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I have an old Ford Sierra Ghia, 74,000+ on the clock, three owners, 22 yrs old and was running until last August, when it was not used due to o.h.'s health problems and temporary loss of licence. I sorned it in November when the tax was due. It's an automatic and scruffy but ran well, had a newish battery and tyres and had been mot'd in the April 08 so only a couple of months or so running after that before it was left on the drive. O.h. has charged battery a few times and run it and it sounds ok, obviously tyres will need pumping etc and there may be mice nesting in the wheel arches lol, only kidding, I hope.

My son's friend says he might like to buy it, does anyone have any idea how much I could ask for it? This lad likes doing up old cars. I would like to get as much as I can for it and maybe I can pick up something else later on, I never drove the car as didn't like it being automatic, it was big too compared to the Fiesta I like driving. We only got it in a hurry cos the other Sierra which I could drive at a push, manual one, died suddenly and at that time o.h. didn't own a bike. Since his health problems when he had to get a bike to get to work, we have managed with one car, it's only occasionally a nuisance, like today when he took car as he fell and hurt his knee at the weekend, and it turned out to be too stiff to cycle, he came back after a couple of streets and got the car instead to get to work, leaving me stuck!

Lizx

Well 'Auto Trader' have a 21 year old Ghia on offer at £750. It is worth having a look at trade sites to see what they are asking for then comparing the vehicles, ie body condition, vehicle history, mileage, extras such as electic mirrors etc before deciding on a price.

I suggest you enter it for sale on ebay
Who knows you might only get £200 because of its age.

Conversely you might get £2000 or more as some might see it as a collectors item.

You can always put a reserve on so thay it cannot sell for less than say £500

Thanks for the advice, I did look at one or two sites and they seem to be quite popular, or several to sell, it would need some work to make it look good but I hate to let it go for less than it's worth cos I need the cash lol Can't afford to use it for a scrappage deal as I haven't the money to get a new motor altho it would be lovely. The Fiesta was only 2 yrs old when we got it and it's a very nippy little car, I love it altho it is now 8 yrs old, doesn't time fly? It's o.h.s car tho not mine so unless he signs it over to me as a Christmas pressie or something, lol......



Lizx

Any further ideas folks?

Lizx

Liz hi.
You don't say if its got a MOT on it, a lot of people won't buy a car without one as they donot know how much its going to cost to get it on the road. Also you say its a sierra ghia, which l understand are not worth that much now but if its a sierra cosworth, they usually fetch more money.
Why don't you a phone a local dealer up and say your thinking of buying a new car and would like to know how much they think you would get for your car, l did this and got a rough idea what my car was worth, mind you we always think our cars are worth more than we're offered, lol.
Hope l've been of a bit of help !!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Mummo, I haven't had it mot'd till we decided what we wanted to do with it, it was only done two weeks before it was taken off the road so shouldn't cost a lot to go through again. I just had occasion to speak to the mechanic who looks after both cars as the Fiesta has to go in next week to have a niggling noise checked out and the aircon done, so I asked him what he thought and he said Scrap value would be about £50 and if someone wanted to do it up, they would probably pay between £50 and £100 so I will have a serious think about whether to get rid or not. If o.h. decided later on he wanted a second car but not to pay a lot, it would be hard to find something he could be sure wasn't going to cost an arm and a leg later on, with this car we know it as we have had it about 4 years now and know what's been done and it's limitations etc.

Lizx

Liz try and sneak a look at Glasiers ( sp and unsure if correct ) guide it is what the traders tend to use
Auto trader as Col has mentioned tend to differ in their prices ....


Rod Gee may know will send him on here.

Thanks Uzzi, will look later or see if Rod has any ideas.

Lizx

Why not put it for sale. Spares or repair. but at that age with no MOT.don,t expect a great deal.£50----£100.about the best, but spares etc could get more .**M**.

Liz, have you realised that in 3 years time you can run it on the road without taxing it ?

Vehicles first registered over 25 years ago are exempt from the Road Tax.

It would be a cheap car to use as a runabout if you got it going.

Bernie,

Its not a rolling 25 year exemption. It only applies to vehicles manufactured (not registered) prior to the 1.1.73. and is classed as 'zero' tax with a tax disc being issued and displayed.

I think you will find that correct........

I stand corrected. Not a lot of people know that. (Well I didn't).

i was hanging on to my old Avenger for that reason then they moved the goalposts, it was registered in I think 1975, it's rotting away under a mountain of stuff in my garage but another friend of my son's is interested in that too and I won't have the money to do anything with it now. I was so full of good intentions to have it done up at some point but then life got in the way....
I only put it away for a few months to save on tax, it was before the days of SORN I really loved that car tho, was my second Avenger and took me and my son around for the first ten years of his life.

Lizx