Colesey

Hi everyone I am new on here so will start with a bit of an introduction!
My name is Rob and I have always loved the RS's, my first car at 17 was a series 2 RS turbo all tho it spent more time in pieces in my garage I still loved her, time has moved on with a family etc and I am now 31 and gagging for another one and this is where the help is needed please!
I want a really good one this time, either running the 2.1zvh or the full Zetec, I know very little about the 2.1 and nothing at all bout the Zetec, I want to run 300bhp so which is best? All so what is considered a fair price for a series 2 RS turbo with either of these conversions? I want a really good one with a sound engine and bodywork!
Thanks in advance!

studabear

A 2.0 zetec is pretty easy to get 300bhp from, so unless you really want the cvh look under the bonnet I would say full zetec turbo would be the best option.

Couldn't even begin to value what a mint car with a zetec turbo conversion would be worth.

Colesey

Cheers for that mate, an RS turbo with this conversion seem to be as rare as rocking horse shit! Is the 2.1 zvh a reasonably reliable engine at 300bhp?

muz

If it's built correctly then yes, yes it is.

Colesey

Thank you!

Rob_DOHC

iTrader: (4)

I think 4K would get you a reasonable RS Turbo with CVH and in need of a little work, 6 and up would get you a mint car. Im not sure how much a properly (ie done nicely) example with a zetec would cost but I would bank on at least 6K for something worth owning, they have gone up in value quite a bit in the last 3-5 years.

The good news is that if you spend over the odds and buy a genuinely mint example the value will never go down. So in 5 years time I wouldn't be surprised if a 6K rs would be over 8k as all the doggy ones fall off the road in into Dagenham heaven.

djmca

Il second this, it must be built correctly. Theres a lot of dodgy builds out there that wouldnt stand any abuse!!

Zetecs are cheap to buy and seem to be the way to go now for big power

Colesey

Thanks for that peeps, much appreciated!