finding how much a car was worth in 2002

dada44

Hi there,

We are trying to find the rough price of a Ford Fiesta 1.11 LX 5DR (manual), 50,000 miles, bought in 2002. The condition wasn't great.

Could anyone tell me how I might go about finding the historical price for a car like this?

motorguy

dada44 wrote: »

Hi there,

We are trying to find the rough price of a Ford Fiesta 1.11 LX 5DR (manual), 50,000 miles, bought in 2002. The condition wasn't great.

Could anyone tell me how I might go about finding the historical price for a car like this?

Almost impossible, but you havent told us what year the fiesta was?

allan673

if you mention the reg someone will have a good idea.

jd82

The 1.1 LX was probably a MK3 or possibly a later MK3.5. By 1995 the model names of the MK3.5 had changed as the MK4 was on sale, there was never a MK4 1.1.

So I am guessing this was made between 1989 and 1994. Lets asume it is one of the MK3.5s with the airbag and say it was an M reg, I would say in 2002 it would have been worth £1500 tops. Cars didn't hold their value as well back then as they do now.

dada44

sorry, it was registered in 1994

vaio

Parkers have an online archive section, http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/used-prices/archive/Version.aspx?model=246&plate=50&issue=43

costs a fiver

forgotmyname

A J reg car was worth £3895 in 1994, By 2002 in would have been into the free to good home to £750 ish range.

Any particular reason??

Nosey now.

dada44

it was an M reg to be specific.

Thanks very much.

I was curious to know how much was worth spending on someone's first car - - the ford was mine.

Hintza

dada44 wrote: »

I was curious to know how much was worth spending on someone's first car - - the ford was mine.

If the car is for a girl probably woth spending a bit more for to main reasons:-

1. They tend not to bash them as much
2. Safety ie more reliable

If it's for a boy the cheapest heap of junk that runs he will in all probability prang it.

motorguy

Hintza wrote: »

If it's for a boy the cheapest heap of junk that runs he will in all probability prang it.

... with as many airbags as possible, ABS brakes and as big as is insurable.

LandyAndy

Eight year old Fiestas seem to start at £900-1000 on autotrader now.

So I would guess that an eight year old one in 2002 would have been £ 500-600.