after restorin my s2 im thinking of using it everyday? would you recomend this?

 

No

You'd be on first name terms with your AA/RAC man in about a month

 

thought if you had engine set up properly and keep it maintained should be ok?

 

my bro has had a few s2 rst's and so has his mates, if you keep them up together there's no reason you cant use them everyday, they still currently do.

 

ive heard of people using theirs everyday and with proper maintenance and the odd thing they seem ok, me however, never mines too unreliable.

 

i had s2/cabrio turbo last 5 years never had any trouble

 

they are fine to use every day with regular maintainance but more relible if your not running big boost, if using in the winter make sure the underside is well protected.

 

We used our one for 2 1/2 years everyday without any trouble only sold it a few months ago as we need a bigger car.


Brian

 

no problem if you look after them. mine was fine till i got slack with her and then i had a few probs nothing major running wise though

 

i have boost switch low boost is 170 and high boost is 205 ish been waxoyled throughly as well, i spent alot doing the resto might aswell use it

 

I did 12k a year in my old rs1600i and it never missed a beat...if its prepped properly it should be as relaible as anything.......they were reliable when they were new!

 

Soon as mine is done its gonna be a weekend car / toy.

 

I use mine everyday, just a little pray and your get to where your going.

 

I used one everyday for about 4 years and it let me down about 3 times. And i mean USED it! 3 of us(2 brickies, 1 labourer) going to jobs in it everyday then for evening purposesd etc...got some right hammer!

 

Can be a fun everyday car, like most. Just look after it and it'll look after you.

Common sense really.

 

My missus used her last two every day whatever the weather over a period of 5 years.

Mechanically it was never really a problem with either car, but bodily thats another story.

They are made out of papier mache and just rot.

So if you are planning on using it make sure you have waxoyled it to death, every orifice must be filled with waxoyle and do something to stop the battery tray rotting out and under the fuse box.

Then I'd go over the factory underseal with something to seal up any splits or cracks in it where water can get in and rot it out.

 

when i get my license back mine will be my every day car

 

They're fine, I mean they were production cars once upon a time

Common problems though are overheating starter motors and fuel pump relays.. but nothing major.

 

I use my S2 everyday and has been pretty reliable - always get me to and from work and has done so for about 4 years

 

Surely when Ford sold them they didnt have a paragraph in the handbook saying "Not for commuting or regular use"

I duno why folk are so worried about performance fords. You wouldn't get the same question from a scooby owner.

 

my mate bought an h reg series 2 for nearly 3 grand 1 year later after driving it to work it was fooked and he sold it for pennys mostly rot had hit it and when he got it the car was very clean back in the day they were fine but i wouldnt run one now but thats just my opinion

 

i use mine every day ............... well i do now i fixed all the running problems lol

 

I use my s2 as everyday car. I have standard engine, just chipped it, and run about 14 psi. Now one year passed that I didnt touch anything on car, no faults.

 

I have owned my S2 for 5 months now and use it everyday, never been unreliable. When i first got it i got pistons replaced(rings worn on no.3), head off, pressure tested(needed few new valves), a group A head gasket and got it set up on RR straight away and its never missed a beat. Starts first time and runs mint at 15psi. Do loads of miles but will be putting it away for winter as i dont want to drive it on gritted roads. (probs break down today after writing this lol)

 

FUCKING BROKE DOWN!!!!

Pissed right off, fuel pump cut out, won`t prime but the relay is clicking??? Mate checked pump and said it was working?? Head fuck and a half just fitted my new koni`s with spax springs aswel!!

 

oh dear lol!!

 

I have used them for years as daily runners! My current car didnt miss a beat for two years until I got third instead of fifth and bye bye engine.

Motor is rebuilt and running just got to get round to MOT and she good to go. Its all about the maintenance and not going ape with the mods. If its in good running order why should it be unreliable? Because people run them on a shoe string and the car being 20 years old it just doesnt happen. Soon as people have the money to maintain them they get sold on to by a cossie/evo/bmw and so the circle starts again. Hence the bad rep.

 

o no what did you do ?

i used mine everyday and was fine

 

Did this seriously happen half a day after your first post?!! If so, that's fucking more than sods law LOL

 

i've used mine everyday and they are fine, very strong mechanically imo if looked after but they do rot and rust and thats the big issue and the reason mine is sat in the garage looking sorry for itself
needs ripping to bits and rebuilding, body needs to be rust treated much better than ford attempted- they really didn't try very hard

 

i use mine daily to make my driveway look tuff

 

exactly what let me down the few times