Classic car purchase

scaredofdebt

Are you buying to drive/enjoy the car or is it as an investment?

I assume it's not your main form of transport, what mileage would you expect to be doing?

tim9966

An Escort RS Cosworth will not ever lose any value, but will be expensive to maintain, parts are still available even if Ford don't stock them all any more.


I had one myself until 2007, and wish I'd kept it now as I sold it for £13K and it will be worth £18K+ now.

rs65

There's an Avon Sunbeam Lotus on autotrader. Just in budget.

Spicy_McHaggis

tim9966 wrote: »

An Escort RS Cosworth will not ever lose any value, but will be expensive to maintain, parts are still available even if Ford don't stock them all any more.


I had one myself until 2007, and wish I'd kept it now as I sold it for £13K and it will be worth £18K+ now.

Nah it will be well cheap to maintain. He says so. \/

atrixblue.-MFR-. wrote: »

out of your list it would seem the escort/sierra is cheaper to maintain as in service items and part availability is not restricted due to its fan base if its not available OEM second hand then its there in the aftermarket new.

atrixblue.-MFR-.

Spicy_McHaggis wrote: »

Nah it will be well cheap to maintain. He says so. \/

http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Ford_Escort+RS+Cosworth_2.0_1994/p/car-parts/car-service-parts/regular-service/oil-filter/?501590058&1&edd9cc3966383bd231243764610719a6d6b4e35e&000231


http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Ford_Escort+RS+Cosworth_2.0_1994/p/car-parts/car-service-parts/regular-service/engine-oil/?521772211&1&00ee2532b66e2a97e88557466138b3b3566758a4&000398


http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Ford_Escort+RS+Cosworth_2.0_1994/p/car-parts/car-service-parts/regular-service/spark-plugs/?408991930&1&0f1a90a783a7ba1541522a583c476f1db1713d25&000301


http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Ford_Escort+RS+Cosworth_2.0_1994/p/car-parts/car-service-parts/regular-service/brake-discs/?104590418&1&e0343504e95851eceb13a5ff0d5de4fa891a2392&000027


http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Ford_Escort+RS+Cosworth_2.0_1994/p/car-parts/car-service-parts/regular-service/brake-discs/?104590428&1&1b25de6d748553a4e094cf5f682418735edabb64&000027


http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Ford_Escort+RS+Cosworth_2.0_1994/p/car-parts/car-service-parts/regular-service/brake-pads/?101590468&1&183c4aaf98fa7c482d67b11c201df4e9ae81f43c&000036


http://www.eurocarparts.com/distributor-cap


http://www.eurocarparts.com/timing-belt


or kit that costs about £52.00 with tensioners from gates.


http://www.eurocarparts.com/rotor-arm


http://www.eurocarparts.com/engine-mount


http://www.eurocarparts.com/suspension-bushes


http://www.eurocarparts.com/shock-absorber


http://www.eurocarparts.com/clutch-kit


common rust area http://www.eurocarparts.com/body-panel


http://www.eurocarparts.com/starter-motor


http://www.eurocarparts.com/suspension-arm-and-suspension-joints


http://www.eurocarparts.com/brake-caliper


probably one of the most expensive parts on the car. considering a modern BMW turbo can cost upto £2k
http://www.eurocarparts.com/turbocharger


i worked in a motorfactors, built a ZVH engine with my bro in law and his sister had a 1993 sierra sapphire RS for gods sake i should know how expensive it is to maintain it i worked on both cars for 10yrs.

Spicy_McHaggis

atrixblue.-MFR-. wrote: »

http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Ford_Escort+RS+Cosworth_2.0_1994/p/car-parts/car-service-parts/regular-service/oil-filter/?501590058&1&edd9cc3966383bd231243764610719a6d6b4e35e&000231


http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Ford_Escort+RS+Cosworth_2.0_1994/p/car-parts/car-service-parts/regular-service/engine-oil/?521772211&1&00ee2532b66e2a97e88557466138b3b3566758a4&000398


http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Ford_Escort+RS+Cosworth_2.0_1994/p/car-parts/car-service-parts/regular-service/spark-plugs/?408991930&1&0f1a90a783a7ba1541522a583c476f1db1713d25&000301


http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Ford_Escort+RS+Cosworth_2.0_1994/p/car-parts/car-service-parts/regular-service/brake-discs/?104590418&1&e0343504e95851eceb13a5ff0d5de4fa891a2392&000027


http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Ford_Escort+RS+Cosworth_2.0_1994/p/car-parts/car-service-parts/regular-service/brake-discs/?104590428&1&1b25de6d748553a4e094cf5f682418735edabb64&000027


http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Ford_Escort+RS+Cosworth_2.0_1994/p/car-parts/car-service-parts/regular-service/brake-pads/?101590468&1&183c4aaf98fa7c482d67b11c201df4e9ae81f43c&000036


http://www.eurocarparts.com/distributor-cap


http://www.eurocarparts.com/timing-belt


or kit that costs about £52.00 with tensioners from gates.


http://www.eurocarparts.com/rotor-arm


http://www.eurocarparts.com/engine-mount


http://www.eurocarparts.com/suspension-bushes


http://www.eurocarparts.com/shock-absorber


http://www.eurocarparts.com/clutch-kit


common rust area http://www.eurocarparts.com/body-panel


http://www.eurocarparts.com/starter-motor


http://www.eurocarparts.com/suspension-arm-and-suspension-joints


http://www.eurocarparts.com/brake-caliper


probably one of the most expensive parts on the car. considering a modern BMW turbo can cost upto £2k
http://www.eurocarparts.com/turbocharger


i worked in a motorfactors, built a ZVH engine with my bro in law and his sister had a 1993 sierra sapphire RS for gods sake i should know how expensive it is to maintain it i worked on both cars for 10yrs.

Wow so you found a load of cheap parts so what?

Can the OP change a timing belt?

Can he weld on new panels?

If he can how's he going to paint them? With a rattle can on his drive.

He wants a classic car and has up to 30 grand to spend so I doubt he's after something Chaved up and maintain on the cheap.

Being honest I don't think you have a clue about classic cars, ten years ago you might have worked on a clapped out cosworth but where is it now?

DigForVictory

There are cars that possess you, body & soul & toolkit.
If I were blueing that money, I'd be looking at a seriously vintage Land Rover and the two year vehicle mechanics course that should be supplied with...
But that's me.

Roland_Sausage

Jensen Interceptor.

marcarm

https://www.silverstoneauctions.com/1991-bmw-e30-m3-5018

https://www.silverstoneauctions.com/1994-ford-escort-cosworth-20-luxury

https://www.silverstoneauctions.com/1986-ford-sierra-rs-cosworth-5033

Would be my choices from the list they have, but if it were me I would be going older for a Mk1 Escort or preferably a Mk2 Escort Mexico or RS2000.

atrixblue.-MFR-.

Spicy_McHaggis wrote: »

Wow so you found a load of cheap parts so what?

Can the OP change a timing belt?

Can he weld on new panels?

If he can how's he going to paint them? With a rattle can on his drive.

He wants a classic car and has up to 30 grand to spend so I doubt he's after something Chaved up and maintain on the cheap.

Being honest I don't think you have a clue about classic cars, ten years ago you might have worked on a clapped out cosworth but where is it now?

Timing belt change is not expensive as it easily got at about 1 hours labor in a garage.


Body work like everyone other person out there who don't know anything about spraying will have to pay a competent garage to do it like everyone else who owns a classic or modern car. There is one company out there who makes a pattern metal panels for the RS IIRC.


as for the rest sounds like your butt hurt form being proven to the contrary.