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Good morning all, I'm a newbie here. Been an owner of fords for several years tho. Finally I have been given the go ahead to buy a car for pleasure. This leads me to only one choice, An SE500. I was working for a ford dealers when they came out and that was it. One day I had to own one, I am after a good example that I can tinker with but that doesn't need too much doing to it as time is a big issue for me, what should I be looking to pay and what should I look out for when buying, I've found one with less than 70000 miles with all its history for around 4500. Is this a reasonable price. I was thinking more about 3500.

 

Many thanks in advance for any help and advice

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Guest Tee Morrison

Hello and welcome to the forum mate.

 

I'm afraid I can't help you with the SE500, but I'm sure there will be someone along shortly who can.

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Good low milage few owners wont come up very often,so realy the car is only worth what you are prepared to pay for it. Would not have thought there will be to many people who are willing to pay out 4.5k so its a buyers market offer 3k as a start and hope to pay around 3.5k. Good luck.

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welcome to the cabriolet club

the value will only go up now for a good clean model with history

just get it checked over because you could find some nasty surprises :>(

as you probably know there's a few se500s on ebay and they are very pricey .let us no how you get on

regards ollie

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On a car this age history and in some respect miles means nothing.

 

Mine for example has over 160K on the clock and no FSH but has been through a full exterior and engine bay resto. Pics on this site. So is in a lot better condition than some low mileage ones I've seen through the years.

 

The price is only what it's worth based upon condition, so you can only make such a judgement from seeing the car in the flesh.

 

 

Signs to be aware of are: the bodykit is good for hiding the onset of rust, so have a good feel underneath. And have a good nose at the chassis whilst you are there.

 

Battery tray for rust, ensure all glass has the number plate or engine number etched into all the windows, the leather, all ford date stamps on the front wings appear consistent with the build date. Also check the boot floor for rust and ensure the spare RS wheel is still there! Check the rear panel behind the rear bumper is not creased inwards (rear end shunt damage).

Ensure all interior trim is not damaged and there are no sagging doorcards.

Bonus if the car still has the original blue vinyl roof (which may have greyed out by now). Also check the tonneau cover comes with the car.

 

Bonus if the roof rack assembly comes with the car as well. But rare to find.

Now for a car with 70K miles, I'd expect to see above average paintwork, but not perfect (stone chips, few dents, max) and a engine bay that is starting to look tired. The interior front seat and steering wheel will start to show signs of wear. I wouldn't buy such a car personally, but £2.5K would be about the right ballpark.

 

On the other hand, if an ultra low mileage one came along,with less than 30K on the clock (there was a 35K miler on ebay last month), with perfect interior and only a few minor scabs on the body, I pay nearer to 3.5K to 4K, but that top end only if the car was picture perfect in every way. I'd also be expecting the original dealer plates, window stickers and window etchings too, no interior blemishes, perfect leather, no sagging doorcards.

 

£4K plus, I'd be expecting the car to have been brought new and driven straight away into a heated garage and not used since. In other words showroom fresh.

 

Good luck in your search and there was no such thing as an SE500, 600 were brought to the UK.

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Thanks for the welcomes and advice most appreciated.

 

Let the hunt begin, got a feeling it may take some time, glad my pricing thoughts weren't too far out, seen the one currently on eBay at over £8000 and thought OMG

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