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Mar 19, 2017 19:46:06 GMT
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Mar 19, 2017 19:47:25 GMT
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You start with one stolen van.
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Mar 19, 2017 19:49:30 GMT
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wait for it to be relisted, happening all the time now. but yes one stolen van.
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Mar 19, 2017 19:51:14 GMT
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Wouldn't jump to conclusions lads you do all realise how many mk1 vans are left and how desireable they are amongst the mk1 and 2 Scrote fraternity
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Mar 19, 2017 19:51:19 GMT
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Bloody nice garden ornament that.
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Mar 19, 2017 19:51:33 GMT
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Hopefully its someone who has dicked them about. Hopefully it will happen again.
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Porsche
West Midlands
Kev from B'ham.
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Mar 19, 2017 19:52:04 GMT
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Nothing a little bit of T-cut wouldn't solve.
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Last Edit: Mar 19, 2017 19:53:18 GMT by Porsche
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Mar 19, 2017 20:23:12 GMT
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Escorts have their own scene tax!
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Mar 19, 2017 20:23:17 GMT
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I messaged my mate with it Friday , we were both of the same opinion if...that's if it sold it would be for the Id nothing else
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Fraud owners club member 1999 Jaguar s type 1993 ford escort
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Mar 19, 2017 20:25:27 GMT
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the container next to it says suffolk waste disposal. they obviously failed
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Dez
Club Retro Rides Member
And I won't sit down. And I won't shut up. And most of all I will not grow up.
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Mar 19, 2017 20:29:07 GMT
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1. 4 grand isn't a lot of money these days. Especially in mk1 escort circles.
2. Realistically, how many original, untouched base spec vans with all the original van-only parts are there left, in any condition?
3. They're a very restorable vehicle, even in poor condition. Tbh all you would need to salvage from the original car are the van specific bits. Everything else is available. Anyone with a mediocum of restoration skill could restore that with the parts backup available. You'd probably still turn a profit even if you paid someone to do it if it was done to an anywhere half decent standard.
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Mar 19, 2017 20:29:27 GMT
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stitch it back together, banded steels, and your away.
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vulgalour
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Mar 19, 2017 20:54:53 GMT
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For reference, here's a Mk2 Escort van up at £13.5k, which they seem to have got. A stock van is likely to net more than a modified one so paying £4k for a complete, if shagged, original van isn't really that unreasonable when you look at the prices of Escorts comparatively. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-MK2-Escort-van-2-0-5-spd-NOW-SOLD/192129432042A thing is really only worth what someone will pay for it and someone values something about that ruined Mk1 van at £4k. Or at least that's what the bidding would show. It may get relisted, it may disentegrate on collection, it may just be robbed of its ID though the latter of these seems unlikely given that IDs pop up fairly regularly for less. If you want a Ford and don't want to pay mega-coin, there's some surprisingly affordable Z cars. Compared to the stratospheric prices some 70s and 80s Fords are commanding, these look cheap. If you were looking at a project alternative to that Mk1 van, your £4k could get this giant red set of fins. I didn't even have to put any effort in to find this. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ford-zephyr-mk3-classic-car-1965-last-owner-for-35-years-1-previous-owner-/282370518391No point getting in a froth about how much money someone else is paying on a rotten old heap. It's not like you're going to run out and buy a Mk1 Escort van yourself now, is it? Without people going a bit crazy over particular classics, all old cars will be regarded as disposable bangers. These weird little over-inflated price bubbles are one of those things that keeps the hobby afloat
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Mar 19, 2017 21:03:05 GMT
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Oooo I like that zeph! There was another red zephyr 4 on a few weeks ago with a buy it now of 10k! Bit steep I thought but if someone want it they will pay for it
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Mar 19, 2017 21:03:52 GMT
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I think the incredulity is coming form the fact that there is literally nothing of any worth on that car .I doubt there is £500 of bits on there and thats being kind .
I will leave that there and people can draw there own conclusions to why its been bought .
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Mar 19, 2017 21:22:48 GMT
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vulgalour
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Mar 19, 2017 21:24:15 GMT
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Edit: this isn't aimed at you, @beeswax, just a general rant. You posted while I was typing
By which you mean someone's clearly bought it to do something naughty. We don't know if they have or not, and there's little point in speculating on that. There have been some stupendous resurrections of old heaps over the decades, this one may be no different.
On the flip side, for some people acquiring a certain vehicle is an emotional thing rather than a sensible financial transaction. Plenty of people pay more than something is worth and its baffling to those that try and equate the worth of a vehicle with the value of the parts still on it. I'm guilty of this particular crime and I'm not alone, plenty of us commit the terrible sin of spending more on a car than its ever going to return.
So, just like the banger racing discussions, the crying about potential ringing is futile. Nobody is going to report it or get anything done about it without know what is actually going on and it does nothing to help anyone. In this instance I really hope the winning bidder pays up and does something amazing with it, whether that's restoring to factory fresh, modifying the nadgers off it or something in between.
I get fed up of "oh they paid a lot, they must be doing something illegal" statements with stuff like this. It serves no purpose and just fills forums with whining. Fact is, Fords are desirable and expensive, some people are very dodgy, and some internet auctions make no sense. If you're really bothered about it, report whatever crime you perceive to the authorites (I know, they won't do anything) and become vigilante or something. Just post constructive useful stuff we can all enjoy and make use of rather than the hand-wringing over what someone may or may not have done.
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Last Edit: Mar 19, 2017 21:25:27 GMT by vulgalour
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Mar 19, 2017 21:36:20 GMT
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Edit: this isn't aimed at you, @beeswax, just a general rant. You posted while I was typing By which you mean someone's clearly bought it to do something naughty. We don't know if they have or not, and there's little point in speculating on that. There have been some stupendous resurrections of old heaps over the decades, this one may be no different. . Damn good point all that, i mean, how many VW bus restorations have started with the most rusty basket case you can imagine, only to be turned into something capable of passing an mot? It might take alot of 4dr saloon to do it, but how much work, and cost, would it take to restore that van using a not quite so rotten 4dr saloon? Its clear that the bulkhead forwad is toast, but the door shut at the rear of the front doors looks fine!
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Mar 19, 2017 21:47:30 GMT
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The one I had was worse than that tbh which is why I went full on with Probably the only mk1 van running full grp 4 Irish Tarmac spec Tubbed for 15,s and bubble arches lol
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93fxdl
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Mar 19, 2017 21:52:59 GMT
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