Originally Posted by martin-reyland
Originally Posted by Gatecrasher
just looking at my options
i love the escort more than anything i have ever owned but the cash is running out fast and soon it will be a show peace as i wont be able to afford to run it and i dont want somthing that is going to sit in a garage gathering dust
the money i have spent on this car to make it reliable is rediculous and not once has it performed for me, first outing got and exhaust knock, few leeks and minor problems, second outing blew the engine up and the syincro rings went in my indistructable gearbox and my third outing i got less than an hour on the track due to more problems
the car is rock hard rattely ride on the road cant be used for a day car anymore, it can but not a comfy one, so do i cage it and strip it out and have it as a full race car or do i cash it in and buy a car that i wont need a trailer, car to pull the trailer, car i can drive every day and still kick the arse out of it on track
Also im looking at throwing my last bit of cash on a big engine are things going to get worse with more power i only have 320hp and i cant even drive it hard
if i nroke the escort as it stands i could pay for one of the above outright with funds left to do a few needed mods as im sure it will need some bits and bobbs
I would not off load the Escort just yet and I wouldn't up the power either enjoy what you have rather than spending more dosh and making the car annoy you because of the amount it owes, take a look at Dangerous's car...It's not a monster spec (similar to yours in many ways) and he has reliability and fun.
My next move with your car (if it were mine) would be to rip all the trim out, cage it and make it into a track car ... Then only occasionally drive it on the road.
Well i have Bedford on the 2nd of feb and want to do at least a day at brands hatch and possibly Snetterton then i will decide for sure what i am going to do
its not so much the money it owes its more that it wont stop breaking and it wont let me get a full track day out of it
you also have pm martin
