Originally Posted by
NEIL A
As somone said above if you want a nice looking car to pose about in and are happy to keep it stage 3 then they do still get more looks than most and are nice to own for special days.
On the other hand if you want something that is fast and handels well there are far better cars out there for the cash, the problem being with the 4wd system you need 400 bhp to make it feel fast and then you need to spend £££ on running gear and suspension to take it.
They do keep there money well but again if you start spending money on modding them it quickly becomes lost money.
If I was ever to own another one it would be a almost standard small turbo, that way you get the looks and there is less temptation to mod.
Well there is one ive been looking at on the escort forum, it is stage 3 and that is how i would keep it, im not looking for big turbos etc i done all that with the saph's, i just want something i can pose about in now and then, pick the mrs up from work in the summer time and take to a few shows like ford fair then keep it locked away for the winter months. But the only question im gonna ask is how slow is slow when you say they need 400bhp ?