mk2 mike Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 Nothing to do with me but saw it on (ahem) Retards Club. VoiceOver is annoying but lovely car. https://www.Retards Club.com/paul.thaxternoble/posts/10154975052920650 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 mike Posted December 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 Aha. Link requires you to log into fb. I'll try and find a direct link in the morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vista Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 Bizarre that anyone would think that somewhere that isn't visible to all is a good place to advertise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 mike Posted December 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 Aha. Here it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishtorag Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 http://cars.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/ford-escort-mk1-cosworth-retro-replica/8210901 nice price also mike 57k euro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 mike Posted December 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 Ouch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadsquare Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 Very nice car but 57 thousand euros , what could you buy or build for that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishtorag Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 well I know sounds tough price but take the figures and fact man couldn't do work himself shell ,blasting ,etching,fab work, painting = 10/12k cossie engine about 5k strip engine rebuild ?? 4 k? jenvies and mang system ? 3.5k gear box? live axle ? wheels tyres all alloy products interior retrimming putting car together and the hidden xtras not much change from 57k euro average grp4 rally car build which isn't show condition 50/60k euro btw im not selling the car or saying its good price im just adding costs of the build in my head I wont knock anymans prices and personally id prefer an rs1800 for that cash sounds big money till you add the costs of labour parts etc kenny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vista Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 Ah, that one. It's been for sale around that price for a very long time. I think in fact, having done one myself to this sort of spec recently, that irishtorag's build cost estimates are a little conservative. If you want to build one yourself to this sort of standard it would you probably cost you quite a bit more than he's asking but is the finished article worth the sum of its parts? It is if you don't want to wait or build your own. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishtorag Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 That's what im saying vista I know I under costed because I unfortunately build a standard car to me the car cost 8k in total from buying to finish but and its a big but if I priced the time I spent and the running around electric and if I didn't have to tools I would had to buy So add it all up and I guess mine would come close to if not over 20k Would I pay that ! NO! Harsh on my own car even though its show condition but its the truth ... I havnt seen the escort mk1 in question but ive been told its concours condition and probably work a lot more but the down turn has hurt a lot of the market.. I agree in the fact if I had the cash and wanted the car in said finish yes it is a bargain as such Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Doktor Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 Hmm. NIce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danish Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 Mmm, nice. I particularly like the way the gauges go to maximum when the ignition goes on. I'll have to think how I can do that. However, I think whenever you build a modified car you're restricting the market who will buy it from you and that's going to affect the price. I accept that on my own project I'm making mods which cost money and devalue the car. I'll just have to make sure I don't need to sell it, as I'll struggle to find someone wanting exactly the same mods as me. That is a nice car though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyjim Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 unquestionably a gorgeous car but...and I know I am being picky here but its a 57k car remember...don't you think some of the welding and shut lines are a little bit,er, not as good as they could be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyjim Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 No? must just be me then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vista Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 No? must just be me then It's actually about 45k once converted to UK £ but I haven't looked that closely to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrashermax Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 It's been for sale since at least February 2014. A more realistic market value is £25k, it would have sold at that very quickly. You never get money back from modified cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishtorag Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 I honestly think its better scraping and a realistic value for a mexico or an rs or a standard mk2 or mk1 is under 10k but the market value is driven by how much a buyer wants to spend or what they feel its worth In order to bring values down labour and material costs would need to drastically lower and on the same breath could you tell and engine builder his 3k build is over priced or body man his resto is over priced. As vista said in and earlier post tbh it wouldn't cover the costs of build . Also think everyone has their idea of what they want to pay for a car Im not defending stans car or price but you wouldn't build a house at 500k build price and sell at 50k well I wouldn't id flatten it first 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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