not been driving the RS much these days, but after watching fifth gear, wanted to take it for a blast..

any way on the way back towards home, pulled up at the lights, and the chap next to me beeps... thought, oh no, here we go

winds down his wiindow... thumbs up and comments on ondition etc...

got me thinking, even after 18 years people still have reckognise these cars...

is the RS T the most respected hot hatch in this day.... definately..

made my day it did..

Suppose cossie drivers get it alot too?

 

was he a drink driver

 

i see a crack pipe fall from his window as he wound it down

 

we get it loads when were out in my mates rs16i older people remember these cars and realy notice them on the road

 

definitely original and best hot hatch

 

Resected hot hatch of it's day, or of all time?

Personally, I would say neither - both the Mk1 Golf GTi, and the 205GTi outclass it in terms of respect - the Mk1 in terms of its iconic status, and the 205 because of it's legendary handling/motorsport pedigree.......

 

if you was in a pug 205 people wouldnt give you the thumbs up in that....

street respect, not motorsport

 

The RS Turbo was top dog when the Escort was Britains best selling car so I guess it still gets recognised. Grey RS, who owns my old S2 tells me it she still gets people coming over and asking about it.
They're a legend in their own lunch time

 

Yes i do beleive it is one of, if not the best hot hatch.....

My apprentice is a bit into cars, hes only 17 with ya typical corsa, and he has lots of respect for the older cars like the RST and its WAY before his time

 

i work in a garage on a A road and when mines parked out front you get all sorts of people asking about her! ( more than they do about the honda s2000 + integra type R that are nxt to it) all different ages.. no matter were you go people always seem to mention how nice it look's for its age, and it is nice to have it said to ya, just shows that all the hard work we put it to keep em clean is worth it!

CheeRS
Craig
NYRSOC

 

well said

 

Deffo is ,i have had a few nice compliments on my saffy over this year in my ownership ,

especially when they say brilliant deffo shows up the jap crap ,LOL

 

CheeRS
Craig
NYRSOC

 

not one of, but not any more than many others

original? yea if it was released about 10 years earlier

I think thats cause she a quite fit blonde piece, not cause its an RST...

 

imo it is the best hot hatch of all time specially the series 1, i get so many people just staring, notes on the windscreen and its best on the motorway everyone just stares and as they get older and older the respect increases

 

POLICE AWARE

 

police aware you fooker

 

the only thing hot about it is the steam pounding out of the big pile of turd!



esc cossies are'nt that much better either!

 

 

so why do you spend a small fortune on them

 

in the period wen the RS Turbs came out as uve all sed theres definetly others that were possibly better.

altho id definetly say that nowadays the RS/ Cossies have kept there status on the roads, but didnt reallu notice it till i got my RS, just gettin loads of people all deffierent ages asking bout my car, complimenting it. so on and so forth

well thats my 2pence worth

 

I get people asking about my car all the time [but only blokes!! ]

People in the petrol station saying they've seen it about.....blokes shouting on the motorway....people coming to speak to me when I pull it out of the garage etc...etc....


Just something about them thats still

 

Hardly the "original" hot hatch though.

It didn't pave the way for anything new really did it?

don't get me wrong, it's a cool car if you like your Fords, but iconic hot hatch? It's well down the list...........

 

was the 1st turbo hot hatch in uk,suppose that was ground breaking

 

because i can afford it

 

they might not have been as good a car as the pug gti but imo the RSTs are far cooler, ive had a pug and although it was fun to drive noone ever took no notice of it whereas the turbos ive owned all got loads of attention from young and old people ,says it all really

 

Errr.... Renault 5 Gordini Turbo, Mitsu Colt Turbo?

And god knows how amny others if i have a think...

 

[quote="RichardPON"]

It didn't pave the way for anything new really did it?

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It was first FWD Hatch with a slipper.......

I agree the 205 for example has better dynamic attributes but I've never had as much attention as when I used to take the 16i out after a clean....always had people standing round at the petrol station and was always getting waved at. flashed etc.....

 

I find that when you smoke porsche, ferrari etc, they give you thumbs up and appreciate you in a Big BHP cossie, as in their day, they probably had one.

 

being completely unbiased here....

hot hatches are mainly used by younger boy racers lets be honest. i can't honestly see many 'boy racers' choosing a pug gti, colt turbo, uno turbo, golf gti or even R5GTT over a RST except maybe for insurance reasons. and this is going on what ALOT of ppl have told me....

so in that sense yeah it is the best old skool hot hatch

 

Does he love to argue or what?

 

being a owner of mk1 and 2 fiat uno turbos and a ren 5 gt. i wud defintly say in terms of my series 2 rs none of those come close. my mk2 uno was a really nice car but jus didnt have the presence a rs turbo has. its got to be due to the fact that if you have a mint rs turbo or cossie people of old and young generations really do rate the car.. i reckon most old cars that were turbo were fun though. cuz nothing gives a buzz on the road like a car hitting full boost. in my eyes 3 of the top older cars has to be the rs turbo the cossie and a bmw 325 i motorsport.. still think for cars that are quite old now that they still dont luk out of place today.

 

 

yeah even old guys ask me in the petrol station aw sorts of questions about th rs.gets so much attention for being an old car

 

agreed

thing is all the 16 year olds see or breath on now are gay saxos or peugeot 106 etc etc , you know the score

but even at the age they are and ya tear uo the st with the old d/v or chatter they stil recognise the car

there will i doubt ever be a car or ford cars i should say that wil ever ever have the cult following they have unless its a ferrair/lambo etc that makes peeps turn heads

 

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