For me it would be a "dodgy history" ERST.

Was my 1st one, probably around 180bhp, and it was awesome.

It had no spoiler, I ended up managing to find a 90 spec and fitted that and got the Escort RS Turbo sticker from ford.

I remember it feeling great when I had that badge on the back

I cleaned it up a treat, got full samcos everywhere, found some BRAND NEW 17's 5 spoke for it, looked the part drove the part.

I then had the cossie bug. I had someone come over to me to see if I was selling it (I wasnt)

A chat to Spadge and a deal later, I was driving a 2WD saff coss with 4x4 cooler, greens and a std t3, probably around the 320bhp mark.

I had cossie blinkers on at the time, and it was gooood!!

I find out later that the car we had cherished was wrote off by the said 19yr old (within 2 weeks), sold my cossie (always hated the shape compared to s2's) and moved on.

I then bought the s2 in my sig, was minty mint no question about it, ie as if it left the factory it was that good.

Took car into NMS for water injection and a remap (was on aftermarket management - DTS)

£8k later the car was ready to drive <<< DONT DIG NMS ABOUT THIS there was LOTS of issues

Rebuild from bottom to top was needed, cossie management, b&q wiring was used on the initial build which the original owner knew about

The car then was awesome, driving to a car show I broke the gearbox, it had a quaiffe diff, but std internals

I then had no money, was out of a job, and needed to pay for the bricks over our head. So I broke it ...

I made around 8k breaking it I think, which paid for the rebuild ...

SOOOO wish Id had the money to keep it, no-one will find another like it


Its in a good home tho, just FUCKIN WISH id done more trials in it