Check out my new car!

MetalHead · Post by **MetalHead** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:04 pm

40K Miles, full service history, 1 lady owner from new, Â£1550

Power Steering/Windows
Stereo/CD

1.6L Manual, Petrol

Post by **Mikey** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:20 pm

What's the year, make, and model? Even for a manual trans, $3145 U.S. sounds like an awfully good deal for a 40,000 mile used car - and I have been in the business.

Granitehewer · Post by **Granitehewer** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:21 pm

it looks like its' sniffing, that other cars' exhaust

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:36 pm

Very nice.

MetalHead · Post by **MetalHead** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:45 pm

Mikey wrote:What's the year, make, and model? Even for a manual trans, $3145 U.S. sounds like an awfully good deal for a 40,000 mile used car - and I have been in the business.

Uh, its 1999

Make is: Ford

Model is: Escort

if you mean trim, its a Finesse.

Dosn't have a Â£()$&"Â£$ tachometer tho, does my head in.

Post by **Mikey** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:49 pm

If there's no body work, I think you got a steal. Probably because it's eight model years old, which shouldn't mean too much as long as it's been serviced regularly. 5000 miles/year is phenomenal - most wholesale pricing guides allow about 12,000 per year.

Congratulations, and I'm sure you'll be able to shift by sound alone.

MetalHead · Post by **MetalHead** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:02 pm

Mikey wrote:If there's no body work, I think you got a steal. Probably because it's eight model years old, which shouldn't mean too much as long as it's been serviced regularly. 5000 miles/year is phenomenal - most wholesale pricing guides allow about 12,000 per year.

Congratulations, and I'm sure you'll be able to shift by sound alone.

If I could hear the exhaust, maybe, but realistically, you either know how to drive or you dont.

Pop into 3rd at above 20mph, 4th at 30/35 5th at 50mph

if im not driving like a nob, that is

There's no body work done, its just that since the Focus replaced the Escort, its value dropped almost instantly, depreciation = fun

Post by **Graham Kennedy** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:16 pm

Oooo, nice. Congrats!

MetalHead · Post by **MetalHead** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:41 pm

GrahamKennedy wrote:Oooo, nice. Congrats!

Thank you! I love it, its proper mint hahaha. Just gotta bin off the drum brakes at the rear, get some discs.

MetalHead · Post by **MetalHead** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 10:53 am

Mikey wrote:If there's no body work, I think you got a steal. Probably because it's eight model years old, which shouldn't mean too much as long as it's been serviced regularly. 5000 miles/year is phenomenal - most wholesale pricing guides allow about 12,000 per year.

Congratulations, and I'm sure you'll be able to shift by sound alone.

Turns out theres a huge scratch on the rear spoiler and the left rear light cluster was cracked but resealed. Still good deal tho

Post by **Mikey** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 12:58 pm

I'm not going to do the conversion right now, but that work should be no more than $200 - $250 US.

MetalHead · Post by **MetalHead** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 11:21 am

Mikey wrote:I'm not going to do the conversion right now, but that work should be no more than $200 - $250 US.

Spoiler and light cluster im not bothered about, you have to put your face on it to see it, and they work fine.

Got a wire loose in the radio/CD player, when I shift hard it sometimes changes from CD to FM, haha. Otherwise just needs some tires and will be fine. Goin in for tax and MOT today

Granitehewer · Post by **Granitehewer** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 12:08 pm

good man...........

MetalHead · Post by **MetalHead** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 12:32 pm

actually went to fire it up the other day.

Bought it monday. Drove home. Tired to start it wednesday.

Battery was fucked! Cheeky bastard sold me a car with a dead battery. Thus his life must end.

Post by **Mikey** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 1:27 pm

How long did the car sit idle before you tried to start it? The battery may not be dead, it may just need a trickle charge.