Seriously Overpriced Cars

[Blanchimont]

mx5ian said:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C591204

I suspect the number plate is worth more than the car!
I wonder what WBAC will offer for it?

[masermartin]

js68 said:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C655426

Cars of "Extinction"? Did they actually mean "Distinction"?

[LordGrover]

1972 Escort RS 1600

Yours for £59,495

[mx5ian]

masermartin said:

mx5ian said:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C591204

Not *exactly* collector miles, is it?

Or an estate which would be worth slightly more! I think he is a bit out on his 0-60 time
"0-60 in a not too horrendous 7.4 seconds" I don't Remember them being that quick! The original 850 T5 was around 7 seconds!

Edited by mx5ian on Friday 4th September 17:52

[mx5ian]

Blanchimont said:

mx5ian said:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C591204

I suspect the number plate is worth more than the car!
I wonder what WBAC will offer for it?

A couple of hundred if your lucky

[Gargamel]

mx5ian said:

Or an estate which would be worth slightly more! I think he is a bit out on his 0-60 time
"0-60 in a not too horrendous 7.4 seconds" I don't Remember them being that quick! The original 850 T5 was around 7 seconds!

Edited by mx5ian on Friday 4th September 17:52

Never 7.4 seconds

This is a petrol 2.0 on a heavy car

Volvo 740 GL cat (GL; GLE), manufactured or sold in 1988, version for Europe
4-door sedan body type
RWD (rear-wheel drive), manual 5-speed gearbox
petrol (gasoline) engine with displacement: 2316 cm3 / 141.4 cui, advertised power: 83 kW / 111 hp / 113 PS ( DIN ), Torque net: 185 Nm / 136 lb-ft
characteristic dimensions: outside length: 4785 mm / 188.4 in, wheelbase: 2770 mm / 109.1 in
reference weights: base curb weight: 1290 kg / 2844 lbs, gross weight GVWR: 1800 kg / 3968 lbs
how fast is this car ? top speed: 175 km/h (109 mph) (declared by factory);
accelerations: 0- 60 mph 11.3 s, 0- 100 km/h 12 s (declared by factory), 1/4 mile drag time (402 m) s (a-c simulation)
fuel consumption and mileage:

[anonymous-user]

masermartin said:

Cars of "Extinction"? Did they actually mean "Distinction"?

I think it's an intentional joke - as is the price...

[anonymous-user]

masermartin said:

Cars of "Extinction"? Did they actually mean "Distinction"?

I think it's an intentional joke - as is the price...

[zeb]

BrabusMog said:

masermartin said:

mx5ian said:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C591204

Not *exactly* collector miles, is it?

Yeah but he was in a dealership the other day and he agreed with someone that it's only going to go up in value, so take him up on his generous offer.

I have to congratulate him for getting the Human League, Kurds and Arthur Daley into an advert though......

[BuzzBravado]

The £7500 Mk3 Fiesta, granted an RS but still a mk3 Fiesta....


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rare-Ford-Fiesta-RS-Turb...

[DJP]

masermartin said:

Cars of "Extinction"? Did they actually mean "Distinction"?

LOL! Just LOL! at that one.

And I love old Volvos but I'm afraid that's probably sub £1000 territory in the real world.

[Atmospheric]

BuzzBravado said:

The £7500 Mk3 Fiesta, granted an RS but still a mk3 Fiesta....


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rare-Ford-Fiesta-RS-Turb...

I've never driven one. Are they st to drive?

[CO2000]

BuzzBravado said:

The £7500 Mk3 Fiesta, granted an RS but still a mk3 Fiesta....


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rare-Ford-Fiesta-RS-Turb...

& the 25k one!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Fiesta-RS-Turbo-Cos...

[BrabusMog]

CO2000 said:

BuzzBravado said:

The £7500 Mk3 Fiesta, granted an RS but still a mk3 Fiesta....


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rare-Ford-Fiesta-RS-Turb...

& the 25k one!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Fiesta-RS-Turbo-Cos...

It's pricey but it looks great in my opinion.

[Devil2575]

BrabusMog said:

CO2000 said:

BuzzBravado said:

The £7500 Mk3 Fiesta, granted an RS but still a mk3 Fiesta....


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rare-Ford-Fiesta-RS-Turb...

& the 25k one!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Fiesta-RS-Turbo-Cos...

It's pricey but it looks great in my opinion.

To be honest, I don't think you can argue with the price of that. It's pretty much a one off done to a very high standard with some serious performance on offer.

[Atmospheric]

Tuning impressive. However it looks like a dogs dinner. 25k, no thanks.

[Strawman]

Dogs dinner is a bit unfair, it looks like a wide arched old fiesta. I'm not tempted either but it costs 1/10th of a Singer and would walk all over it performance wise, so don't think this is the thread for it really.

[BrabusMog]

The side profile looks amazing

[BuzzBravado]

Atmospheric said:

I've never driven one. Are they st to drive?

The general consensus in the day was it handled poorly compared to its competition. Fast yes but not very rewarding and pretty wooden. My money would be in a rs1800 before the turbo.

[Devil2575]

BuzzBravado said:

Atmospheric said:

I've never driven one. Are they st to drive?

The general consensus in the day was it handled poorly compared to its competition. Fast yes but not very rewarding and pretty wooden. My money would be in a rs1800 before the turbo.

EVO magazine gave to two stars although they did say it was fast with a respectable chassis.