Lenny Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Thinking of selling the Focus, putting some money to one side and buying a older Ford (not as old as the mk3 Escort though lol). Brought this as economical car to use, but drive a van to work everyday. And modern cars don't like sitting around. So would rather sell and let someone else enjoy it. Mmmm decisions decisions lol Is it worth the sell mate? In my opinion better the devil you know i.e you know its history, Also will the resale value leave much excess after purchasing the replacement, And what if the replacement requires some investment could end up out the same expence and an older car. Just my thought on it, Ive become quite bitter & twisted since poping out leg joint yesterday straining groin tendants and now on crutches, Fell on left side yesterday on to concrete, had phone in left side pocket which caused the pressure on joint, Popped back in after i got up but lord da pain. Anyways just my opinion yo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC600 Posted May 14, 2015 Author Share Posted May 14, 2015 Yeah, had those thoughts Lenny......thinking of only spending £1-2k (2.5k at a push). Late 90's, early 00's car. Should leave me £3-4k in the bank. Want something I can just fix myself. And not all this electronic stuff. Might even go early 90's.....and have two retro cars lol Hope you heal up ok mate, try and take it easy. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Yeah, had those thoughts Lenny......thinking of only spending £1-2k (2.5k at a push). Late 90's, early 00's car. Should leave me £3-4k in the bank. Want something I can just fix myself. And not all this electronic stuff. Might even go early 90's.....and have two retro cars lol Hope you heal up ok mate, try and take it easy. :) Perhaps a 00 or 01 Toyot\ Avensis.Im all for ford but at that age id say Toyota or Nissan Primera solid cars and pre-CanBus era. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC600 Posted May 15, 2015 Author Share Posted May 15, 2015 Would like to stick with Ford, but looking around I might have to look at the makes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC600 Posted May 18, 2015 Author Share Posted May 18, 2015 Focus is now gone. :( But just picked this beast up! :D MG ZS 180 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerFlame Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 UTP... Quite a versatile set of letters! Aha! Looks smart mate! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theredfox Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 nice colour to boot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC600 Posted May 18, 2015 Author Share Posted May 18, 2015 Cheers, such a smooth car to drive and very quick lol :D 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b4zz Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 sorry to hear you sold the focus fella and im sure the new owner will in joy it. on the plus side the zs you have bought looks a very nice clean example and love the colour 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodkat Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Ah, the ZS180. The car I never had the guts to buy... Too Rover for me. But look good, shift like hot snot, I like it. Sent via the 'Clacks' GNU STP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC600 Posted May 19, 2015 Author Share Posted May 19, 2015 sorry to hear you sold the focus fella and im sure the new owner will in joy it. on the plus side the zs you have bought looks a very nice clean example and love the colour Ah, the ZS180. The car I never had the guts to buy... Too Rover for me. But look good, shift like hot snot, I like it. Sent via the 'Clacks' GNU STP Cheers, does go like stink lol....it's mint too.....full service history, receipts for everything. Only done 78k. Cost me £1000. :D 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Focus is now gone. :( But just picked this beast up! :D MG ZS 180 Looks great, Needs some yellow paint on the calipers to get it poppin :) I see its already gotten silvatec bulbs in tail light units, Some "ultra flat" Wiper Blades would work a treat on styling very cheap on eBay straight swap, And perhaps some tinted wind deflectors. Apart from that its a nice tidy motor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC600 Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 Looks great, Needs some yellow paint on the calipers to get it poppin :) I see its already gotten silvatec bulbs in tail light units, Some "ultra flat" wiper blades would work a treat on styling very cheap on ebay straight swap, And perhaps some tinted wind deflectors. Apart from that its a nice tidy motor. Cheers Lenny. :) Not sure on caliper colour yet, still got some dark silver left. And found some Xpower caliper decals in the garage lol Already ordered all new badges as there all faded. Need a new arial as the one on it is vertical. Fitted my Pioneer head unit, and white smd interior lights. Cleaned, treated and painted some rust inside the boot recess near the hinges. The Wiper Blades are brand new Bosch blades, so will leave them for now. Booked in for new boots on Saturday. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theredfox Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 lovely colour those rims just so suit rover gives it real class in the wheel department Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC600 Posted May 21, 2015 Author Share Posted May 21, 2015 lovely colour those rims just so suit rover gives it real class in the wheel department Yeah, they really set it off. :) Some more pics, replaced the aerial now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC600 Posted May 22, 2015 Author Share Posted May 22, 2015 3 stage polish! Scrubs up well! :D 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 It is a nice clean motor mate, Your putting the going on me now for a project lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC600 Posted May 23, 2015 Author Share Posted May 23, 2015 It is a nice clean motor mate, Your putting the going on me now for a project lol Cheers mate, such a smooth ride and awesome on the bends. Loads of power. Should stop now as just had to get all the discs and pads, and a new caliper fitted. But it was cheap to buy so not bothered. :) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabbo_21 Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Like mines comes to mind again. I had a ZS180 prior to be Fords. Get a set of the rover 45 headlights and get rid of those orange indicators up front. Sent from my iPad using Ford OC 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Like mines comes to mind again. I had a ZS180 prior to be Fords. Get a set of the rover 45 headlights and get rid of those orange indicators up front. Sent from my iPad using Ford OC +1 DeTango if at all possible mate will look awsome 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC600 Posted May 27, 2015 Author Share Posted May 27, 2015 I want to try and keep it mostly standard, but I'll look into the lights. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 I want to try and keep it mostly standard, but I'll look into the lights. :) Please do :) ......... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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