally buy classic cars because they are "better" than any other model. It's an emotional decision.

nutcase · 15 Jul 2014 at 08:49

The Running Man said:
For 20k though you could have a skyline or a supra or 5 MR2 Turbos. All far better thwn an escort.

I personally don't like the Escort - but they have a cult following, so your above selection is utterly irrelevant.

bazzabear · 15 Jul 2014 at 08:51

I wouldn't pay a tenth of that for it. But then, I'm not the target market.

It's not a car that I look at and think 'classic' though.

Sasso · 15 Jul 2014 at 10:25

20k?!??! yer 'avin' a giraffe!!!!

jcr · 15 Jul 2014 at 10:26

Fools and their money!

Akagi · 15 Jul 2014 at 10:58

How much was it when new?

Janesy B · 15 Jul 2014 at 11:40

About 10 grand.

GinG · 15 Jul 2014 at 13:22

Would prefer a 320d tbh!

Akagi · 15 Jul 2014 at 13:26

GinG said:
Would prefer a 320d tbh!

As has been said, that isn't the point.

But I agree.

Scania · 15 Jul 2014 at 15:14

atpbx said:
The RS turbo wasn't a particularly good car even when new

I disagree with that I'm afraid, it was everything the XR3i wasn't i.e. Quick, well handling and a very successful racer in it's class.

First front wheel drive car with a limited slip diff not to mention it practically started the chip tuning industry by itself!

Ruined and killed off ultimately by being so easy to steal and practically uninsurable by it's end but still IMO it was a very good car for it's day.

I had two, an S1 and S2 both of which got stolen!

I very much liked them and actually preferred the S2 to drive but the S1 looked better and got far more (maybe too much!) attention.

That said, I wouldn't want one today even with deep pockets, the game has moved on big time and the last one I drove was a great way to ruin old memories!! (I've found this with a lot of cars I loved when younger and subsequently driven years later!)

In it's day it was a blast, today I can think of many more equally classic cars I'd like for £20k over an S1 Turbo.

I'm sure that £20k example will find a willing buyer, probably not at asking but not far off I'm sure. As said, it won't be bought by somebody thinking what else £20k would bag him, it'll be bought by an enthusiastic collector.

Eliot · 15 Jul 2014 at 15:33

Whats the statistic again? Something like every escort rs has been stolen 2.8 times?

Locky · 15 Jul 2014 at 15:47

Yep my pride and joy series 1 was stolen.. I was gutted.

The Running Man · 15 Jul 2014 at 15:58

Lopéz said:
So? People don't generally buy classic cars because they are "better" than any other model. It's an emotional decision.

If I had suggested a Fiat cinquicento I would agree. But skylines supra etc all classics and massively better in every way.

I think you mean rose tinted spectacles and throbs of uk childhood memories. ..as I've saud before our localised car choice was so bad average csrs5 gained a status they wouldn't otherwise have had.