picked this up a few week ago after the last few year looking for one .

just gone 47k and have to say its a great driving car that loves to be driven on a bit
it was hiding away since 2007,and need a few little jobs to tidy it up but tbh i am just going to drive this one and have put up 500 mile in a past few weeks

 

Loving that!

 

Stunning mate. Love mk3 escorts

 

thanks mate

cheers buddy ,they have certainly stood the test of time and are my favourite model ford

 

Lovely looking car, I'd love a 1600i!! What country is the plate, if you don't mind me asking?

 

That looks beautiful, I'd be reluctant to drive it as I wouldn't want to spoil it.

 

Great looking car can't wait to see it at some shows

 

cheers stu

its a southern irish plate .it is given to cars that are over 30 years old[vintage] when they are imported .its originally a uk car

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thanks stu

its just to much fun to drive to leave parked up.i have parked up the s1 as this is nicer car to use


cheers brendan ,it will be out and about all year lol

 

Didn't know that.... You learn something new every day!

 

Fair play James Minty

 

everydays a school day as they say stu

cheers phil

 

Very true... Lol

 

Very very very nice. Your one lucky man. It looks super mint.

 

Very nice always had a soft spot for these

 

great car and always pipped the S1 in that hard as nails look and white especially , I had one in caspian blue and enjoyed every minute of ownership until a fat wad of cash was waved in my face

 

These have always been one of my favourite fords ever. Still would be in my top 3 id say. Look epic in most colours especially whitw and grey for me!


This one is one of the best ive seen, perfection!

 

Very nice James.. I to prefer them to S1s

 

James that looks like a very well looked after car. How will you go about getting English number plates and will they be age related?

 

Wow beautiful mate, could eat your dinner off it lol

 

Not a fan of the S1 either, always preferred the 16i

 

that looks stunning, especialy on the black metal plates

 

As per James they are fun to drive, think it's the lower final drive that makes it feel a bit more rorty than they really are. This looks like a lovely example and good to see it. Ring used, they always run better used than stored!

 

Looks a stunning example - think as time goes on, I love the 16i more and more

 

It just screams 80s at at me more then any other car. Uber cool, love it

 

wow, what a stunner. you lucky bar steward!

 

Stunning!!! Missed out on a white one of these a few months ago

 

Stunning car. Mk3 Escorts are cool.

 

cheers glenn,

thanks mate ,

i was a always a s1 man myself and have had 4 of them including the one i have now .for some reason i overlooked these through my 30 years of owning fast fords.if i knew then what i know now i would have a garage full of them lol.


cheers buddy,it does have a few niggles with the paintwork but im going to ignore them for the nest year or so and just drive it

thanks max ,i have to say i am finally appreciating these little beasts

it was very well looked after mate ,as you can see the engine bay is covered in waxoil and although it has a few little blisters showing ,they are negligable.i live in ireland so the plates are correct but if i sold it into the uk it would go back on its old y reg plate

thanks mate


cheers dave


thanks fil ,the plates really do give it a retro feel

tbh it has surprised me and my mates just how nippy it is especially on back roads .it has a full janspeed 4 branch and system which seems to make a nice rorty sound without the drone ,it also has cossie brakes which i have to say have transformed how i drive it compared to my s1 which has brakes that are chronic to say the least lol

cheers jason ,totally here what your saying mate

thanks mate ,its just the king of retro in my eyes too


i got lucky again mate ,as i was out of the country when this popped out of hiding and luckily my buddy asked him would he be interested in selling it which he was as he never used it in 7 years

thanks eagle .i always am of the opinion that good cars pop up if your patient ,and if you rush it it usually ends in tears .i have been looking for 3 years now before this came up


thanks mate ,yes i love mk3,s more than any other car of its era .i would happily sell a 3 dr cossie for one of these if i had too lol

 

Love it mate looks spotless

 

thanks adam

 

That looks very nice. Cool car!

 

thanks mate ,she aint too bad

 

Totaly love the rs16i in white


A great car that has only just got people starting to notice it , and values are finaly atarting to rise

 

1000% paul

i include myself in being a newcomer to the 1600i ,and now wonder where i have had my head stuck all those years lol

 

I bought and sold one of these earlier this year, red one with 53k on it. Immaculate and un restored.

Not really my thing as I'm into Cossies and proper escorts mk1/2.

But my god I loved this 16i, was such an original lovely car. Was nippy, not fast but so much fun to drive it didn't feel like it needed anymore power, it really changed my view of them. I didn't really want to sell it, but with 6 toys it couldn't stay unfortunately.

Yours looks really nice, love them in white.

 

cheers jim ,

red would be myu second favourite colour and i have a bare shell red one in primer that was a press car back in the day.parts are so scarce these days i cant see it being restored anytime soon unless i could find a donor vehicle to rob the bits from .

i agree theiur not fast but the chasis make them feel fast and so surefooted on the teisty stuff.i would never push a cossie into a bend like i would this

 

At the risk sounding stupid, do the have the same sort of suspension set up as a S1?

Always liked them, but never really gone into the details of their inner workings as it were.... Always wanted an RS Turbo and after a couple of them, moved to Cosworths, so kind of passed them by...

 

Loads of power doesn't always translate into driving fun.

Comments here say that.

Cracking motor. I think they've aged really well. And good to know its out being enjoyed and not tucked away somewhere.

 

Great find.


Shocked it still has the original coils as well.


Steve

 

The coils and ignition work well if the car isn't left standing g in my experience

The suspension is not the same as an s1, it has a twin anti roll bar and tie rod set up with koni adjustables. As said handles very well for what it is.