is this worth the money?
15 August 2011, 06:00 PM
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is this worth the money?
Hi all my stepsons after a cossie anyone think this is worth what the guys asking? any help would be great
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http://pistonheads.co.uk/sales/3065541.htm
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http://pistonheads.co.uk/sales/3065541.htm
15 August 2011, 06:44 PM
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Whats the total mileage, 5k is obviously since the rebuild, i have a cossie, and i would say that as long as it isnt a 25 owner 150k miler its a fair deal
15 August 2011, 06:53 PM
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i will be phoning him tomorrow to find out the mileage before rebuild and see what other info i can get is there anything else i should ask him regarding car
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15 August 2011, 07:02 PM
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I'd have a 3dr over an escort every time.
These are starting to creep up in value now. As long as the body is lovely and the speedo isn't showing massive miles then price seems fair. There is always negotiation in there as well so may come a bit cheaper.
These are starting to creep up in value now. As long as the body is lovely and the speedo isn't showing massive miles then price seems fair. There is always negotiation in there as well so may come a bit cheaper.
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15 August 2011, 07:05 PM
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With cosworths sometimes the paperwork is worth more than the car, it needs to have proof of mileage, old m.o.t's, tax discs, service history etc, folder of receipts.
But even if it has all these things still give the car a thorough inspection and a good test drive, yb engines are pretty simple anyway but check for leaks and blue smoke on start up. Good thing about these cars is parts are fairly cheap, £300 quid for a gearbox on the forums or ebay. Try and look behind the bumpers for rust, also sills, get right under the car where the sills join the floor pan, under the window seals, boot lid etc. Have a proper look around the car and check everything twice, if you get a rusty one its a nightmare to put right again. Trust me LOL, been there done that lol.
For that price i would want it to have less than 4-5 owners and a max of 50,000 miles.
But if it is a good one, it' will put a smile on your face everytime you drive it
But even if it has all these things still give the car a thorough inspection and a good test drive, yb engines are pretty simple anyway but check for leaks and blue smoke on start up. Good thing about these cars is parts are fairly cheap, £300 quid for a gearbox on the forums or ebay. Try and look behind the bumpers for rust, also sills, get right under the car where the sills join the floor pan, under the window seals, boot lid etc. Have a proper look around the car and check everything twice, if you get a rusty one its a nightmare to put right again. Trust me LOL, been there done that lol.
For that price i would want it to have less than 4-5 owners and a max of 50,000 miles.
But if it is a good one, it' will put a smile on your face everytime you drive it
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With cosworths sometimes the paperwork is worth more than the car, it needs to have proof of mileage, old m.o.t's, tax discs, service history etc, folder of receipts.
But even if it has all these things still give the car a thorough inspection and a good test drive, yb engines are pretty simple anyway but check for leaks and blue smoke on start up. Good thing about these cars is parts are fairly cheap, £300 quid for a gearbox on the forums or ebay. Try and look behind the bumpers for rust, also sills, get right under the car where the sills join the floor pan, under the window seals, boot lid etc. Have a proper look around the car and check everything twice, if you get a rusty one its a nightmare to put right again. Trust me LOL, been there done that lol.
For that price i would want it to have less than 4-5 owners and a max of 50,000 miles.
But if it is a good one, it' will put a smile on your face everytime you drive it
But even if it has all these things still give the car a thorough inspection and a good test drive, yb engines are pretty simple anyway but check for leaks and blue smoke on start up. Good thing about these cars is parts are fairly cheap, £300 quid for a gearbox on the forums or ebay. Try and look behind the bumpers for rust, also sills, get right under the car where the sills join the floor pan, under the window seals, boot lid etc. Have a proper look around the car and check everything twice, if you get a rusty one its a nightmare to put right again. Trust me LOL, been there done that lol.
For that price i would want it to have less than 4-5 owners and a max of 50,000 miles.
But if it is a good one, it' will put a smile on your face everytime you drive it
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Just having my daily look around and clicked on the link this car belongs to a mate his name is mark rilley and owns a well established cosworth tuneing company down my way been going about 20 years and this is his personal car his had it years and years knows exactly what his doing with his eyes shut and they even have there own dyno and to be fair it's alot better in real life can't beleave his selling it any way won't go rong with that good luck
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Just having my daily look around and clicked on the link this car belongs to a mate his name is mark rilley and owns a well established cosworth tuneing company down my way been going about 20 years and this is his personal car his had it years and years knows exactly what his doing with his eyes shut and they even have there own dyno and to be fair it's alot better in real life can't beleave his selling it any way won't go rong with that good luck
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Just having my daily look around and clicked on the link this car belongs to a mate his name is mark rilley and owns a well established cosworth tuneing company down my way been going about 20 years and this is his personal car his had it years and years knows exactly what his doing with his eyes shut and they even have there own dyno and to be fair it's alot better in real life can't beleave his selling it any way won't go rong with that good luck
15 August 2011, 08:31 PM
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Looks good I have a 3 door in moonstone and have done for nearly 20 years so know them inside out. Main areas to look for rust repairs are strut towers and inner wings, rear wheelarches and sills under kit also lift the rubber seal around the tailgate as they often go on the seam around by the lights, mechanically should not smoke at all with a rebuilt engine and later pistons, also make sure all parts in place and trim good as very hard and expensive now to find parts, also open sunroof and check inside and Also sunroof frame as the bronze tint 3 door sunroofs are also hard to find.
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Looks good I have a 3 door in moonstone and have done for nearly 20 years so know them inside out. Main areas to look for rust repairs are strut towers and inner wings, rear wheelarches and sills under kit also lift the rubber seal around the tailgate as they often go on the seam around by the lights, mechanically should not smoke at all with a rebuilt engine and later pistons, also make sure all parts in place and trim good as very hard and expensive now to find parts, also open sunroof and check inside and Also sunroof frame as the bronze tint 3 door sunroofs are also hard to find.
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15 August 2011, 09:34 PM
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Nearly as bad as me then had my 3 door for almost twenty years but just wanted a good modern performance car so ended up with a my05 jdm sti the cossie is peanuts as a hobby though less than £200 quid to insure on classic and only tax for six months so £10 per week covers everything including maintenance so only works out at about 4 pints of beer a week I know which I would rather have though. Good luck with the viewing mines only about 320bhp and it can be a handful but I do have standard suspension and brakes, the power delivery on a low compression cossie is amazing just like a on off switch and easily brakes traction in the dry so great fun to drive
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thanks matey looks lik it maybe two more to add to the fleet lol uk2000,type-r,spec-c hopefully, then the cossie can sit next to the escort lx ha ha
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