KyleR Posted April 11, 2012 Posted April 11, 2012 One up for Auction near Belfast, I believe you can bid online too somehow. It's up on the 12th along with some other classics from someones estate. If I had money to burn i'd definitely be having a punt for it. Surely someone on here wants one of the worlds most iconic cars? http://www.wilsonsauctions.com/classic_car.asp Quote
Dave J Posted April 11, 2012 Posted April 11, 2012 These do sell pretty well but it has to be in good condition to make decent money!! I've always liked them since i first saw one in the film Back To The Future Quote
DoogyRev Posted April 11, 2012 Posted April 11, 2012 .... apparently they are not that good to drive Quote
marzman Posted April 11, 2012 Posted April 11, 2012 That whole auction page looks like an episode of Wheeler Dealers. Quote
ace Posted April 11, 2012 Posted April 11, 2012 Mmmm, some interesting cars on there that could fetch good money, I went to the States in 1982 and the Delorean had just been launched when I saw one back then it was a car to die for unfortunatly not now Quote
rabbitstew Posted April 11, 2012 Posted April 11, 2012 .... apparently they are not that good to drive They were originally, as they were based on a lotus esprit chasis, but for some unknown reason they raised the front end of them just before it was launched, which totally screwed up the handling. A lot of owners drop the front end back to how it was designed originally. Performance wise, they are slow as my lawn mower as they are quite underpowered. I think its something like 150hp for European models and 130hp for US models with all the extra anti pollution control on them. Quote
EH 370z Posted April 11, 2012 Posted April 11, 2012 .... apparently they are not that good to drive They were originally, as they were based on a lotus esprit chasis, but for some unknown reason they raised the front end of them just before it was launched, which totally screwed up the handling. A lot of owners drop the front end back to how it was designed originally. Performance wise, they are slow as my lawn mower as they are quite underpowered. I think its something like 150hp for European models and 130hp for US models with all the extra anti pollution control on them. Renault V6 I believe Quote
rabbitstew Posted April 11, 2012 Posted April 11, 2012 .... apparently they are not that good to drive They were originally, as they were based on a lotus esprit chasis, but for some unknown reason they raised the front end of them just before it was launched, which totally screwed up the handling. A lot of owners drop the front end back to how it was designed originally. Performance wise, they are slow as my lawn mower as they are quite underpowered. I think its something like 150hp for European models and 130hp for US models with all the extra anti pollution control on them. Renault V6 I believe I thought it was a volvo engine? Quote
DannyBoy Posted April 11, 2012 Posted April 11, 2012 .... apparently they are not that good to drive They were originally, as they were based on a lotus esprit chasis, but for some unknown reason they raised the front end of them just before it was launched, which totally screwed up the handling. A lot of owners drop the front end back to how it was designed originally. Performance wise, they are slow as my lawn mower as they are quite underpowered. I think its something like 150hp for European models and 130hp for US models with all the extra anti pollution control on them. Renault V6 I believe I thought it was a volvo engine? It's both: was co-developed by Renault, volvo and also Peugeot I think. But whoever made it, I can't see 150hp being enough for a car coated in steel plating DB Quote
geoff-r Posted April 11, 2012 Posted April 11, 2012 Never saw the appeal of these, they're butt ugly Quote
rabbitstew Posted April 11, 2012 Posted April 11, 2012 Never saw the appeal of these, they're butt ugly Back to the future! Quote
Stew Posted April 11, 2012 Posted April 11, 2012 Quite a few interesting cars. The startlet looks ace! Quote
rtbiscuit Posted April 11, 2012 Posted April 11, 2012 Renault V6 I believe just like the 350Z must admit i appreciate the delorean, but i wouldn't want one. isn't it the only irish sports car to date? Quote
geoff-r Posted April 11, 2012 Posted April 11, 2012 Never saw the appeal of these, they're butt ugly Back to the future! I'll get deducted man points for this but I've never seen the films, although I do know that's where the following comes from. Quote
JT350GT4 Posted April 11, 2012 Posted April 11, 2012 Never saw the appeal of these, they're butt ugly Back to the future! I'll get deducted man points for this but I've never seen the films, although I do know that's where the following comes from. How ? lol Quote
JetSet Posted April 11, 2012 Posted April 11, 2012 Triumph GT6 Mk3 I had one of them, a 72 K reg. Great car, paid £1250 for it, sold it for £1400 2 years later, when it was 5 years old. Only real problem was the body rot, the top of the door had to be filled and repainted and the boot wouldn't close as the area around the catch had rotted away and there were several sprouts of rust in other random places. Mechanically very good though and felt pretty fast for a car with around 100 bhp. Mine was an American export model, converted to RHD by the Triumph factory so it was probably a few bhp down and had a few non U.K standard engine parts. Pete Quote
ace Posted April 11, 2012 Posted April 11, 2012 The Ford cosy could be worth something in the future going by what Mk1 Escort Rs's and Mexicos are selling for Quote
KyleR Posted April 12, 2012 Author Posted April 12, 2012 Renault V6 I believe just like the 350Z must admit i appreciate the delorean, but i wouldn't want one. isn't it the only irish sports car to date? I believe it's the only car ever to be built over here, never mind sports car. I really want one, but only if I could have a car collection. It'd be sitting smack in the middle, Flux capacitor included Quote
Stew Posted April 12, 2012 Posted April 12, 2012 The Ford cosy could be worth something in the future going by what Mk1 Escort Rs's and Mexicos are selling for The cossie value is rising now. They have gained money (as have more recent escorts) in the past few years. Quote
ace Posted April 12, 2012 Posted April 12, 2012 telling me mate, when I was 17 I owned a Mk1 Mexico and RS2000 then a Mk2 Mexico in apple green an RS2000 and a Lotus Cortina and bought from Jenny Hanly (Magpie fame) a BMW 2002 tii in Orange I wish I had all them now. On Ebay is a mint Ford Mk1 Escort Lotus engined car for £65000 Quote
rabbitstew Posted April 12, 2012 Posted April 12, 2012 The Ford cosy could be worth something in the future going by what Mk1 Escort Rs's and Mexicos are selling for The cossie value is rising now. They have gained money (as have more recent escorts) in the past few years. I guess they are all getting pretty rare now as most of them rotted away. Quote
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