Grant Gti Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 As title what happened to all the cheap escorts? I've been thinking about getting an estae for a while now and after seeing the silver one at ford fair (im sure you all know the one) my mind is made up but i cant seem to find any at decent money tbh, i may have to wait a while till i've sold the mk5 but tbh you could get a decent escort for 2 to 3 hundred quid not so long ago, I've bought loads of gti's in this price bracket too just didnt think estates would be so popular these days i suppose its not like im after a diesel either lol, What do you lot think??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidrick Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Escort prices going up??? These rumours had better not be true, otherwise................... I'M GOING TO START A FCUKING RUMBLE!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Gti Posted August 11, 2010 Author Share Posted August 11, 2010 Escort prices going up??? These rumours had better not be true, otherwise................... Fucks sake i just spat my drink out!!! funny guy I'M GOING TO START A FCUKING RUMBLE!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
massivewangers Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 I'm not sure to be honest. I don't know if prices are going up yet, but more that there's just far less decent ones about now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 I'm not sure to be honest. I don't know if prices are going up yet, but more that there's just far less decent ones about now. & good ones command a premium, as there is still a market for them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Gti Posted August 11, 2010 Author Share Posted August 11, 2010 I'm not sure to be honest. I don't know if prices are going up yet, but more that there's just far less decent ones about now. & good ones command a premium, as there is still a market for them! Yeah that seems pretty fair and true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbie Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 i must admit i have noticed prices goin up especially at my local auction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottg17 Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 yes... they are 100% going up.i was looking for another one prior to sorting out my new car.i saw about 4 or 5.... none less than 800 and all pretty much welded rotten rubbish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoney Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 yeah it is true they are goin up in price i have noticed a few reachin over the £150 mark on the scrap pile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig855S Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 They do appear to be going up, you really dont see a lot of cars under 400 quid these days but a few months/years ago there were plenty, doesnt matter what make and model, and its not like theyre all minters, I imagine a minter 1.8 escort would be fetching quite a bit these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escortedal Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 something to do with the scrappage scheme maybe?lack of cheap cars making prices for the ones available rise.happens with most things that are in demand but with limited supplies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottg17 Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 something to do with the scrappage scheme maybe?lack of cheap cars making prices for the ones available rise.happens with most things that are in demand but with limited supplies. i share that opinionI 1st looked at ghia x saloon, mica stone. looked mint... rotten underside and 180000 miles.... not for me, wanted £10002nd one was an m plate 5b tdi, every panel dented, welded all over the place, 1 month MOT and tax, Wanted £550!3rd one was a 1.8 si, Red, 66k T&T 9 months...okay condition, Wanted £1350 way too dear! would not budge at all4th and last one was i have the paper here Described as:"Escort Finesse 1.6, Silver, Vreg, 48k miles, 1 years MOT, 6 months tax, £1200 no offersI called the above one. I asked about the MOT... did it need anything? Apparently it sailed through. Sounded good, Described to me on the phone as in 'very good for its miles' with this i was expecting a minter.Arrived to a Silver 5 door hatch finesse... Both arches rotten to the point they are jagged from the sill to the bumper. Both sills welded at the back, about a 10-12ich plate on each side, scabby dirty interior, owner was a hippy gardener. To be fair it run mint but thats about all, Bumpers were also cracked, Looked like the rear shocks had collapsed. big dirty towbar on the back just to add insult, I played along not to upset the owner, they said they had alot of timewasters!!!!! i wonder why! I was then presented with the apprent flying colours MOT... there was two pages of epic fail! ranging from rust to emissions needless to say i was tempted!!! Really tempted.... If theyd had taken £50 just so i could scrap for a profit! i looked at an BMW E36 318 too.. Similar story to the above, more a bit tired than shitter tho. Described to me as immaculate and original and readverrised to timewasters! Made 100 mile trip from my home to see it. Took for a spin... Heavy pull to the left... elec windows not working... to be fair the shell was solid... popped the bonnet... looked under the oil cap to see gunk... promply drove it back and walked away! Its a shame... there is so much rubbish for sale with stupid price tags on them i sold my green escort for £550 with 6 months test, 2m Tax, Generally clean and tidy ECT Ive just bit the bullet and gone newer, im just sick and tired of looking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exodus72 Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 im still looking for a nice gti for not alot of money but it just aint happening.there is an escort gti estate on ebay at the moment for not alot but i dont want an estate,(sorry i dont know how to do links to ebay,im new to all this)click on there and try a search.hope this helps. by the way...hello from southampton i've just joined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkyMark Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Second hand cars are going up in value, people want cheap runarounds these days. Cheap to run/insure/fix etc. People dont have alot of disposable income at this moment in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisxn Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 I've noticed this too.. I reckon the scrappage scheme had an impact on the market for second hand cars. So many will have dissapeared that some cars became rarer and rarer, upping their value.. like escorts, at one point one of the most popular and common cars there was, now you'll only see a handful in a day. Just a theory like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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