Future classic(?) for peanuts

peasant

http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=200940195359660

JHMEG

What is it with old cars. It's only been driven twice yet bumpers and trim pieces aren't straight and it's lost a hub cap. Are cars designed to fall apart even if they're not being used??

peasant

JHMEG wrote: »

What is it with old cars. It's only been driven twice yet bumpers and trim pieces aren't straight and it's lost a hub cap. Are cars designed to fall apart even if they're not being used??

That looks very much like some old grannies car ...6000 miles (if that is indeed correct) is plenty for your average granny doing serious damage while screaming along to mass in first gear

Anan1

JHMEG wrote: »

What is it with old cars. It's only been driven twice yet bumpers and trim pieces aren't straight and it's lost a hub cap. Are cars designed to fall apart even if they're not being used??

My guess is that the one owner was elderly.

colm_mcm

odometer on a Fiesta goes to 99,999, then goes to 00,000


It's a 3 owner UK car. 2 owners in Ireland. it's very likely that the UK owner had it from new. lots of cars like that over there with tiny mileage.

Looks like good value, surely gonna appreciate. may have a look

EPM

My buddy is currently looking at an 8k mile early 80's Granada in the UK. They turn up pretty regularly. That fiesta is well worth a punt at that price

Big Nasty

IIRC the 1.1 was a 5speed too!

Nippy enough little thing in its day for what it was.......

Big Nasty

EPM wrote: »

My buddy is currently looking at an 8k mile early 80's Granada in the UK. They turn up pretty regularly. That fiesta is well worth a punt at that price

There was a lovely bronze '84 Granada Est 2.8Ghia for sale here not so long ago. Price was attractive but had no NCT and was on UK plates (€780 to VRT) so I left it. Kinda wish I hadn't now - was gonna use it as a daily.

http://classiccarsales.ie/buy/view/Ford_Granada_Ghia_2_8_Countryman/922

Max Power1

just saw this on carzone too... might nip up to look at this in the flesh (so to speak) tomorrow!

JHMEG

colm_mcm wrote: »

It's a 3 owner UK car. 2 owners in Ireland.

My brother-in-law had an identical one in the UK. That colour wasn't available here as far as I remember as it's "garda car blue".

tc20

JHMEG wrote: »

That colour wasn't available here as far as I remember as it's "garda car blue".

I'm fairly sure it was - we had one in the early 90s - 823 NNI, i passed my driving test in it! :cool: (oh,if that car could talk... :rolleyes:)

DanFindy

JHMEG wrote: »

My brother-in-law had an identical one in the UK. That colour wasn't available here as far as I remember as it's "garda car blue".

It most certainly was and super common too.........that wee cars a steal at that money !!!

bookerboy

You know what they say."If it looks to go to be true,it probably is"
A friend of mine looked at a Fiesta in Bray approx ten days ago.I know it was blue and '89(Thought it would be a good bet for his daughters first car)
Not sure if this is the one but if it is his mechanic reckons it is second time round for the speedo and would have 100,000+ miles on it The car would not stay in second gear and was pulling badly to one side.
I will find out tomorrow if this is the car and report back here tomorrow.
Could save someone a trip to Bray.

homer90

tc20 wrote: »

I'm fairly sure it was - we had one in the early 90s (oh,if that car could talk... :rolleyes:)

+1
Yep it was, We had one pretty similar to that one, back in the day !! Nice car then, IIRC it was reliable too !

worth a shot !

EPM

MCMLXXV wrote: »

There was a lovely bronze '84 Granada Est 2.8Ghia for sale here not so long ago. Price was attractive but had no NCT and was on UK plates (780 to VRT) so I left it. Kinda wish I hadn't now - was gonna use it as a daily.

http://classiccarsales.ie/buy/view/Ford_Granada_Ghia_2_8_Countryman/922

It's a silver-blue 2.8 saloon he's looking at, velour seats and the same wheels as the one in the photo...

x in the city

Anan1 wrote: »

My guess is that the one owner was elderly.

and prob died circa 2001

Biro

MCMLXXV wrote: »

IIRC the 1.1 was a 5speed too!

Nippy enough little thing in its day for what it was.......

Nope, they were 4 speed. And far from nippy! Drank fuel like it was going out of fashion too, and that old pushrod sound. I wouldn't bother! Even downhill, 86mph was it's absolute top speed.

Max Headroom

Saw a lad (might have been from the garage) driving the said Fiesta this morning........looked like he'd just nicked it...:eek:...screaming into Superquinn.....

bookerboy

Spoke to my friend this evening.He can't tell me if it's the same car or not.
The one he looked at was not in a garage so he suspects it is not the same one.
He dosen't think a garage would try and sell a car as rough as the one he looked at so it could be worth a look.
Let me know if anyone checks it out.

Big Nasty

Biro wrote: »

Nope, they were 4 speed. And far from nippy! Drank fuel like it was going out of fashion too, and that old pushrod sound. I wouldn't bother! Even downhill, 86mph was it's absolute top speed.

Was available in both 4 or 5!

Juantorena

Seems to be a few low mileage Feshties out there..http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C115745/

EPM

Anyone actually check it out?