stuartp Posted September 27, 2012 Report Posted September 27, 2012 please excuse me airing my turbulent thoughts here it's been rattling around inside my head for a while so i thought i'd get it off my chest and see what you lot think, i'm sure lots of you have been in this position anyway i had wanted a mk1 escort since i was at school (which was a long time ago now) and i have mostly loved owning mine and i feel bad even considering it but recently i have been having dark thoughts about selling it at the wingspan show the other week am i deluding myself in thinking that if i sell the escort i'll get enough to buy another decent, but cheaper, OSF (around the £2000 mark i guess) that i'll still enjoy but i'll have enough left over to have made it worth doing (and clear my overdraft etc) more likely i'd either spend the leftover money on the car i just got or i'd just fritter it away and see nothing out of it and regret it forever (i can't see me ever affording another 2 door mk1) if i had a different OSF say an estate, van or a hatchback i could probably have that as my only car, that would save a fair bit of cash and i could sell my other "sensible" car and run it as a daily. tax exempt would be nice too maybe i'm making too much of it and i should just carry on as i am, i'm really skint but thew situation isn't desperate yet anyway, this feels like revealing a big secret (even if in reality no-one but me cares)
banarama Posted September 27, 2012 Report Posted September 27, 2012 i was thinking the same mate a few weeks back.
jethronoose Posted September 27, 2012 Report Posted September 27, 2012 Stuart, Man up! There must be something else less important in your life that you could sell first? You will only regret it!!!! I have saved up for a few year now for my dream and each time i reached the 5K mark something in my life needed money spending on it. I have since purchased a mk1 bubble arched 1969 that need rebuilding and the missus would go first believe me! I just spent almost £1200 this week on nice new stuff for it and trying to get hold of an engine set up from a guy on OSF that i desparately need.... Dont do it
Andy44Boz Posted September 27, 2012 Report Posted September 27, 2012 I sold my last mk1 scort because we needed a new boiler it took me forever to get back into another OSF, but needs must. If you sell an escort it should surely make enough to get another model AND reduce the debts a bit there's a lot of cheaper but just as nice fords out there
Slammed Posted September 27, 2012 Report Posted September 27, 2012 hard decision really but to ease that up i have a neat ford corsair thats perfect for daily use all metalwork done more than good for daily driving ... and down the road from you ...
Savvi Posted September 27, 2012 Report Posted September 27, 2012 Be a shame to sell it Stuart, looks a nice car and once sold buying another will be hard. Having said all that it's got to the stage where they are fetching so much that people are happy to risk everything to steal them, which in turn makes us not want to use everyday anymore !!! I had the van for sale for the same reasons, thought when it was on the road i'd just use it but in reality i was on edge leaving it thinking it might not be there when i get back !!!! Luckily it didnt reach reserve and has been put away for another day for now, but with work up & down and money tight it may be back on there at some point. Theres a couple of decent Estates around at present, the vans seem to be nearly as expensive as the 2 doors cos they are rare to find though. Only you can make the choice good luck
jethronoose Posted September 27, 2012 Report Posted September 27, 2012 Actually cut me teeth on Sieras in my youth, they were ok and you can pick em up at good price, still rear wheel fun mind.... Unless you opt for a XR 4X4? Again still fun and with an LPG conversion if you are really ar$ed about cost can be tuned to suit....
Posse Posted September 27, 2012 Report Posted September 27, 2012 go with your heart i sold mine and still miss the bitch but change is good . Look at it like a bird when you first meet them you have great fun and bum and sex then it slows down so you get a new model or is that just not normal?
Col-ashtonmobile Posted September 27, 2012 Report Posted September 27, 2012 Think long and hard mate , that car is part of you
Posse Posted September 27, 2012 Report Posted September 27, 2012 Think long and hard mate , that car is part of you yeah and the tyres go with your hear stu
Col-ashtonmobile Posted September 27, 2012 Report Posted September 27, 2012 Think long and hard mate , that car is part of you yeah and the tyres go with your hear stu what is 'hear' lol
Col-ashtonmobile Posted September 27, 2012 Report Posted September 27, 2012 hair crack me up all the time
stuartp Posted September 28, 2012 Author Report Posted September 28, 2012 hard decision really but to ease that up i have a neat ford corsair thats perfect for daily use all metalwork done more than good for daily driving ... and down the road from you ... and i do like a corsair
stuartp Posted September 28, 2012 Author Report Posted September 28, 2012 Actually cut me teeth on Sieras in my youth, they were ok and you can pick em up at good price, still rear wheel fun mind.... Unless you opt for a XR 4X4? Again still fun and with an LPG conversion if you are really ar$ed about cost can be tuned to suit.... sierras are great, i had an estate not too long ago which i (well mostly the wife) very much regrets selling and that was just a lowly 1.8 cvh
stuartp Posted September 28, 2012 Author Report Posted September 28, 2012 hair i'm sure i read somewhere that beer is good for your hair
SteveL Posted September 28, 2012 Report Posted September 28, 2012 Think its worth more than 2k ,Dont hang onto anything you dont want lifes to short ,Perhaps Trade it on another osf ?
stuartp Posted September 28, 2012 Author Report Posted September 28, 2012 i was thinking the same mate a few weeks back. really? but yours is awesome
stuartp Posted September 28, 2012 Author Report Posted September 28, 2012 Think its worth more than 2k ,Dont hang onto anything you dont wantlifes to short ,Perhaps Trade it on another osf ? yeah suppose i could trade someone elses OSF plus their money for it
Caz Posted September 28, 2012 Report Posted September 28, 2012 I guess it depends what you get enjoyment from, personally I like driving a classic daily, so I like it to look a bit crap. I don't want to worry about it being scratched or stolen, and I would be paranoid if I owned a car that looked as good as your escort. I love seeing cars that are that nice but I wouldn't dare own one. But I imagine that a lot of other folks would get absolutely no pleasure from the kind of sheds I drive
Mr2Caps Posted September 28, 2012 Report Posted September 28, 2012 Actually cut me teeth on Sieras in my youth, they were ok and you can pick em up at good price, still rear wheel fun mind.... Unless you opt for a XR 4X4? Again still fun and with an LPG conversion if you are really ar$ed about cost can be tuned to suit.... sierras are great, i had an estate not too long ago which i (well mostly the wife) very much regrets selling and that was just a lowly 1.8 cvh Don't sell stu, the whole reason you sold me the estate was 'cos you wanted to keep the 'scort
banarama Posted September 28, 2012 Report Posted September 28, 2012 i was thinking the same mate a few weeks back. really? but yours is awesome not so sure about awsesome stuart
w p e Posted September 30, 2012 Report Posted September 30, 2012 i've been having the same thought for 30 yrs and still have the old shit box
Jiffer Posted September 30, 2012 Report Posted September 30, 2012 recently sold both of mine for reasons beyond my control, one has been striped for parts and not sure about the other. belive me its like loosing a fookin arm. got a new one now but starting from scratch again is bloody hard.
jethronoose Posted September 30, 2012 Report Posted September 30, 2012 Sold for Parts? Did you know that it was being stripped when you sold it? I would have lost the plot. If needs were that much i would have rather took pleasure in breaking it myself and selling on..... Kind of a bit freaky disecting it bit by bit, with a rye grin... And a glint in my eye!!! I hope i keep mine for my little man cub! He is one at end of Oct???
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