Are classic car dealers on crack?

[THE_Liam]

...or do people pay these prices?

Been looking at 80's classics for a fun second car, hot hatches mainly. I've just regained consciousness after seeing some of the prices :eh:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Escort-H ... 1629wt_937

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1983-VOLKSWAG ... 1462wt_932

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1989-G-Peugeo ... 1471wt_937

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RENAULT-R-5-G ... 1491wt_937

None of these are showroom condition stored for 20 years kind of cars, all have been pretty well used and the Golf even has 115k on it...

I know 80's cars are becoming real classics but 9 grand for a mk4 Escort?

WTF

[devils_fuel]

a guy down the road from me got a mint 1.6 205 gti totally std fr 900 with under 85K on it from gaybay

[THE_Liam]

Exactly my point dude, plenty of reasonable cars around but then you find these dealers who valet the cars really thoroughly and take pictures of them in carpeted showrooms and then treble the price

[devils_fuel]

they are extracting the urine mate....makes for good shites and giggles though

[kingy]

that escort is mint. should be in diamond white though ftw. still not worth the asking price.
i know of a mint, and i mean mint 205 1.9 gti with low millage for £1800.
and as for the gtt, i know of one. unmarked with new engine running 240bhp for £2000.

[THE_Liam]

I know a guy selling a MINT mk2 Golf GTI 16v for 2.5k and I thought that was dear...

[4WayDiablo]

I think theyre probably trying to get one something they can now call classic

[kingy]

my mate sold the lowest recorded millage mk2 gti 8v for £6500. show room condition. not sure if its still on but it was on piston heads for £8000.

edit. sorry, £10000.

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3517684.htm

and hes bull shitting cause he said its unrestored and i know for a fact that its had paint and been taken back to standed as it was a boy racer who had it before my mate. i even bought the old 17 inch alloys that were on it. te he

[4WayDiablo]

my mate sold the lowest recorded millage mk2 gti 8v for £6500. show room condition. not sure if its still on but it was on piston heads for £8000.

edit. sorry, £10000.

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3517684.htm

Id look at then then look ay what i could also get for 10k...then id choose the other one. Who the hell would pay 10k for that !?!?!

[Daniel306]

I seen a 5 door 205 still sitting in the showroom, dont think its for sale any more, just use it for show, dont think its moved in 15 years, total mint

[kingy]

true true. he got it for about £3000 i think it was. spent loads getting it back to standered but yeah, made a killing on that one.

[THE_Liam]

My dads got a V8 SD1 that he bought in good nick in 1996 when it was about 13 years old for £600. You should have seen the look on his face when I said cars like that were going for £3000 on eBay...

[kingy]

carnt wait for the day my cars worth £3000 haha.

[Daniel306]

did anyone see the yellow 205 rallye with under 8k miles, was going for 10 k i think

[devils_fuel]

thats worth a few quid dan, any pics?

[4WayDiablo]

There was a guy with a white rallye with under 1k miles on the 6 forum? Been garved since new and has appeared on display with top gears road show

[Dum-Dum]

You want to see what a clean standard mk1 or mk2 escort goes for these days, £20k+

[THE_Liam]

You want to see what a clean standard mk1 or mk2 escort goes for these days, £20k+

There's a mk1 RS2000 on eBay for 22k :o

[Pete]

Spotted a factory fresh RS1600i(about 200 mile on the clocK IIRC) linked up on PH afew weeks ago for about 25k!

I do love a RS1600i though



Mint.

[THE_Liam]

:text-goodpost:

You see that's different. I'd give 25k for what is effectively a brand new RS1600i, but the cars I posted are just second-hand cars...

[Toms306]

A guy at college recently spent £2.5k on a D reg mini 1.3....with several dents...........

He coulda got a mk4 golf diesel for less!

[devils_fuel]

Spotted a factory fresh RS1600i(about 200 mile on the clocK IIRC) linked up on PH afew weeks ago for about 25k!

I do love a RS1600i though



Mint.

I want that!!!! But I'd want black one or a std white s1 rst

[kingy]

try and find a rs turbo in diamond white on a d reg for sale. anyone up for that challenge.

[Jonny b]

Yeh would defo have to a white one!! That is f*cking lush

[devils_fuel]

StdWhite rst's are silly money as prob owned by a ford nut and slept with at night

[Jonny b]

There was one a while back owned by an ex ford exec only done 3.5k think it was up for 18k though that was a few years ago

[hbomb1905]

That Escort is D reg - RUST YEAR ALERT!!

[kingy]

^^ maybe, but you try and find one for sale. rst in white that is.

[Foxy-jim]

My may got a mint mk1 fiesta for £600!

[kingy]

jim. is that the one in your photos of retro. if so thats mint.