some ppl will soon brake mint RS mk2 escorts as they....

[johnylock]

patrs

i think the price of parts going up and up ! puts our cars at greater risk of being stolen !! like you say they are worth more in parts than the worth of the car mine will never be left alone anywhere !

[rwdrs]

another perspective is, more often than not, people are bidding on individual items which means they will pay anything for that part. Paying £30-£40 for something that in reality cost £1, 25 years ago is irrelavant. Again, how much does a Focus rear lense cost ?? today.

I don't know about that, I won't pay anything for bits. I also think using rare NOS bits just to have a minter despite the bits on the car being in vgc is a tad wasteful too.

Where I can concur however is that these parts did cost a fair old whack back along when the cars were new or as replacement parts up to 15 years ago and why should the base of parts that gets ever smaller mean that stuff be cheaper than the new price.

Trouble is people with (often) more money than sense "must have" mentality ruining it for the rest, I usually manage to pick up what these days can be described as bargains but usually only because I'm lucky on the day and resist the urge to pay whatever is "necessary" to get stuff come what may

[pinto48s]

i will be glad when ive got what i need ! i was going to bid on a rubber gromit for round the steering colum ! you know the one , its seals the inside at the bulk head ! it was at a tenner and know thirty odd quid so it looks like ill be looking a bit longer then ! its these kind of bits that go for the big money .

you can get new ones from burtons

[xpackboy]

read all the post ,and i have gone mad on ebay myself and paid silly money for parts, but without the bay i wudnt got wot i was after. but cozzy prices are just as bad .i have a friend breaking them just to make a living the more demand the higher the price and on the bay it easy and lazy sit there and get just wot you are after .sad really

[Chesney]

I've had to pay silly money for something today but it's a case of if u want or need it then you pay it or else go without.

[wetandwindy2]

sreeing colunm grommit ebay

you can get new ones from burtons

i was bidding on that but price went sky high ,i knew you can get from burtons for about £17 -£20,some people donnt do there homework before bidding hence price goes crazy

[Tim]

most the little plastic clips and bits that sell on ebay are still current at ford,might be a different color but who cares still does the job

[pinto48s]

too right, do your homework. there are other places to get parts from, only thing i got off ebay when i done mine was a rear seat, rest was from shows or specialist supliers.

[Tim]

example

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GENUINE-FORD-WHITE-BONNET-STAY-CLIP-BONNET-GROMMET_W0QQitemZ160221443124QQihZ006QQcategoryZ27377QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

they proberly cosy £1 max from ford

[rwdrs]

I got a NOS boot lock for about €10 and a set of Gp1 allys with P&P for €155, so the bay does throw up the odd "bargain" you just need a bit of luck and not overspend your budget.

It's like going to buy a kitchen or the like, if you've got a budget of say 5K and the first three shops you go into only do a shite one for 5 K you don't say oh well I suppose we'll have to spend 15 K then do you?

[RS2000&MEXICO]

Paul, your car will look absolutely amazing I am sure. But, (and I don't want to sound rude) don't you need to take a step-back and wonder why you are investing so much money in it if the re-sale value will not be there? It is a lot of money to sacrifice just for the feel-good factor of the admirers at the shows isn't it?

Oh, by the way....I hope your Flu gets better soon

cheeRS

i do wonder why i spent so much but it's cos i love my escorts...they drive me mad somtimes i eat sleep and drink escorts nowdays
i had a dream last night about my harris pinto on the dyno...lol....i got so many bhp readings i didn't know what was what

i think i will take a step back for a bit and have a look at what i have got

[pinto48s]

true rwdrs, if its on ebay it must be the only one left in the world?? been lookin at welding masks on there, seen sh speedglas ones go for more than new ones from the ebay shops!!

[RS2000&MEXICO]

it good to know i'm not the only to feel like this about the price of parts and the way things are going. but will it ever change

[daytona_2000]

i built a concourse mexico 16 years ago cost me £12000 to build sold it for £3000 market value , it was built for the love of it and not for profit,i could have spent considerably more down the pub if i hadnt of given up the booze.
at the same time i had a lovely riviera blue rs2 custom tried to sell it for ages for £1800 , but no takers in the end i broke her up for nearly £3000.
so the situation has always been here and will always be the same perhaps the prices may go up maybe they will go down who knows who cares i just love the cars .
maybe i will break down my twin cam for spares

[Aled]

maybe i will break down my twin cam for spares

£10 bet says you wouldn't lol