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Registered: 4th Oct 04
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 lucky bastard! If it were me it would be sold and i'd have at least 10K in my tail!
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MarkM
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Registered: 11th Apr 01
Location: Liverpool
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Or sell your other car and have a free Cosworth to drive around in...
Sounds like a better plan to me...as these cars dont depreciate much if at all anymore...probably worth more than it is now in say 5 years time!!!
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SVM 286
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Registered: 13th Feb 05
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
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Originally posted by sport16v
How much would you say its worth now then??
10-14k
12-16K 
[Edited on 05-07-2005 by SVM 286]
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SVM 286
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Originally posted by jr
all i can thin of like ollie said is the owner died, becasue i would certaily remember where i left my esscoss, and its not the type of car you just leave lying about
He's gonna be picking his bollocks and teeth off the floor with a pair of broken arms when the genuine owner of the car catches up with him.
Posting the whole story on a massively popular Ford internet forum probably wasn't the best day's work he ever did - not if he wants to keep his legs intact and keep the whole thing hush hush.
The real owner of the Escort must surely be either dead, in prison, in hiding, or on a witness protection plan.
I mean - people just don't leave rare, valuable and desirable performance cars laying around like so much scrap for any Tom, Dick or Harry to claim as his own.
If i'd pulled off a scam like that, I would keep it to my bloody self, I wouldn't tell anyone, not a bleedin' soul, and I certainly wouldn't go broadcasting it on sodding PassionFord.
I'd change the registration number, and tell anyone that asked that i'd taken out a loan and bought it from the other end of the country.
The bloke must have a deathwish.
It's all rather  isn't it.
[Edited on 05-07-2005 by SVM 286]
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Jake
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Registered: 24th Jan 05
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quote:
Originally posted by SVM 286
quote:
Originally posted by jr
all i can thin of like ollie said is the owner died, becasue i would certaily remember where i left my esscoss, and its not the type of car you just leave lying about
He's gonna be picking his bollocks and teeth off the floor with a pair of broken arms when the genuine owner of the car catches up with him.
Posting the whole story on a massively popular Ford internet forum probably wasn't the best day's work he ever did - not if he wants to keep his legs intact and keep the whole thing hush hush.
The real owner of the Escort must surely be either dead, in prison, in hiding, or on a witness protection plan.
I mean - people just don't leave rare, valuable and desirable performance cars laying around like so much scrap for any Tom, Dick or Harry to claim as his own.
If i'd pulled off a scam like that, I would keep it to my bloody self, I wouldn't tell anyone, not a bleedin' soul, and I certainly wouldn't go broadcasting it on sodding PassionFord.
I'd change the registration number, and tell anyone that asked that i'd taken out a loan and bought it from the other end of the country.
The bloke must have a deathwish.
It's all rather isn't it.
[Edited on 05-07-2005 by SVM 286]
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Corsa_Carl
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Registered: 8th Oct 04
Location: Darlington
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so in the end how did he get it started with no keys etc ?
how much did it cost him to fix up
there is a toyota something or other thats abandoned near a mates . . . i might hav a snoop round there tonight could sell it for a few thousand, its in perfect condition
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MatthewR
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Registered: 21st Oct 02
Location: Rickmansworth
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How did he start her up?
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BYRON
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Registered: 1st Jun 04
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outrageous. although feck me...
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dave17
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Registered: 3rd Sep 02
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Fair play to him.
But i would be selling that car ASAP
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Paul_J
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Registered: 6th Jun 02
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I reckon quite possibly it was nicked or the driving was uninsured or something?
They had the accident - legged it from the scene.
if nicked - the actual owner may of reported it stolen but it was never found by the police (maybe completely different area of the country)
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Doug
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Tempted to try this with a jag that is sitting about next to my house  its a V12 B) could probably make a few quid on it
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ShEp
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Registered: 9th Aug 05
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i'd spunk my load if that happened to me, i cant get over how lucky this guy is,
sorry for the grot 
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Claire
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quote:
Originally posted by Paul_J
I reckon quite possibly it was nicked or the driving was uninsured or something?
They had the accident - legged it from the scene.
After putting the steering lock on? That was nice of them 
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Corsa_Carl
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quote:
Originally posted by Claire
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Originally posted by Paul_J
I reckon quite possibly it was nicked or the driving was uninsured or something?
They had the accident - legged it from the scene.
After putting the steering lock on? That was nice of them
oh yeah
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Corsa E-Tec
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Registered: 4th Feb 04
Location: Stevenage Drives: Leon Cupra
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lucky git.
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LeeM
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Registered: 26th Sep 05
Location: Liverpool
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i laughed that he was moaning about impound fee's! that is one lucky bastard though, that car looks spot on for £450!
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LeeM
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Registered: 26th Sep 05
Location: Liverpool
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ooh, and it could be a ring car, theres loads of lads my age who drive round here (uninsured, unlicensed, etc) in a escort cossie, it belongs to the local drug dealer who they work for
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Corsa_Carl
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blackpool sounds a good place 
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LeeM
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Registered: 26th Sep 05
Location: Liverpool
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hey, at least they're in a nice car that they look after, i havent mentioned all the townies in banged up fiestas or nicked mopeds, lol!
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Corsa_Carl
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wish i had a cossie, might start drug dealing
or searching the uk for an abandoned one lol
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RS6
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Registered: 5th Nov 03
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fair play to the bloke, it seems wrong though, doesn't it??
getting a private plate would be my main concern, what if the owner was to see it after all this time??
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Corsa_Carl
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he wouldnt recognise it, its been done up to perfect condition
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Ludacris Turbo
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Registered: 28th May 04
Location: High Green, Sheffield
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quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Carl
he wouldnt recognise it, its been done up to perfect condition
He would recongise the reg plate on it though, and you would be pickin your teeth of the floor for a week
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Corsa_Carl
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doubt he would recognise it tho, its been done up to new and has a private plate, theres nothing there that suggests it was his car
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N16K
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Registered: 4th Oct 04
Location: Belfast, NI Drives: Corsa D SRi, Tuned Cooper S, B
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Never knew you could do that.
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