hello, im 17 and live in cheltenham

i have a bit of knowledge of cars and motorbikes as i used to ride a motorcycle up until someone pulled out on me a few weeks back, as a result of this i am getting quite a good pay out from him as it was his fault.

right now im going to be getting a mk4 escort soon either a 3 or 5 door its going to be a 1.4 or higher as it hear they have the same mounts as the rs turbo engine correct me if im wrong,

so my questions are as follows,

if i get a 5 door can i use most of the rs turbo interior like converting to electric windows and using the door cards etc

where is the best place to buy parts like lights, bumpers, you know so i can rs turbo rep it at first for example

would it be cheaper to buy a crashed or Spares or repairs rs turbo than buying the parts in bits, like interior, brakes, engine etc

thanks for your help

 

Hi and welcome to PF, firstly what is the reason in buying a boggo 1.4 escort and trying to make it a turbo? would be easier to buy a turbo in the first instance mate, probably not much difference in insurance costs either.

 

yeah theres a huge difference as im only 17, im going on my mums insurance for a year to get a years no claims and for the 1.6 8v escort 5 door its only Ł800 to insure it and they wont even quote me for a rs turbo

 

but if you put an rs turbo engine in it and all the kit you WILL have to tell them, or technically your uninsured anyway

 

if you're going to rep it then use a 3 dr escort to start with

 

definatly, bit thin on the ground these days though.

 

thats what i mean i have been looking for a good 3dr but only find xr3i's and they wont insure me on those either.. i have found a good 5 door one in good condition to im just waiting for my cheque to come through the post then will go look at some

 

buy on bodywork, not engine mate, rust is the only killer! sills, rear chasis legs, battery tray, floor to sill, inner and outer arches everywhere!

 

ohh my bad yeah i ment that, its got 80k on the clock to which isnt bad, my brother is a mechanic and said there pretty much bullet proof as it is so im not worried about engine really..

the car im looking at is really clean! its got a spot on the door and thats about it.. it looks really really clean for a 1989 i think it is