hi there guys!
first post on the board and consequently im looking to buy my first rs turbo

could you tell me what to look for in particular when buying an RST

many thanks
hope to be along to the meets shortly!

 

Welcome to Pf

Looks tidy from the picture, but suppose they all do after a respray. Check for rust on rear chassis rails as that kills a lot of them. Other than that its general stuff you would check on any car.

 

A above, but that one in the link, take the dump valve off as it'll run better, take the gay badges off the rear and you'll have a tidy S2

Providing the body work/engines sound

 

cheers matey

so rear chassis rails..
any other known hotspots?

do the BHP figures for the one above seem reasonable and whats the reliability like at tht power?

what are the common maitenance sort of things like with these?

cheers for all your help

 

jasefromkent,
battery tray! around the fuse box! front floors! boot floor! rear floor the sills and the rear arches under the body kit! all usual hotspots! oh and behind the front bumper! pull the carpet up and have a good poke around with a screw driver!

the list goes on for maintenence things! its a 15 year old car!

 

is the one above a good starting point, obviously from what the ad describes your limited on your answer, but whats the general opinion?

im not scared of getting me hands dirty, ive previously owned a corsa LET conversion, toyota starlet gt turbo, pugeot rallye s1,s2 and a daihatsu charade GTti!

the last one ended up in the river medway for those that know it lol

 

jasefromkent,
not tryin to put you off rs turbo ownership!

 

jasefromkent,
id say your lookin about 190 bhp with the spec! if it had an intercooler prob 210!
its what you after at the end of the day! i love mine to bits! i ve spent thousands on it over the years! always moddin! its never endin but thats a rs for ya!

 

so as long as whn i go to see this when i check all those rust spots you lads have mentioned,theres no smoke ect and it drives nice
i'd say for the price its a gd starting point, ive just got a new job and it pays far too much money so watch this space!

SOON TO BE ONE OF THE 'PF' LADS!

 

jasefromkent,
can i have a job???????????????? i need some money!!!!!!!

 

there gonna pay me Ł19 a year for 4 days a week 6:30 till midnight with a 21/2 hour break!

so im gonna do what i do best and pump lots of money into the RST i buy!

mwa ha ha ha

what modifications engine/performance wise would people do ontop of whats been done to the one im buying?(see link above)

 

have a look at this link http://www.fasterfords.com/guides/s2_rst.htm tells you a bit of what to look for engine and body work wise

 

As for mod's bigger intercooler/turbo/brakes

 

That's not a lot of money mate: Ł19 a yr

Lol..I take it you mean Ł19k. Not a bad wage for the hours..depends what the job is as well tho.

Good luck on the RS hunt.

 

Looks tidy enough with the very limited mods I would guess about 175bhp. Ditch the DV and it will run so much better.

Rust rust and more rust are the main things. Check panel alignment. Smoke on cold startup is usually valve stems and is a piss easy job to sort yourself. Check for knocks from the engine and make sure the LSD is still present as a lot of people kill the original box and stick an XR3i one in to save a few quid. Make sure the car drives and brakes in a straight line and make sure teh ABS works (if fitted) although you may well decide to remove it as it's shit anyway.

Don't buy it with the heart buy it with your head. I've seen people part with cash for what has essentially been a polished turd. And I viewed several Fiesta Turbo's that were the same. Two of the cars I viewed were eventually sold and surprise surprise they are back up for sale again.

 

Shame it's not a full 90 spec as he mentioned, but hey what's a front bumper?

Check, sills, chassis rails, batt tray, sunroof (open right up and check runners and down as far as poss, tell tale signs will be the flakes that fall out when you open it ) bootlid, bonnet, basically everywhere you can, spend as LONG AS POSSIBLE going over it with a finetooth comb, if anything doesn't look right...walk away dont be pressured by anything mate

 

Am i the only one thinking if it really is as good as it looks thats a fucking amazing car for the money !

Go for it mate you wont look back !

 

for the money it looks good

lose them badges and those wheels though!

they look massive for 17s

 

Keep the wheels..lose the badges & dump valve

 

cheers for all the advice guys!
im arranging to view!
hopefully everythings ok with it!

what about further performance modifications?
is there anything people do to smarten up there interiors?

i hate all this modifying lark really, im just looking to restore it to a mint condition,and right up witht hte power eventually...

his just told me that also he had a toad thatcham cat1 alarm fitted last month! result!

 

From the spec it's at now I would start with a large capacity intercooler and go from there.

You will want better brakes as RST brakes are frankly crap. And a decent suspension kit to tighten the chassis up.

There is loads you can do it's just a case of how far you want to take it.

Interior wise you can add the leather gearlever gaitor from a Mk3.5 Fiesta and fit a good quality gearknob and steering wheel. Make sthe interior so much nicer.

You can also add the add ons that are missing like the trip computer (usually more trouble than it's worth), variable intermitant wipe and the extended handbrake console (if not already present). The car looks like my S2 where in it has 90 spec seats but not much else. Least that one has teh spoiler I had to add all of the 90 spec to mine

 

ive ben looking at the GRS intercoolers, would this be suitable?
is it worth urparting the fans ?

 

uprating

 

GRS is a very popular intercooler and a lot of people rave about them. My personal choice would be the big Pace front mount but it is expensive. Most people who use the GRS intercooler use a twin fan set up. A proven cooler

 

Nice car that

 

i carnt belive the help and responce ive got of this site!
nice one lads!

just hope everything is ok witht eh car when i go up there!
fingers crossed AY!

 

Seems a good car for the money

If you buy a GRS you will need to use different fan's due to lack of space between the Cooler and the Rad,slimline Kenlows should do the trick,but id advise 2

 

i'd personally say go for a pro alloy upgrade...but GRS are the bollocks aswel

 

As already mentioned,look for rust, rust and more rust!!!Looks good in the picture!!!And change the boost hose's they look to be the origional to me and go soft with age,replace with Samco one's or similar.Also the brake pipes from the master cylinder dont look like the origional one's to me,if they are'nt,ask why.Regards Micky

 

cheer fella's!

 

hey guys this is my car and is still for sale as jase cant get it insured any questions pm me