Hiya,

I'm thinking about buying one of these and i was wondering what they was like.

Anyone who had/got/been in one tel me what you think about them etc.

Cheers

Jay

 

I loved my old one, underrated cars and lots of people hate them for not real reason.

I'd have another in a heartbeat

Some pics of it just to be a pic whore

 

I had a Mk6 RS2K too, it was excellent fun, definitely under-rated. I4 engine is great though a little thirsty - I was averageing around 29mpg doing long motorway runs and around town but the car was chipped and I didn't hang around on the motorways.

Awaiting band wagon of "they're shit, not a proper RS blah blah"...

 

I had one for about 6 months. Never really got on with it, having had S2's before i found the Mk6 even more prone to rust, floorpans & sills, tailgate & arches, not even much fun to drive. Sold mine and bought another S2.

Not sure if mine was a wrong un or not?

 

Yep they rust,dont worry if the paint under the bonnet is thinner under the bonnet thats just frod cost cutting,and some of the metallics had white under the bonnet.

Yes they are rpone to rust but very reliable,but they have a habit of eating starter motors,very good underated cars

 

My Auralis Blue one was flat white under the bonnet - looked fookin awful!

 

I know bloody cost cutting and they stopped the rear disks unless 4 wd too

 

Very much underrated ( usually by folk who have never driven one ), especially the fwd ones.

Good fun if you can get a nice one at the right price

 

I had an Auralis Blue 4x4 one, did look shite being white under bonnet, i liked mine, i would have another

 

This is probably the nicest one i have ever seen lovely looking car

 

They're nice enough cars, not a true RS though....

The cam chain should really be replaced around 80k, they don't last forever....

 

I like em

1' Pretty Cheap now.

2' Lovly Trim.

3' Good daily driver.

4' Parts are cheap as chips.

5' Can be made to go faster.

 

Grrrrr that really pisses me off as they was usued in Rallying and even had their own series at one point.

I mean what heritage does a S2 have

 

I thought it's only claim to fame was being in Max Power, Project 2000.....

 

Nope Mal but If I keep posting on here it will either kill it,or it will end the muppet room

And I liked that Max Power car

 

Great car

 

The mk6 also won the F2 World rally championship for Ford with Mr Evans at the wheel

 

i,ve had two my last mk6 i can remember buying it off one of these garages that sell ex lease cars, i think it was black horse i remember thinking it was a dodgy one cos it had drum brakes on the back! nice cars ,drive great i,d have another tomorrow

 

Cheers mate

All it needed was a proper engine, i had an ATB diff, aps, spax coilovers etc on it - handled very well, just could have done with around 9000rpm and 240bhp

 

great cars

 

Dads got one. They are so much fun to drive.

 

For me i'd have one over a series 2 any day.

Fair enough its easy to make a series 2 fast, but it'll never handle as well as the 2000 unless you spend lots of money.

Side by side, standard to standard, the RS 2000 is a superior car in my opinion. I find it a bit annoying they are not considered a proper RS....

Unique engine/transmission/interior/bodykit (that the GTi inherited after the RS 2000 finished production) its just as different from a base model as any RS has been.

 

Your talking to sheep fella, not all only the ones with the argument about the RS badge etc etc

Snobbery is all it is, I apreciate there are lots of YB/RS owners who aint! and dont be fooled there are plenty of them about.

 

i have never been able to part company with mine even though i have an escos, st3 and focus rs2, its still an rs even without the turbo

 

thats what i call a good car collection,i have a mk5 rs2k and i think it goes really well,reliable good every day rs with the speed to match a lot of so called real rs cars
cheeRS gary
AKA shrek

 

You do get attached to um lol

My first





2nd





side project

 

I had a Mk6 2wd version and I've also had a Mk3.5 RS1800 Fiesta...... both excellent cars!!!!!!!!!!!! Couldn't give a monkeys about the "it's not a proper RS" people on either cars tbh


Steve

 

I have got a 3 door cosworth and I would have another RS2K any day they are REAL RS'Sand better than S2 turbos I know I have had both

 

Ive had a RS2k it's not what I thought it was going to be, only bought it as a daily runner, good on petrol, reliable, good handling. For some reason feels there something missing, not sure what it is. only lasted 3 months with me I got bored of it.

 

I like them and i would have one

 

Bloody hell, just reading this thread has got me thinking of selling my 1800 Focus even though ive just spent a shit load on tyres, tax and a PAS pump