A contender to the Silly Escort prices throne

[SMIFTER]

Ok these are good fun cars, and can be very quick, but honestly, its still an 80's hatchback with no MOT!<br>
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All is forgiven Escort buyers!<br>
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[Jon Tilson]

the urge to comment on the stupidity of this with a bit of unashamed car racism....<br>
I hope you all get to see it but I somehow doubt it will get past the scrutineers...<br>
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Just in case the sentiments were...<br>
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"I'm going to do some advertising...<br>
How is this piece of jap tat worth 3k with scab and no ticket when you can get a full on Dolly Sprint for far less...Madness....500 quid would be too much if you ask me..."<br>
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Done my civic (NOT honda) duty for the day....<br>
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Jonners

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[SMIFTER]

Its all for the same reasons as rwd escorts - they are big in the motorsport scene because of the way they handle and stop, with discs all round, lsd, 5 linked rear axle and a screaming engine.<br>
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And they were possibly one of the last mainstream small RWD cars for sale in the UK.<br>
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An Article in this months retro cars made me look out of interest as it makes the case that these are the spritual successor to rwd escorts (yeah right).<br>
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But this just pisses me off how an unroadworthy pile of pap like this can fetch this - even the seller seems to be in a state of disbelief!<br>
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[Jon Tilson]

the beemer E30?<br>
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Surely a 325i sport would flatten this corolla.<br>
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and they can be had for sub 2k as well...<br>
Even E36's are coming down now....<br>
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Opel mantas/cav coupes are cheap too...<br>
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Jonners

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[algtj]

Nuts!

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[SMIFTER]

The BMW is not too hot for motorsport use - its fairly large capacity and if you do the decent thing and cram in a 2.8 it might even be in the same class as imprezas, cossies and evo's which would absolutely crucify it!<br>
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One thing I forgot to mention which also explains the corollas value in motorsport circles - its only 1600cc and not turbo'd, which puts it in the same class (certainly in hillclimbing & sprinting) as things like fiesta xr2's, MG metro turbos, pug 106 gti's and crossflow escorts which it can usually outperform all of. <br>
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RS2000's, Dolly Sprints, 205 1.9gti's, Bimmer 325's etc are in the class above.<br>
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So if you want to ensure you have a competitive car its not a bad bet.<br>
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When i very briefly did sprinting a rwd corolla dominated its class and beat most of the cars in the class i was in too including the Sprint.<br>
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Still a bloody ugly tinny overpriced piece of junk though<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :lol --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /laugh.gif ALT=":lol"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END-->

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[Dolomite16V]

This guy can't belive his luck<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :lol --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /laugh.gif ALT=":lol"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> Assuming the highest bidder honors the sale, that is a mental price for such a car.

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[MalcGE]

Put a £1 coin up at Three Three and some TW*T will have a bid on it.<br>
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someone havin a Giraffe IMHO

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[SMIFTER]

That was my thoughts exactly......<br>
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So I re-read the feature about them in Retro Cars.......<br>
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Are you sitting comfortably............<br>
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<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>"How Much? The Classic piece of string, because they range from free up to £10,000. The problem is in finding one."</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> Yeah, thats because they've all evaporated before drifting was invented, it goes on <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>"AE86's are being personally imported from Japan, but even these are getting a bit expensive. Typically you're looking in the area of £4500 to £6500"</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
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WTF?!?!?!?

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[MalcGE]

OMG !<br>
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Mk2 Jag Money for a late 80's Toyota Corrosion thats failed the MOT due to excessive Corrolla<br>
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Tis a different world<br>
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So, do they drive well then cos I can't recall them making an impression on me, I mean Audi Quattro's were topping the charts in the Rallying were they not.<br>
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Someone will tell us that an B plate Nissan Bluebird is worth five and a half next cos they make good Taxi's

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[KLJ895W]

Made a good impression again there Jonners!!<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :rollin --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... s/roll.gif ALT=":rollin"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br>
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David

<p><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.triumphowners.com/570" target="top">1980 Sprint</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br>
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1972 VW Camper Van</p><i></i>

[Jon Tilson]

He didnt seem to like my comment did he....?<br>
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No reason to call me a twat though....<br>
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arf arf<br>
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I hope a low feedbacker pretends to buy it.<br>
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Thats what it deserves...<br>
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Jonners

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[Aberdeen Sprinter]

Have I woken up in 1986? Was there an accident and I'm in a coma with a silly leather tie and mobile phone like a brick?<br>
Over 4k for a 1600cc Corolla MOT Failure? Surely surely someone is having a moment here?.........don't give up Sam......

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[SMIFTER]

Just saw the response to your question Jonners.<br>
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To be honest I thought you were out of order and deserved a harsh response (calling you a twat was a little too harsh). Its not the sellers fault the cars worth so much! He obviously got lucky.<br>
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Still funny though<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START ;) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... s/wink.gif ALT=";)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br>
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I need some cash so maybe I'll go for a walk around by all the old peoples bungalows tommorrow looking for Corollas I can buy for scrap money - I smell profit.<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :evil --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /devil.gif ALT=":evil"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END-->

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[Jon Tilson]

Yes I suppose gratuitously slagging off someone else's wheels is a bit out of order....he's probably an okay guy really but just a bit challenged in the automotive taste department.<br>
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There never is any reason in car prices...Why is a split screen moggy thou convertible worth the same as a Stag?<br>
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Jonners

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