I'm in the process of selling my MK6 Fiesta to fund the purchase of a S2 RST. Hopefully my viewing will start soon.

I have a few people I know who will come with me to check over the car, but are there any less obvious things I should be looking out for?

My budget will be approx £4500 and I'm keen to get the best example I can, however the car will be driven virtually every day and will not be garaged.

Fire away with any advice you have

 

you should get a pretty good example for that kinda money mate but make sure you do check over the car thoroughly as alot of things can be missed when your lost in the moment looking for an rs.

one thing though, id never have my rs parked outside, if i didnt have a garage myself i would never of bought mine and spent what i have on it.

good luck

dave.

 

as you know old ford= rust!!

check everywhere, battery tray, fuse box, chassis rails etc etc......

check condition of seats, you can replace all foam apart from the cape foam and backrest, so as long the back alright then you can replace the rest.

parts are getting harder to find now so make sure you get the best one for your money.

i would personally stay away from heavilly modded ones and go for a more standard example, my experiance is that modded are not always what they say on the tin and thats being nice about them

check floor number make sure no welding or anything suspect is there.

open sunroof check for rot around there.

good luck finding one

 

Where are u from? For that money u should get a stunning reliable car. You need someone with u who has SERIOUS experience with the car if u are going to spend that much.

 

We have a garage, however that houses a cossie

It'll be parked on our driveway which is set right back from the main road with plenty of foliage between it and the road to keep it out of sight.

Ideally I'd love to have it garaged, but unfortuately I don't have that luxury

 

I live near Dunstable in Bedfordshire. Profile now updated

 

well buddy i sold my mk6 st for a s2 turbo and paid 4500 for it

and i bought a modded 1 if i could go back i would go for a pretty nice standardish 1 again most common prob on old fords are the red death
which can be found pretty much everywhere when i bought mine i got caught up in exitment and ended up buying 1 with rotten sills althought everything else on the car is good allround most of the posts before mine explain the worst places for this, also check you have some history on the car and its a real rs not a bonus shelled 1

good luck bud there is a lot of nice cars out there but also some dogs so be carefull when handing your cash over

 

look everywhere

even a 4k car could have this lot, this 1 looked fine on the face of it but you look behind stuff and she was a bad un (this car was taxed and tested and recently bought for 2grand (i gave 400))

 

i have a s2 for sale on pistonheads

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/324723.htm

 

1.9 xr2 on 40's

Man that is PROPER fucked!

I have broken/worked on plenty over the years and have yet to see one that fucked!

Did it have a MOT? If it did somebody is VERY good mates with MR MOT man!

 

it went off the clock no bother too, was fast

 

Too many horror stories for my liking so I'm going to add £2500 to my budget and get a MK6 Fiesta ST

 

mate dont let it put you off thats a extreme thats posted above you could get a s2 thats been restored

for that kind of money even better condition than a Fiesta ST buy off a enthusiast and not some idiot off ebay

 

4500 will buy you an AWFUL LOT of S2
My advice would be join the RS Owners club then contact the S2 Registrar
who will put you in touch with owners of cars he knows are good
you won't even have to mess around with 19 year old idiots on
ebay.
The difference between a good moderately tuned S2 and
a fiesta ST is vast. Buy the Fiesta and you'll probably end up thinking
what have I done.....?
Mind you if you can't garage the RS don't buy one.

 

im 19 and im not an idiot

 

http://bbs.rsownersclub.co.uk/showthread.php?t=139428

u aint gonna find one much better than that one...
completely original and never been welded...

£5k tho...

 

No offence intended Tom sweeping generalisation I'm afraid...

Although I was certainly an idiot 25 years ago.

Come to think of it I still am!

 

none taken mate

 

Personally if i didn't have a garage i would not be buying an mint S2 at £4.5k - £5k cause it will just end up like the very very vast majority of them out there rotten!

Have you got room for a garage? If so why not put the extra money you were going to put towards an ST towards a garage then buy an S2?

 

even if its looked after? I had a 5k one kept outside for nearly a yr and over a winter and it was no worse at the end of it than when i bought it. i admit the pressure washer worked overtime on the underside and it was inspected each month but it can be done.

 

im also looking for a series 2 at the minute and i dont have a garage either!! but i have only got £2500 to spend.... what sort of series 2 would that buy me and is £2500 enough to get me a nice clean one?

 

you'll get a tidy one with a bit of rust and ok mileage for that i think. it'll be a useable everyday car which is great

 

so series 2s are a good everyday car because ive heard so many storys im caught in two minds? ive liked them for years and series 1s i no a bit but i just want some final advice before i buy a wrongen?

 

all comes down to luck, you could stumble on a minter 1 owner car fro 500 yu could find every git wants 2.5 for a shed clinging to its last ticket



keep searching til your car comes up

i was going to strip my 90 spec but prices are good now so ill get it mint

 

are they aneveryday car? ive heard loads of storyies i dont no what to do?it will be my 1st 1 aswell so im still learning lol but ive got a good mechanic that eats the cvh engine for breakfast lol i just wanted to find out some more info from people i dint no that own 1.

 

i wouldnt be able to live with 1 but company cars have spoilt me

then again i only have shitters for drivers neways, if you wanted to go anywhere you turned the key with crossed fingers but thats how i like em, any nice 1's i end up mothballing away where they arttract dust til i get an offer and get em gone again, lots of em ive never driven,get em droppped of on a truck, in the store then they only come out again when i get a good swap or offer

 

Am not doubting that it can be done mate but it's a hell of alot of work and effort where as if you have a garage it makes life a hell of alot easier!

If has the benefit of a garage then there is alot less things to worry about.

 

Im selling mine if your interested mate.

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/357204.htm