On the road from today

corktina

mortgaged the kids for the €365 3 month road tax...







oops posted in classic section in error.... Mods copuld you move for me if you don't think it's a Classic :-)

Wicklowandy

Dont see too many of these around now, id say thats a beautiful hum that hits a growl;)

Tzar Chasm

if that's an st200 mondeo its rare enough to qualify for a mention here.


that said tho if they're rare now imagine how hard it will be to find a genuine article in 2030

so is that officially the end of the affair with the tinas?

mondeoman2

Best of luck With it,Great Car i had one for 2 years & really miss it:(
V6 is Great!!

bugsntinas

that's habit corky.

w124man

You're a Ford man then ......

corktina

Tzar Chasm wrote: »

if that's an st200 mondeo its rare enough to qualify for a mention here.


that said tho if they're rare now imagine how hard it will be to find a genuine article in 2030

so is that officially the end of the affair with the tinas?

exactly my thinking...buy now at the bottom of the market (€2400 delivered) they can only go up in value...St200 63000 miles...

yep Cortinas now in my past...

barney 20v

corktina wrote: »

exactly my thinking...buy now at the bottom of the market (€2400 delivered) they can only go up in value...St200 63000 miles...

yep Cortinas now in my past...

My brother had one from 9 myths old.. He had it for 3-4 yes and loved it.
I had it for 6 mths and loved it.

PurvesGrundy

corktina wrote: »

exactly my thinking...buy now at the bottom of the market (€2400 delivered) they can only go up in value...

They never will... not for another 18 years at least if these tax rates continue. In a similar manner to every other 'big engined' car in this country, most of them will end up in scrapyards long before they're eligible for classic status. Any you will be likely to see by that time at car shows etc. will probably have been imported from the UK.

Being such a smug advocate of paying extortionate motor tax rates in this country, how does that future grasp you?

corktina

PurvesGrundy wrote: »

They never will... not for another 18 years at least if these tax rates continue. In a similar manner to every other 'big engined' car in this country, most of them will end up in scrapyards long before they're eligible for classic status. Any you will be likely to see by that time at car shows etc. will probably have been imported from the UK.

Being such a smug advocate of paying extortionate motor tax rates in this country, how does that future grasp you?

all i can say is , go and price a Sierra Cosworth , previous generation and price through the roof. So back a few years and price a Lotus Cortina, you'd get a house cheaper...

The more that get scrapped will make mine worth more and mine is first-day irish (as is the ST170)

PurvesGrundy

corktina wrote: »

The more that get scrapped will make mine worth more and mine is first-day irish (as is the ST170)

Well I tell you what, best of luck waiting two decades for the most part for your car to 'shoot through the roof' in value.

As an enthusiast myself personally, I hope to see as many examples of a car I like survive as possible. I wouldn't be selfish enough to only cherish the example I own and hope there are none left for anyone else.

corktina

yeah right

PurvesGrundy

corktina wrote: »

yeah right

Excellent response.:rolleyes:

corktina

all a troll deserves

Max Headroom

Each to his own...but i prefer old cortinas......:o

Tzar Chasm

it will be rather interesting to see how well the modern cars age in comparison to the older simpler machines like the cortina

PurvesGrundy

corktina wrote: »

all a troll deserves

I think my argument against you was contructive enough not to be considered trolling. While I may not be a regular user on here, I have read your elevated posts before regarding motor tax amongst another things and merely decided it was time to say what I thought. You may not have liked it, but that is still not enough to warrant it being described as trolling.

Now, I'm finished.

Capri

w124man wrote: »

You're a Ford man then ......

I know another one in N Dublin - strange lot


( Course, I USED to be one too when Waldens/Archers/Ashley/etc were selling off 3.0 Capris cheap :rolleyes: )

unkel

C'mon lads, be good. I for one am delighted that corktina is enthused / excited again by one of his cars

kyote00

Nice one. Time to start picking up bits in Symonds Yat for it....;)

corktina wrote: »

mortgaged the kids for the €365 3 month road tax...







oops posted in classic section in error.... Mods copuld you move for me if you don't think it's a Classic :-)

corktina

Capri wrote: »

I know another one in N Dublin - strange lot


( Course, I USED to be one too when Waldens/Archers/Ashley/etc were selling off 3.0 Capris cheap :rolleyes: )

exactly my POV...would that you could pick up a perfect low mileage V6 Capri for shirt buttons like you could 10 years ago! (I know someone who sold a mint 1980 3.0Ghia for £600 way back then..)

steveone

Good luck with the car Corktina, have to say the current road tax setup is deplorable so I understand the dissention, I'm only waiting for the greens and whoever else to knock on the door again( and so are the dogs)... I gave away a 2.3 190E (literally), scrapped my '02 3.2 166 (one owner...me / like the 190 I couldn't afford the tax on it and wasn't prepared to hand it over for the money on offer ) and am livid that the local councillor drives his brand spanker 3 litre for feck all because of emissions while I'm being raped in a 99 1.6 multipla (broke as a toy at christmas these days) but with the prices that the post '83 big motors are going for I'm sorely temped every day to buy one- even factoring in the tax its nearly worth it.....

steveone

Tzar Chasm wrote: »

it will be rather interesting to see how well the modern cars age in comparison to the older simpler machines like the cortina

yep, easier to look after a cortina at home than the modern computery front drives...with airbags, awkward front subframes damned lambda senors and every other kinda doodad.. I think if the moderns are going to be worth anything they might need to go in a carcoon soon after they're born?

corktina

im not doing that! It's going to be enjoyed, maybe only for three months at a time though!

(It does 60 smiles to the gallon by the way)

carchaeologist

corktina wrote: »

exactly my POV...would that you could pick up a perfect low mileage V6 Capri for shirt buttons like you could 10 years ago! (I know someone who sold a mint 1980 3.0Ghia for £600 way back then..)

I have three ordinary Capris 1600s that cost less than £1000 for the three at the time. One is a spares car but still, it was good value in 2001!
Been literally years since iv seen them though as they are hemmed in by other crap!

A red 00 ST200 was scrapped in my local scrappy lately. I was too late to 'harvest' it though as it was 2 cars up and disembowelled by the time i got to it.:(

Max Headroom

corktina wrote: »

(It does 60 smiles to the gallon by the way)

youre not driving it properly then..............:p

corktina

the smiles go on for a LONG time...and theres a good few grins in there too...

mondeoman2

[QUOTE

A red 00 ST200 was scrapped in my local scrappy lately. I was too late to 'harvest' it though as it was 2 cars up and disembowelled by the time i got to it.:([/QUOTE]

St200 only came in Imperial blue(& White for UK Traffic Police);)

probably a St24 mondeo

Tzar Chasm

carchaeologist wrote: »

I have three ordinary Capris 1600s that cost less than £1000 for the three at the time. One is a spares car but still, it was good value in 2001!
Been literally years since iv seen them though as they are hemmed in by other crap!

A red 00 ST200 was scrapped in my local scrappy lately. I was too late to 'harvest' it though as it was 2 cars up and disembowelled by the time i got to it.:(

are they MK1 capri's ?
feel like parting with one for smallish money

corktina

mondeoman2 wrote: »

[QUOTE

A red 00 ST200 was scrapped in my local scrappy lately. I was too late to 'harvest' it though as it was 2 cars up and disembowelled by the time i got to it.:(

St200 only came in Imperial blue(& White for UK Traffic Police);)

probably a St24 mondeo[/QUOTE]

pretty sure they came in red white (a few) and blue.... I'd be happy to bow to your knowledge though I think I got that info from wiki


ST24 gone by 2000 surely...


oops " The ST200 was released to the public in Imperial Blue colour, Moondust Silver and a very limited number in white "

carchaeologist

Tzar Chasm wrote: »

are they MK1 capri's ?
feel like parting with one for smallish money

All MK3 sadly. All non runners at the moment too. Im assuming the shed hasnt fallen on them either!:eek: