would you buy one....?? theres one in top marques for 16k and i might go look at it. Its P reg running a high spec cossie lump. Got bills for over 30k on the build,and its got carbon wings and panels etc.

Do you recon its worth 16k im just thinking about buying it as it does look good and its look very different.

I no the aRSe bandits club wont let it in but going down the rd youd think it was real

And no its not the maestro based on

 

i would if i had the money, have you a link or any pictures of the one your on about???

 

no pics m8,its not on the top marques website

 

I would .... people can take the piss all they want for been a replica, but at least its gonna go past most of them

Go on Jason, go and get it

 

If it's the same kit as the one the bloke I bought the Puma Racing seats from is building then yes go for it because at a glance you would think it was real.

By the way is my wall unit ready?

 

Fair enough, CheeRS anyway, but i say get it and spray it in the colours of your S2 you had

 

id get it and spray it in your old S2 colours

 

replica boy

replica's are for HOMO's


get it

 

With a decent YB lump in it could easily be faster than a proper RS200 Evo anyway!!

 

i would mate!!!

you get that log book and anti roll bar links out yet???
Not being pushy or anything, but i gotta offload all the spares i got at home!!
The old dear is whinging about the bodykit laying around and stuff!!

 

dave atleast its not homo red aswell

i guess i better get on the phone to him

 

i kno it would be quick and all... but i personally dont see the point in it.. its still not 'real' no matter how much you want it to be.. and that sort of puts a downer on things when you will of just spent 16k on it
If however its just the fun factor and speed your after and it has a very high spec YB then why not!

 

I really thought you were a man of taste!!!

Why spend 16k on a shonky KIT CAR.... lets not forget thats what it is. It will have loads of little niggles and foibles. Stuff like thats always a nightmare to sell on. Especially when real ones are not that much more!!
Don't care how much he has spent on it, it will be shonky!!!
DON'T do it! be sensible and get an Evo or M3.

I feel like we may have to drive over and all queue up to slap you back into shape like they did in Airplane!!!

Rant over, I'm actually going to have a look at the car on the website now

 

I meant magazine

 

How much is a real one? not seen one round for ages

 

50K ish for a decent one

 

How can you all go on about it not being "real"???? I shouldn't think there's many cars on here that haven't been rebuilt with aftermarket parts, patent parts, performance parts etc etc etc.....

Especially Porkie man! A Car with loads of little niggles and foibles???? Isn't that what Fords are all about? If my S2 started first time, everytime I got in it, I would be bored stiff of it in 5 minutes. I would also think someone swapped it for another car, but thats besides the point...

Buy the Kit Car. If you don't you'll grow old wishing you had.

 

Joe@Bluesprint is a good one to ask about these Cossie powered RS200 reps, when i used to b there a lot there was always loads there, inc some BIG power ones (and REAL RS200s, inc an EVO).

He never liked em, said was horrible to drive compared to real RS200s.
Only thing i remember was he said the pedal arangment was totaly shit, but there was more to it than that.

BUT they looked awesome to me, not becuase of what it was pretending to be, but cause it was a small, low, mid engined thing that looked well cool and had a fappin powerful cossie engine in it (I remember a T4 on one).
Easy to work on the engine with a rear clamshell back too

Dont think id pay 16k for one tho...

 

saw a minter on ebay for Ł59 000

but if it was me id buy a ex works rally car for Ł16000,theres loads about just gotta look in the right places

 

I guess the originals are pretty shonky too! They WERE built by Reliant!

But Who wouldn't give a vital organ or two to own one!!

 

imo i would not spend Ł16 grand or wat ever on a rep
if you carnt aford the proper thing dont buy it
you just be classed as the wana be saff owners that put kits on there 1600 pinto knackers


just save up and get the real thing

 

fook replicas,

the real deal only

 

lol cheers for all the replys i phoned someone last night and i wont be getting it,drive like a pile of shit i think were his words.I just thought it would be an amuseing track car.

Back on the trail for an evo it is then

 

what are you going on about! This replica is not like sticking an after market bodykit on a RST or an airfilter on a Cossie. Its doesn't share the chassis of the RS200 and the ONLY thing the same is some of the bodypanels. The original was a nasty handling horrible road car, how good do you think the replicas are. Also 16k is alot when Martin was offered a real one last year for around 25k!

For 5k it might be worth a laugh but why spend proper money that you won't get back on a shonkily designed kitcar when you can get a car like an Evo thats usable everyday, faster around a track and should be 100% reliable.

Glad you found out from someone else how pony it drives Jason, good decision matey

 

everything i have ever read about the RS200 says they are like driving a tractor and the kit is worse oh boy

Still my fav RS anyways

 

EXACTLY... and you have to pay 16k for the pleasure!

 

Just get ya self an MG meastro 200 copy its cheaper and the ride will be good PMSL

 

Anybody here driven the real RS200? Is it really that bad? I really can't belive it's that bad.

 

Nope... apparently all your illusions are suddenly shattered though

 

now i understand why they only made a handfull of em

 

I don't think it was because of nasty handling. The Group-B was just banned from rallying and that's all.

 

Theres a joke in that line m8

 

Jason,

Porkie has some very valid points there. I'ts too easy to look at these things with rose tinted glasses...........

In the cold light of day 16k would buy you one of the following cars that would be a much more practical road/occasional trackday car then a real RS200...let alone the kit/clone thing that you are thinking of buying:
RS500
Escort Cosworth
BMW M3 (3.2 evo)
Mitsubishi EVO6/6.5/7
Audi Quattro 20 Valve Turbo
Audi S4 2.7 Twin Turbo
Lotus Elise Sport 160 or 111S
BMW Mini Cooper S
Honda Civic Type R
Seat Leon 1.8 20V Cupra R
Lotus Carlton
Subaru RB5
.......................................... .........................................

 

Jus get another R33GTR Jason, stop being a big gay

 

the though has crossed my mind but i want something ive not had before

 

I saw a modified (kit, wheels, lights, exhaust, etc) Ford Lightning steaming down the M5 on sunday, the maddest sight u ever seen, the things bigger than a fookin minibus but was doing BIG speeds down the outside lane, looked awesome.

Get one of them then (Not like i have a clue what they cost, lol)

 

steve im going to ditch my warrior for one of them soon, aand they even do they F150 in right hand drive now

 

what, like a DECENT car

 

 

One i saw was black, MASSIVE rims, huge spoiler on back, etc etc

Awesome it was