What sort of price should I be looking to pay for a re shelled rs turbo as once I've sold my cars I want a mk4 turbo but real ones are well out of my budget so thought I'd look into fake/rep ones

Guide prices please people

Ross

 

To me a reshelled rs is no different to an orginal - least you know it's sorted. I'm not in the uk but they can go for 3 to 5 k for a sorted one, I'd try to get one off a member off here

 

Dreaming no reshelled car should cost 5 grand unless it has a 400bhp zetec turbo

It's max 2k

 

I was hoping to spend 1-2k on one needing abit of work as it wont be a daily to start with but will end up that way.........

 

Define 'reshelled'

So you would be looking at a base model/xr3i with the full rs turbo looks and running gear?

 

spot on, no rs logbook then shouldnt have the price tag. Ł2k should but a real good one but plenty of jokers selling over priced tat so be careful

 

With rs's I wouldn't buy one that wouldn't break for more unless it was stupidly mint

And a reshelled one needs to be worth a lot more in parts than in one

The bare shells do not sell unless mk3 or rs, so straight away as I said unless it has 2 grand worth of parts then it's not worth 2k

 

What's the difference between a rs shell and orginal apart from on the log book? Prob for a different thread

 

Doesn't matter, a good s2 breaks for less than 2k unless it has a steel engine and that's getting a few hundred for a good shell if your very lucky

A non rs mk4 shell is worth nothing so normally ends up scrapped so unless it has 6/7k worth of parts no-one but an idiot would spend 5k on a car that's worth nothing

 

pretty much just the logbook but its the same for the rest of the later rs range apart from the escort cosworth and focus rs'

 

Yeah exactly that mate not looking to spend 4-5k on an rs but more to towards 1-2k as a fixa upper rep with full turbo running gear not even bothered about interior or would even consider a 4 door sleeper

 

Anything real demands a proper price tag be it a cossie, st focus, rs focus, rs fiesta or escort turbo Reps are not worth as much an are always a shed load cheaper to insure plus im not bothered what the outside looks like just want the power train to be as it should be

 

i would say you will be able to get a NICE RUNNER sleeper or rep for Ł1500, if theres problems with it i wouldnt be spending more than 1k

and for a pretty car that runs nice i would pay upto 2k, or a nicely modded example

but if the car had the right spec i would pay more

 

Base models will not have a sunroof or the incorrect one.
No mounting holes/crush tubes for rear anti-roll bar
No riv nuts in sill for body kit fitment

 

Genuine cars can be had for cheaper than you think. I was gonna buy this to break myself but have just too much around me at the moment

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1988-FORD-...vip=true&rt=nc

 

I paid a grand for a non runner with full steel engine and had it running in 10 mins lol

Just need to bide your time and be picky

I saw a 190bhp xr3i rst rep track car needing tidying and had konis everything and was Ł900

 

The above stuff would be idea as the less the car costs the more upgrades I can do in shorter time scale like brakes, suspension then maybe some engine mods but more interested in it stopping and handling right more than what it does from the lights lol

 

not to bothered if people no its not real an really not bothered about sunroof as its less of the car to have issues with tin worm

 

You could buy a half decent fiesta turbo for 2k

 

But I need a big boot to fill it with speakers to drowned out the missus moaning about how hard the ride is an how she wouldn't have wasted money on it lol