hi everyone, help me !!! ive been looking for a S2 rs turbo for months and every car i go to see is a complete dog, with either rusty roofs, arches ready to fall off, shoddy paintwork, ect... where have all the nice cars gone.. im willing to pay sensible money for one, like up to 4000 but even the ones priced that high aint the best.
i understand that they aint new cars anymore but there must be some clean almost rust free ones out there!! can anyone help??

 

Thats why im breaking mine mate

It would have cost me Ł1000 to get the bodywork and other wee bit ready for sale but whats the point when you can make more breaking it.

 

yeah i know what you mean mate, its such a shame that they suffer from the old car cancer.. still love them though...

 

i had too much bother with mine hence the reason im breaking it so i went and bagged myself a rust free low mileage saph cos and ive not looked back

 

come c mine mate.family owned last 14 years still on oe pistons turbo cam.

 

The nice cars are still about but unfortunately there is usually a difference between what the owners want to sell then for and what people are willing to pay

 

Gotta be realistic they are 20 years old nowadays so finding mint ones is gunna be hard work. Minters are around but rarely come up for sale on the open market as everyone has a mate who will take it off their hands.

I was in the same boat, found one with mint body work and a few decent extras but a questionable engine, made an offer based on assuming the worse on the engine and it was accepted, were all happy

 

mine need's a paint job but is totally rust free. But wouldn't part with it! I went to see a few propper dog's n i found mine in glasgow loads of history from ava etc. . . . Payed Ł2300 cheap imo

 

its funny when a mint one with 50k miles comes up for around 5k most people are up in arms saying 'an old escort isnt worth that you mug', and thats on a ford enthusiast site

if people are after advice on buying a S2 just buy a completly standard one that is rust free, dont matter if you have to do little bits to anything apart from the body!!

good luck finding one, there is central day at santa pod soon, you may be able to see a few nice ones there and you never know you may be able to buy one

 

tryin to find a 20 year old rust free rs is like tryin to find a 20 year old virgin

most have some sort of resto done in the past,sadly very little have had them done proper

imo people sell rst's cos of there probs,so expect to buy one with hidden probs,budget for this

as long as the bodywork is in good nick then people advertise them as mint

 

I got mine for 1750 + the wreckage of my Capri. 18 month old original red paint, not one spot of rust, 170+ bhp efi engine, cossie breaks and a whole host of other positives. Its absolutely mint in my opinion! Absolute bargain! When selling I will want 4k+ for it though gotta be able to afford a saff

 

I paid quite a bit for mine but it was worth every penny.
I think mine is the most reliable car ive ever had lol its mint as a useable road car is ever gonna be.
I spent a long time looking for one and hassled the guy for ages to sell it to me because i knew he treated it so well.
They are few and far between and when a really good one comes up few people are interested in paying the price for one, most seem interested in buying crappers and spending loads on them in the long run.
I toy with the idea of selling up but i don't know what i would get after it.
Probably be tempted to make tony turbo an offer

 

hi there mate, any chance of some pics of the car? and some info? cheers dan

 

Thanks to everyones replys, very valid comments.. i dont mind doing a bit of work on the engine side of things as im a mechanic but just really need or more like want clean bodywork, but do appreciate that they are 20 years old!!

 

I recently put mine up for sale on the RSOC - pretty standard 88 spec S2 & just had loads of resto / repair work done

http://bbs.rsownersclub.co.uk/showthread.php?t=144484

 

if i ever mention i have a few rs's people tell me about minters , then i go see em and they are all fucked, my 1.3 bonus is better than 90% of em and i consider that a shitter (Ł800 buys it- full turbo spec)

so many botched restos
a respray aint no resto

 

i agree there are alot of messed bout rs's out there i paid 2750 for my s1 which i thought was just a clean car but looking at and some of the ones around its mint and alot cheaper for some of the s1 for 4000-4500. One thing i hate is peoples power predictions i have mine converted aftermarket managment stage 3 everything 227bhp its quick but theres so many people yer 250 brake standard intercooler, 300 on mfi, 200 brake just exhausts and air filters i just laugh and say just wait ill show you a real one

 

Mine will be up for sale after it has been in fast ford.

Ł5250 no offer, Full rebuild, 2 owners, 99% Full service history, Dry Stored for 8 months of the year 49k on the clock.

Jim

 

Sooooooo true

 

sounds like a great car mate, and in my eyes the best colour (white) only thing is im looking for a 90 spec car G or H reg also has to be white really...

 

Good lucky matey i hope you find the right one.

I have had a lot of time wasters with mine so tempted to continue developing the car and keeping it.

Jim

 

yeah sadly there are to many chancers out there that want something for nothing..
well good luck with whatever you decide to do with the car mate and hopefully i will find something that catches my eye soon..... cheers mate

 

Mine was for sale, still might be if someone offers me the money.

 

what you got mate? send me some details.
cheers

 

As said above by a few people...the trouble is that people don't wanna spend the money on a properly specced/clean car. As soon as anyone asks over 4k they get laughed at but in reality...and i learnt the hard way it costs sooo much money to get a cheapish ok rst to a high level of tune/condition. I've spent 15-20k over the 4 years i've had mine which is why there's no way i'd let it go for 4k so may as well hold onto it! If i did it again i'd spend top money and buy a minter then not have to spend thousands on it as soon as i got it home. Just my opinion tho of course!

 

Well said mate.

 

Also agree, I would hope they would learn this in the Netherlands most of the rst are crap and go for a 1000 or a bit more and when somebody puts up a mint one everyone laughs when the ask 3000... They will learn it some time i hope

 

just bought mine off a chap on e bay totally std in mercury grey right down to ford rubber mats & hedlamp protectors!!! not thrashed rsoc owned good clean car loads of paperwork & very well maintanied.have looked for ages for another one but it had to be std keep looking they are around i give 2700 for mine but did show him the cash first !!!

 

i have owned audis for the last few years, i have just changed jobs and now have a company car so fancied a toy for the weekends.. So sold he S3 and i`m in the process of buying Phil Holmes 2.1 ZVH.
I`m paying over 4k for it but i know the car and how much work Phil has put into it.. But i cetainly wont part with it for a while..

 

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/446295.htm

 

missed it!!! i have not been on the net in a few days..
tried calling him today and it was already sold..........
anyone know where there is any more minters????????
cheers.