ze-vh phil

if you was gunna buy an s2, ether as replacment for one you've got rid of of as your first,

what spec would you want

and how much would you spend?

gus

iTrader: (1)

i wouldnt i would buy a nice car and leave it as is





they are a money pit

lewis_lisa

i bought my first s2 in may and paid £4500 for a 240bhp 1.6 cvh as i wanted a fast one without having to spend money on it.

given the chance i would swap it for a mint standard one.

turbo.jon

got it in 1

EssexMikeSi

iTrader: (3)

i'd buy a mint already well tuned one next time coz the money ive spent on mine makin it mint and doin the engine upgrades i could have bought a good one like that and had change

Billy_RS

iTrader: (5)

I wouldn't, id move up to a saff cos probably.

©hatter Box

phil where you bin not see you post for time

Ad4m RST

Near concours low miler shell, bog standard...

Build a monster

ze-vh phil

sounds like we've all got different ideas.

i really enjoyed building my car, i think thats been the biggest buzz really.

don't get me wrong, i love givin it some beans at every chance but i'll be honist, my car scares the shit out of me!!!!

i'd do it all again tomorrow though.

i think buying something that doesn't look or go how you want then watching it grow it the ultimate.

i was just gunna build mine as a standard minter but once started it just spiralled out of control.

i must have spent 10k easy, but what else can you buy for that money that will tuch it?

Rab

I will soon be buying my tenth RST...............


Christ I'm stupid

ze-vh phil

nothig wrong with that pal.

does anyone want to buy mine?

marky_g

i'd buy the mintist concourse grey s2 on an h plate

then.........

300 break cvh,
stipped out caged up
carbon bonnet
black cossie 8j's
chopped about front bumper
flocked dash
cts stage 3 box
biggest ap's i can get under the rims
rear discs
perspex windows
fule cell
4" out rolled mongoose zorst


then.....

i'd get strung up for doin in all

John Laverick

Alot of that was similar to mine!!



I wouldn't build another one! I'd buy one which is already top spec such as Tim Butchers, Ollies, Tony Turbo, Stephen C, C&B etc... the only way to get your hands on a modified car imo!! Far to expensive to build from scratch!!

scotty86d

either buy a minter, well cared for example and get cracking, or get a properly specced up one, none of this 180 bhp or 200 bhp advertised nonsense, blatantly the problematic ones

marky_g

dunno i'd like to build me own then u no want u done where u got the parts from, whats custom and whats not....totaly more pesronal.....and u can spread the cost

ze-vh phil

i think you get more out of building your own.

i wouldn't have been able to shell out the 10 grand plus its cost me to build mine all in one go thats for sure.

and some lucky git is gunna be able to buy it for around 6 if they want.

makes sense to buy a ready built if your not in the possition to build your own but still have the burn for worp speed on a buget.

Ad4m RST

How much you after PM if you want

ivorbiggun

Point is Don't even think about any of it if getting ANY kind of return is an
issue. There aren't very people out there willing/able to shell out 6 k on a 20 year old Escort no matter how many bells and whistles it's got cos for that money you're getting very close to RS Owners club Registra's car money.
As for Cossie ownership don't even think about it unless you have a garage
that you are able to bolt it to the ground inside, otherwise some Cee yoU Next Tuesday will nick it.

marky_g

its RS ownership tho mate, all part of the fun,

if i wanted to see a return on the work i was doin id buy a house

actual point is its personalising your car, that costs money....

dont think anoy ones dose up there cars with the intentionon making them worth more money

its cos is personal choice

seems to be alot of people bitching about the RS's of late

(if i bought phils id just stick my wheels on and it'd be like looking in a mirror)

HORNETS7

first u buy em then u sell em!
i got 3 rst need to sell one!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...8096&rd=1&rd=1


i'm after an escos next in auralis blue

ze-vh phil

to true, but if someone is planning to do what you have already done, but haven't got say the skill, time or facilaties to do it then it makes sence to buy one that has been built by a fully skilled panel beater/machanic that has built the car at no expence spared.

do you not think?

it saves all the head aches that building the car comes with in the first place (as you will all know) the many 1000's of man hours, and ringing around clutching at straws trying to solve problems that are right at the end of your nose but you can't see because the solution is to simple.

marky_g

yer but if u build it u no ur limitations.....

take for example that red rs2000 4x4 from performace ford a while back...the 2.3 turboed thing

i no the bloke that bought it...very cheaply...he was givvin it large all the time sayin "it wont break the bloke who built it said so"

3 weeks later broken transfer box

cos he didnt built the car he had no idea of what iot can and cant do......then he sold it back to the bloke that built it

bassboy

i was wondering where that car went LOL...now all of a sudden its back LOL

bassboy

bassboy

i may know someone selling a MINT Mercury Grey S2 (G Plate 90spec) with 31400 miles on the clock!! STUNNING car if anyone is interested nice car to keep as it is or a project car

bassboy

marky_g

bass boy pics an price

bassboy

pics:

















£5k with rims or £4.5k without

even has original wheels with ORIGINAL DUNLOP tyres!!!

bassboy

marky_g

shit too ice and too expansive me thanks....nice tho

ze-vh phil

as maybe, but that is a true one off motor.

your always gunna have that sort of problem, most ford gearboxs are shit!!! its the week point of all rst's, even cossie boxes don't last for ever.

Ad4m RST

Tranny always the huge restraint with RST's

adamS2RST

Amardeep,

Is that XLP? MINT car that

ze-vh phil

looks sweet

bassboy

nah mate...not too sure what it is off the top of my head but definately not XLP....ill try getting more shots of it...interior and engine are IMMACULATE!!!

bassboy