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[joshxr2]

Hi guys

Just wanting to know if anyone has any info on this car as I'm going too look at it tomorrow and it is registered as a CAT D write off. Just wanting too see if anyones knows anything.

Cheers

[JamieFRST]

Its in the DB thread post1582229/?hilit=%20K781%20PLE#p1582229 but says soon to be G3 MXR

Not heard of it myself

[FRST SILVER]

it was on here about 3 months ago for-sale. then got smashed over the xmas period, hence now its a cat-d.. i was interested in it but it had quite a few rust bubbles appearing in places

looked very tidy though.. i thougth the fella was gonna break it now it had been crashed

[fiend]

it was on here about 3 months ago for-sale. then got smashed over the xmas period, hence now its a cat-d.. i was interested in it but it had quite a few rust bubbles appearing in places

looked very tidy though.. i thougth the fella was gonna break it now it had been crashed

He sold the car whole instead of breaking it, from what I remember from the thread.

It's now on pistonheads with a black door..

http://pistonheads.com/sales/1473721.htm

Odd that it's a CAT D (not mention of it in the advert), I thought they didn't go through the insurance in the end and just sold it on after the crash?

Seems odd the new seller is selling it so quickly after buying it, maybe it's rather rusty underneath?

[0010]

are you talking about the same car here, on the database its k781 ple and piston heads its k78 ple???

[FRST SILVER]

its strange how there was a k781 ple on here with the passenger door damaged... now there is a k78 ple on there for sale with a new passenger door.. its got to be the same car..

[fiend]

It's the same car..

possibly-breaking-moondust-vt182155/

It looks as though the '1' has been edited out in the pistonhead pictures?

[mrorange2]

Defiantly the same car on picture 8 on pistonheads you can see the bumper is cracked in same place. As said bet they edited the 1 out.

I recon buyer bought it cheap fixed it to some extent now trying to seller for a profit £2200 for that's as a cat d is expensive in my eyes.

[jonboisescort]

it defo looks like the 1 has been edited 100% sure its the same car

[stretch]

Yup this is my old car. It was written off as a CATD by the insurance company and I brought it back off them. I then sold it to a guy who was keen to restore it. It now seems he want s to sell it on. The car on PH is the same one as you can see where the 1 has been edited out of the reg as it's in a slightly different shade of yellow plus the crack in the bumper in picture 8 is the same.

I hope whoever buys this restores it to it's former glory as I didn't make any profit on buying it off the insurance company and selling it on, I only did so due to the fact it's a moondust and the numbers are dwindling.

[joshxr2]

Thanks for the replies. Yeah it was a photoshopped to take the number out. The car looks good but when you get closer to it the rust is pretty bad. There are 2 massives holes in the sills and the rear arches are on the way out as I poked around and came out with a handful of rusty metal.

The guy selling it didn't know about the cat D or the holes apparently seemed genuinely gutted when we told him. The price has now dropped to 1500 on pistonheads.

[fiend]

Thanks for the replies. Yeah it was a photoshopped to take the number out. The car looks good but when you get closer to it the rust is pretty bad. There are 2 massives holes in the sills and the rear arches are on the way out as I poked around and came out with a handful of rusty metal.

The guy selling it didn't know about the cat D or the holes apparently seemed genuinely gutted when we told him. The price has now dropped to 1500 on pistonheads.

I knew there had to be more to it, i.e rust. I bet that is why he is selling it.

I find it hard to believe he didn't know it was a CAT D though.

[RS EDDIE]

Yeah I made an enquiry aswell, something regarding the cost of a courtesy car being too much!!!

I put a post in this section(how strange) regarding the other silver fez on p.heads with the reg K780 PLE!!!

[stretch]

The guy selling it didn't know about the cat D

I can assure you he certainly did, he was interested in the car before the accident and he waited until i'd brought it back of the insurance co and told him it was a CATD.

Ask him to see the receipt I gave him when I sold the car as it clearly states it on there as well

[FRST SILVER]

its a shame it went on a cat-d as they are getting rare now.

im defianatly gonna keep my standard moondust one now

[stretch]

Yeah I know but it wouldn't have been economical for me to self repair and sell on, I'm just happy I saved another MD from the scrapheap.

[jamesmb2]

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news stretch, your old moondust has just found it's way into a scrapyard:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FORD-FIESTA-RS-TU ... 27afb867d5

What a shame.

[alirst]

guess what, dont think it is being broken after all, look what i just found on ebay. whats the chances of there being two moondust frst's with dark blue passenger side doors from a prang

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1992-FORD-FIESTA-RS-TURBO-SILVER_W0QQitemZ270561480927QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item3efeb890df

[alirst]

its confirmed, i messaged the seller and it is the same car

[Glen]

I went to look at this when it was with the owner that bought it off stretch (i presume is the one that had when the accident happened with door).

but was too much rust to even entertain. and a very worrying bodge repair on the passenger Door shut panel.

Its a shame to say, but i think this car really needs to be broken and try to recoupe as much money back that way.

When i test drove the engine seemed good tho, very responsive and nice n tight with no horrible noises.

Brakes were majorlly warped and tracking well out.

but i think the rust was too far gone, would prob need every panel changing.

[alirst]

yea, i went to look at it too, was a lad in rayliegh had it then, when i noticed it on ebay last night i had a feeling of dejavous so thought i'd have a bit of a snoop in to what was going on, the guy has now ammended the listing to say that it is a cat d, but is still only listing 'some surface rust' even though as glen says the sills and rear arches are well rotten. shame really. couldnt resist messaging the seller and sticking a spanner in the works though, it was just the way he was so adement it wasnt a write off that got me.

[FRST SILVER]

shame as they are getting rare.

hows my old girl coming along glen..

[Glen]

shame as they are getting rare.

hows my old girl coming along glen..

Coming along nicely, but all in good time...

got a nasty suprise tho when i took the rear bumper off, some horrible rust. but only to be expected.
have spent in the region of £1400 on her in a week so far. had a new alarm put on and its going into Joe's wednesday.
Got some Brand New Standard Shocks, all bushes and Mounts being renewed.
Will get through the show season and get it all restored over the winter i reckon.

[Gmc]

i'll be keeping an eye on this incase it gets as far as breaking.. might grab a few bits & bobs!

[stretch]

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news stretch, your old moondust has just found it's way into a scrapyard:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FORD-FIESTA-RS-TU ... 27afb867d5

What a shame.

but alas these things happen I guess, just hope any MD's that are left are looked after. The engine on this car was very good no knocks rattles etc so if anyone after a replacement grab it if you can, also interior was in VERY good nick.

The person I sold it to knew it was a CAT D

[FRST SILVER]

sad sight

one of my mates has it at his yard..

wonder how many genuine nice moondusts are left out there.. espically k-reg ones

[Glen]

sad sight

one of my mates has it at his yard..


wonder how many genuine nice moondusts are left out there.. espically k-reg ones

baz, K781 is sitting about 6 doors away from me, quite strange having K781 PLE and K741 PLE practically in the same street.

But as you know I have one of those Genuine K plate Silvers, and should be back to showroom condition soon

[FRST SILVER]

yer its ryan with it aint it mate..

the pics were taken when it was at my mates yard at rainham.. he breaks cars so no doubt its getting broke..

if you ever wanna sell my old one or when you have had enough always give me 1st refusal mate as i miss that car.. atleast its in good hands

even when i was drivin me cozzy the other day i thought about it.. its just because i remember wanting a silver k-reg frst since i was a school in 95 and saw some young fella flash past in one. i always new the colours of frst back then but never knew they did silver.

well have to meet up when its done.. maybe go a few shows together as we are on each other doorsteps

[Glen]

The Car was on is the guys drive as we speak, he did see me doing working on mine a few weeks back and asked if i knew anyone looking for one, etc etc.


You will have 1st refusual Baz, no worries on that. I am planning on a massive overhaul, panels where needed and repaint, depending on a few things should get done soonish, hope so anyway.

Hopefully K781 goes down the same route.

Im always downt he Essex RS Meet and always go to shows with them, so get down there and get ya name down.