Not even a bonus or popular
Got given this yesterday, lots of little problems with it and the local twats had been at it







Fixed all the little problems like no horn (fuse), stuck sun roof (cleaned the green shite of it! ), over heating in traffic in the summer, which is why it was taken off the road (pluged the fan back in )
Bent the door top back into place and hammerd the frame square again.
Needs a N/S TCA and possably another column but deffo a new ign lock and or steering wheel and a it has a hole the size of a 20P in the drivers rear sill.

Mint int for what it is, mind you it's only had 2 owners and the last 1 was only for 2 years so probably garaged most of it's life by an old boy who doted on it.


49K



Already making money on it



A cheapo nagamitsiyogamashi stereo, fortunatly they left the broken panasonic CD player under the seat (fuse was blown ) so that's going back in after i do the welding.



1 key fits all the locks including the petrol cap and it still has it's origional battery tray and no leaks.

The bad bits, 1.3 HCS.... OH well at least it's a 5 speed, this is me motherinlaws crimbo prezzy (she has no idea) so i can get the wifes 2 door Mk4 estate back that she's been borrowing since her Rover blew up and i can get me Disco 200Tdi back off the bloody wife and get back to cheapo motoring with some cooking oil powerrrrr


Not gonna be a huge thread cos it wont get many mods but i was so happy i had to share wiv ya

 

New bit of rear sill and a TCA amd we have MOT



Bit of elbow grease and T cut, ni on killed me 5 hours of Tcutting and polishing still at least me left arm matches me right arm now in size



And some boot polish



a bit of vax action



1.3 L of throbbing HCS, well ok not throbbing more like rattlin tappity HCS



Ill get better pics when it aint so dark outside

 

That's cool mate, shame you re giving it away, would of made a nice sleeper/track toy.

Big-Dan.

 

I know mate, i keep telling the wife to let the MIL keep the Mk4 diesel estate and we keep this but she needs the estate for her work
Oh well, ill probably convert this to diesel in the summer for the MIL anyway i dont think the HCS will enjoy swansea to london Via Bodmin every 2 weeks

 

Tut tut, showing yourself up there.... 'L' is higher spec than both the Popular and Bonus

Popular is the most basic, Bonus was a run out model (basically a pop with a pop up sunroof added ) and L is much fancier.....

Fabric headrests and different trim, optional tilt & slide sunroof, door strips, tinted glass, fag lighter and a radio cassette.
Luxury!

 

Love it, base models are cool

 

I like the way it even says 5 speed on the V5, like just an L aint enough letters
Been driving for a while, drives ok, bit gutless but not much worse than the diesel, i did 60 in it once and i forgot just how bad standard steels and 155s are

 

Nearly there Ade, Popular was literally the lowest, then Bonus which was a Popular with optional extra paints(metalics and black) Sunroof was a dealer option and not standard. Then as you say, L was quite fancy compared!!!

 

that is true danny as non of my bonus's ever had a sunroof

 

wanna swap your front bumper for rst 1 mate?? lol

 

Knew all that, but the crappy pop up sunroof not being standard is news to me.... Thought they all had that inflicted on them

 

Just clocked its first 500 mile with the MIL driving it (Swansea to Exeter then London then back to Swanse) she says its so quiet she ni on fell asleep
i do miss the revvy Xflow/whateveritwascalledbythen/HCS TBH as long as im ragging the arse off a car i dont care what size engine or power it has
thing is now i have the diesel estate back i want the saloon even more, god these diesels are fooking noisy now where did i leave that roll of sound deadening

 

im suprised u dont want to keep it m8. get some cheap wide wheels for it, some lowering springs and a pair of recaro's i think it would be pretty kwl.

 

My bonus has no sunroof....... thank god!!!!

Nice work, another mk4 escort saved

 

nice work mate, looks ace!

pm me if you wanna sell it

 

I allready have a 2Dr estate mate XR3i int E/L,C/L ect running S2 alloys but the wife uses it for her gardening business
MIL neded a car so she got the spare one we didnt need and it was a freeby so it didnt hurt too much
It was either that or let her have one of the cortinas

 

Last pic before it jets off to swansea for good, or at least until next years MOT



At least i have the estate back which is handy cos i have an engine to deliver



New battery tray time for the estate methinks, last week the puddle in the passenger footwell froze and the MIL managed to lift it out in one frozen lump and the wife wants it satin black cos she's tired of Tcutting the bonnet back to red/mouve/purple