Hi all, new to passion ford, im looking to buy a s2 escort rs turbo and with my non existant knowlege on fords I need some of your good advice on the bits to look out for!!!

Also the milage on most of th cars in my price range (up to about £3500) is pretty high, how bomb proof are these engines? and how much would a rebuild look to set me back?

Any help would be fantastic!

Chris

 

after the day ive had with mine the only advice i can give you is dont bother

 

wots up with urs mate?

 

yes same here m8 the cars are shite there far to much stuff goes wrong with them every single day i have a prob with mind stay clear of them

 

yep nowt but problems .......but funking fun to drive

 

WTF? Couldnt be without mine fkin love it, worth every penny. Proper hot hatch mate grab yourself a decent one, garanteed smiles per mile

 

I still fancy one lads, dont mind doing too much work to get it in a decent state.

looking around on the site so far i've found rear arches, boot,floor pans and battery tray. are there anymore structural things to look out for?

 

Everything mate give any potential buy a good gan awa, they old cars and most will need a bit TLC. Get one with a solid enough shell and gan from there IMHO

 

My advice is to spend enough money to get one that doesn't need structural welding. IMO, once it needs that it's on borrowed time.

You'll need to go and look at 100 shitters before you find a good one, but they are out there. Go to Ford Fair and/or National Day, there'll be plenty to choose from, but DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT be blinkered by some of the crap that 95% of sellers will spin you. Chances are the £3000 RS Turbo that you are standing infront of probably isn't 240bhp, but the owner will probably be telling you that it is.

 

Cheers for your help, looks like im in for a long wait to get my hands on one!!!!

Last question, I know you get what you pay for but am I just dreaming for a sound one on my budget?

 

I dont think so mate, you will find a decent enough one with that money, its just depends what spec you looking at

 

Im not too fussed really just after a good base to start fettling with

Thanks again for your help (I have alot to learn me thinks)

 

after my experiance with the rst ive bought, id say look for one thats had a restoration to the body as most hide lots of rot and bad welding. and if possible wait it out and put more cash towards one. and allways get someone in the know to check it out even if its only the aa/rac

 

Watch out for rust around sunroof as that can be a horror story.

 

dont you mean everywere

 

ive had mine for a year now i use it hard every single day and touchwood not a single thing has ever gone wrong with it though after saying this i will probably kill it tommorow!