1984 2.9 Cosworth Capri SOLD

It's certainly got plenty of potential!

Is the car MOT'd? And is there a set of standard or steel wheels available rather than the set it's currently sat on?

Cheers

Mike

Update with more pics as promised.

I had a fairly good nose around this yesterday and found no issues with it. Sills are good, rear arches are very strong, pillars are all good, looks to have had a replacement boot floor at some point which has been put in nicely and just has a little surface rust. Has had a few repairs previously as most have, but these look to have been done well - it really does just need tidying up a bit. The only proper negative I can see with it is the wings having blistered a bit, but i've no doubt they're repairable.

Also had a look around underneath and the car has been polybushed, had a little drive and everything's good there, stops well and handles really nicely. Very impressive ride comfort, doesn't crash around at all but is firm.

Car really needs to move on asap owing to a new project and no storage space, so price has been reduced to £2950 for a quick sale.

I must admit, i've had no idea what to suggest it goes up at and it does feel very cheap, but he just wants back what it owes him really and it needs moving on as soon as possible. If anyone wants to pay more than it's up for they'd be more than welcome to haha!

And no worries, if I had the money i'd take it on to do the same myself.

Hey Piggy,

Nope, nothing I can see - it's a good motor and is honest. It's had work here and there, but you can see what's been done and it's all up to scratch.

It's up for what it owes, really - the price is about what you'd put into building one yourself. If you're skeptical on the low price, I'll happily put another £2000 on there for you?

Like I've said above, only standout 'work' for me seems to be the wings, but even they are at a stage where remedial work will see them good.

It's a cheap blank canvas for something and you'd really be going some to lose money on it - the motor'a worth the asking in parts. Just needs to go quickly, hence the price. If it doesn't sell though, it'll likely be on eBay with a significantly higher figure.

Cheers!

I went to collect this car today, a 700 mile journey (North of Scotland to Sussex). I walked away after inspecting it and had to travel 700 miles home empty handed.
Fair play to Matt, he returned my deposit but the car is not at all accurately described. I would go as far as saying the vehicle is unsafe for road use due to some very dodgy underbody repairs (Not done by the current owner).
I'm very disappointed to have wasted time (1 full day) and money (£150 for flights, £20 for trains, £25 for 1 month road tax and whatever my insurance will charge to cancel my new policy) for a 1400 mile round trip.
My fault totally for buying a car unseen, I took a chance and it was the wrong decision, I decided to post this so that anyone else thinking about buying the car knows that it is not roadworthy in it's current condition and should not be advertised or sold as such.

A list of areas not as described and areas in my opinion found to be dangerous has been passed on to Matt for inspection.

A couple of things to say then thats it for me, I'll move on.
First, I travelled all that distance to pay the agreed price for a vehicle that I could drive home, I'm not a messer or a tyre kicker, I'm passionate about retro cars and love a good road trip, I went with an open mind and a bag full of tools and would happily have overlooked the odd extra bit of corrosion ect, it's a fact of life that an old ford will need a wee bit of work and I fully expected to have some bits to do when I got home.
After inspecting the car I walked away, I did not try to haggle the price, I was not trying to get a better deal or anything like that I genuinely felt that car was unsafe, it is rotten, there is no other way to describe it unfortunately.

Matt, you state above that you would not put your name to a car you thought was dangerous, your friend admitted to me he had owned the car for a month and in that time neither of you had inspected it underneath, this is the bit I'm struggling with since he works on vehicles for a living and the capri was kept at his garage.
At the same time as saying you would not put your name to a dangerous vehicle, you are also distancing yourself from it and removing responsibility by saying you advertised it for someone else, this is exactly the same tactic your friend used when I challenged him about the areas that were not as described or not described at all, everything I pointed out on that vehicle was allegedly a complete shock to him. " I didn't describe it like that it was Matt" was his answer, he too was distancing himself from the vehicle. Now that's the oldest trick in the book when it comes to selling motors.

I don't feel misled, I WAS misled, whether on purpose or unintentionally I'll never know, if it was unintentionally, have a think about what this was like for me?
You want to iron out a few issues here? Take the car to a MOT station and get a pre-MOT inspection done on it.

I don't want anything else from you, you were kind enough to return my deposit, I'm of the opinion that the wasted day and wasted money for flights ect is a small price for me to pay, not to be driving that thing.
Thats the last you'll hear about it from me, having spoken to you and going by your input on RR you seem like a decent chap so I'm sure you'll do the right thing.

To quote a well know saying..

'If it appears too good to be true, it probably IS.'

Agreed.

I feel for ALL parties here.

The owner for having trusted his friend that all was solid

The new buyer - for his wated time & money

And last of all, Mr Skoze himself - For doing what any 'Friend' would do


There are no winners here - Personally, I think the car should go for MOT and the fail sheet be put up on the advert so that any prospective buyer can decide for himself.

Morning all, i've been working away from civilisation but the conclusion to the saga is as follows...

Last monday, a guy who was interested before Martyn put a deposit down got wind of the car being available again and almost immediately came over with a friend of his, both heavily into Capris and old Fords in general. We spoke at length about what Martyn thought the issues were and they thoroughly inspected the car themselves over the best part of an hour.

I had a damn good look around the car last weekend, and I have to say I do still disagree with the vast majority of the problems listed above - the one bit I will concede is the drivers' sill by the B pillar which had cracked some old filler and i'd not noticed. After beating the hell out of it with a chisel and a very big hammer, we managed to make a 2p sized hole in the top of it, which was then cut back to clean metal and welded up - took an hour at most, very easy fix.

Anyway, the guy was more than happy with the repair, both he and his mate took their time viewing the car and feeling around for rot, took it for a drive and came back looking terrified complimenting how well it drove and how fast it was, before saying - and I quote - "it needs a bit of work here and there, but this is exactly as you described it - i'm not even going to try and haggle." Insured it on the spot, transferred the full asking price and drove it home.

As far as i'm concerned, this is the end of it - two people have independently verified that the car was as described and good enough to warrant buying it.

With regards to the whole "something for nothing" thing, you're right - you usually don't, but sometimes a good opportunity does arise. On the other hand, this could just as easily be applied to the expectations some buyers seem to hold.

I'm not going to enter into a slagging match here as I never met Martyn when he came down and he does strike me as being an alright guy, but I would just like to defend myself and say there are several things i've heard from the people present on the day that really don't sit right with me. Regardless, you came a long way in a hurry to see a car that wasn't what you wanted it to be, and I am genuinely sorry about that - next time we're both involved with the sale of a car at distance again, i'm sure it'll be handled very differently.

I value my reputation; on here, in day to day life, professionally, whatever. I do not appreciate seeing my name dragged through the mud when i've been as fair as I possibly can be. I don't want any animosity from here on in - this is my final say on the matter and I will not be replying to this thread.