Spotted this on Autotrader. Seriously can't believe someone has traded this in, rarer than the proverbial rocking horse sh*t/hens teeth.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202405179827705

 

It's probably knackered

That's pretty much the price when new:

https://m-sportedition.co.uk/

 

Being rare doesn't make it desirable.  Can't imagine it's particularly nice to drive on the road.  Sort of thing you'd chuck in a heated lockup for 25 years and hope it appreciates in value.  But will anyone really want something like that in 25 years time?  I haven't even heard of the guy who signed it.  (Though I have no interest in racing, perhaps he is famous to those in the scene)

I suspect that's where it's come from, some older guy cashing it in for a pension, rather than trading it in for a Puma...  It's been there for a couple of years already.  Hopefully not stored outside...

14 minutes ago, TomsFocus said:

Being rare doesn't make it desirable.  

It does have some desirable bits - Mountune upgrade, Quaife diff and Bilsteins for instance.

Whether that makes it worth ten grand over market average all depends on your POV I suppose, and which side of Marmite you find the cosmetics.😀

 

53 minutes ago, TomsFocus said:

  I haven't even heard of the guy who signed it.  

Lol, Malcolm Wilson OBE is a famous rally driver active from the 70's to 90s - possibly before your time!😀

Just re-reading that AT ad again, I see the car advertised has been modified (or messed with, depending on your POV) and is now quite a long way from the original M-Sport spec.

The last one they had was a wide- body conversion, that's defo not the same one. I do agree it's a bit of a gimmick as it's not a proper homologation car. As for storage, I'd personally drive the nuts of it. Its only tin and rubber after all.

2 hours ago, TomsFocus said:

Being rare doesn't make it desirable.  Can't imagine it's particularly nice to drive on the road.  Sort of thing you'd chuck in a heated lockup for 25 years and hope it appreciates in value.  But will anyone really want something like that in 25 years time?  I haven't even heard of the guy who signed it.  (Though I have no interest in racing, perhaps he is famous to those in the scene)

I suspect that's where it's come from, some older guy cashing it in for a pension, rather than trading it in for a Puma...  It's been there for a couple of years already.  Hopefully not stored outside...

 

1 hour ago, Eric Bloodaxe said:

Lol, Malcolm Wilson OBE is a famous rally driver active from the 70's to 90s - possibly before your time!😀

Ah, fair point!  Not sure how that's relevant to a Mk7 Fiesta though.

My generation was more Petter Solberg...I seem to remember everyone having the RC version of his Impreza!  

59 minutes ago, TomsFocus said:

Not sure how that's relevant to a Mk7 Fiesta though.

M-Sport was originally Malcolm Wilson Motorsport and the Fiesta WRC which was based (fairly loosely, you might say) on the Mk 7 Fiesta was developed by M-Sport.

 

https://www.topgear.com/car-news/motorsport/four-time-champ-drive-new-fiesta-wrc-car

5 minutes ago, Eric Bloodaxe said:

M-Sport was originally Malcolm Wilson Motorsport and the Fiesta WRC which was based (fairly loosely, you might say) on the Mk 7 Fiesta was developed by M-Sport.

https://www.topgear.com/car-news/motorsport/four-time-champ-drive-new-fiesta-wrc-car

That does add a bit of provenance then.   Must be quite a niche market but I'll take my ignorance elsewhere. 🤐

Must admit I'm a bit surprised BMW don't own the rights to 'M-Sport' as well.

26 minutes ago, TomsFocus said:

Must admit I'm a bit surprised BMW don't own the rights to 'M-Sport' as well.

Yes, it's a label I'd associate more with BMW also. Given the "brand infringement" cases you see nowadays, some rather tenuous (Lidl v Tesco Clubcard for instance) you might have thought so. I have an idea that just "M" is a trademark, though.