1996 Mk3.5 Fiesta 1.1 Classic - £50 - in Warwick

[kabman]

My old Mk3.5 served me well for the last few years but is no longer needed and now it's MOT has run out. It still has a couple of months tax but will need a new steering column UJ and the side light switch fixing for an MOT. I bodged an extra switch in to get by but the stalk needs replacing for a proper fix. It's got a rusty rear valence. It looks like it was replaced early on in the car's life and not protected very well but isn't a problem as far as MOT goes. It's got plenty of minor dents and scratches. That's just about all the bad points I can think of out of the way.
Good points: Mechanically it's fine - Good old rattley HCS engine runs like a champ and always managed at least 50mpg. It had two new tyres, exhaust back box and new brakes all round last year. Tidy interior. Handy towbar. Comfy ride. Corking heater for the winter months. Entertaining handling.

Someone give it a good home or use some bits off it to keep another Fiesta on the road. Feel free to make me an offer for any parts you might want.

You can all guess what a ratty Fiesta looks like but have a few bad pics anyway

[hamps]

I might have this, i need to see how far from kent you are now

[Takeshi]

In my opinion, that's a steal. Nice to see someone who isn't being greedy

[theheap]

Dude if this is a driver/runner can you pm me your postcode and i will pick it up on Thursday

Terry

[hamps]

Get in line terry!

[kabman]

I wasn't expecting to be snowed under with offers Thanks to everyone who got in touch.

Someone from here has called dibs but I'll update everyone at the weekend if it falls through.

[hamps]

who called dibs? I replied first!

[theheap]

I'm in line, don't panic lol

[rmad]

I'm saying this as an observer rather than a moderator, but hamps...you said that you might have it once you'd checked the diatance.

In the end I reckon it's up to the seller to decide the best combination of money and ease of sale for them (unless they say they'll sell to someone and then go back on their word). When I sold my Cressy I was inundated with offers- in the end I chose someone I knew to be a good owner, wouldn't muck me about and was relatively local.

[Deleted]

If this doesn't go, I'll have it for the passenger door and towbar if nothing else!

[kabman]

Sorry everyone. I really wasn't expecting a deluge of offers. More like weeks of begging people to take it off my hands. As it is, it would have been gone within an hour of posting but I'm working away 'till Friday so I've had to fend off the buyer until then.

Mind you, he hasn't seen it in the flesh yet.

But when he does......!? well, how could any died-in-the-wool Retro connoisseur resist the throbbing power and luxury appointments of a well used 1.1 pov-spec Fester.

[nogger827]

festas are the new golfs lol

[adlo1981]

is this still available? i am local and have £50 waiting if noone else has already had it?

[MK2VR6]

Scary thing is, surely it would be worth more than £50 notes if the seller had driven it straight into the scrappie?!

[trouble]

Cats worth £45

[chompysnake]

wow i would rather scrap a car than sell for 50!!! you get 160 for a small car here if it runs or not and 210 for bigger stuff lol

It's nice to see a person being generous though

[adlo1981]

i would like to get it up and running again with a new back panel , a fresh mot , seems a shame to scrap it really , although i understand where people are coming from .

[chompysnake]

I don't know if you can just use fibreglass filler or something on the rear valance as it's not a structural piece. these cars are well easy to work on. if you like it that much don't sell it

[kabman]

Nogger827 has taken it

I know what you're all saying. Yes I could have got a lot more by selling it bit-by-bit on Ebay and then weighing in what's left. I've been there before but these days, there are plenty of other things I'd rather be doing in my limited spare time so, for me, it's more hassle than it's worth.
Alternatively, I could have spent a weekend prepping it for an MOT and driven it for another year but it's easier/cheaper/more fun to buy another bargain-basement daily with a fresh ticket.