600bhp

Got my son interested in old skool fords he likes mk1 escorts and rs turbos.what does anyone else think he has just turned 21

fuzzy

what do we think about what....? buying him either one of those two?

Brendan

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what about a fiesta super sport?

600bhp

Sorry ment to say either one of them or other ideas I like the supersport but dont see many for sale

gjh

What's the budget? For a mk1 escort your going to need deep pockets, even for a 4 door. Budget option would be a mk2 fiesta I'd say, or a mk3 escort. If you can afford a bit more then get a mk2 escort 4 door. If your minted, mk1 escort rs2000

Glenn_

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Will he be able to handle a rear wheel drive car. I just wouldnt want you to spend good money on a mk1 escort and then for him to loose the back end and crash it.

STeve

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mk1/2 escort for me as its easy to maintain and going up in value all the time

HaggisTurbo

Personally I would love a mk1/mk2 escort but as said above unless he has been driving a few years best getting a fiesta as its FWD, I know if I had a mk1/mk2 escort as my first car when I passed I would have it in a tree the back end on them is lively!

sridgett

Mk2/3 capri mate. Good tuneable cars and not mega money prices. Or mk4/5 cortina

gjh

Mk4/5 Cortina is a good shout, if he gets a 1.3 escort he should be ok with regards of the back end, it wold have to be a very wet or icy road and he would have to be really trying for the back end to step out.

Glenn_

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Graham Gary George my first car was a mk2 1.3 escot. The back end on that was easy to get out no matter what the weather was like.

costina

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Both these get my vote and can be had for reasonable money

cossynut2

Unless your Son has a lot of money I would say forget the Mk 1 Escort, even rough ones are making silly money. How long has he been driving? Insurance costs are again a killer for younger drivers. Check out how much his insurance will be for say, standard Fiesta etc. When I bought my Son his first car the insurance was nearly twice the value of it! Start small and cheap, let him get a few years of accident free driving under his belt and then maybe move on to something a bit sportier.
Cheers Richard.

DAN@ADRIAN FLUX

Hi,
If you ever have any issues with insurance then please feel free to drop me a line.
Regards,
Dan.

CrOwSoN15

Both of these guys have it nailed, Capri would get my vote I think, a matt black mk3 slung low over a set of banded steels with a lairy Pinto.
Although I'm also very partial to a nice mk4 Tina!

Mk1/2 Escorts are silly money, regardless of how many doors/spec.